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Trial against bianet and Lawyer Tanay Postponed

Trial against bianet and Lawyer Tanay Postponed

The case filed by former General Head of Prisons and Detention Stations Ertosun against lawyer Tanay and bianet website co-ordinator Kürkçü was postponed to January 2011. Tanay and Kürkçü are facing a heavy compensation claim.

20 December 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

A Woman's Right and Obligation to Carry her Husband's Name

A Woman's Right and Obligation to Carry her Husband's Name

Sırma Oya Tekvar Geray opened a case in order to abolish her husband's surname and bear her maiden name only. The court dropped procedures in the first hearing. "No one can object to carrying her husband's surname since it is the right of a women", the court reasoned.

17 December 2010 Berivan Tapan

Kurdish Politician Tuğluk Facing 75 Years in Jail

Kurdish Politician Tuğluk Facing 75 Years in Jail

The Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk is facing 75 years in jail on charges of "spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization" in twelve different speeches made between 2005 and 2010.

17 December 2010 Burçin Belge

Two-Year Prison Threat for Egg Throwing

Two-Year Prison Threat for Egg Throwing

State Minister Bağış sued a student for throwing an egg at him. The 21-year-old student is facing imprisonment of up to 2 years. The first hearing is scheduled fo 10 February.

16 December 2010 Burçin Belge

Policeman on Trial is Lost...

POLICE VIOLENCE

Policeman on Trial is Lost...

The second hearing of the case regarding the attack of a police officer Aktaş against a journalist Özhan revealed that the policeman was appointed to a different province in the meantime. Video footage shall be acquired until the next hearing in half a year's time.

16 December 2010 Berivan Tapan

Policeman Tried for Beating Journalist

Policeman Tried for Beating Journalist

Police officer Tuncay Aktaş is on trial because of beating journalist Ozan Özhan. He is charged with "actual bodily harm". The trial is being continued on 15 December at the Beyoğlu 2nd Magistrate Criminal Court.

15 December 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

37 Trials against Taraf Newspaper in One Day

37 Trials against Taraf Newspaper in One Day

Taraf newspaper writer Neşe Düzel is litigated over an interview with M.Ş. Gençdal, spokesman of a group of the Quandil group that entered Turkey last year upon the call of imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan. Düzel is facing prison terms.

13 December 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

2 Journalists and 2 Interviewees Tried in Batman

2 Journalists and 2 Interviewees Tried in Batman

Batman Post executive Çelik is indicted for an interview with the family of PKK member Korkmaz who was killed in 1986. Journalist Atay from the Batman newspaper is tried for publishing a PKK announcement regarding an explosion in Batman that killed 4 rights activists.

9 December 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Berivan Eker Remains in Prison

Journalist Berivan Eker Remains in Prison

The prosecutor of the Diyarbakır 6th High Criminal Court demands prison terms of up to 21years for Berivan Eker, former chief editor of the Renge Heviya Jine magazine. If the court dismisses the appeal against her detention, Eker will be in prison till 25 January 2011.

9 December 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Writer Akhanlı Released Pending Trial

Writer Akhanlı Released Pending Trial

Writer Akhanlı was released pending trial in the first hearing after 113 days in detention. Akanlı was arrested this August when he entered Turkey from his home country Germany because of his alleged involvement in an armed robbery 21 years ago.

9 December 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Court Insists on Detentions

REVOLUTIONARY HEADQUARTERS TRIAL

Court Insists on Detentions

No further releases were decided in the third hearing of the "Revolutionary Headquarters" trial. Customs officer Öncü and Captain Öztürk have been detained for 18 months now and will remain in prison for another 5 months until the next hearing on 12 April.

8 December 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Günter Wallraff and Turkish Writers Support Indicted Author

Günter Wallraff and Turkish Writers Support Indicted Author

The German author Günter Wallraff will be one of the observers at the trial against Erdoğan Akhanlı who has been detained for 5 months because of an armed robbery allegedly committed on behalf o an illegal organization in 1989. Wallraff supports Akhanlı who is facing a life sentence.

8 December 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

First Application in Kurdish to ECHR

First Application in Kurdish to ECHR

Pro-Kurdish DTP member Alınak is tried together with another 93 people under "propaganda" charges on the grounds of a critical press release issued after the ban of the political party. Alınak will apply to the ECHR for the right to a defence in Kurdish as his mother tongue.

26 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Prosecutor Şanal Sues Author of "Justice in a Gown"

Prosecutor Şanal Sues Author of "Justice in a Gown"

The Prosecutor of Erzurum Şanal filed a compensation claim against journalist İlhan Taşçı on the grounds of his book "Justice in a gown". The prosecutor just recently opened a trial against journalist Saymaz based on his book "The postmodern Jihad".

25 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Pro-Kurdish Politicians Sentenced for "Propaganda"

Pro-Kurdish Politicians Sentenced for "Propaganda"

Atalay, mayor of the south-eastern province of Batman, was sentenced to 2.5 years in jail for alleged spreading of propaganda for an illegal organization. Gençdal from the Group for a Peaceful and Democratic Solution received a 20-month sentence.

24 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Prosecutor Şanal Sues Journalist Saymaz

Prosecutor Şanal Sues Journalist Saymaz

Former Special Authority Prosecutor Osman Şanal filed a compensation claim against Radikal newspaper reporter İsmail Saymaz because of the journalist's book "The Postmodern Jihad". Saymaz faces a total of 97 years behind bars in twelve different trials.

22 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Letter "Q" Constitutes Element of Crime

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Letter "Q" Constitutes Element of Crime

Sociologist Beşikçi and Layer Şimşek are accused of "spreading propaganda for the PKK". In the second hearing of the case, the prosecutor saw an element of crime in the use of the letter "q", which is not part of the Turkish but of the Kurdish alphabet.

15 November 2010 Berivan Tapan

Journalists Düzel and Adnan Prosecuted over PKK Interview

Journalists Düzel and Adnan Prosecuted over PKK Interview

Taraf newspaper journalists Düzel and Demir are facing imprisonment of 7.5 years for an interview with executives of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party. Düzel rejected the charges of "propaganda for an illegal organization" and claimed to have made "political propaganda".

12 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Acquitted of Proselytism, Sentenced for "Record of Personal Data"

Acquitted of Proselytism, Sentenced for "Record of Personal Data"

A Silivri court handed down a monetary fine of TL 4,500 to defendants Taştan and Topal for "registering personal data". They stood trial for alleged Protestant missionary activities. The defendants were acquitted of charges of inciting hatred and insult of 'Turkishness'.

11 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Kütahyalı Sentenced upon Deputy's Complaint

Journalist Kütahyalı Sentenced upon Deputy's Complaint

An Istanbul Court handed down a monetary fine of TL 14,000 in compensation to journalist Kütahyalı from Taraf newspaper. The journalist was sentenced because he called Republican People's Party deputy Arıtman the "racist-fascist CHP deputy from Izmir".

9 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

HSYK Member Ertosun Sues bianet and Lawyers Association

HSYK Member Ertosun Sues bianet and Lawyers Association

Tanay from the Contemporary Lawyers Association and bianet co-ordinator Kürkçü stand trial upon a complaint by former Prisons Director Ertosun. The first hearing was held on 2 November. Lawyer Kozağaçlı also faces a compensation claim from Ertosun.

3 November 2010 Ero Önderoğlu

Journalist Pelek's Trial Adjourned until March 2011

Journalist Pelek's Trial Adjourned until March 2011

Journalists Semra Pelek and Mustafa Dolu are facing up to eight years in jail. They are sued by ret. General Fırtına, former Air Force Commander, for a news item related to his statement given at the prosecution in the scope of the Ergenekon investigation. The trial was postponed to March 2011.

3 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Baransu: Witness and Defendant in One

Journalist Baransu: Witness and Defendant in One

The General Staff filed a complaint against Taraf newspaper reporter Baransu for an article about Dep. Chief of General Staff Güner. The journalist faces a heavy prison sentence. At the same time, Defendant Baransu is a witness in the related investigation into the General Staff.

1 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Anti-Nuclear Protestors on Trial

Anti-Nuclear Protestors on Trial

Anti-nuclear protestors stand trial because of their protest actions against the agreement with Russia on a nuclear power station. Diken from Greenpeace criticized, "We are tried because we made use of our freedom of expression".

29 October 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Rişvanoğlu Case Proceeds, Writer Demirer Tried at Snail Pace

Rişvanoğlu Case Proceeds, Writer Demirer Tried at Snail Pace

The Adana court decided to send the file of lawyer and journalist Rişvanoğlu to an expert. Rişvanoğlu is tried for his statements made on Roj TV. The case was postponed to 11 January 2011. No progress was made in the case against writer Demirel which has been pending for 3 years.

29 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Lawyer Rişvanoğlu Will be Brought to Court by Compulsion

Lawyer Rişvanoğlu Will be Brought to Court by Compulsion

The case against lawyer Rişvanoğlu on the grounds of his pro-Kurdish statements made on the Kurdish television channel Roj TV will be continued on 28 October. The lawyer will be brought to court by compulsion.

27 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Vakit Newspaper Sued by Transvestite Actress

Vakit Newspaper Sued by Transvestite Actress

A case under charges of "insult" was opened against Vakit newspaper because of an article about the play of transvestite actress Esmeray. Lawyer Öz criticized, "The trial should have been opened under charges of inciting the public to hatred and hostility".

22 October 2010 Burçin Belge

Journalist Şahin Requested Recusal of Judge

Journalist Şahin Requested Recusal of Judge

Star newspaper employees Sarp, Akbıyık and Şahin are facing up to three years imprisonment each because of their criticism of the mass releases regarding the "Sledgehammer" investigation. The coming hearing is scheduled for 22 October.

12 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Conscientious Objector Süver Remains in Prison

Conscientious Objector Süver Remains in Prison

The Izmir Şirinyer Military Court dismissed the request for the release of conscientious objector İnan Süver. Süver is said to have been sentenced to imprisonment of 35 months. The case was adjourned to 15 November.

12 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

International Focus on Trial against journalists Şık and Mavioğlu

International Focus on Trial against journalists Şık and Mavioğlu

Ahmet Şık and Ertuğrul Mavioğlu, co-authors of two books about the Ergenekon investigation, were supported by human rights advocator Judith Chomsky and Çayan Demirel. Noam Chomsky missed the hearing on 8 October because his flight was delayed.

11 October 2010 Emir Çelik

Trial against Journalist Özer Reached Final Stage after First Hearing

Trial against Journalist Özer Reached Final Stage after First Hearing

Güney magazine official Özer is facing imprisonment of up to 7.5 years for depicting memories of a PKK member and because of a caricature. After the first hearing on 7 October, the trial was postponed to 17 February 2011 for the prosecutor's final speech.

8 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

IPI Condemned Prosecution of Turkish Journalist Saymaz

IPI Condemned Prosecution of Turkish Journalist Saymaz

The International Press Institute condemned the prosecution of journalist Saymaz on the grounds of articles related to the "Ergenekon" trial and investigation. He faces imprisonment of up to 79 years. IPI Manager Mills criticized the authorities.

6 October 2010 International Press Institute

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