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Ministry of Interior: 229 People Detained Over Coronavirus Posts

Ministry of Interior: 229 People Detained Over Coronavirus Posts

In a statement released by the Ministry of Interior, it has been announced that 229 people have been taken into custody over their social media messages about coronavirus.

Briefly Detained for ‘Stay Home’ Video, Truck Driver Yılmaz: I Think I Lose My Job, Too

Briefly Detained for ‘Stay Home’ Video, Truck Driver Yılmaz: I Think I Lose My Job, Too

Briefly detained after sharing a video of himself criticizing the “stay home” calls amid COVID-19 outbreak, long-haul truck driver Yılmaz says, “I think I have been dismissed, too. Today, I called my workplace. They said ‘We will call you’ and hung up.”

30 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez

316 People Detained over Coronavirus Posts

316 People Detained over Coronavirus Posts

A legal action has been taken against 316 social media users who shared images or voice records about Covid-19. The total number of probed social media accounts has hit 1,748.

One Person Detained Over Coronavirus Post

One Person Detained Over Coronavirus Post

37-year-old L.S. has been taken into custody in Adana province on the ground of an “unfounded social media post about coronavirus outbreak.”

Lawyers Detained in Diyarbakır and Urfa

Lawyers Detained in Diyarbakır and Urfa

Nine lawyers, former HDP executive Sedat Çelik and Salih Erbekler, a former worker of Radyo Karacadağ radio station closed by a Statutory Decree, have been taken into custody in Diyarbakır and Urfa.

12 March 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Odatv News Director Barış Terkoğlu Detained

Odatv News Director Barış Terkoğlu Detained

News Director of Odatv news website Barış Terkoğlu has been taken into custody and brought to the Security Department of İstanbul Security Directorate. Hülya Kılınç, a columnist for Odatv, has also been detained in Manisa.

HDP: At Least 99 People Detained

HDP: At Least 99 People Detained

HDP’s Ayşe Acar Başaran has announced that at least 99 people have been detained in Diyarbakır, Ankara, Dresim, Mardin, Van, Mersin, Kocaeli, Muş, Ağrı and İstanbul. The exact number of the detained is not yet certain.

14 February 2020

İHD İstanbul Chair Yoleri Briefly Detained over Speech at Saturday Mothers/People Meeting

İHD İstanbul Chair Yoleri Briefly Detained over Speech at Saturday Mothers/People Meeting

Yoleri was detained by the police over a speech she made at the meeting of the Saturday Mothers/People.

6 February 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Social Security Expert, TV Host Ali Tezel Released

Social Security Expert, TV Host Ali Tezel Released

Taken into custody earlier today, TELE 1 presenter and social security expert Ali Tezel has been released after his deposition.

13 January 2020

HDP’s Varto and Bulanık Co-Mayors Detained

HDP’s Varto and Bulanık Co-Mayors Detained

HDP’s Muş Bulanık and Varto District Co-Mayors and a municipal council member have been taken into custody on the ground of ongoing investigations against them.

17 December 2019

Detained Women Released on Probation

Detained Women Released on Probation

Lawyer Yeşilırmak has indicated that there are serious bruises on the bodies of Ayşen Ece Kavas and Yaprak Okatalı. Noting the helmet number of the riot police officer battering Kavas, the lawyers have filed a criminal complaint.

9 December 2019

Women Protesting Male Violence by Dancing Charged with 'Degrading the State'

Women Protesting Male Violence by Dancing Charged with 'Degrading the State'

Protesting male violence with #LasTesis dance in Kadıköy, seven women were taken into custody by the police yesterday. As announced by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform, women are currently held in İstanbul Anatolian Courthouse in Kartal.

9 December 2019

HDP’s District Co-Mayors in Van Detained

HDP’s District Co-Mayors in Van Detained

HDP’s District Co-Mayors of Muradiye, Özalp and Başkale in Turkey’s eastern province of Van have been detained on the ground that there are ongoing investigations against them.

6 December 2019

3 Journalists Arrested in a Week

3 Journalists Arrested in a Week

Detained since November 27, journalist Hacı Yusuf Topaloğlu has been arrested on charge of “membership of a terrorist organization”.

5 December 2019

HDP’s 4 Co-Mayors Detained in Mardin, Urfa

HDP’s 4 Co-Mayors Detained in Mardin, Urfa

HDP’s Savur District Co-Mayor Gülistan Öncü, Mazıdağı District Co-Mayor Nalan Özaydın, Derik District Co-Mayor Mülkiye Esmez and Suruç District Co-Mayor Hatice Çevik have been detained on the ground of ongoing investigations against them.

15 November 2019

Father of Rabia Naz Taken to Police Station

Father of Rabia Naz Taken to Police Station

Şaban Vatan, the father of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan, who suspiciously lost her life in Giresun, has been taken to the police station to depose. Journalist Canan Coşkun and documentary filmmaker Kazım Kızıl were also detained last night.

14 November 2019

EU Denounces Arrest of Altan: Freedom of Expression Key to Functioning Democracy

EU Denounces Arrest of Altan: Freedom of Expression Key to Functioning Democracy

After the İstanbul 27th Heavy Penal Court has accepted the objection against the release of journalist and writer Ahmet Altan, the EU and international freedom of expression organizations have denounced his renewed imprisonment.

13 November 2019

Students Hanging Banner at Shopping Mall Released with International Travel Ban

Students Hanging Banner at Shopping Mall Released with International Travel Ban

Taken into custody after hanging a banner at Demirören Shopping Mall in İstanbul, four students have been released with an international travel ban. The banner of the students read, “The system of the AKP kills, the media of the bosses hides the truths.”

13 November 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Journalist and Writer Ahmet Altan Detained

Journalist and Writer Ahmet Altan Detained

Released from prison last week after serving 1,138 days behind bars, journalist and writer Ahmet Altan has been detained. An arrest warrant was issued against him yesterday.

13 November 2019

Students Hanging Banner at Shopping Mall Charged with ‘Terror Propaganda’

Students Hanging Banner at Shopping Mall Charged with ‘Terror Propaganda’

Four students have been detained after hanging a banner at Demirören Shopping Mall in İstanbul. The students are charged with “terror propaganda” for their banner which read, “The system of the AKP kills, the media of the boss hides the truths.”

12 November 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Mezopotamya Agency Reporter Ruken Demir Detained

Mezopotamya Agency Reporter Ruken Demir Detained

Journalist Ruken Demir, a reporter for the Mezopotamya Agency, has been taken into custody in a raid conducted to her house in early morning hours today.

12 November 2019

HDP’s Saray District Mayor Caziye Duman Taken into Custody

HDP’s Saray District Mayor Caziye Duman Taken into Custody

Caziye Duman, HDP’s Saray District Mayor in Van, has been detained with 14 others.

1 November 2019

Not Given His Certificate of Election, HDP’s Abubekir Erkmen Detained

Not Given His Certificate of Election, HDP’s Abubekir Erkmen Detained

Prevented from taking office as the Mayor of Dağpınar in Kars because he was previously discharged by a Statutory Decree, HDP’s Abubekir Erkmen has been taken into custody.

1 November 2019

Journalist Emre Orman Detained

Journalist Emre Orman Detained

Journalist Emre Orman has been taken into custody due to his social media messages. Orman will be held in İstanbul Security Directorate today and will be referred to court tomorrow.

23 October 2019

4 HDP Diyarbakır Co-Mayors Detained

4 HDP Diyarbakır Co-Mayors Detained

HDP’s dismissed Diyarbakır Metropolitan Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı, Kayapınar District Co-Mayor Kezban Yılmaz, Bismil District Co-Mayor Orhan Ayaz and Kocaköy District Co-Mayor Rojda Nazlier have been detained.

21 October 2019

European Alevi Unions Confederation Honorary Chair Turgut Öker Released

European Alevi Unions Confederation Honorary Chair Turgut Öker Released

Taken into custody at İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport this morning, European Alevi Unions Confederation Honorary Chair and former HDP İstanbul MP Turgut Öker has been released after his deposition.

11 October 2019

11 People Detained in İzmir over Social Media Messages About Syria Operation

11 People Detained in İzmir over Social Media Messages About Syria Operation

While 11 people have been detained in İzmir for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” with their social media posts about “Operation Peace Spring”, Minister Soylu has announced that 121 people have been detained across Turkey so far.

11 October 2019

HDP’s Karayazı District Co-Mayor Detained

HDP’s Karayazı District Co-Mayor Detained

Seven people, including HDP’s Karayazı Co-Mayor Melike Göksu in Erzurum, have been taken into custody. Among the detained are also Karayazı municipal council members.

17 September 2019

One More Person Detained in Investigation into Diyarbakır Explosion

One More Person Detained in Investigation into Diyarbakır Explosion

Mehmet Emin Ay, whose candidacy for Kulp District Mayorship was rejected by the Supreme Election Council (YSK), has been taken into custody as part of the investigation into the explosion that claimed the lives of seven people in Diyarbakır.

16 September 2019

HDP Kulp District Chair and Civil Works Director Taken into Custody

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HDP Kulp District Chair and Civil Works Director Taken into Custody

HDP Kulp District Chair and Civil Works Director of Kulp Municipality have been taken into custody as part of the investigation launched into the explosion that claimed the lives of seven people and wounded 10 others in Kulp, Diyarbakır.

13 September 2019

Tözeren’s Lawyer: She is Detained, Because She Helped Poor Families

Tözeren’s Lawyer: She is Detained, Because She Helped Poor Families

Erdal Doğan, the lawyer of detained writer and physician Ayşegül Tözeren, has announced that she will be referred to İstanbul Courthouse today. Her friends have called on everyone to meet in front of the courthouse for solidarity and support.

Lawyers Detained in İzmir Released

Lawyers Detained in İzmir Released

Protesting against the trustees appointed to the Metropolitan Municipalities of Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin, 26 lawyers and one journalist were battered and detained by the police in İzmir. They have been released later in the day.