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Investigation Launched Against Signatories of Afrin Letter

Investigation Launched Against Signatories of Afrin Letter

An investigation has been launched against 170 people, including politicians, journalists and academics, who sent a letter to the parliament against the Afrin Operation earlier this year. Some of the signatories have been summoned to depose.

10 December 2018

Only Defendant in Lice Case Acquitted

Only Defendant in Lice Case Acquitted

The only defendant in the case of the massacre which took place 25 years ago in the district of Lice in Diyarbakır, the then Gendarmerie Regimental Commander Eşref Hatipoğlu has been acquitted.

10 December 2018

Musician Keşkek Arrested in İzmir for 15 Months Without Hearing

Musician Keşkek Arrested in İzmir for 15 Months Without Hearing

Ceren Çetinel Keşkek, the wife of musician Cihan Keşkek, who was detained and arrested three days after getting married, has written to bianet: “He has not had a single hearing yet. He has not been able to express himself even for once."

7 December 2018 Ayça Söylemez

Musician Yalda Abbasi Released

Musician Yalda Abbasi Released

Kurdish musician Yalda Abbasi from Iran, who was previously taken into custody at the İstanbul Atatürk Airport, has been released after giving her deposition.

7 December 2018

HDP Denounces Prison Sentences Given to Demirtaş, Önder

HDP Denounces Prison Sentences Given to Demirtaş, Önder

HDP executives have criticized the prison sentences given to the party's former Co-Chair Demirtaş and former MP Önder: “What happened shows that the judiciary is working in a chain of command relationship with the government.”

6 December 2018

30 of 31 Airport Workers Released

30 of 31 Airport Workers Released

30 of the 31 workers, who were arrested for having protested their bad working conditions and occupational homicides in the construction of the 3rd Airport in İstanbul, have been released on probation in their first hearing.

6 December 2018 Hikmet Adal

Number of Children Sent to Prison Increases by 109 Percent in 2017

Number of Children Sent to Prison Increases by 109 Percent in 2017

In 2017, 2 thousand and 56 children were sent to prison in Turkey. It is also known that around 3 thousand children have been currently behind bars and 16 thousand children have been on probation across Turkey.

5 December 2018

Demirtaş: Judges Who Commit Crime Will Be Held Accountable by Judiciary

Demirtaş: Judges Who Commit Crime Will Be Held Accountable by Judiciary

HDP former Co-Chair Demirtaş, whose prison sentence has been upheld by the court of appeal has said, “I neither recognize the sentence nor the threats from the judiciary which is at the government’s command.”

5 December 2018

Prison Sentences of Demirtaş and Önder Upheld

Prison Sentences of Demirtaş and Önder Upheld

In the wake of the judgement of the ECtHR, which ruled that “all necessary measures shall be adopted to end the pre-trial detention of Selahattin Demirtaş”, the prison sentence of 4 years and 8 months given to him in another lawsuit has been upheld.

4 December 2018

Constitutional Court Rejects Applications of Kışanak and Tuncel

Constitutional Court Rejects Applications of Kışanak and Tuncel

The Constitutional Court has announced its judgement regarding the applications of imprisoned politicians Gültan Kışanak and Sebahat Tuncel and rejected their applications on the ground that they are “inadmissible”.

4 December 2018

Pervin Buldan: We Go on a 2-Day Hunger Strike

Pervin Buldan: We Go on a 2-Day Hunger Strike

HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan has announced that they will go on a two-day hunger strike with 10 MPs in solidarity with arrested HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike with the demand that “Isolation in İmralı be ended.”

4 December 2018

Court Does Not Recognize ECtHR Ruling on Demirtaş: ‘Arrest is Moderate’

Court Does Not Recognize ECtHR Ruling on Demirtaş: ‘Arrest is Moderate’

The court has rejected the request for release of Demirtaş on the ground that the ruling of ECtHR “is not definitive”; but, it will also ask the Ministry of Justice whether the ruling of the court is definitive. Attorney Demir has said, “The verdict of release is definitive.”

30 November 2018 Ayça Söylemez

Official Translation of ECtHR Ruling on Selahattin Demirtaş at Court

Official Translation of ECtHR Ruling on Selahattin Demirtaş at Court

The official translation of the ECtHR ruling on Selahattin Demirtaş, which has been translated by the Ministry of Justice into Turkish, has been submitted to the Ankara 19th Heavy Penal Court. His attorneys have stated that they expect a verdict of release.

30 November 2018

Mücella Yapıcı Summoned to Depose

Mücella Yapıcı Summoned to Depose

After Ahmet Saymadi, Haluk Ağabeyoğlu and Tayfun Kahraman, who gave their depositions as part of the investigation that was launched into Gezi Park protests, Mücella Yapıcı has also been summoned to depose at the security directorate.

30 November 2018

Court Rules for ‘Examination at Scene of Incident’ 5 Years After Incident

Court Rules for ‘Examination at Scene of Incident’ 5 Years After Incident

The court board has ruled that an examination shall be conducted at the scene of incident, where 19-year-old Şahin Öner was hit by an armored vehicle and lost his life in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakır five years ago.

30 November 2018

Journalist İsminaz Temel Not Released Again

Journalist İsminaz Temel Not Released Again

Arrested ETHA reporter İsminaz Temel has said, “I have been doing journalism since 2006 and define myself as a socialist journalist. I am tried due to my journalistic activities.”

30 November 2018 Tansu Pişkin

ECtHR Convicts Turkey in Case of ‘Right to Remain Silent’

ECtHR Convicts Turkey in Case of ‘Right to Remain Silent’

The ECtHR has ruled that Turkey shall pay damages in the case which was filed by Soytemiz, whose officially appointed lawyer was removed from the interrogation room after the lawyer reminded Soytemiz that he had the right to remain silent.

29 November 2018 Ayça Söylemez

Tanrıkulu: Parliamentary Investigation Commission for Tahir Elçi is Indispensable

Tanrıkulu: Parliamentary Investigation Commission for Tahir Elçi is Indispensable

CHP MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu has submitted a petition to the Speaker’s Office, requesting that a Parliamentary Investigation Commission be established to investigate the murder of Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Tahir Elçi in 2015.

28 November 2018

Parliamentary Inquiry by HDP Regarding ECtHR Ruling on Selahattin Demirtaş

Parliamentary Inquiry by HDP Regarding ECtHR Ruling on Selahattin Demirtaş

Submitting a parliamentary inquiry regarding the ECtHR ruling on Demirtaş, the HDP has said, “The judgement of the ECtHR sets a precedent for all arrested journalists and elected politicians and the ones imprisoned as part of freedom of thought and expression.”

28 November 2018

3 Years Without Tahir Elçi...

3 Years Without Tahir Elçi...

Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Tahir Elçi, who was murdered in front of the Four-Legged Minaret in Sur in Diyarbakır in 2015, has been commemorated by his colleagues, friends, relatives, family and loved ones.

28 November 2018

National Security Council: We Will Use Right of Self-Defense in Syria

National Security Council: We Will Use Right of Self-Defense in Syria

In the declaration issued after the National Security Council, it has been stated that the biggest obstacle to a political solution in Syria is “the structure in the east of Euphrates” and Turkey will use its right of self-defense in Syria.

28 November 2018

Pressure on Academics by University President: ‘Work on Alevism in Islam’

Pressure on Academics by University President: ‘Work on Alevism in Islam’

Following the statement by President of Munzur University, "Nearly 15 of our research assistants work on Alevism", we have spoken to an academic dismissed from university: "Presidency wants studies to be done according to their own definition of Alevism".

27 November 2018 Tansu Pişkin

3 Years Pass Since Murder of Tahir Elçi, No Lawsuit Filed Yet

3 Years Pass Since Murder of Tahir Elçi, No Lawsuit Filed Yet

It has been three years since Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Tahir Elçi was murdered; but, the perpetrators have not been brought to justice. In a parliamentary inquiry, it has been stressed that the video footage of the incident “could not be found.”

27 November 2018

Minister Çavuşoğlu: We Will Appeal Against ECtHR Ruling on Demirtaş

Minister Çavuşoğlu: We Will Appeal Against ECtHR Ruling on Demirtaş

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has stated that they will appeal to the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR regarding its judgement on Selahattin Demirtaş. Çavuşoğlu has said, “There are several EU countries that do not implement the ECtHR rulings.”

27 November 2018

Demirtaş: Government Does Not Want to Leave Aside Such Sharp Sword as Judiciary

Demirtaş: Government Does Not Want to Leave Aside Such Sharp Sword as Judiciary

HDP’s imprisoned former Co-Chair Demirtaş has said, “The judgement of ECtHR has shown how grave the situation in Turkey is. But, is the government trying to understand it? No. Because it does not want to leave aside such a sharp sword as judiciary.”

27 November 2018

Open Society Foundation Stops All Activities

Open Society Foundation Stops All Activities

Open Society Foundation has released a statement and indicated that the news reported about the foundation “are groundless allegations and excessive speculations.” The foundation has decided to stop all of its activities in Turkey.

27 November 2018

Military Helicopter Crashes in İstanbul, 4 Soldiers Lose Their Lives

Military Helicopter Crashes in İstanbul, 4 Soldiers Lose Their Lives

A military helicopter has crashed during a training flight in the district of Sancaktepe in İstanbul. While two commissioned officers and two non-commissioned officers have lost their lives, one specialized sergeant has been injured.

26 November 2018

Demirtaş: ECtHR Confirms My Detention is Political

Demirtaş: ECtHR Confirms My Detention is Political

Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been tried in Urfa for “insulting the commissioned officer” and attended the hearing via Audio and Visual Information System (SEGBİS), has stated that all lawsuits against him are political and refused to make defense via SEGBİS.

23 November 2018

Sebla Küçük, Who Translated Zarrab Case, Acquitted in Lawsuit Over Her Social Media Posts

Sebla Küçük, Who Translated Zarrab Case, Acquitted in Lawsuit Over Her Social Media Posts

Sebla Küçük, who translated the speeches at the case of Halkbank Deputy General Director Hakan Atilla held in the US and shared them on social media, has been acquitted in the lawsuit filed due to her social media posts about the Operation Olive Branch.

23 November 2018

Parliamentary Inquiry by HDP MP Çelik About Missing EU Funds

Parliamentary Inquiry by HDP MP Çelik About Missing EU Funds

HDP Mardin MP Tuma Çelik has submitted a parliamentary inquiry to be responded by Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu and posed a series of questions regarding the missing 1.1-billion-Euro fund granted to Turkey by the European Union.

22 November 2018

324 Social Media Accounts Investigated in 1 Week

324 Social Media Accounts Investigated in 1 Week

Ministry of Interior has announced that 324 social media accounts have been investigated and legal action has been taken against 280 social media users in one week.

22 November 2018

Erdoğan: I Warn Our European Friends

Erdoğan: I Warn Our European Friends

Regarding ECtHR’s ruling on Demirtaş, President Erdoğan has said, “Wherever you go in Europe, supporters of the terrorist organization have a free hand while our citizens loving their country and nation are pestered. Where are you, ECtHR? Do you see it?”

21 November 2018