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Court of Cassation: Saying ‘Erdoğan has money in the Isle of Man’ is not an insult

ISLE OF MAN CASE

Court of Cassation: Saying ‘Erdoğan has money in the Isle of Man’ is not an insult

The lawyer of main opposition CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu has announced that the Court of Cassation has overturned the three verdicts which sentenced him to pay 631 thousand lira in damages for alleging that Erdoğan and his relatives “have offshore accounts”.

Turkey will pay damages to journalist-painter Zehra Doğan

Turkey will pay damages to journalist-painter Zehra Doğan

Upon an application to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Turkey has admitted that Zehra Doğan’s presumption of innocence was violated. Journalist-painter Doğan will now be paid 1,350 Euro in damages.

Constitutional Court says cancelling Peace Academic’s passport violated his rights

Constitutional Court says cancelling Peace Academic’s passport violated his rights

Discharged by a Statutory Decree, Academic for Peace Onur Can Taştan’s passport was cancelled. The Constitutional Court has concluded that his rights were violated by this cancellation. Taştan will now be paid 13,500 lira in damages.

Appeals court finds Interior Ministry negligent in death of citizen during curfew

Appeals court finds Interior Ministry negligent in death of citizen during curfew

Ahmet Sönmez was killed in Mardin’s Nusaybin in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern Anatolia region in 2015. The appeals court has found the Interior Ministry negligent and ruled that the Ministry shall pay damages.

13 December 2021

Court reinstates 7 workers dismissed for unionizing: Company to pay damages

Court reinstates 7 workers dismissed for unionizing: Company to pay damages

In three separate court cases, the İstanbul 33rd Labor Court has ruled that seven workers shall be reinstated in their jobs at the Yurtiçi Kargo courier company and the company shall pay damages.

29 November 2021

Council of State upholds Interior Ministry’s neglect of duty in Hrant Dink murder

Council of State upholds Interior Ministry’s neglect of duty in Hrant Dink murder

The Ministry of Interior was previously sentenced to pay 1 million 66 thousand lira in damages on the grounds of its “neglect of duty” in the killing of journalist Hrant Dink in 2007. The Council of State has upheld this verdict by a majority of votes.

12 October 2021

Worker wins the legal struggle 4 years after her dismissal

PRESSURE, MOBBING, HARASSMENT

Worker wins the legal struggle 4 years after her dismissal

Having protested in front of the Yazaki Factory in Bursa for 43 days after being dismissed from her job “due to her low performance” in June 2017, Dilek Gültekin has won her lawsuit for damages and reinstatement.

13 August 2021 Hikmet Adal

Erdoğan sues main opposition leader, demands half a million lira

Erdoğan sues main opposition leader, demands half a million lira

Filing a lawsuit against CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu over his speech at the CHP group meeting this week, President and AKP Chair Erdoğan demands 500 thousand lira in damages “because his personal rights were violated.”

‘I want my job back’ protesters to be paid damages for ‘false detention’

‘I want my job back’ protesters to be paid damages for ‘false detention’

Dismissed from public service, two teachers were detained several times while protesting for their reinstatement. They have now won the suit for damages over their “unjustified detention” and have been acquitted in cases filed against them.

25 January 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Lawsuit against CHP Chair: Erdoğan demands 1 million lira in damages

Lawsuit against CHP Chair: Erdoğan demands 1 million lira in damages

President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has filed a suit for damages against main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for calling him “the so-called President.” Erdoğan demands 1 million Turkish Lira in damages.

12 January 2021

Non-pecuniary damages for ill treatment in prison

Non-pecuniary damages for ill treatment in prison

The Constitutional Court has concluded that the prohibition of ill treatment was violated when a convict was kept in a cold room for five days with his hands and feet tied behind his back in what is known as the “hogtie” method, a notorious form of torture.

19 November 2020 Ayça Söylemez

ECtHR: Freedom of expression of CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu is violated

ECtHR: Freedom of expression of CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu is violated

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has unanimously concluded that the damages paid by main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to President and AKP Chair Erdoğan have violated his freedom of expression.

27 October 2020

Man sentenced to pay record-high damages for throwing chemical in child’s face

Man sentenced to pay record-high damages for throwing chemical in child’s face

The İstanbul Anatolian 4th Civil Court of First Instance has ruled that defendant Cihan Araçman shall pay 5 million 330 thousand lira in pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages for throwing a chemical substance in a 3-year-old child's face.

16 September 2020

Tortured by soldiers in detention, woman to be paid damages

Tortured by soldiers in detention, woman to be paid damages

Concluding the application of Feride Kaya, who was tortured by two gendarmerie officers in detention, the Constitutional Court has ruled that she shall be paid 90,000 lira in damages as the prohibition of torture has been violated.

Star TV to pay damages over a news on ‘suicide bomber’

Star TV to pay damages over a news on ‘suicide bomber’

With the verdict of the local court upheld by the Court of Cassation, Star TV channel will pay damages to a teacher for using a video footage featuring his detention during a union activity as an archive footage in another news entitled “suicide bomber caught.”

23 July 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘Will Turkey pay damages to the Swiss company for Hagia Sophia?’

‘Will Turkey pay damages to the Swiss company for Hagia Sophia?’

HDP MP Kerestecioğlu has addressed a Parliamentary question to Minister of Tourism and Culture, asking him about the allegations that Turkey will pay damages to the SICPA company as Hagia Sophia is handed over to Presidency of Religious Affairs.

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu to pay damages to Erdoğan over his remarks on ‘Isle of Man’

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu to pay damages to Erdoğan over his remarks on ‘Isle of Man’

Put on trial again over his remarks on Isle of Man, also known as an offshore tax haven, main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has been sentenced to pay 197 thousand lira to President and AKP Chair Erdoğan and his relatives in damages.

Woman Whose Leg was Amputated to be Paid 300 Thousand Euro in Damages

Woman Whose Leg was Amputated to be Paid 300 Thousand Euro in Damages

The ECtHR has ruled that Turkey shall pay 300 thousand Euro in non-pecuniary damages to Timurlenk, who was previously paid damages for her amputated leg, but had to pay back some of this money to the Ministry of Defense.

28 January 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Journalist to Pay Damages for Reporting on Students Made to Pose with Hanging Ropes

Journalist to Pay Damages for Reporting on Students Made to Pose with Hanging Ropes

Journalist Tuğba Özer has been sentenced to pay 5 thousand lira in damages for having reported on the teacher who made his elementary school students pose with hanging ropes in their hands and shared the picture on social media.

17 October 2019