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KCK: Government Must Take A Step Forward
KCK: Government Must Take A Step Forward
KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency released a statement on the ongoing peace process, saying that Kurdish movement has done for its part but the Turkish government delayed the process by not taking any concrete steps.
23 August 2013
KCK, PKK, HPG Declare Ceasefire
KCK, PKK, HPG Declare Ceasefire
KCK Executive Council Chair Murat Karayılan declared an official ceasefire with Turkey yesterday, adding that they were ready to withdraw from Turkey depending on Turkish administration's response to the ongoing peace efforts.
24 March 2013
Kışanak: PKK Will Release State Officers
Kışanak: PKK Will Release State Officers
"We have met KCK Executive Secretary Murat Karayılan in Qandil Mountain who pledged the release of Turkish state officers captured in 2011," Peace and Democracy Party Co-Chairperson Kışanak said.
4 March 2013
Hanım Onur Freed
Hanım Onur Freed
Hanım Onur, a jailed politician for being KCK organization member, has been released by a Diyarbakir court this afternoon due to her disease-stricken children.
11 February 2013
Disease-Stricken Siblings Demand Mother's Freedom
Disease-Stricken Siblings Demand Mother's Freedom
Disease-stricken siblings Solin and Mirhat addressed PM Erdogan, demanding freedom for their mother Hanım Onur, a Kurdish politician who was jailed in 2011 for being a KCK organization member.
11 February 2013
Turkey to Implement New Judicial Reforms
Turkey to Implement New Judicial Reforms
ntvmsnbc said Turkish government is soon to conclude its efforts to draft new judicial reforms, publicly known as 4th Judicial Package.
5 February 2013
KCK Denies Allegations on Withdrawal Roadmap
KCK Denies Allegations on Withdrawal Roadmap
Union of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK), a Kurdish organization founded by Abdullah Öcalan, denied allegations on Turkish media regarding the withdrawal of PKK's militia to Northern Iraq, saying that the related news coverage was a part of psychological war operation.
31 January 2013
Defendant Lawyers Forcibly Expelled Out of Courtroom
KCK TRIALS
Defendant Lawyers Forcibly Expelled Out of Courtroom
The court delegation ordered defendant lawyers out of the courtroom in the ongoing Istanbul Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) suit yesterday. Following the lawyers’ objections, gendarmerie troops then forcibly expelled them outside.
2 October 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Anthropologist Tuzcuoğlu and Eight More Released
KCK TRIALS
Anthropologist Tuzcuoğlu and Eight More Released
A court in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır ruled to release anthropologist Müge Tuzcuoğlu and eight more suspects pending trial in the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) suit. Tuzcuoğlu criticized efforts to garner support against such trials through the use of personal imagery and emphasized the institutional nature of such crackdowns.
28 September 2012 Ekin Karaca
Police Raid İHD Offices, Detain Nearly 40 People
KCK OPERATIONS IN FULL SWING
Police Raid İHD Offices, Detain Nearly 40 People
Law enforcement officials took nearly 40 people under custody in raids conducted across Turkey this morning, including the offices of the Human Rights Association (İHD) in the southern province of Mersin.
25 September 2012 Yüce Yöney
Kurdish Journalist and Deputy Mayor Released
KCK TRIALS
Kurdish Journalist and Deputy Mayor Released
A court in the eastern province of Van decided to release Murat Aydın, a reporter for the Dicle news agency (DİHA,) and Bulanık Deputy District Mayor Ali Topçu on Tuesday. Aydın and Topçu had entered prison on October last year within the scope of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trials.
20 September 2012
Courts Release Four Journalists in KCK, OdaTV Trials
ARRESTED JOURNALISTS
Courts Release Four Journalists in KCK, OdaTV Trials
A court in Istanbul released Çağdaş Ulus and Cihat Ablay in the ongoing Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trial on Thursday, while journalists Barış Terkoğlu and Barış Pehlivan were also released pending trial in the OdaTV probe the next day.
17 September 2012
Judge Censures Defense Lawyers’ Pleas in Press Suit
KCK TRIAL
Judge Censures Defense Lawyers’ Pleas in Press Suit
Demands for pleading in Kurdish marked the first hearing of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trial of 44 journalists on Monday. Chief Justice Ali Alçık also filed a complaint against the court audience during the second hearing on Tuesday and refused to enter the defense lawyers’ pleas into the court records.
12 September 2012 Ayça Söylemez
Court Rules to Release Prof. Büşra Ersanlı After 8.5 Months
KCK ISTANBUL TRIAL
Court Rules to Release Prof. Büşra Ersanlı After 8.5 Months
A court finally released eminent academic Prof. Büşra Ersanlı during the eighth hearing of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trial in Istanbul along with 15 other suspects. The next hearing is scheduled for Oct. 1.
13 July 2012
Students, Journalist Released From Prison in Wake of Judicial Reform
THIRD JUDICIAL PACKAGE
Students, Journalist Released From Prison in Wake of Judicial Reform
Turkish authorities released journalist Abdülmenaf Düzenci on Monday after he spent 17 months behind bars in connection with terrorism related charges, marking the first such occasion since the ratification of the Third Judicial Reform Package last week. Officials also released 14 students on Tuesday but ruled against the release of Oda TV suspects.
12 July 2012 Erol Önderoğlu,Nilay Vardar
FM Davutoğlu: “I Do Not Believe Ersanlı is a Terrorist”
FM Davutoğlu: “I Do Not Believe Ersanlı is a Terrorist”
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu told journalists that he did not believe that eminent academic Prof. Büşra Ersanlı was a terrorist. Authorities had arrested Prof. Ersanlı on terrorism related charges on Nov. 1, 2011.
9 July 2012
Dubious Theft Overshadows IPA, PEN Representatives’ Court Visit
Dubious Theft Overshadows IPA, PEN Representatives’ Court Visit
Representatives of the International Publishers Association (IPA) and PEN International who arrived in Turkey to monitor the ongoing Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trial met with a dubious surprise when they found out their files pertaining to the investigation had been stolen from their car despite the presence of gendarmerie troops nearby.
4 July 2012 Nilay Vardar
KESK Leader Özgen Released; More Arrests Follow
CRACKDOWN ON UNION
KESK Leader Özgen Released; More Arrests Follow
Authorities released Lami Özgen, the head of the Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (KESK,) following Monday’s massive crackdown that led to the detention of dozens of union members. Officials arrested 28 of those detainees in the past two days, however.
29 June 2012
"Release Berktay and All Political Prisoners"
WORLD TRIBUNAL ON IRAQ
"Release Berktay and All Political Prisoners"
International Delegation of the World Tribunal on Iraq will come to İstanbul to attend first KCK trial and to meet with imprisoned translator Ayşe Berktay.
25 June 2012
Arrested Van Mayor Relieved of Duties in Wake of KCK Probe
Arrested Van Mayor Relieved of Duties in Wake of KCK Probe
The Ministry of Interior relieved Van Mayor Bekir Kaya of his duties after authorities arrested him as part of the ongoing probe into the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) in the eastern province of Van, even before the expiration of his grace period to appeal.
18 June 2012
Van Mayor Bekir Kaya Arrested
Van Mayor Bekir Kaya Arrested
Law enforcement officials arrested Bekir Kaya, the mayor of the eastern province of Van, and nine other members of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) as part of the probe into the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK,) as hundreds gathered before the courthouse to protest the decision.
11 June 2012
Police Detains Van Mayor
KCK OPERATIONS IN FULL SWING
Police Detains Van Mayor
Law enforcement officials took Bekir Kaya, the mayor of the southeastern province of Van, and five other district mayors under custody today, as well as 10 members of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) as part of the probe into the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK.)
7 June 2012
Video Support from Her Students
FREEDOM TO BÜŞRA ERSANLI
Video Support from Her Students
In order to protest the imprisonment of Büşra Ersanlı, “The Students of Büşra Ersanlı” prepared a video series. Ersanlı speaks about ‘love’, with the help of her supporters' voice.
9 May 2012
Demonstrators and Job-Seeker in Custody
Demonstrators and Job-Seeker in Custody
23 people were taken into police custody in Taksim/Istanbul when the police intervened against demonstrators on 15 February, the day jailed PKK leader Öcalan was extradited to Turkey. The same day, journalist Yıldız was taken into custody when she applied for a new job.
16 February 2012 Nilay Vardar
Heads of Anti-Terror and Intelligence Branches Dismissed
KCK INVESTIGATION
Heads of Anti-Terror and Intelligence Branches Dismissed
The heads of the Anti-Terror Branch in charge of the KCK operations and of the Intelligence Branch were deposed from office. This happened right after the statements of officials of the National Intelligence Agency had been taken in the scope of the KCK operation.
9 February 2012
Two more Journalists Arrested
Two more Journalists Arrested
Halkın Günlüğü newspaper reporter Sevgül was arrested in Diyarbakır in the context of a protest against the Uludere bombing. Former Özgür Gündem newspaper editor Kişin was arrested in the scope of the KCK investigation.
4 January 2012
Kurdish Politician Alınak Back to Prison
Kurdish Politician Alınak Back to Prison
Mahmut Alınak was arrested again together with Mehmet Ayata, Yalçın Sarıtaş and Sebahat Zeynep Arat upon the prosecutor's appeal. They were taken to a prison in Istanbul. Alınak had initially been released pending trial after the KCK operation on 22 November.
9 December 2011 Ekin Karaca
"Lawyers should be released"
"Lawyers should be released"
The European lawyers federations AED and ELDH with 16 member countries urged the Turkish government in a joint statement to release the lawyers recently imprisoned in the scope of the KCK investigation.
29 November 2011
70 Arrests in Istanbul and Diyarbakır
KCK OPERATIONS
70 Arrests in Istanbul and Diyarbakır
34 people were arrested in Istanbul on 26 November. They were part of a group of 46 people, mostly lawyers, who were taken into custody on 22 November in the course of KCK operations. In Diyarbakır, 36 out of 43 people in custody were detained.
28 November 2011
Appeal and Protest against KCK Arrests
Appeal and Protest against KCK Arrests
A bill of exception was handed to court regarding the arrest of 46 people, including academic Ersanlı and publisher Zarakolu, in the scope of the KCK operation. A group of academics protested the arrests in front of the courthouse.
4 November 2011 Nilay Vardar
11 People in Police Custody in Adana - Also 2 Journalists
KCK OPERATION
11 People in Police Custody in Adana - Also 2 Journalists
The Platform for Solidarity with Detained Journalists protested the police custody of eleven people, among them two journalists and the Provincial Chair of the BDP in Adana. The Platform demanded the release of all eleven people.
9 September 2011
"KCK Case A Peculiar Example on Language Rights"
"KCK Case A Peculiar Example on Language Rights"
The case where more than 2 thousand Kurdish politicians and rights activists are on trial stays stuck as the court refuse to allow the use of Kurdish, the defendants' mother tongue. Lawyer Cinmen criticizes the government.
11 August 2011 Ekin Karaca
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