content tagged with nazan bozkurt

Constitutional Court says punching protester not lawful

Constitutional Court says punching protester not lawful

One of the tens of thousands of civil servants who were dismissed between 2016-2018, Nazan Bozkurt was injured by police officers during a protest against dismissals.

24 January 2023 Ayça Söylemez

Tax office levies attachment on protestor’s bank account over her press statements

'I WANT MY JOB BACK'

Tax office levies attachment on protestor’s bank account over her press statements

Discharged from public service and fined over her press statements during her protests “to get her job back”, Bozkurt faces an attachment of 281 thousand lira on her bank account. She notes that courts have already cancelled these fines.

27 September 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Protesting to get her job back, Nazan Bozkurt released

Protesting to get her job back, Nazan Bozkurt released

In the lawsuit filed into the protests against dismissals by Statutory Decrees, Nazan Bozkurt has been released, while the court has ruled that the other arrested protesters Alev Şahin and Mehmet Dersulu shall remain behind bars.

She is ‘not guilty’ in one investigation, arrested in another

She is ‘not guilty’ in one investigation, arrested in another

Discharged from public service by a Statutory Decree, Bozkurt is behind bars on charge of “organization membership.” However, the administrative investigation previously launched against her did not find any actions that would constitute a crime.

8 December 2020 Ayça Söylemez

'I won't stay at home, of course not'

HOUSE ARREST IN YÜKSEL RESISTANCE

'I won't stay at home, of course not'

Having been sentenced to house arrest three times in three years over the "I want my job back" protests, Nazan Bozkurt says she doesn't recognize the sentence as the authorities don't recognize the Constitution and the laws.

19 June 2020 Ayça Söylemez

State of Emergency Commission Rejects Application Based on ‘Prophecy’

State of Emergency Commission Rejects Application Based on ‘Prophecy’

Discharged by a Statutory Decree, Bozkurt applied to the State of Emergency Commission and requested her reinstatement. The Commission has rejected her request due to the investigations launched into her protests of “I want my job back.”

5 February 2020 Ayça Söylemez