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Human Rights Association Co-Chair: Judicial Power of President Should Be Reviewed

Human Rights Association Co-Chair: Judicial Power of President Should Be Reviewed

Making a statement regarding the report submitted by rights organizations to the Ministry of Justice, İHD Co-Chair Türkdoğan has stated that the necessary changes for the establishment of an independent judiciary should be introduced.

Osman Kavala’s Attorney İlkan Koyuncu: Indictment Misreads Gezi

Osman Kavala’s Attorney İlkan Koyuncu: Indictment Misreads Gezi

Speaking to bianet about the Gezi indictment, İlkan Koyuncu, the attorney of Osman Kavala, has said, “This indictment shows that they have imprisoned Kavala all for nothing for 16 months.”

6 March 2019 Haluk Kalafat

Erdoğan: This Country Became Green With Us

Erdoğan: This Country Became Green With Us

The President has said, "They raised hell through the lie that we cut trees. If this country is becoming green, it happened with us."

Journalist Pişkin's Case: All Requests Rejected, No Ruling Made

Journalist Pişkin's Case: All Requests Rejected, No Ruling Made

In the first hearing of journalist Cansu Pişkin, who is charged with "making a public officer a target for terrorist organizations," for having mentioned a prosecutor's name in an article she wrote, the court has not made a ruling.

6 March 2019 Hikmet Adal

Conscript Loses His Life in ‘Weapon Accident’

Conscript Loses His Life in ‘Weapon Accident’

21-year-old Uğur Çakmak, who was doing his mandatory military service in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak, has lost his life by being shot with a bullet fired from the weapon of his friend. Çakmak has been laid to rest in Balıkesir.

Statement on ‘Gezi Indictment’ by Taksim Solidarity

Statement on ‘Gezi Indictment’ by Taksim Solidarity

Taksim Solidarity platform has made a statement regarding the Gezi indictment: “We will not let you turn the Gezi Resistance into a protest associated with crime, terror and coup.”

First Hearing of Gezi Protests Case on June 24

First Hearing of Gezi Protests Case on June 24

Accepting the indictment filed into the Gezi Park protests, the İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court has ruled that the first hearing of the case shall be held on June 24.

Charges in Gezi Indictment: ‘Influence Agency’, ‘Using Method of Civil Insurrection’

Charges in Gezi Indictment: ‘Influence Agency’, ‘Using Method of Civil Insurrection’

The 657-page Gezi indictment prepared by İstanbul Public Prosecutor Yakup Ali Kahveci has charged 16 rights defenders, including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu, with “influence agency” and using the method of “civil insurrection.”

Turkey Ranks Worse in Rule of Law Index

Turkey Ranks Worse in Rule of Law Index

Turkey has ranked 109th in the WJP Rule of Law Index 2019, marking a degrade of eight ranks when compared to 2018. It has ranked the last among 13 countries in the group of Eastern European and Central Asian countries.

Mogherini: We Called on Turkey to Take Steps to Ensure Güven's Safety

Mogherini: We Called on Turkey to Take Steps to Ensure Güven's Safety

EU foreign policy head Mogherini has said, "The EU is ready to offer help to return to a peace process," in a response to a Sinn Fein MEP's letter on HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike.

Application to Constitutional Court for Yiğit Aksakoğlu

Application to Constitutional Court for Yiğit Aksakoğlu

Attorneys of rights defender Yiğit Aksakoğlu, who has been arrested as part of the investigation into the Gezi Park protests, have applied to the Constitutional Court on the ground that “his right to a fair trial has been violated.”

AKP Mayor Draws Criticism After Comments on Public Figures

AKP Mayor Draws Criticism After Comments on Public Figures

Bursa Metropolitan Mayor and the ruling AKP's candidate for March 31 local elections Alinur Aktaş has come under criticism after his comments on the late public figures Nazım Hikmet, Uğur Mumcu, Türkan Saylan and Bahriye Üçok.

Non-Prosecution for Drivers, Indictment for Four Railways Employees

Non-Prosecution for Drivers, Indictment for Four Railways Employees

The Çorlu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has given a verdict of non-prosecution on the train drivers and the train chief. It has prepared a bill of indictment for four State Railways employees.

Expert Report: Kemal Kurkut Hit by Aimed Shot, Not 'Bouncing Bullet'

Expert Report: Kemal Kurkut Hit by Aimed Shot, Not 'Bouncing Bullet'

The expert report has been announced at the hearing of Kemal Kurkut, who was shot dead by the police in 2017 Newroz celebrations: "Police officer Y.Ş. aimed and shot directly at Kemal Kurkut."

28 February 2019

'Inmates on Hunger Strike Against Isolation are Isolated Too'

'Inmates on Hunger Strike Against Isolation are Isolated Too'

HDP MP Güzel has said in a parliamentary question that the six inmates who are on a hunger strike at the Edirne Type F Prison have been put in solitary cells and are not able to receive vitamin B.

28 February 2019

Authorities Not Responsible for Collapsed Hotel, Says Constitutional Court

Authorities Not Responsible for Collapsed Hotel, Says Constitutional Court

Announcing its verdict on the applications of the relatives of people who died at the collapsed Bayram Hotel, the Constitutional Court has ruled that there was no violation of the right to life.

28 February 2019 Ayça Söylemez

'Spiritual Consultant Cannot Give Mental Health Service'

'Spiritual Consultant Cannot Give Mental Health Service'

Occupational associations on mental health have criticized The Directorate of Relgious Affairs' "spiritual consultancy" project, saying that people who are not competent in the area cannot give mental health services.

27 February 2019

Önderoğlu, Nesin and Korur-Fincancı Demanded to Be Penalized

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 Tansu Pişkin

‘We are Together Against the Attempt to Eliminate Civil Society’

‘We are Together Against the Attempt to Eliminate Civil Society’

Holding a joint press conference, rights defenders have stated that “they stand together against the attempts to eliminate independent civil society.” They have also raised concerns about the indictment against Osman Kavala and 15 civil society representatives.

27 February 2019 Evrim Kepenek

A Grave Dilemma or the Banality of Militarism

A Grave Dilemma or the Banality of Militarism

'Hang on, if you stand a little more I'll send you to Iraq.' 'Yes, hang, okay, aaand... release slowly,' says laughing, and he invites us to this feeling so we do not complain!

27 February 2019 Sinem Aydınlı

Verdict on Cumhuriyet Newspaper Case Taken to Supreme Court of Appeals

Verdict on Cumhuriyet Newspaper Case Taken to Supreme Court of Appeals

After the verdict on Cumhuriyet case has been upheld, the attorneys of the newspaper have appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeals, requesting that the verdicts of conviction be reversed and the right of appeal be granted to sentences less than five years.

27 February 2019

Would an Economic Crisis Make a Government Fall? The Four Voter Profiles

Would an Economic Crisis Make a Government Fall? The Four Voter Profiles

It is presumed that the supporters of the government will change sides because of the economic crisis. However, there is not only a single profile of citizens or voters.

26 February 2019 Ulaş Başar Gezgin

Teachers Protesting Discharges Arrested Again on the Charge They Were Acquitted Before

Teachers Protesting Discharges Arrested Again on the Charge They Were Acquitted Before

Teachers Nursel Tanrıverdi and Selvi Polat, who were previously acquitted of the charge brought against them for protesting discharges at Bakırköy Square in İstanbul, have been arrested again on the same charge and for protesting discharges.

26 February 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Date of Transfer to 3rd İstanbul Airport Postponed Once Again

Date of Transfer to 3rd İstanbul Airport Postponed Once Again

The date of transfer from İstanbul Atatürk Airport to İstanbul Airport, which was first announced as December 30-31, then as March 1-3, has been changed again. The transfer will take place on April 5-6 and Atatürk Airport will be closed as of April 7.

26 February 2019

Operation Against İdil Cultural Center

Operation Against İdil Cultural Center

The police have conducted an operation against the İdil Cultural Center in Okmeydanı, İstanbul, where Grup Yorum music band has been performing its activities. The center has been raided for at least six times over the last two years.

26 February 2019

Selahattin Demirtaş Appeals to ECtHR Grand Chamber

Selahattin Demirtaş Appeals to ECtHR Grand Chamber

After the verdict of release given by the ECtHR for HDP’s former Co-Chair Demirtaş has not been put into effect, his attorneys have appealed to the Grand Chamber, requesting that his file be examined in terms of violation of freedom of expression.

25 February 2019

‘End Isolation’ Statement by HDP, Support by Artists for Leyla Güven on Hunger Strike

‘End Isolation’ Statement by HDP, Support by Artists for Leyla Güven on Hunger Strike

While HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan has demanded that the voice of HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 110 days, as well as other hunger strikers be given an ear, several artists have also said, “Hear the voice of Leyla Güven.”

25 February 2019

HDP MP Gergerlioğlu Sends State of Emergency Report to Parliamentary Speaker, Party Chairs

HDP MP Gergerlioğlu Sends State of Emergency Report to Parliamentary Speaker, Party Chairs

HDP MP Gergerlioğlu has sent the “Report on Social Costs of State of Emergency in its 2nd Year” to Parliamentary Speaker and chairs of 13 political parties along with a letter. In his letter, Gergerlioğlu has said, “We demand justice for everyone.”

25 February 2019

Journalist Derya Okatan Detained

Journalist Derya Okatan Detained

Artı Gerçek TV reporter Derya Okatan has been detained. Okatan recently interviewed a woman who told she was sexually assaulted by a police officer.

21 February 2019

European Parliament Adopts Draft Report on Turkey

European Parliament Adopts Draft Report on Turkey

The European Parliament has adopted the draft report on Turkey with a majority of the votes. The resolution underpins human rights violations and states that Turkey ranks fifth in terms of the number of asylum applications to the EU countries.

21 February 2019

Osman Kavala, 15 Rights Defenders Facing Life Sentence Over Gezi Park Protests

Osman Kavala, 15 Rights Defenders Facing Life Sentence Over Gezi Park Protests

The indictment for 16 rights defenders including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu has been prepared. It alleges that the 16 people are the "head executives" who organized the Gezi Park protests.

20 February 2019

Investigation Against HDP Co-Chair Temelli

Investigation Against HDP Co-Chair Temelli

A Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against HDP Co-Chair Sezai Temelli on the charges of "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" and "insulting the Turkish nation" because of a speech he made recently.

20 February 2019