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Şenyaşar family on justice watch: ‘An unjust order is doomed to perish’
NEW FOOTAGE REVEALED
Şenyaşar family on justice watch: ‘An unjust order is doomed to perish’
With her two sons and spouse killed and one son arrested, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have been on a justice watch in front of the Urfa courthouse for 191 days. New video footage of the attack has been revealed.
15 September 2021
Prosecutor demands acquittal despite forensic medical report
TRANSPHOBIC SEXUAL ASSAULT
Prosecutor demands acquittal despite forensic medical report
The prosecutor demanded defendant Sarıkaya’s acquittal of sexual assault, threat and insult while demanding his penalization for using an unregistered firearm. The trial will continue on October 11, 2021.
14 September 2021
16 deaths caused by security forces’ vehicles in 3.5 years
16 deaths caused by security forces’ vehicles in 3.5 years
According to the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, 16 people, including nine children and a person with disabilities, lost their lives by being run over by the vehicles of security forces and public institutions from January 1, 2018 to September 10, 2021.
10 September 2021
‘Those who carried out the massacre are free, my son is arrested’
EMİNE ŞENYAŞAR
‘Those who carried out the massacre are free, my son is arrested’
September 7 marked the 183rd day of the “justice watch” of Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar, who lost their three family members in an attack by the relatives and security guards of a ruling AKP MP. Emine Şenyaşar demanded justice for her jailed son.
8 September 2021
Mihraç’s father: He wanted it so much, we had just bought him a bike
KILLED IN ARMORED VEHICLE CRASH
Mihraç’s father: He wanted it so much, we had just bought him a bike
The father of Mihraç Miroğlu, who was hit by an armored police vehicle and lost his life in Şırnak, says, “I will seek justice for my child.” Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Eren also calls on the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission to do its duty.
6 September 2021 Evrim Kepenek
‘Three seasons have changed, justice is not served for Şenyaşar family’
FAMILY SEEK JUSTICE FOR 182 DAYS
‘Three seasons have changed, justice is not served for Şenyaşar family’
With their three family members killed in an attack by the relatives and security guards of a ruling AKP MP, the Şenyaşar family say, “A massacre was committed inside a public hospital, but no one can open the file as an MP and his relatives are involved.”
6 September 2021
‘Deadly armored vehicle crash’ on Parliamentary agenda
‘Deadly armored vehicle crash’ on Parliamentary agenda
HDP Ağrı MP Taşdemir has submitted a Parliamentary question about the incident where 10-year-old Eyüp Kırtay was run over by an armored vehicle in Bitlis province and lost his life: “Has an investigation been launched into Kırtay’s death?”
31 August 2021
Enforced disappearance faces the expiry of statutory limitations in Turkey
REPORT BY CHP’S TANRIKULU
Enforced disappearance faces the expiry of statutory limitations in Turkey
CHP MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu has prepared a report on the occasion of August 30 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. The MP has underlined the need to establish a “Commission to Face the Past and Inquire the Truth.”
30 August 2021
‘Why is the Ministry of Justice silent on the Musa Anter case?’
HDP MP KERESTECİOĞLU
‘Why is the Ministry of Justice silent on the Musa Anter case?’
HDP MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu has addressed a Parliamentary question to Minister of Justice Gül about the trial over the assassination of journalist Musa Anter in 1992, underlining that the requests of the court are left unanswered.
30 July 2021
Onur Yaser Can case: New investigation against 5 police officers
Onur Yaser Can case: New investigation against 5 police officers
In the trial over the death of 28-year-old Onur Yaser Can, who committed suicide after being tortured in detention, the İstanbul Regional Administrative Court has requested an investigation against five police officers.
22 July 2021
Chief suspect of Aleyna Çakır’s death released
Chief suspect of Aleyna Çakır’s death released
Arrested for “inciting drug use” for nearly six months, Ümitcan Uygun, the chief suspect of the suspicious death of Aleyna Çakır, has been released. “Unlawfully arrested for six months, my client Ümit Uygun has been released,” his lawyer has said.
19 July 2021
Having attacked Can Dündar, defendant not to be jailed despite prison term
Having attacked Can Dündar, defendant not to be jailed despite prison term
Sentenced to 3 years, 1 months, 15 days in prison on charges of threatening with a firearm, deliberate injury and possession of an unregistered firearm, defendant Murat Şahin will not be imprisoned.
8 July 2021
Medeni Yıldırım case ends in acquittal again
Medeni Yıldırım case ends in acquittal again
Put on trial again over the death of Medeni Yıldırım, who was shot to death by the fire opened by soldiers in Diyarbakır’s Lice, the private soldier has been acquitted again. The Yıldırım family has protested the impunity.
8 July 2021
Impunity for Soma massacre, prison sentence for protesters
Impunity for Soma massacre, prison sentence for protesters
The retrial over the Soma mine explosion has ended in impunity. Çağdaş Oğul Arı, who protested the massacre 7 years ago, was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison and arrested. Upon his attorneys’ objection, he was released 8 days later.
16 June 2021 Ruken Tuncel
Soma mine explosion case: Mining company’s board chair sentenced to 20 years
NO DEFENDANTS ARRESTED
Soma mine explosion case: Mining company’s board chair sentenced to 20 years
Standing trial on charge of “causing death and injury with conscious negligence” due to the Soma mine explosion, which claimed the lives of 301 workers, mining company’s executive board chair Can Gürkan has been given a 20-year prison term.
16 June 2021
Low sentences for armed assault on journalist
Low sentences for armed assault on journalist
Local journalist Hakan Denizli was targeted in an armed assault two years ago. All the defendants in the case have been sentenced to less than four years in prison.
11 June 2021 Hikmet Adal
Parliamentary inquiry against public officials over October 10 Ankara Massacre
Parliamentary inquiry against public officials over October 10 Ankara Massacre
HDP Ankara MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu has requested a Parliamentary investigation to identify the public officials who had negligence or involvement in the October 10 Ankara Massacre, which claimed the lives of 103 people and wounded over 570 others.
9 June 2021
Murder of journalist Hafız Akdemir, Hezbollah and missing guns
BY HIS NEPHEW JOURNALIST POLAT
Murder of journalist Hafız Akdemir, Hezbollah and missing guns
My maternal uncle Hafız Akdemir was massacred in Diyarbakır 29 years ago today. The only witness to the murder was me, the court did not even ask for my statement. Sentenced to life imprisonment, convict C.Y. is among us.
8 June 2021 Veysi Polat
Journalism organizations: Whoever stays silent now is a party to this crime
PEKER'S ALLEGATIONS
Journalism organizations: Whoever stays silent now is a party to this crime
Journalists’ Union of Turkey, Reporters Without Borders and DİSK Press Union have made statements about Sedat Peker’s allegations implying former Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar’s role in the unidentified murders of journalists Mumcu and Adalı.
24 May 2021
Cemil Kırbayır’s file closed due to expiry of statutory limitations
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE
Cemil Kırbayır’s file closed due to expiry of statutory limitations
The Court of Cassation has closed the file of Cemil Kırbayır, who was disappeared in custody after the 1980 military coup, due to the expiry of statutory limitations. The then PM Erdoğan promised his mother that the case would be “investigated.”
10 May 2021
Münevver Kızıl: Should I leave Turkey to stay alive?
WOMEN’S AGENDA / EVRİM KEPENEK
Münevver Kızıl: Should I leave Turkey to stay alive?
Münevver Kızıl has been struggling against male violence for 8 years, but to no avail. She has been unable to make herself heard. She refers to Yasemin Çakal, who is granted political asylum by Switzerland: “Do I have to leave this country to live?”
19 April 2021 Evrim Kepenek
‘It is very important that this case doesn’t end in impunity’
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILD WORKER
‘It is very important that this case doesn’t end in impunity’
Ahead of the first hearing of the trial over violence against a child worker in Afyon, Ezgi Koman has called on everyone to stand up against the economic exploitation of children and impunity for violations of children’s rights.
14 April 2021 Ayşegül Özbek
Second application to Constitutional Court over Roboski massacre
Second application to Constitutional Court over Roboski massacre
With their first application rejected on procedural grounds, the families who lost their loved ones in a bombardment of Turkish Armed Forces’ jets in Şırnak have applied to the Constitutional Court for the second time.
12 April 2021
15 months left till the expiry of statute of limitations in ‘Musa Anter Case’
15 months left till the expiry of statute of limitations in ‘Musa Anter Case’
Speaking at the Musa Anter and JİTEM Main Case, attorney Selim Okçuoğlu said that the file should be separated from other files immediately; otherwise, the statute of limitations will expire. The court has rejected the request.
8 April 2021
Dargeçit Jitem Case: Prosecutor demands acquittal
Dargeçit Jitem Case: Prosecutor demands acquittal
Despite the evidence indicating that the defendants committed the offense charged, the prosecutor has demanded their acquittal. The families whose children were disappeared in the 1990s have denounced the prosecutor’s opinion.
29 March 2021
RSF denounces killing of radio presenter Özsu
RSF denounces killing of radio presenter Özsu
Making a statement after radio presenter Hazım Özsu was killed in Bursa, Reporters Without Borders has said, “The RSF condemns this heinous murder perpetrated in a country where impunity is the rule.”
17 March 2021
‘The fine for injuring a journalist is apparently 4,500 lira’
ASSAULTED JOURNALISTS SPEAK OUT
‘The fine for injuring a journalist is apparently 4,500 lira’
Journalist Can Dündar, columnists Yavuz Selim Demirağ, Sabahattin Önkibar, İdris Özyol, Ahmet Takan and grant holder of a local newspaper Şaban Önen speak to bianet about the impunity ensuing physical attacks on themselves.
12 March 2021 Hikmet Adal
Berkin Elvan commemorated on the 7th anniversary of his death
Berkin Elvan commemorated on the 7th anniversary of his death
It has been 7 years since Berkin Elvan lost his life after being shot with a tear gas canister during Gezi resistance in 2013. Elvan has been commemorated by his loved ones at his grave in İstanbul.
11 March 2021
There remain no arrested defendants in Soma mine explosion case
There remain no arrested defendants in Soma mine explosion case
Speaking about the Soma case, Manisa Bar Association Chair Arslan says that even though the last arrested defendants were released from prison on February 5, the news has been recently heard “because it is impossible to see it in the court file.”
10 February 2021
Main opposition leader ‘expects Erdoğan to condemn violence’
ATTACKS, THREATS TARGETING OPPOSITION
Main opposition leader ‘expects Erdoğan to condemn violence’
Referring to the recent physical assaults and threats targeting opposition politicians and critical journalists, CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu has reiterated that he expects President and AKP Chair Erdoğan and MHP Chair Bahçeli to condemn violence.
20 January 2021
Child abuser's family celebrates his release with music
Child abuser's family celebrates his release with music
Having sexually abused his niece in Mardin, Osman Ç. has been released from prison despite evidence. He was welcomed by his family in front of the prison in a musical ceremony where drums and wind instruments were played.
19 January 2021
‘5 journalists assaulted in Turkey in the first 15 days of 2021’
CHP MP ÇAKIRÖZER
‘5 journalists assaulted in Turkey in the first 15 days of 2021’
Main opposition CHP Eskişehir MP Utku Çakırözer has raised concerns that 34 journalists were assaulted in Turkey in 2019, 17 journalists were assaulted in 2020 and five journalists were assaulted in the first 15 days of this year.
18 January 2021
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