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Alawi Federation Secretary General Odabaş Taken into Custody

Alawi Federation Secretary General Odabaş Taken into Custody

Alawi Bektashi Organization Federation Secretary General and Sultangazi Pir Sultan Abdal Djemevi President Zeynel Odabaş has been taken into custody from his home towards morning.

13 December 2016

CHP Leader Kılıçdaoğlu’s Former Chief Advisor Detained

CHP Leader Kılıçdaoğlu’s Former Chief Advisor Detained

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu’s former Chief Advisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Gürsul has been detained over “using ByLock”. A search is being conducted at his apartment.

6 December 2016

Grup Yorum Band Members Arrested Over ‘Green Shirt’

Grup Yorum Band Members Arrested Over ‘Green Shirt’

Seven of Grup Yorum band members and a worker working at a cultural center construction during raid have been arrested. Gas masks in the cultural center, green shirts and magazines were shown as evidence by judgeship’s decision of arrest.

24 November 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Demirtaş Sent to Court for Arrest

Demirtaş Sent to Court for Arrest

Saying “I will not answer to any of your questions” in his testimony, HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş has been sent to court for arrest.

4 November 2016

Human Rights Organizations Demand Release of Rights Defenders

Human Rights Organizations Demand Release of Rights Defenders

The rights organizations have demanded release of arrested Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Cizre Representative Küni, and detained Human Rights Association Hakkari Branch Chair Akbulut.

21 October 2016

Writer Murat Özyaşar Released

Writer Murat Özyaşar Released

Yunus Nadi and Haldun Taner prizes winner, writer and teacher Murat Özyaşar has been released following five-day detention.

Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan Detained

Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan Detained

For the words they used on a TV program, Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan were detained on Saturday.

12 September 2016

Evrensel Reporters Uğur, Polat Released

Evrensel Reporters Uğur, Polat Released

Following the 16-day detention, Evrensel reporters Cemil Uğur and Halil İbrahim have been released on probation.

8 September 2016

EFJ Calls for Immediate Release of 2 Evrensel Reporters

EFJ Calls for Immediate Release of 2 Evrensel Reporters

The European Federation of Journalists has made a call for the immediate release of two Evrensel reporters, Uğur and Polat, who have been in detention for 15 days without contact with the outside world.

7 September 2016

Attorneys Detained While Protesting at Courthouse to See Their Clients

Attorneys Detained While Protesting at Courthouse to See Their Clients

The attorneys who are not allowed to see their clients based on the State of Emergency and Statutory Decrees have started a protest to be able to see their clients or make official applications. They have been taken into custody.

19 August 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Orhan Kemal Cengiz Speaks of Detention Process

Orhan Kemal Cengiz Speaks of Detention Process

Legist and journalist, Orhan Kemal Cengiz has told bianet of his detention, custody process and prosecution stage.

25 July 2016 Ekin Karaca

Operation Against Turkish War Colleges: 40 Custodies

Operation Against Turkish War Colleges: 40 Custodies

An operation has been launched against Turkish War Colleges Commandership twice after the coup attempt, 40 have been taken into custody.

Detained Chamber of Architects Delegation Released

Detained Chamber of Architects Delegation Released

15 people detained consisting of chamber executives and staff protesting against emptying the Yıldız Palace Outer Post Building used as service building assigned to the Chamber of Architects have been taken released.

17 Students Detained in Turnstile Protest Staged with Toy Truck

17 Students Detained in Turnstile Protest Staged with Toy Truck

17 students staging protest with glass cloth and toy truck to protest the turnstiles at the entrance of the Ege University have been detained by being battered.

25 May 2016 Beyza Kural

Next is Dumankaya in Operations Against Gülen Movement

Next is Dumankaya in Operations Against Gülen Movement

Dumankaya İnşaat is at the center of the operations in which 100 people detained launched this morning (April 18) against the Gülen Community.

‘Sarraf Detained with No Problems in Miami’

‘Sarraf Detained with No Problems in Miami’

FBI Agent Kelly Langmesser has declared that Rıza Sarraf was taken into custody with no problems after being kept for an hour at “problematic passengers” section as he landed in Miami.

DBP Co-Chair Yüksek in Custody

DBP Co-Chair Yüksek in Custody

Democratic Regions Party Co-Chair Yüksek has been taken into custody in Kars where he went for Newroz celebrations.

Academic Detained for Having ‘Newroz Invitation’

Academic Detained for Having ‘Newroz Invitation’

Bilgi University academic member, Chris Stephenson has been detained at İstanbul Justice Palace where he came to support his colleagues for carrying HDP’s Newroz invitations in his bag.

15 March 2016 Beyza Kural

Davutoğlu: 11 People in Custody

KIZILAY ATTACK

Davutoğlu: 11 People in Custody

Prime Minister Davutoğlu stating there are hard evidence as to the bomb attack in Ankara, has said 11 people have been taken into custody.

Statement from Gül, TÜSİAD on Raid on Boydak

Statement from Gül, TÜSİAD on Raid on Boydak

Gül speaking to Boydak Holding executives as to the operation, has said “I hope they won’t be further aggrieved”. TÜSİAD has underlined the “trust in democracy and reign of law”.

15 Renault Workers Detained

15 Renault Workers Detained

Police have attacked on workers fired from Bursa Renault and a group of workers backing them, 15 workers have been detained.

Journalist İşeri Detained in Küçük Armutlu, Lawyers Battered

Journalist İşeri Detained in Küçük Armutlu, Lawyers Battered

Journalist İşeri willing to shoot destruction in Küçük Armutlu has been taken into custody, and two lawyers have been battered as they tried to enter police station. Three houses were demolished this morning in the neighborhood but demolish warrant hasn’t been shown to the lawyers.

1 March 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Academics Summoned for Testimony in Sakarya Released

Academics Summoned for Testimony in Sakarya Released

Three academics from Sakarya University signing declaration released by Academics for Peace Initiative have been released following prosecution questioning after be detained.

21 January 2016 Ekin Karaca

Diyarbakır Bar President Supervised Released

Diyarbakır Bar President Supervised Released

Diyarbakır Bar President Tahir Elçi has been supervised released after his testimony was taken in İstanbul.

20 October 2015

Breast Feeding Woman Beaten “You are Breeding Terrorist!”

TORTURE AGAINST WOMEN UNDER DETENTION FROM HDP

Breast Feeding Woman Beaten “You are Breeding Terrorist!”

Women from HDP told the torture under detention: “They wanted to tear up a 65-year-old woman’s headscarf shouting ‘You aren’t worth wearing it,’ and pulled another’s hair saying ‘Where did you dye your hair?’.

8 October 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

15 Politicians from HDP Arrested

15 Politicians from HDP Arrested

15 of 51 politicians from HDP who had been detained four days before in İstanbul were arrested this morning.

University Student Detained for “Insulting Erdoğan”

University Student Detained for “Insulting Erdoğan”

A student from Ege University was detained after hanging a sticker depicting the President Erdoğan while running away.

İHD: Siirt Branch Managers Should be Released

İHD: Siirt Branch Managers Should be Released

Human Rights Association announced Siirt Branch Chairperson Zana Aksu and branch managers Azad Taş and Mirza Ekin were detained illegally and requested their releasement.

30 September 2015

Co-Mayors of Sur and Silvan Districts Detained

Co-Mayors of Sur and Silvan Districts Detained

Sur and Silvan districts’ Co-Mayors Seyid Narin, Fatma Şık Barut, Yüksek Bodakçı, Melikşah Teke and other five people have been detained in Diyarbakır province.

German Journalist Hinsch Detained for Three Days

German Journalist Hinsch Detained for Three Days

German freelance photojournalist Robin Hinsch has been detained for three days in guesthouse of Urfa Provincial Directorate of Security on the grounds that he trespassed Syria border. Hinsch said he had been interrogated for one and half day without sleep.

7 May 2015 Erol Önderoğlu

Police Rounds Up Workers Union Members

Police Rounds Up Workers Union Members

Turkish police have carried out an operation across 28 cities yesterday morning, detaining 167 individuals suspected for being a DHKP-C organization member.

20 February 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Human Rights Foundation Objects Official Torture Toll

Human Rights Foundation Objects Official Torture Toll

"Deputy PM Beşir Atalay claims that only 2 torture and ill-treatment complaints were reported in the past three years. We are calling the Turkish authorities to be more realist. The real toll is 444," Metin Bakkalcı, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey General Secretary, said.

6 February 2013 Ekin Karaca