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İzmir Pride Parade results in violence, detentions

İzmir Pride Parade results in violence, detentions

The march, banned on the pretext of 'protecting public morality', led to the apprehension of at least 50 people.

Over 100,000 health workers in Turkey used emergency code for violence in 2021

Over 100,000 health workers in Turkey used emergency code for violence in 2021

The number of healthcare workers who used the "white code" rose from 7,751 in 2017 to over 100,000 in 2021.

Defendant given 8 years, 5 months in prison for violence against physicians

Defendant given 8 years, 5 months in prison for violence against physicians

The court has ruled that the assaulter shall be sentenced 1 year, 10 months for “wilful injury”, 4 years, 2 months for “restriction of liberty”, 1 year, 6 months for “insult” and 10 months for “breach of residence immunity by force and threat”.

Appeal against 10-month prison sentence given to teacher for battering student

Appeal against 10-month prison sentence given to teacher for battering student

Lawyer Şahin says that though the former math teacher was not given a prison sentence at the lower limit, he should have been penalized at the upper limit given the indignation the incident caused and the way in which the crime was committed.

22 February 2022

Romani people during the pandemic: Both discrimination and violence on the increase

Romani people during the pandemic: Both discrimination and violence on the increase

Prepared as part of the Roma Dialogue Network’s Reinforcement Project, a recent report sheds light on the problems encountered by Romani people in Turkey during the pandemic: Aggravated discrimination, increasing poverty, more blatant violence.

21 February 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Teacher given a deferred prison sentence for battering student

Teacher given a deferred prison sentence for battering student

Put on trial over the incident that happened in a school in Aksaray, the defendant was first given 12 months in prison; this sentence has been reduced to 10 months due to “good conduct” and the pronouncement of the verdict has been deferred.

15 February 2022

Muharrem Sarıkaya returns to Habertürk after resigning for slapping journalist

Muharrem Sarıkaya returns to Habertürk after resigning for slapping journalist

Sarıkaya had to resign as the Ankara representative of Habertürk TV after slapping an agency reporter while interviewing the mayor of Antep.

14 February 2022

Turkey’s violence map: 3,801 incidents of armed violence, 2,145 losses of life in 2021

Turkey’s violence map: 3,801 incidents of armed violence, 2,145 losses of life in 2021

The Umut (Hope) Foundation has shared the 2021 Turkey Violence Map with the public: Firearms were used in 3,172 incidents and sharp objects were used in 629. 3,896 people were wounded across Turkey in these incidents.

9 February 2022

71 health workers subjected to violence per day during the pandemic

71 health workers subjected to violence per day during the pandemic

The Ankara Branch of the Health and Social Service Laborers Union has released its report on violence in healthcare: The number of incidents of violence in healthcare reported with code white increased by 56 percent in 2020 during the pandemic.

25 January 2022

‘Unsafe working environments pave the way for feminicides as well,' says TTB

FEMINICIDE OF ÖMÜR EREZ

‘Unsafe working environments pave the way for feminicides as well,' says TTB

The Turkish Medical Association has released a statement about the killing of nurse Ömür Erez at a family health center: “She was not only killed by a man. The ones who abolished the İstanbul Convention and misogynist policies massacred her.”

21 January 2022

Violence against physician in Antep: 'Enough is enough'

Violence against physician in Antep: 'Enough is enough'

Gaziantep-Kilis Medical Chamber Chair Ateş Tarla has announced that an internal medicine specialist was hit in the head with a heavy object at a public hospital in Antep.

7 January 2022 Mervan Sak

RTÜK warns broadcasters against increasing TV violence

RTÜK warns broadcasters against increasing TV violence

Violent images are more frequently seen in both news bulletins and TV series, the media regulator has noted.

29 December 2021

Union protests violence against reporter Ahmet Demir on live broadcast

Union protests violence against reporter Ahmet Demir on live broadcast

The DİSK Press Union protested Muharrem Sarıkaya’s physical violence against reporter Ahmet Demir in front of the Habertürk media outlet’s building in İstanbul. “The slap in the face of laborers cannot be forgiven,” said union chair Faruk Eren.

21 December 2021

Antep Mayor Şahin remains silent to violence against journalist on live broadcast

SARIKAYA RESIGNS

Antep Mayor Şahin remains silent to violence against journalist on live broadcast

Habertürk Ankara representative Muharrem Sarıkaya slapped İhlas News Agency (İHA) reporter Ahmet Demir. While he apologized for his behavior later on, both his behavior and the silence of Fatma Şahin have caused a public outrage.

20 December 2021

‘Only in 2020, Turkey saw 12 thousand incidents of violence in healthcare'

MEDICAL CHAMBERS PROTEST

‘Only in 2020, Turkey saw 12 thousand incidents of violence in healthcare'

Physicians have demanded a “law against violence in healthcare” by protesting in the provinces of Samsun, İstanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Antep, Batman, Bursa, Balıkesir, Diyarbakır, İzmir, Kocaeli and Muğla.

22 November 2021

‘19 healthcare workers subjected to violence in Turkey in October'

UNION REPORT

‘19 healthcare workers subjected to violence in Turkey in October'

The Essential Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union has released a monthly report on violence against healthcare workers: “No action was taken against the 2 of 21 assaulters while 15 were released from detention.”

15 November 2021

Prosecutor had the physician detained, physician is put on trial

Prosecutor had the physician detained, physician is put on trial

The prosecutor’s office has concluded that “there is no ground for prosecuting” prosecutor Mehmet Bülbül, who had physician Kemal Gökhan Günel detained after having a row. As for Günel, he is now prosecuted for “insulting a public official.”

Violence against jailed women politicians on Parliamentary agenda

Violence against jailed women politicians on Parliamentary agenda

Sebahat Tuncel has announced that they were attacked in Sincan Prison in Ankara. While HDP MP Gülüm has submitted a Parliamentary question, HDP Women’s Assembly has condemned the incident in a written statement.

Neighborhood guards’ violence on Parliamentary agenda

Neighborhood guards’ violence on Parliamentary agenda

CHP’s Taşcıer has asked Interior Minister Soylu if any investigations have been launched against the neighborhood guards for using disproportionate violence, inflicting torture and maltreatment or using weapons except for specified conditions.

Violence against Chechen woman at Removal Center

Violence against Chechen woman at Removal Center

It is alleged that an 11-month-old baby from Chechnya died in Gündoğdu Removal Center in Kocaeli province as s/he was not treated for COVID-19.

12 April 2021 Evrim Kepenek

‘43 percent of women subjected to physical violence’

REPORT ON MALE VIOLENCE IN HEALTHCARE

‘43 percent of women subjected to physical violence’

The Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union (SES) conducted a survey with healthcare workers in 52 provinces across Turkey: 81 percent of women are subjected to psychological violence and 26 percent to sexual violence.

18 February 2021

Filmmor decides to close down amid exposure of discrimination, violence allegations

Filmmor decides to close down amid exposure of discrimination, violence allegations

After 13 womxn announced that they had been subjected to discrimination and violence while working for the Filmmor Women’s Cooperative, the cooperative has decided to close down “as it does not want to be a part of the hate climate.”

15 February 2021

‘67 percent of healthcare workers subjected to violence at least for once’

STUDY ON VIOLENCE IN HEALTHCARE

‘67 percent of healthcare workers subjected to violence at least for once’

According to a countrywide project documenting incidents of violence faced by healthcare workers, the occupational groups subjected to violence most are emergency medical technicians, medical secretaries and patient care workers.

15 February 2021

Main opposition leader ‘expects Erdoğan to condemn violence’

ATTACKS, THREATS TARGETING OPPOSITION

Main opposition leader ‘expects Erdoğan to condemn violence’

Referring to the recent physical assaults and threats targeting opposition politicians and critical journalists, CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu has reiterated that he expects President and AKP Chair Erdoğan and MHP Chair Bahçeli to condemn violence.

20 January 2021

Report: Armed violence in Turkey increased in 2020 despite lockdowns

Report: Armed violence in Turkey increased in 2020 despite lockdowns

The incidence of armed violence increased by 69 percent in 2020 compared to 2015, according to a new report.

18 January 2021

Violence against domestic workers amid pandemic

Violence against domestic workers amid pandemic

According to a report by Domestic Workers Solidarity Union, 97 percent of domestic workers have to struggle against economic violence in Turkey. 99.7 percent of women subjected to violence at home say they are also subjected to violence at work.

26 November 2020

Allegation of violence against child in a private day-care center

Allegation of violence against child in a private day-care center

Healthcare worker Ayşegül E. has filed a criminal complaint on the grounds that her 4-year-old son was subjected to violence in the nursery of Oyun Private School in Mersin. The school administration has not accepted the allegations.

9 November 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Person with autism tied up in care home's garden

Person with autism tied up in care home's garden

A person with autism was left in the garden of a rehabilitation center with his hands tied up behind his back; the scene was captured by the parents of other children. An investigation has been launched against the responsible person.

16 October 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Investigation into attempted attack on health workers

Investigation into attempted attack on health workers

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has released a statement and announced that an ex officio investigation has been launched against the suspects who attempted to attack health workers in a public hospital in the capital city of Ankara.

23 September 2020

Violence against two people with autism in care and rehabilitation center

Violence against two people with autism in care and rehabilitation center

After two people with autism were subjected to violence in a care and rehabilitation center of the İstanbul Directorate of Family and Social Service, İstanbul Anatolian Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the incident.

16 July 2020 Evrim Kepenek

‘I was battered by neighborhood guards, I was almost arrested while I was the victim’

‘I was battered by neighborhood guards, I was almost arrested while I was the victim’

Battered by neighborhood guards in the Aegean province of İzmir, Aşhin was detained and referred to the prosecutor’s office, which demanded his arrest. “I was subjected to violence while I did not commit any crimes,” says Aşhin.

Report Shows Covid-19 Has Become a New Reason for Police Violence in Turkey

Report Shows Covid-19 Has Become a New Reason for Police Violence in Turkey

Out of 48 incidents where law enforcement officers used violence on citizens, 17 were related to coronavirus measures, according to a report by rights organizations.

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