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Kobanî trial | Selahattin Demirtaş: The prosecutor was after a false statement

Kobanî trial | Selahattin Demirtaş: The prosecutor was after a false statement

Speaking as to the witness statement, jailed politician Demirtaş recalled that Baran “stated that he became a tool in the plot and signed the statement without reading it” and urged the court to file a complaint against the prosecutor and security.

Writer Yavuz Ekinci sentenced to prison over Newroz, Kobanî posts

Writer Yavuz Ekinci sentenced to prison over Newroz, Kobanî posts

Put on trial for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”, writer Yavuz Ekinci has been sentenced to 1 year, 6 months, 22 days in prison.

Kobanî trial | ‘Forensic medical report on Aysel Tuğluk not signed by a neurologist’

10TH HEARING

Kobanî trial | ‘Forensic medical report on Aysel Tuğluk not signed by a neurologist’

At the 10th hearing of the Kobanî trial, the lawyer of Kurdish politician and ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk talked about her health and demanded her release.

28 February 2022

Journalist Rojhat Doğru sentenced to life in prison

Journalist Rojhat Doğru sentenced to life in prison

News camera operator Rojhat Doğru, put on trial for attending the 2014 Kobanî protests where he was covering news, has been given a life sentence and 12 years, 1 month in prison. An arrest warrant has also been issued against the journalist.

Kobanî trial | ‘1 US Dollar was 6 Turkish Lira when we were jailed’

Kobanî trial | ‘1 US Dollar was 6 Turkish Lira when we were jailed’

The court board told HDP politician Bülent Parmaksız, “Make defense as to the accusations; we don’t do politics here”. Parmaksız responded: “You put us on trial over politics; we naturally talk politics.”

21 December 2021

Ahmet Türk: We face the same injustice as the one during September 12 coup

KOBANÎ TRIAL

Ahmet Türk: We face the same injustice as the one during September 12 coup

Kurdish politician Türk attended the Kobanî trial via video conference: “We have faced injustice in these processes. I went through September 12 [coup]. We are faced with the same injustice despite the 50 years that have passed since then.”

21 December 2021

‘Mazlum was not even at the scene of incident, his prison sentence is political’

OCTOBER 6-8 KOBANÎ INCIDENTS

‘Mazlum was not even at the scene of incident, his prison sentence is political’

Arrested at the age of 14 for “killing” four people during the Kobanî incidents in 2014, Mazlum İ. is given a life sentence though evidence suggests that he was at a wedding during the incident. Lawyer Karaman has released a statement about the issue.

9 December 2021

Kobanî trial | 'Legal defense is under grave threat'

Kobanî trial | 'Legal defense is under grave threat'

In their statement, the lawyers of the Kobanî case say, “We call on all bar associations to support us and help us to speak out and fight against the increasing threats and attacks perpetrated on defence lawyers and the legal profession.”

22 November 2021

'Right of defense restricted': Lawyers file a complaint against Kobanî trial’s court board

'Right of defense restricted': Lawyers file a complaint against Kobanî trial’s court board

Applying to the Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) and filing a complaint against the court board of the Kobanî trial, lawyers said, “The board is committing misconduct in office; our right of defense has been restricted."

12 November 2021

'Holding the Kobanî trial without lawyers will make the entire trial extrajudicial'

HDP'S GÜLÜM

'Holding the Kobanî trial without lawyers will make the entire trial extrajudicial'

HDP’s Züleyha Gülüm, a lawyer of the Kobanî case against 108 politicians, has spoken to bianet about the decision of the defendants and their lawyers to not attend the hearings in protest against the failure to hold a fair trial.

10 November 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Security directorate doesn’t inform the court about ‘ISIS actions’

KOBANÎ TRIAL

Security directorate doesn’t inform the court about ‘ISIS actions’

In the Kobanî trial, the court requested information on ISIS actions from the Directorate General of Security. Instead of this information, the Directorate has sent a table on police-soldier deaths in 2014-2021.

3 November 2021

No release in Kobanî trial

No release in Kobanî trial

The fifth hearing of the trial over the "October 6-8, 2014 Kobanî protests" was held in seven sessions. None of the arrested defendants has been released.

28 October 2021

Kobanî trial | ‘Deniz is us, you will see Deniz when you look at us’

7TH SESSION OF 3RD HEARING

Kobanî trial | ‘Deniz is us, you will see Deniz when you look at us’

Arrested politician, academic, ecology activist Beyza Üstün: “Deniz was not only a comrade of ours who went there to support her mother’s labor. Deniz is us. I remember her with respect for fostering labor and women’s politics with us.”

Kobanî trial | ‘Women targeted again in the person of Deniz Poyraz’

6TH SESSION OF 3RD HEARING

Kobanî trial | ‘Women targeted again in the person of Deniz Poyraz’

In the 6th session of the 3rd hearing of Kobanî trial, defendant Ayla Akat Ata said, “The defendant in İzmir was arrested a day later. We were detained for 8 days following the Kobanî incidents. We were not interrogated during this time, except for 6 hours.”

Kobanî trial: Court releases four defendants

Kobanî trial: Court releases four defendants

The court has ruled that arrested defendants Ayhan Bilgen, Berfin Özgü Köse, Can Memiş and Cihan Erdal shall be released with an international travel ban.

Kobanî trial | 'Lay the ground for indictment of HDP closure case'

Kobanî trial | 'Lay the ground for indictment of HDP closure case'

Defendants' attorney Maçoğlu: "The prosecutor forgot a document in the file. This document interfering in the investigation says the following: 'Work on this file and lay the ground for the indictment of closure against the HDP'."

Selahattin Demirtaş: Erdoğan, Bahçeli and Soylu sit in the judge's seat

KOBANÎ TRIAL | 2ND HEARING

Selahattin Demirtaş: Erdoğan, Bahçeli and Soylu sit in the judge's seat

In the trial over the “Kobanî protests of October 6-8, 2014”, politicians had their second hearing at the Ankara 22nd Heavy Penal Court today, on May 18, 2021. The trial will continue on May 20.

Police intervention into HDP's press statement on 'Kobanî trial'

Police intervention into HDP's press statement on 'Kobanî trial'

The İstanbul Organization of the Peoples' Democratic Party attempted to hold a press statement about the ongoing trial over Kobanî protests. The police have hindered the statement, detaining several people, including two journalists.

Kobanî trial: Request for recusal rejected

Kobanî trial: Request for recusal rejected

Facing aggravated life imprisonment over the Kobanî protests from seven years ago, the HDP politicians appeared before the judge today, on April 26. The court board has rejected the attorneys' request for recusal.

Kobanê trial: Court reviews arrest of 28 politicians

Kobanê trial: Court reviews arrest of 28 politicians

The arrested defendants attended the hearing via video conference in the case where HDP’s former Co-Chairs Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş and dismissed Kars Co-Mayor Ayhan Bilgen are also standing trial.

Constitutional Court ruling on a death during Kobanê protests

Constitutional Court ruling on a death during Kobanê protests

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the lawsuit for damages filed by the family of Emrah Demir, who was shot to death during Kobanê protests in Batman province 8 years ago, shall be held again.

Former HDP Co-Chair Yüksekdağ’s case merged with Kobane trial

Former HDP Co-Chair Yüksekdağ’s case merged with Kobane trial

Behind bars since November 2016, former HDP Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ had her hearing in the court case where she is arrested pending trial. The court board has ruled that she shall remain behind bars.

25 February 2021

Europe calls on Turkey to ‘release political prisoners’

Europe calls on Turkey to ‘release political prisoners’

“We ask Turkey to follow the ECtHR orders to immediately release Demirtaş and Kavala, as well as all other political prisoners, including Cihan Erdal,” says Lagodinsky, the Chair of the EU-Turkey delegation of the European Parliament.

21 January 2021

Prosecutors seek to lift immunity of nine HDP deputies over 'Kobanê protests'

Prosecutors seek to lift immunity of nine HDP deputies over 'Kobanê protests'

We have spoken with HDP deputies Paylan and Temelli about the 2014 protests and the new indictment into the incidents.

18 January 2021 Ruken Tuncel

‘Kobani’ indictment in the wake of ECtHR judgement on Selahattin Demirtaş

‘Kobani’ indictment in the wake of ECtHR judgement on Selahattin Demirtaş

Shortly after the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR ruled that former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş should be “released immediately”, 108 people, including Demirtaş, have been indicted over the Kobani incidents from six years ago.

31 December 2020

‘If the Republic of Turkey continues to exist, it cannot happen without Kurds’

DEMİRTAŞ ANSWERS FROM PRISON

‘If the Republic of Turkey continues to exist, it cannot happen without Kurds’

Still arrested in Edirne Prison, former HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş has answered our questions about the Kobani investigation: “They tried to cover up the truth with the manipulation of judiciary, politics and media, but the truth cannot be hidden.”

23 October 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Human rights group demands ‘effective, transparent investigation’ into Kobanê incidents

Human rights group demands ‘effective, transparent investigation’ into Kobanê incidents

The Human Rights Association (İHD) has stated, “No effective or transparent inquiry, work or investigation has been conducted by legal or administrative bodies regarding the social incidents known as Kobanê incidents of October 6-8, 2014.”

Detained HDP politicians taken to courthouse

Detained HDP politicians taken to courthouse

Taken into custody on September 25 as part of an investigation into the Kobani protests from six years ago, 14 of the detained HDP politicians have been taken from the security directorate to the courthouse.

HDP politicians' detention period extended by four days

HDP politicians' detention period extended by four days

More than 80 politicians from the party were detained on Friday over 2014 protests in Kurdish-majority regions.

28 September 2020

Detained politicians have food poisoning

KOBANI INVESTIGATION

Detained politicians have food poisoning

Detained as part of the “Kobani investigation”, HDP politicians had food poisoning. Attorney Dede has said that Kars Co-Mayor Ayhan Bilgen has been brought back to the security directorate after being put on a drip. Two politicians are still in hospital.

28 September 2020

Opposition parties, rights defenders denounce 'politically motivated' detention of HDP members

Opposition parties, rights defenders denounce 'politically motivated' detention of HDP members

The government has faced strong criticism over yesterday's raid against the HDP politicians.

26 September 2020

Kobani operation: Detention warrant against 82 people in 7 provinces

Kobani operation: Detention warrant against 82 people in 7 provinces

As part of an investigation carried out by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, detention warrants have been issued against 82 people, including HDP’s Kars Co-Mayor Ayhan Bilgen and former HDP MPs Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Altan Tan.

25 September 2020

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