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TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Court of Appeal Upholds First Prison Sentence of an Academic for Peace

The court of appeal has upheld the 15-month prison sentence previously given to Prof. Dr. Zübeyde Füsun Üstel, an academic signatory to the declaration entitled “We will not be a party to this crime” prepared by Academics for Peace.

4 March 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

2 Academics Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

Having their hearings at the 37th İstanbul Heavy Penal Court, two academics have been sentenced to 15 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The pronouncement of their verdicts have been suspended.

28 February 2019

ÖZGÜR GÜNDEM TRIALS

Önderoğlu, Nesin and Korur-Fincancı Demanded to Be Penalized

Announcing its opinion as to the accusations, Prosecutor’s Office has demanded that Önderoğlu, Nesin and Korur-Fincancı be penalized for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”, “inciting to commit crime” and “praising the crime and the criminal.”

27 February 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

First Dissenting Opinion of Acquittal Against a Verdict of Conviction

While 4 academics have been sentenced to 15 months in prison, one academic has been given a prison sentence of 1 year, 10 months, for whom a judge member to the court board has expressed a dissenting opinion, stating "He should have been acquitted.”

27 February 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

28 Academics Sentenced to a Total of 59 Years, 2 Months, 5 Days in Prison

13 academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 10 months, 5 days in prison, 14 have been sentenced to 2 years and 3 months. The announcement of the verdict was not deferred for those who were sentenced to more than 2 years.

22 February 2019

Journalist İsminaz Temel Released After 16 Months of Arrest

ETHA reporter Temel has been released in the case she is being tried. The court has imposed international travel ben for the journalist.

15 February 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence of 15 Months For One Academic

Dr. Lecturer Mehmet Şiray from the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The announcement of the verdict has been deferred.

14 February 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence of 15 Months for 3 Academics

Prof. Dr. Tahsin Yeşildere and two academics from Boğaziçi University have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The announcement of all three verdicts has been suspended.

13 February 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

1 Academic Sentenced to 2 Years, 6 Months; 1 Academic to 15 Months in Prison

Academic Akyüz has been sentenced to 2 years, 6 months in prison for “knowingly and willingly aiding a terrorist organization as a non-member.” The court has not reduced the sentence “on the ground of his attitude and behavior during the hearing.”

8 February 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 1 Academic

While academic Sinem Aydınlı has been given a deferred prison sentence of 1 year, 3 months, the Presiding Judge interrupted the defense of attorney Soydan, who said, “If our client came here today as a mafia leader, she would be acquitted."

6 February 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

15-Month Deferred Prison Sentence for 2 Academics

Academics İnci Özkan Kerestecioğlu and Biriz Berksoy have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The court board of the İstanbul 36th Heavy Penal Court has ruled that the announcement of all three verdicts shall be deferred.

6 February 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

US Deems Peace Declaration 'Within Freedom of Expression', Rejects Taking Testimony

The US Department of Justice has rejected a request from Turkey for taking the testimony of Peace Declaration signatory Baki Tezcan. The Department has concluded that Tezcan's act is within the boundaries of freedom of expression.

31 January 2019

Journalists Semiha Şahin and Pınar Gayıp Not Released in Their Third Hearing

The Prosecutor’s Office has announced its opinion as to the accusations for Etkin News Agency (ETHA) editor Semiha Şahin and reporter Pınar Gayıp, who have been behind bars since April 19, 2018. The court has ruled for the continuation of their arrest.

30 January 2019

ÖZGÜR GÜNDEM TRIALS

Arrest Warrant Previously Issued Against Writer Ahmet Nesin Revoked

The next hearing of the case filed against Önderoğlu, Nesin and Korur-Fincancı for having solidarized with the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper will be held on February 27. The arrest warrant previously issued against Ahmet Nesin has been revoked.

28 January 2019

Case of Four Academics to Continue in May

The case, in which Esra Mungan, Meral Camcı, Muzaffer Kaya and Kıvanç Ersoy are being tried, has been adjourned to May 23. The court has ruled that Kaya and Ersoy shall make their defense statements in the countries where they live.

28 January 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

3-Year Prison Sentence Not Deferred: 'We Gave a 2-Year Sentence, Then Increased it to 3 Years'

Dr. Lecturer Yonca Demir from Bilgi University has been sentenced to 3 years in prison. The presiding judge announced the verdict saying, "We gave a two-year sentence. Then we increased it to three years. And we did not reverse the verdict."

24 January 2019

LAST LESSON BY KORUR-FİNCANCI BEFORE MANDATORY RETIREMENT

‘If Physicians Cannot Defend Rights of Their Patients, They Should Not Do This Profession’

Prof. Dr. Korur-Fincancı has given her last lesson before her mandatory retirement. In her lesson “Human Rights and Responsibility of the Physician”, she has said, “Medicine is the epitome of politics because we get involved in life.”

23 January 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Presiding Judge: Whom Are You Calling for Peace?

Hearings of five academics have been held in three courts. The Presiding Judge of the 25th Heavy Penal Court asked an academic, “Who will make peace? Whom are you calling for peace?”

23 January 2019

Court to Evaluate Request That Özgür Gündem Cases Be Combined

In the Özgür Gündem case, where Hüseyin Aykol, Eren Keskin, Reyhan Çapan and Hasan Başak have been tried, the court board has ruled that the request for the combination of Özgür Gündem case files shall be evaluated in the next hearing.

22 January 2019

REPORT ON SOCIAL COSTS OF STATE OF EMERGENCY

‘83 Percent of State of Emergency Victims Want to Leave Turkey’

The State of Emergency Report, which was prepared based on interviews with 3,376 participants, has emphasized that not the supremacy of law, but “the law of the supreme” has been prevailing in Turkey for the last two years.

22 January 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 2 Academics

Academics Emin Alper and Kerem Eksen from the İstanbul Technical University have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison. İstanbul 36th Heavy Penal Court has ruled that the announcement of all verdicts shall be suspended.

18 January 2019

‘Digital Reports’ to Be Examined in Özgür Gündem Main Trial

In the main trial of the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, where nine people have been tried, the court board has ruled that the arrest of newspaper’s grant holder Kemal Sancılı shall continue. The next hearing of the case will be held on April 10, 2019.

17 January 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 4 Academics

Four academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The court board of the İstanbul 36th Heavy Penal court has ruled that the announcement of all verdicts shall be suspended.

17 January 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Academic Sentenced to 2 Years, 1 Month in Prison; Sentence Not Deferred

Academic M.A. has been sentenced to 2 years, 1 month in prison for “knowingly and willingly aiding a terrorist organization as a non-member.” Neither the announcement of the verdict nor the sentence has been deferred due to “absence of legal possibility.”

16 January 2019

Arrested Student Berkay Ustabaş Released

Student Berkay Ustabaş, who was arrested on January 5, 2018 for having attended the funeral of Berkin Elvan, has been released.

15 January 2019

Mehmet Altan: State of Emergency Commission's Decision is a Constitutional Scandal

Academic Mehmet Altan has filed a criminal complaint against the State of Emergency Commission's chair and members, who rejected his application for being reinstated in his post at the university, ignoring the rulings of Constitutional Court and ECtHR.

14 January 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

6 Academics Demanded to be Penalized for ‘Propagandizing for a Terrorist Organization’

Prosecutor’s Offices at two different courts have announced the same opinion as to the accusations for six academics. They have demanded that the academics be penalized for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” as per the Anti-Terror Law.

11 January 2019

Perihan Mağden, Tunca Öğreten Sentenced to Pay Judicial Fines for ‘Insulting President’

Journalist Tunca Öğreten and writer Perihan Mağden have been each sentenced to pay a judicial fine of 7 thousand Turkish Lira for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

10 January 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 10 Academics

10 academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” While the announcement of nine verdicts has been suspended, the sentence of Esra Arsan has been deferred on a two-year probation.

10 January 2019

ŞULE İDİL DERE CASE

Nesrin Aslan: İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Should Say, ‘We Killed İdil’

The court has not pronounced its verdict in the case of Şule İdil Dere, who lost her life after being hit by an earth-moving truck in Yoğurtçu Park. The court board has demanded a new expert report on the ground that the previous ones were “contradictory”.

4 January 2019

Lawsuit Against Journalist Hasan Cemal for Article That He Wrote 3 Years Ago

The first hearing has been held in the lawsuit filed against journalist Hasan Cemal on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” due to his article “From Silvan: They have so accustomed us to deaths” published on December 4, 2015.

3 January 2019

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

1 Academic Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison; Announcement of Verdict Deferred

One academic has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The court board has ruled that the pronouncement of the verdict shall be suspended.

3 January 2019