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Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk's sentence suspended for one year for health reasons

Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk's sentence suspended for one year for health reasons

Diagnosed with dementia, Tuğluk was released from prison in October last year. The prosecutors concluded that her health condition is not suitable for a return to the prison.

Kurdish lawyer, politician Şerafettin Kaya laid to rest in Muş

Kurdish lawyer, politician Şerafettin Kaya laid to rest in Muş

Having lost his life in Germany, Şerafettin Kaya has been laid to rest in Turkey’s Muş. Defending young Kurdish people after the military memorandum in 1971, he was subjected to inhuman treatment alongside them in Diyarbakır Prison after the 1980 coup.

Court rejects lawyers’ requests: Aysel Tuğluk shall make defense at court

KOBANÎ TRIAL

Court rejects lawyers’ requests: Aysel Tuğluk shall make defense at court

In the Kobanî trial, the Ankara 22nd High Criminal Court has concluded that it is obligatory for Kurdish politician and ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk, who is diagnosed with dementia, to make her defense at court.

15 Years of Imprisonment for Bekir Kaya

15 Years of Imprisonment for Bekir Kaya

Van Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Bekir Kaya has been sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment within the trial he had been put on with charges of being a member of the terrorist organization. At the moment, 16 Municipality Co-Mayors sit in prison.

Kurdish Politician Returns to Turkey After 20 Years

Kurdish Politician Returns to Turkey After 20 Years

Yaşar Kaya, a Kurdish politician and chairman of Turkey’s terminated Democracy Party (DEP) returned to Turkey and met with his family after giving, his statement to the police.

Kurdish Politician Tuğluk Scot-Free in 2 Trials

Kurdish Politician Tuğluk Scot-Free in 2 Trials

Kurdish politician Tuğluk was acquitted by an Istanbul court of charges related to a news item published in 2004. Another case filed against her on the grounds of an article published in 2002 was closed by prescription.

13 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu