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Jail Term, Fine for Özgür Gündem Editor-in-Chief on Watch Mater

Jail Term, Fine for Özgür Gündem Editor-in-Chief on Watch Mater

Journalist Nadire Mater has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined 6,000 TL on charge of “terror propaganda” in Özgür Gündem case. The prison sentence has been suspended.

7 March 2017 Elif Akgül

Hall in Which Çavuşoğlu to Hold Speech in Germany Closed

Hall in Which Çavuşoğlu to Hold Speech in Germany Closed

The hall in which FM Çavuşoğlu would attend a referendum meeting has been closed due to inadequacy in the fire system. Çavuşoğlu said, “Nobody can stop me, I’ll go”. Anadolu Agency reported the place of the meeting has been changed.

Özgür Gündem’s 5 Editors-in-Chief on Watch, 1 Columnist To Stand Trial

Özgür Gündem’s 5 Editors-in-Chief on Watch, 1 Columnist To Stand Trial

Özgür Gündem Editor-in-Chief on Watch campaign editors Nadire Mater, Jülide Kural, Murat Uyurkulak, Hasan Cemal and Yıldırım Türker as well as columnist İlham Bakır will stand trial tomorrow.

6 March 2017 Elif Akgül

Jail Term for Journalist Doğan Over ‘Painting’

Jail Term for Journalist Doğan Over ‘Painting’

Journalist and painter Zehra Doğan has been sentenced to 2 years 9 months and 22 days in prison due to her painting on Nusaybin.

Police Who Recorded Doğan's Moment of Being Shot: 'Special Operation Shot by Accident'

Police Who Recorded Doğan's Moment of Being Shot: 'Special Operation Shot by Accident'

New footage has been disclosed in the case of Dilek Doğan, who was shot by police during a house raid in İstanbul’s Sarıyer district. The police officer who shot the incident says the special operation police officer shot Doğan “accidentally”.

6 March 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Men Kill 24 Women in February

Men Kill 24 Women in February

Men have killed 24 women in February 2017. 29% of these women had attempted to divorce. 12.5% of the murders were committed openly in the middle of the street.

6 March 2017 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Curfew Lifted in 12 Villages, Declared in 18 Others in Diyarbakır

Curfew Lifted in 12 Villages, Declared in 18 Others in Diyarbakır

The curfew declared in 12 villages in Lice and Hazro districts of Diyarbakır province on March 2 has been lifted. Curfews have been declared in 18 villages of Lice province to be in effect as of March 5.

HDP MP Alican Önlü Released

HDP MP Alican Önlü Released

HDP Dersim MP Alican Önlü has been released following the prosecution questioning after being taken into custody at Tunceli Courthouse where he came to watch a trial.

2 Peace Declaration Signatory Academics Discharged from Mersin University

2 Peace Declaration Signatory Academics Discharged from Mersin University

Mersin University hasn’t extended the contracts of Assist. Prof. Dr. Hakan Mercan and Assist. Prof. Dr. Tolga Tören on the grounds of the administrative and criminal investigations launched into the academics for having signed the peace declaration.

Erdoğan: Deniz Yücel is a Terrorist, not Journalist

Erdoğan: Deniz Yücel is a Terrorist, not Journalist

President Erdoğan has said the arrested Die Welt correspondent Yücel is not a journalist but terrorist.

Azadiya Welat Newspaper Owner Detained

Azadiya Welat Newspaper Owner Detained

Azadiya Welat newspaper owner Ramazan Ölçen has been detained in Diyarbakır province.

German Foreign Ministry: Decision to Cancel Bozdağ’s Speech Taken At Local Level

German Foreign Ministry: Decision to Cancel Bozdağ’s Speech Taken At Local Level

Germany’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Schaefer has said that the Federal Republic of Germany was not involved in the decision to cancel Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ’s speech in Gaggenau province and noted that the decision was taken at local level.

Inflation Rate Reaches Double-Digit After 5 Years

Inflation Rate Reaches Double-Digit After 5 Years

Increasing by 10.13%, the annual Consumer Price Index has reached double-digit for the first time since April 2012.

Letter From Arrested Die Welt Journalist Deniz Yücel

Letter From Arrested Die Welt Journalist Deniz Yücel

In his letter from prison, arrested Die Welt journalist Deniz Yücel has written that the conditions in prison were better than in detention and added that he still had to laugh about the reason for his arrest.

FM Çavuşoğlu Tells Germany to ‘Learn How to Treat Turkey’

FM Çavuşoğlu Tells Germany to ‘Learn How to Treat Turkey’

Turkey has reacted to Germany not granting permission to the meeting which Minister of Justice Bozdağ would attend. Minister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu has said, “This has become a systematical practice of the German deep state”.

Gun Shootings Heard In Front of Cumhuriyet Daily

Gun Shootings Heard In Front of Cumhuriyet Daily

A person who drove by the building of Cumhuriyet daily in Şişli district of İstanbul in a taxi shot at the wall across the building.

Meeting Which Minister Bozdağ Would Attend in Germany Cancelled

Meeting Which Minister Bozdağ Would Attend in Germany Cancelled

The permission granted for the meeting in which Minister of Justice Bozdağ would give a speech this night in Gaggenau province of Germany has been cancelled.

’We Will Shoot If YPG Doesn’t Withdraw From Manbij’, Says Çavuşoğlu

’We Will Shoot If YPG Doesn’t Withdraw From Manbij’, Says Çavuşoğlu

“We will move to Manbij after al-Bab. We will shoot if the YPG does not withdraw. We demand from the US that the YPG withdraw,” Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said.

Curfews in 12 Diyarbakır Villages

Curfews in 12 Diyarbakır Villages

Curfews are declared as operations are to be launched in 11 villages in Lice district and one in Hazro district.

Women to Demonstrate in Bakırköy, Beyoğlu on March 8

Women to Demonstrate in Bakırköy, Beyoğlu on March 8

The dates for the March 8 International Women’s Day demonstrations in İstanbul have been set.

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HDP Women to Strike on March 8

HDP Women to Strike on March 8

HDP women MPs have announced they will join the March 8 International Women’s Day strike.

Grup Yorum Band Members Released

Grup Yorum Band Members Released

The members of Grup Yorum and another defendant have been released in the first trial of the case against the rock group.

Journalist Aysel Işık Released

Journalist Aysel Işık Released

JİNHA correspondent Aysel Işık, arrested in November 2016, has been released.

21 Statutory Decrees Under State of Emergency

21 Statutory Decrees Under State of Emergency

The number of statutory decrees issued under the State of Emergency (OHAL) from July 21, 2016 to February 9, 2017 has reached 21. The Human Rights Joint Platform’s Feray Salman and Aysel Ergün added 6 new statutory decrees to their report. The report, which covers statutory decrees No. 667-681, analyzes the current extent of human rights violations under OHAL.

Barbaros Şansal Released

Barbaros Şansal Released

Being arrested on January 4 due to his social media posts following Reina attack, Barbaros Şansal has been released upon his lawyer Efkan Bolaç’s objection.

Trustee Appointed to Ağrı Municipality, Sırrı Sakık Discharged

Trustee Appointed to Ağrı Municipality, Sırrı Sakık Discharged

Ağrı co-Mayor Sırrı Sakık from Democratic Regions Party has been discharged from his position by the Ministry of Interior. Sakık’s position has been replaced by Ağrı Governor Musa Işın.

Edit-a-thon for Women Visibility to be Organized on March 4

Edit-a-thon for Women Visibility to be Organized on March 4

Art+Feminism is going to organize Edit-a-thon at the Women’s Library on March 4.

Women’s Day Message from Imprisoned DBP Co-Chair Tuncel

Women’s Day Message from Imprisoned DBP Co-Chair Tuncel

DBP Co-Chair Tuncel, who has been in prison for over 114 days, has sent a March 8 Women’s Day message from Silivri Prison.

Bill by AKP for Child Rights Commission

Bill by AKP for Child Rights Commission

The AKP has proposed a bill for a child rights commission to be established at the Assembly. AKP’s Tunç has said the bill can be combined with the bills of other parties and be discussed at the TBMM General Assembly after the constitutional amendment referendum.

Journalist Erdem Mühirci Released

Journalist Erdem Mühirci Released

Journalist Erdem Mühirci taken into custody on August 21 and later arrested, has been released.

Lawsuit Demanding up to 21 Years in Prison Filed Against Leyla Zana

Lawsuit Demanding up to 21 Years in Prison Filed Against Leyla Zana

A lawsuit has been filed demanding up to 21 years in prison on three charges against HDP Ağrı MP Zana.

Academic Subjected to Investigation Commits Suicide

Academic Subjected to Investigation Commits Suicide

Asst. Prof. Mustafa Sadık Akdağ from Ordu University Faculty of Dentistry has committed suicide. Akdağ had reportedly been taken into custody for 24 hours a while ago.