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Writer and Columnist Ayşegül Tözeren Detained

Writer and Columnist Ayşegül Tözeren Detained

Writer Ayşegül Tözeren, who is also a columnist for the daily Evrensel, has been taken into custody in a house raid in İstanbul.

Journalist Ziyan Karahan Detained

Journalist Ziyan Karahan Detained

Journalist Ziyan Karahan, who is working for the Kurdish service of Mezopotamya Agency (MA), has been detained in a house raid in Diyarbakır.

HDP: Put an End to Detentions Devoid of Any Legal Grounds

HDP: Put an End to Detentions Devoid of Any Legal Grounds

Making a statement about the recent house raids and detentions targeting the HDP, HDP MP Başaran has said, “These political operations devoid of any legal grounds have been damaging human rights and freedoms to a dangerous extent.”

Intervention Against Hasankeyf Protest: 10 People Detained

Intervention Against Hasankeyf Protest: 10 People Detained

Intervening against the protest for ancient city of Hasankeyf, the police and soldiers have stated that the slogan of “Hasankeyf is history, lay claim to your history” has been forbidden and detained at least 10 people.

6 Citizens of Turkey Detained by General Haftar’s Forces in Libya Released

6 Citizens of Turkey Detained by General Haftar’s Forces in Libya Released

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that six citizens of Turkey who were detained by General Khalifa Haftar’s forces in Libya have been released. The Ministry previously released a statement and warned of “legitimate targets.”

‘How Hard It is to Write the Truth’

NURCAN BAYSAL RELEASED FROM DETENTION

‘How Hard It is to Write the Truth’

Taken into custody in Diyarbakır on charge of “membership of a terrorist organization” due to a meeting that she attended, journalist and rights defender Nurcan Baysal has been released after deposing to the judgeship of peace on duty.

Publisher and Author of ‘Zümrüt Apartment’ Book Released on Probation

Publisher and Author of ‘Zümrüt Apartment’ Book Released on Probation

The publisher and the author of the book "Zümrüt Apartment", who were previously taken into custody on the allegation that "they praised child abuse" in the book, have been released on probation later in the day.

Anti-Capitalist Muslims Detained During Fast-Breaking Meal in Taksim Released

Anti-Capitalist Muslims Detained During Fast-Breaking Meal in Taksim Released

Police intervened against Anti-Capitalist Muslims, who wanted to set a fast-breaking table at Galatasaray Square in Taksim; eight people who were taken into custody during the intervention of the police have been released.

‘Social Media’ Operation in Bursa

‘Social Media’ Operation in Bursa

16 people have been detained in “a social media operation” in Bursa.

European Alevi Unions Confederation Honorary Chair Turgut Öker Released

European Alevi Unions Confederation Honorary Chair Turgut Öker Released

European Alevi Unions Confederation Honorary Chair and former HDP İstanbul MP Turgut Öker, who was taken into custody at Sabiha Gökçen Airport in İstanbul earlier today, has been released after giving his deposition.

23 January 2019

78s Initiative Spokesperson Celalettin Can Detained

78s Initiative Spokesperson Celalettin Can Detained

Spokesperson of the 78s Initiative Celalettin Can has been detained in his home in the morning during a police raid. Can will be taken to İzmir to depose. His wife Nimet Tanrıkulu has said, “Had he been summoned, he would go to the Prosecutor's Office.”

18 January 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Ferhat Tunç Taken into Custody

Ferhat Tunç Taken into Custody

Musician Ferhat Tunç has been taken into custody at the İstanbul Atatürk Airport on his way back from Germany as part of an investigation conducted in Diyarbakır.

14 January 2019

Legal Action Taken Against 18,376 People Due to ‘Social Media’ This Year

Legal Action Taken Against 18,376 People Due to ‘Social Media’ This Year

The Ministry of Interior has stated that 42,406 social media accounts were investigated and legal action was taken against 18,376 persons in 2018.

31 December 2018

Second Police Raid Against HDP Diyarbakır Building

Second Police Raid Against HDP Diyarbakır Building

An operation has been launched against the people announcing that they have gone on a hunger strike in HDP Diyarbakır Building in solidarity with Leyla Güven. While 49 people have been taken into custody, 25 people were also detained two days ago.

13 December 2018

HDP Announces the 'Judiciary Toll'

HDP Announces the 'Judiciary Toll'

According to the report released by the HDP, 29 former MPs and party executives have been sentenced to prison, 50 Co-Mayors are currently behind bars and 94 municipalities are being run by government-appointed trustees.

11 December 2018

Musician Yalda Abbasi Released

Musician Yalda Abbasi Released

Kurdish musician Yalda Abbasi from Iran, who was previously taken into custody at the İstanbul Atatürk Airport, has been released after giving her deposition.

7 December 2018

'Life in Turkey Becomes Impossible for Some People'

COUNCIL OF EUROPE COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

'Life in Turkey Becomes Impossible for Some People'

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic has stated that some laws adopted in Turkey for struggle against terrorism have made life impossible for some people in the country.

6 December 2018

Operation Against HDP, 2 Unions in 5 Cities: Several People Detained

Operation Against HDP, 2 Unions in 5 Cities: Several People Detained

Several people, including former HDP Kars MP Mülkiye Birtane and Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union Co-Chair Gönül Erden, have been taken into custody.

26 November 2018

Mater, Güzel and Cıvır Released; Aksakoğlu Arrested

Mater, Güzel and Cıvır Released; Aksakoğlu Arrested

Çiğdem Mater, Ayşegül Güzel and Yusuf Cıvır, who were detained as part of the operation launched against academics and rights defenders on November 16, have been released. Civil society expert Yiğit Aksakoğlu has been arrested.

18 November 2018

Prof. Dr. Betül Tanbay Released

Prof. Dr. Betül Tanbay Released

Prof. Dr. Betül Tanbay, who was previously detained as part of the operation launched against academics and rights advocates, has been released after giving her deposition. Seven people have still been in custody.

17 November 2018

Prof. Dr. Turgut Tarhanlı, Asena Günal, Bora Sarı, Meltem Aslan Released

Prof. Dr. Turgut Tarhanlı, Asena Günal, Bora Sarı, Meltem Aslan Released

Prof. Dr. Turgut Tarhanlı, Asena Günal and Bora Sarı, who were among the 13 academics and rights advocates taken into custody earlier today, have been released after their depositions. Meltem Aslan has also been released afterwards.

16 November 2018

Statement by İzmir Bar Association on Detention of 13 People: Unacceptable

Statement by İzmir Bar Association on Detention of 13 People: Unacceptable

“Taking away academics and intellectuals, who have not even had a slightest engagement with violence and crime throughout their lives, intervening in the course of their lives, can by no means be normalized nor accepted.”

16 November 2018

38 People Arrested in Diyarbakır

38 People Arrested in Diyarbakır

38 of the 74 people, who were taken into custody as part of an operation conducted in the provinces of Diyarbakır, Hakkari and Elazığ, have been arrested.

16 November 2018

Human Rights Association: We Condemn Operation Against Civil Society and Academia

Human Rights Association: We Condemn Operation Against Civil Society and Academia

Human Rights Association has released a written statement, emphasizing that they condemn the operations launched against academics and civil society representatives.

16 November 2018

Former Editor of Demokratik Modernite Magazine Öner Detained

Former Editor of Demokratik Modernite Magazine Öner Detained

Servet Öner, the former editor of the Demokratik Modernite magazine, has been taken into custody as part of the operation that was launched in Diyarbakır.

12 October 2018

13 People, Including 1 Journalist, Arrested in Diyarbakır

13 People, Including 1 Journalist, Arrested in Diyarbakır

While 12 of the 25 people, who were previously referred to court in Diyarbakır, have been released, 13 people, including journalist Kibriye Evren, have been arrested.

12 October 2018

23 People Detained in Diyarbakır Referred to Courthouse

23 People Detained in Diyarbakır Referred to Courthouse

23 of the 98 people, who were taken into custody in Diyarbakır, have been referred to courthouse. Hilmi Aydoğdu from the Democratic Society Congress had a heart attack while in custody and has been taken to the intensive care unit.

11 October 2018

20 People Detained in Diyarbakır Released

20 People Detained in Diyarbakır Released

20 of over 100 people, who were detained in Diyarbakır yesterday and among whom were also journalists and politicians, have been released after giving their testimonies.

10 October 2018

Journalists, Politicians Taken into Custody

Journalists, Politicians Taken into Custody

Over 100 people, among whom are also journalists Abdurrahman Gök, Esra Solin Dal, Kibriye Evren and Semiha Alankuş, have been taken into custody in house raids.

Operation Against HDP in 6 Cities: 49 People Detained

Operation Against HDP in 6 Cities: 49 People Detained

49 people have been taken into custody in a simultaneous operation that was conducted in six cities. While the house of the family of Ethem Sarısülük, who was killed during Gezi resistance, has been raided, writer Temel Demirer has also been detained.

Journalist from Austria Max Zirngast Detained in Turkey

Journalist from Austria Max Zirngast Detained in Turkey

Max Zirngast, a journalist from Austria, has been taken into custody by the anti-terror forces in Ankara. The re:volt magazine, where Zirngast has been working, has stated, “Turkey is trying to silence all oppositional voices.”

12 September 2018

Police Attack Saturday Mothers with Plastic Bullet

SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE 700TH WEEK

Police Attack Saturday Mothers with Plastic Bullet

Police attacked rights defenders, MPs and Saturday Mothers, who gathered for 700th time with pepper gas and plastice bullets upon Ministry of Interior's order.

27 August 2018 Haluk Kalafat,Beyza Kural,Hikmet Adal,Pınar Tarcan