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US Pastor Brunson Released

US Pastor Brunson Released

The house arrest and international travel ban previously imposed on US Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson have been lifted. Brunson, who has been sentenced to 3 years, 1 month and 15 days in prison, has been released considering the time that he spent in prison.

12 October 2018

Case Files of 2 More Academics Combined

Case Files of 2 More Academics Combined

10 academics have had their hearings at two different courts. The İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court has combined the case files of Tuğba Yıldırım and Zeynep Yeşim Gökçe with the case files of other academics tried by the same court.

12 October 2018 Tansu Pişkin

Former Editor of Demokratik Modernite Magazine Öner Detained

Former Editor of Demokratik Modernite Magazine Öner Detained

Servet Öner, the former editor of the Demokratik Modernite magazine, has been taken into custody as part of the operation that was launched in Diyarbakır.

12 October 2018

Saturday Mothers/People on Justice Watch

Saturday Mothers/People on Justice Watch

Saturday Mothers/People have attended the Justice Watch and said, “We wish that they had heard us so that we would not sit at Galatasaray Square.”

11 October 2018

Journalist Seda Taşkın Sentenced to 7 Years, 6 Months in Prison

Journalist Seda Taşkın Sentenced to 7 Years, 6 Months in Prison

The Muş 2nd Heavy Penal Court has ruled that journalist Seda Taşkın shall be sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison.

11 October 2018

6 Academics Have Their Second Hearings

6 Academics Have Their Second Hearings

Prof. Dr. Naz Çavuşoğlu, research assistant Can Soylu, Prof. Dr. H.K.A. and retired Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy from İstanbul University and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Buket Türkmen and Dr. Lecturer Gülsün Güvenli from Galatasaray University have had their second hearings.

10 October 2018

Presiding Judge: We Value Right of Defense

Presiding Judge: We Value Right of Defense

The next hearing of 13 journalists, who have been tried for participating in the Editors-in-Chief on Watch campaign launched for the Özgür Gündem newspaper, which was closed as per a Statutory Decree, will be held on March 28, 2019.

10 October 2018

International Travel Ban of Eren Keskin Lifted

International Travel Ban of Eren Keskin Lifted

The tenth hearing in the main trial of Özgür Gündem newspaper, which was closed as per a Statutory Decree, has been held. While the court board has lifted the international travel ban of Eren Keskin, it has ruled that the arrest of Kemal Sancılı shall continue.

10 October 2018

Those Who Lost Their Lives in October 10 Massacre Commemorated

Those Who Lost Their Lives in October 10 Massacre Commemorated

Three years have passed since the Ankara Massacre on October 10, 2015, which claimed the lives of 103 people and injured more than 500 others. The police has not allowed the commemoration to be held in Ankara and battered one person. Upon the reaction of people, the police has permitted entrance to the site of commemoration.

10 October 2018

Vefa Kartal Ends Hunger Strike on 96th Day

Vefa Kartal Ends Hunger Strike on 96th Day

After his demand for being treated in a hospital has been accepted, ill prisoner Vefa Kartal has ended his hunger strike on its 96th day.

9 October 2018 Evrim Kepenek

Prosecutor’s Office Announces Opinion as to Accusations for 4 Academics After 30 Months

Prosecutor’s Office Announces Opinion as to Accusations for 4 Academics After 30 Months

The Prosecutor’s Office has announced its opinion as to the accusations regarding academics Mungan, Camcı, Kaya and Ersoy in their eighth hearing held 30 months after they were arrested. The office has demanded that the academics be penalized.

Attack in Hakkari: 1 Soldier Loses His Life

Attack in Hakkari: 1 Soldier Loses His Life

In an attack that was launched on the district of Çukurca in Hakkari from Zap region, one soldier has lost his life. One civilian and three soldiers have also been injured.

Report by Diyarbakır Bar on Sur

Report by Diyarbakır Bar on Sur

According to a report by Diyarbakır Bar Center for Child Rights, the youngsters some of whom were children at that time are still having psychological issues.

Files of 3 Academics Sent to Prosecutor’s Office for Opinion as to Accusations

Files of 3 Academics Sent to Prosecutor’s Office for Opinion as to Accusations

Six academics from Boğaziçi University have had their second hearings. Two academics have not attended the hearings. The case files of three academics have been sent to the Prosecutor’s Office for opinion as to the accusations.

8 October 2018 Tansu Pişkin

‘Social Media’ Investigation Against 263 People Over Last Week

‘Social Media’ Investigation Against 263 People Over Last Week

The Ministry of Interior has announced that 320 social media accounts have been investigated and legal action has been taken against 263 people over the last week.

Operation Against HDP in 6 Cities: 49 People Detained

Operation Against HDP in 6 Cities: 49 People Detained

49 people have been taken into custody in a simultaneous operation that was conducted in six cities. While the house of the family of Ethem Sarısülük, who was killed during Gezi resistance, has been raided, writer Temel Demirer has also been detained.

Prison Sentence of Journalist Güleş Upheld

Prison Sentence of Journalist Güleş Upheld

The 16th Penal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the prison sentence of 9 years, 4 months and 15 days given to journalist Mehmet Güleş, who was a reporter at Dicle News Agency, which was closed as per a Statutory Decree.

Curfew, Operation in Siirt

Curfew, Operation in Siirt

Curfew has been declared in 11 villages and neighborhoods in Turkey’s southeastern province of Siirt. An operation has been launched in the region after the curfew.

Presiding Judge Shows Attorney Door, Ends Hearing

Presiding Judge Shows Attorney Door, Ends Hearing

The court has presented opinion as to the accusations in the first hearing of Prof. Dr. Öktem-Tanör and issued an arrest warrant for Prof. Dr. Serdar Değirmencioğlu.

4 October 2018 Tansu Pişkin

International Travel Bans of Boğaziçi University Students Lifted

International Travel Bans of Boğaziçi University Students Lifted

30 students of Boğaziçi University, who have been charged with “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”, have had their second hearings. Their international travel bans have been lifted and requests for being exempted from hearings have been accepted.

3 October 2018 Tansu Pişkin

Curfew Declared for 332 Times in 3 Years

Curfew Declared for 332 Times in 3 Years

According to a report by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, curfew was declared for at least 332 times since August 16, 2015. Diyarbakır became the city with the greatest number of curfews declared with 190 curfews.

Rights Association: Hunger Strike Can End With Decision of Prison

Rights Association: Hunger Strike Can End With Decision of Prison

The Human Rights Association has released a statement about Vefa Kartal, who has been on a hunger strike in Tekirdağ Prison for 89 days. The association has stated that a simple decision of the prison administration can put an end to his hunger strike.

Birthday Messages from Columbia University to Osman Kavala

Birthday Messages from Columbia University to Osman Kavala

Kept in prison since November 1, 2017, business person and human rights activist Osman Kavala’s 61st birthday has been celebrated in Columbia, London and İstanbul.

Saturday Mothers/People Make Statement Under Police Blockade In 705th Week

Saturday Mothers/People Make Statement Under Police Blockade In 705th Week

The Saturday Mothers/People, who have been prevented from gathering at Galatasaray Square since the 700th week, have made their statement for the press under police blockade in their 705th week.

Banned Books of Avesta Publishing on Parliamentary Agenda

Banned Books of Avesta Publishing on Parliamentary Agenda

In the wake of the ban imposed on three books published by Avesta Publishing House, HDP Siirt MP Meral Danış-Beştaş has submitted a parliamentary inquiry and asked, “On what grounds do these books incite the public to enmity and hatred?”

27 September 2018

Suspended Prison Sentence for 2 Academics from Galatasaray University

Suspended Prison Sentence for 2 Academics from Galatasaray University

Academic Zübeyde Gaye Çankaya Eksen and Dr. Lecturer N.Ö. from Galatasaray University have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison at their fifth hearing. The prison sentences of the academics have been suspended.

26 September 2018 Tansu Pişkin

Armed Attack on Office of Attorney Heval Yıldız Karasu Protested

Armed Attack on Office of Attorney Heval Yıldız Karasu Protested

Lawyers and representatives of non-governmental organizations have staged a protest against the armed attack that was carried out against the office of attorney Heval Yıldız Karasu in Eskişehir.

26 September 2018

Can Dündar: I Will Ask Question to Erdoğan at Press Conference

Can Dündar: I Will Ask Question to Erdoğan at Press Conference

Journalist Can Dündar, who lives in Germany, has said that he will attend the joint press conference that will be held by Chancellor of Germany Merkel and President Erdoğan during his state visit and added that he will ask a question to Erdoğan.

26 September 2018

15-Month Suspended Prison Sentence for 2 Academics

15-Month Suspended Prison Sentence for 2 Academics

11 academics have had their hearings at five separate courts. Two academics from Boğaziçi University have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison. Their sentences have been suspended.

26 September 2018 Tansu Pişkin

‘Those Acting in Accordance with Current Political Power Betray Arts Itself’

‘Those Acting in Accordance with Current Political Power Betray Arts Itself’

“Considering this incentive, I can very well declare my intention - for my artistic sensitivity on the people’s pain is considered ‘terrorist organization propaganda’ in a rather ill-mannered way.”

25 September 2018 Ferhat Tunç

Child Hit by Armored Police Vehicle Nine Months Ago Loses His Life

Child Hit by Armored Police Vehicle Nine Months Ago Loses His Life

Five-year-old Onur Özalp, who was hit by an armored police vehicle while playing in front of his house in the district of İdil in Şırnak nine months ago, has lost his life. Özalp was living in his house, connected to a life support unit.

24 September 2018

Journalist from Austria Max Zirngast Arrested

Journalist from Austria Max Zirngast Arrested

Max Zirngast, a journalist from Austria, and Mithatcan Türetken and Hatice Göz, who are members of the Social Freedom Party Constituent Assembly, have been arrested.

21 September 2018