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Writer Nurcan Kaya faces up to 5 years in prison over a tweet

Writer Nurcan Kaya faces up to 5 years in prison over a tweet

Human rights defender and writer Nurcan Kaya is facing up to 5 years in prison over her tweet from 2014, where she said, “Not only Kurds but all people residing in Kobane are in resistance. Democrat Arabs are also resisting…”

Büyükada trial: Constitutional Court rules that rights advocate Eser's arrest was unlawful

Büyükada trial: Constitutional Court rules that rights advocate Eser's arrest was unlawful

Several NGO representatives spent several months behind bars and are facing "terrorism" charges because of a meeting in İstanbul's Princes' Islands.

Court of appeals overturns journalist’s prison term over a tweet from 6 years ago

Court of appeals overturns journalist’s prison term over a tweet from 6 years ago

Sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison over her tweet “Makhmur camp has been captured by ISIS…,” Sabiha Temizkan has been acquitted by the court of appeals.

9 June 2021 Hikmet Adal

Parliamentary inquiry against public officials over October 10 Ankara Massacre

Parliamentary inquiry against public officials over October 10 Ankara Massacre

HDP Ankara MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu has requested a Parliamentary investigation to identify the public officials who had negligence or involvement in the October 10 Ankara Massacre, which claimed the lives of 103 people and wounded over 570 others.

Prosecutor’s office demands seizure of assets of Fethullah Gülen, Zekeriya Öz

Prosecutor’s office demands seizure of assets of Fethullah Gülen, Zekeriya Öz

With their case files separated, the prosecutor’s office has demanded that the assets of 13 defendants, including Fethullah Gülen and Zekeriya Öz, be seized as part of the Hrant Dink murder case.

Sea snot problem in Marmara: Mobilization begins

Sea snot problem in Marmara: Mobilization begins

Announcing that they have launched the sea cleaning mobilization against mucilage in the Sea of Marmara, Minister of Environment and Urbanization Kurum has said that they will declare the entire sea a ‘Protected Area’ until the end of 2021.

Appointed rector Bulu responds to CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu’s criticisms

Appointed rector Bulu responds to CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu’s criticisms

Melih Bulu, the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University, has made a statement in response to the criticisms of main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, saying, “Putting aside his tone, I would like to recall a few things as to the essence of the matter.”

Mafia is the 'third partner' of Turkey's ruling alliance, says main opposition leader

Mafia is the 'third partner' of Turkey's ruling alliance, says main opposition leader

Kılıçdaroğlu has criticized the government over Sedat Peker's YouTube videos and the new closure case against the HDP.

Turkey requests a red notice for journalist Can Dündar

Turkey requests a red notice for journalist Can Dündar

The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court has ruled that a red notice shall be issued against journalist Can Dündar, the then Editor-in-Chief of Cumhuriyet newspaper who has been sentenced to 27 years, 6 months in prison in the MİT Trucks case.

Prosecutor demands prison sentence for journalists Coşkun, Uğur and Açar

Prosecutor demands prison sentence for journalists Coşkun, Uğur and Açar

Put on trial for allegedly revealing the identity of the police officer who shot Berkin Elvan with a tear gas canister during Gezi, journalists Canan Coşkun, Ali Açar and Can Uğur will have their next hearing on October 7.

Constitutional Court assigns rapporteur for the HDP

Constitutional Court assigns rapporteur for the HDP

The rapporteur assigned with examining the first indictment against the HDP has been assigned with the same task to examine the new indictment which was submitted by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Court of Cassation on June 7.

Cumhuriyet newspaper investigated over report on Sedat Peker videos

Cumhuriyet newspaper investigated over report on Sedat Peker videos

While no legal action has been taken regarding the people mentioned by the mob boss in his online confessions, Cumhuriyet has been charged with insult and slander.

Ali Bulaç to be paid 12,240 Euro in non-pecuniary damages

Ali Bulaç to be paid 12,240 Euro in non-pecuniary damages

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has concluded that the right to liberty and security and freedom of expression of Ali Bulaç, who stood trial in the Zaman newspaper case, were violated.

‘AKP imported 118 billion dollars worth of agricultural products in 18 years’

‘AKP imported 118 billion dollars worth of agricultural products in 18 years’

Main opposition CHP MP Orhan Sarıbal notes that while Turkey has the largest agricultural production area in Europe, it ranks first in food inflation in the continent, raising concerns that “Turkey does not have food safety.”

Closure case: Court of Cassation sues the HDP again

Closure case: Court of Cassation sues the HDP again

The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Court of Cassation has indicted the HDP again, demanding its closure and a political ban on nearly 500 people. The party has denounced the development, saying, “Put the mafia on trial, not the HDP.”

MP Ahmet Şık investigated over comments on Sedat Peker videos

MP Ahmet Şık investigated over comments on Sedat Peker videos

The Workers Party of Turkey MP is under investigation for saying "The state is a murderer" on two occasions.

HDP: Let’s pull the brick* and let the truth come to light

HDP: Let’s pull the brick* and let the truth come to light

Speaking amid the revelations of Sedat Peker, HDP Spokesperson Günay has said, “Let’s pull the brick and pave the way for peace and democracy, make way for jobs, daily bread and freedom and end the plunder of nature and massacre of women.”

Lawyers file a criminal complaint about Sedat Peker’s allegations

Lawyers file a criminal complaint about Sedat Peker’s allegations

The Progressive Lawyers Group has announced that they will file a complaint about the allegations of Peker, who is facing a warrant for leading a criminal organization. They have also shared a petition sample for citizens who want to follow suit.

‘I am put on trial again over the hunger strike I was penalized before’

‘I am put on trial again over the hunger strike I was penalized before’

Discharged academic Gülmen has sent a letter from prison ahead of her third hearing: “They arrested me due to flight risk, they are still keeping me behind bars one the same suspicion. In fact, I have never run away, I have always been here.”

7 June 2021 Ayça Söylemez

New revelations by Sedat Peker as he postpones video about Erdoğan due to Biden meeting

New revelations by Sedat Peker as he postpones video about Erdoğan due to Biden meeting

In the two new videos he released on the weekend, exiled mob boss Sedat Peker targeted a businessperson with family ties to the president, the interior minister and others.

7 June 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Ministry unveils action plan to tackle the sea snot problem in Marmara

Ministry unveils action plan to tackle the sea snot problem in Marmara

Minister of Environment and Urbanization Murat Kurum examined the sea cleaning efforts in the Sea of Marmara amid the ongoing mucilage problem. The Ministry has unveiled a 22-point action plan to clear the sea from the sea snot.

‘You owe us a future,’ say high school students in Turkey

‘You owe us a future,’ say high school students in Turkey

Making a statement ahead of the high school entrance exam, high school students have said, “With the economic crisis, not only the education system, but the lives of us as high school students and university youth have lacked in quality.”

‘Enforce the ECtHR judgements before the new judicial reform package’

‘Enforce the ECtHR judgements before the new judicial reform package’

CHP Eskişehir MP Utku Çakırözer visited Osman Kavala, Selahattin Demirtaş and Selçuk Kozağaçlı in Silivri and Edirne Prisons: “Kavala, Demirtaş and all prisoners of thought must be freed as soon as possible.”

Protesting to get their jobs back, Şahin and Dersulu released

Protesting to get their jobs back, Şahin and Dersulu released

Discharged from public service and protesting for their reinstatement, Alev Şahin and Mehmet Dersulu were released at their hearing on June 4.

Mobbing by 'trustee' administration of Diyarbakır Municipality

Mobbing by 'trustee' administration of Diyarbakır Municipality

Beyda Yıldız, who was "exiled" while she was a press officer at the municipality's water and sewerage administration, has suffered a brain hemorrhage due to intense stress.

4 June 2021 Bircan Değirmenci

Threat letter that journalist Kutlu Adalı received before his killing has surfaced

Threat letter that journalist Kutlu Adalı received before his killing has surfaced

Adalı's assassination in 1996 is under scrutiny again following mob boss Sedat Peker's allegations in his YouTube videos on state-mafia relations.

Student Sibel Açıkalın, 18, died in Taksim

Student Sibel Açıkalın, 18, died in Taksim

Cihat Açıkalın tells us about how his cousin, Sibel Açıkalın, was actively engaged in the struggle for student and labor rights and that she was the one who fostered in him his love of reading. "It still makes our hearts bleed to know that, despite the many years that have passed, the perpetrators have not been held accountable for their crimes," he says.

4 June 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu insistent on his call for ‘ballot box'

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu insistent on his call for ‘ballot box'

Main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has reiterated his call for snap elections: “What should we do to prevent the burden placed on the nation’s shoulders from getting heavier with each passing day? Let’s bring in the ballot box and hold elections.”

Opposition supports people of İkizdere amid government’s silence

Opposition supports people of İkizdere amid government’s silence

Resisting the stone quarry attempted to be opened in their valley for 44 days now, the people of İkizdere from the Black Sea region of Turkey met with representatives of political parties in Ankara, asking for support for their struggle.

Atilla Peker released on probation

Atilla Peker released on probation

Giving his statement as part of the investigation launched into the allegations about the assassination of journalist Kutlu Adalı in Cyprus in the 1990s, Atilla Peker, the brother of crime group leader Sedat Peker, has been released on probation.

Teacher Mustafa Elmas, 33, died in Taksim

Teacher Mustafa Elmas, 33, died in Taksim

Mustafa Elmas's wife, Selme Elmas, says "We were in love when we got married, very much in love." She then adds, "He said he was going out to buy a paper, but he never came back." Journalist Faruk Eren wrote about his middle-school teacher in a book about the political atmosphere of the 1970s.

3 June 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

İYİ Party's Akşener responds to Erdoğan's comments on attempted attack against her

İYİ Party's Akşener responds to Erdoğan's comments on attempted attack against her

The president praised those who attempted to attack Akşener in his hometown Rize last week.