content tagged with prosecution

CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu Faces Prosecution Over ‘Kingdom of Tayyips’ Caricature

CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu Faces Prosecution Over ‘Kingdom of Tayyips’ Caricature

Sharing the caricature called “Kingdom of Tayyips” on social media following the arrest of METU students, CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu has been prosecuted.

100 Investigations Launched into 92 Rights Defenders from Rights Association in Adana

100 Investigations Launched into 92 Rights Defenders from Rights Association in Adana

100 investigations have been launched into 92 rights advocated from Human Rights Association Adana Branch. 75 of the investigations continue; 17 rights advocates were convicted; 75 have still been tried.

13 November 2017

Campaign for Teacher Ayşe

Campaign for Teacher Ayşe

26 intellectuals have informed themselves on to prosecution as to the investigation launched against Ayşe Çelik for her talk on TV program, and initiated a petition to turn this act into a mass campaign.

14 January 2016

Prosecution against Journalist Sharing Indictment against Dündar

Prosecution against Journalist Sharing Indictment against Dündar

Prosecution has been started against Cumhuriyet daily correspondent, Alican Uludağ for posting indictment by President Erdoğan against Can Dündar

27 November 2015

Investigation against 26 Journalist and Columnists

Investigation against 26 Journalist and Columnists

An investigation has been launched against 26 journalists and columnists including Özgür Gündem newspaper Co-Chief Editors Eren Keskin and Hüseyin Aykol with the charge of “making propaganda for organization”.

5 November 2015

In Ahmet Hakan Attack Demand for Arrest for 6 People Overruled

In Ahmet Hakan Attack Demand for Arrest for 6 People Overruled

In the attack on Ahmet Hakan, objection waived by prosecutors for the suspects released to be arrested was overruled by superior court.

Emek Movie Theatre Protestors Face Prosecution

Emek Movie Theatre Protestors Face Prosecution

Advocate Efkan Bolaç told bianet that an Istanbul prosecutor has issued a file against 4 protestors who rallied against the demolition of historical Emek Movie Theatre early this month, charging them with violation of demonstration law and assault to law enforcement officials.

20 April 2013 Yüce Yöney

10 Associations Face Closure Trial in Van Province

10 Associations Face Closure Trial in Van Province

A chief prosecutor has filed closure lawsuits on 10 local associations in Van province, charging them for their linkages with PKK.

28 February 2013

bianet Defamation Charges Declared Nolle Prosequi

bianet Defamation Charges Declared Nolle Prosequi

A special media prosecution office in Istanbul has decided to voluntarily discontinue criminal charges for bianet staff on Thursday, upon the defamation complaint from Sedat Selim Ay, Istanbul's Police Commissioner on Anti-Terrorism.

31 December 2012

Prosecutor Declines Case, Underlines Press Freedom

Prosecutor Declines Case, Underlines Press Freedom

A Turkish prosecutor declined to investigate the Radikal newspaper case saying that alleged complaints from a local municipality should be considered in terms of press freedom.

13 December 2012

Court Finds Election Council Guilty on Accessibility

Court Finds Election Council Guilty on Accessibility

A court in Izmir province ruled Turkey's election council to pay for non-pecuniary damages to Süleyman Eryiğit, a physically disabled elector who was unable to vote due to accessibility issues in the ballot drop location.

4 December 2012

Chief Prosecutor Files Appeal

HRANT DINK TRIAL DECISION

Chief Prosecutor Files Appeal

The Istanbul Public Chief Prosecution filed an appeal against the decision of the Hrant Dink murder trial in order to reach a verdict in accordance with the indictment of the prosecution and the final plea.

20 January 2012

Prosecution Request Journalists' Material on Hopa Unrest

Prosecution Request Journalists' Material on Hopa Unrest

The Hopa Public Prosecution asked newspapers and TV stations to forward all footage and pictures of the anti-government demonstrations in Hopa and the funeral of protestor Lokumcu. The Contemporary Journalists Association said this was not the duty of a journalist.

1 July 2011 Ayça Söylemez

Judge and Prosecutor brought Academic to Jail

Judge and Prosecutor brought Academic to Jail

Lecturer Bilal Bekar was arrested after an argument with a judge in Rize. A court had decreed not to arrest him, but Bekar was taken to jail upon the prosecution's appeal. The teachers' union criticized the arrest as being "contrary to the law".

24 January 2011 Erol Önderoğlu

Lawyer Tanrıkulu Sued for "Influencing Judiciary"

Lawyer Tanrıkulu Sued for "Influencing Judiciary"

The Siverek High Criminal Court will prosecute former Diyarbakır Bar Association President Tanrıkulu on the grounds of his criticism of the Diyarbakır Military Court. The court had decreed for a lack of jurisdiction for the JİTEM case and the release of a defendant.

12 January 2011 Erol Önderoğlu

Legal Procedures against Taraf Journalists Kütahyalı and Miroğlu

Legal Procedures against Taraf Journalists Kütahyalı and Miroğlu

Two Taraf newspaper writers are in the eye of the judiciary once again. The Ministry of Justice issued permission for an investigation about journalist Kütahyalı. Kurdish politician and journalist Miroğlu is tried for expressing his thoughts on the Kurdish question.

23 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

"Ağar Would Receive that Sentence if He Had Stolen a Hen"

SUSURLUK

"Ağar Would Receive that Sentence if He Had Stolen a Hen"

The Ankara Prosecution demanded a 1-year prison sentence for Mehmet Ağar who had connections to the victims of the so-called "Susurluk scandal" which revealed connections between politicians and the mafia. The Contemporary Lawyers Association criticized the plea.

12 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Lack of Jurisdiction for Prosecution of Putchists

Lack of Jurisdiction for Prosecution of Putchists

The Special Authority Public Chief Prosecution decided for a "lack of jurisdiction" regarding the prosecution of the people responsible for the military coup in 1980. Chief Prosecutor Kuriş is expected to appoint a prosecutor without special authority to the investigation.

9 November 2010 Burçin Belge

Journalist Özkök: Media People are Being Wiretapped

Journalist Özkök: Media People are Being Wiretapped

Journalist Özkök testified at the prosecution as a "victim" of the voice records found in the archive of former Eskişehir Chief of Police Avcı. "I complain against keeping records related to private life", he said.

15 October 2010 Burçin Belge

Criminal Charges Pressed against Coup Instigators of 1980

Criminal Charges Pressed against Coup Instigators of 1980

The MAZLUMDER human rights association in Ankara filed a criminal complaint against the coup instigators from the military coup 1980 one day after the referendum approved the lifting of provisional Article 15. The EDP filed complaints in Izmir and Bursa.

14 September 2010 Semra Pelek

Ministry of Justice: Defending Genocide is Freedom of Speech

Ministry of Justice: Defending Genocide is Freedom of Speech

The Ministry of Justice did not issue permission for a trial against Armenian Agos newspaper owner Seropyan and chief editor Arat Dink. The case had initially been filed against assassinated Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink for recognizing the "Armenian Genocide".

26 July 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Sociologist Beşikçi and Lawyer Şimşek on Trial

Sociologist Beşikçi and Lawyer Şimşek on Trial

Sociologist Beşikçi faces imprisonment because of an article written for the Contemporary Lawyers Association magazine. Magazine official Şimşek is also in the dock. The trial will start on 28 July.

2 July 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish Politician Türk Tried here, Acquitted there

Kurdish Politician Türk Tried here, Acquitted there

Ahmet Türk, former co-chair of the dissolved Democratic Society Party, is tried because he spoke Kurdish in parliament on the International Mother Language Day. At the same time, he was acquitted in a case related to his appreciation of the proclamation of a PKK ceasefire.

10 June 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

BDP Politicians in the Sight of the Judiciary

BDP Politicians in the Sight of the Judiciary

An Ankara Court decided once more to bring BDP Istanbul MP Tuncel to court by compulsion. Siirt Mayor Sadak was sentenced to imprisonment of 10 months in a single session because of pictures the 2010 calendar. DTK Co-Chair Dicle faces prison sentence of up to 20 years.

19 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish "Peace Groups" Face 127.5 Years Imprisonment

KURDISH QUESTION

Kurdish "Peace Groups" Face 127.5 Years Imprisonment

The Diyarbakır Prosecution demands a total of 127.5 years imprisonment for 17 members of the "Peace Groups" that entered Turkey in 2009. They are charged with "spreading organizational propaganda" and "praising crime and criminals" in a press conference at the Human Rights Foundation.

6 April 2010 Tolga Korkut

Lawyer Kayasu: No Prescription for Prosecution of Putschists

AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION

Lawyer Kayasu: No Prescription for Prosecution of Putschists

Former prosecutor Kayasu appreciated the amendment of article 15 of the Constitution: "I hope it will be effected. The prosecution of the putschists is very important. The discussion about the statute of limitation is pointless because it does not apply to the duration of immunity".

19 March 2010 Tolga Korkut