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Access blocks to 'Sedat Peker reports' about President Erdoğan's son-in-law's brother challanged
Access blocks to 'Sedat Peker reports' about President Erdoğan's son-in-law's brother challanged
Lawyers of Yeni Yaşam daily argued that access blocks brought upon Serhat Albayrak's complaint constitute violation of freedom of expression and press.
20 December 2022
'Operation Back to Life was a crime against humanity, but perpetrators are given impunity'
'Operation Back to Life was a crime against humanity, but perpetrators are given impunity'
Human Rights Association said in a statement 22 years after the operation, "No effective investigation was carried out about the perpetrators of the massacre or about those responsible for it, they were even protected, and promoted. Ali Suat Ertosun, the General Director of Prisons of the time was awarded the Order of Merit in 2004 for his role in this massacre."
19 December 2022
Documentary filmmaker Sibel Tekin arrested for 'filming police car'
Documentary filmmaker Sibel Tekin arrested for 'filming police car'
Colleagues are calling for immediate release of documentary Tekin, whom they describe as "the memory of Ankara."
19 December 2022
Police officer slaps HDP İstanbul head, journalist who filmed the incident detained
Police officer slaps HDP İstanbul head, journalist who filmed the incident detained
HDP members gathered to demand freedom for ill prisoners. Police dispersed the crowd.
19 December 2022
Journalists of Kurdish media outlets: Behind bars for 6 months without indictment
Journalists of Kurdish media outlets: Behind bars for 6 months without indictment
Journalists in Diyarbakır called for justice for their colleagues: "Our friends are taken hostage since June 16 and still there is no indictment prepared. This is because there is no crime and there is no accusation to be made."
16 December 2022
Money transfers of relatives to prisoners examined in investigation
Money transfers of relatives to prisoners examined in investigation
Recent police operation against relatives of prisoners resulted in twenty-six detentions. Sending money or clothes to prisoners is included among the issues investigated.
16 December 2022 Ayça Söylemez
After 23 years, family members can bury their brother killed in conflict
After 23 years, family members can bury their brother killed in conflict
Numan and Mustafa Gökalan, after 23 years, were finally able to get their hands on the remains of their brother, killed in 1999 and buried without informing the family.
16 December 2022
Journalist Sinan Aygül becomes first person to be arrested under 'disinformation law'
Journalist Sinan Aygül becomes first person to be arrested under 'disinformation law'
The journalist tweeted about an alleged case of child abuse involving a military officer. He later apologized for reacting rapidly to the allegations without knowing the details.
15 December 2022
Türkiye climbs on RSF Press Freedom Index while dropping in points
Türkiye climbs on RSF Press Freedom Index while dropping in points
The country holds 149th place and currently keeps 23 journalists in jail.
14 December 2022
HDP office vandalized in Ankara
HDP office vandalized in Ankara
There have been many similar attacks on this party district building in Ankara in the past with no result obtained from criminal complaints made.
14 December 2022
İHD Ankara co-chair acquitted of terror propaganda charges
İHD Ankara co-chair acquitted of terror propaganda charges
Kanat was standing trial accused of "propaganda of terrorist organization" based on activities of Human Rights Association.
9 December 2022 Ayça Onuralmış
Top appeals court overturns 'terror' conviction over yellow-red-green necklace
Top appeals court overturns 'terror' conviction over yellow-red-green necklace
A necklace he was wearing while participating in Saturday Mothers demonstration five years ago was grounds for allegations of terrorist propaganda against Yavuz Baki. The local court had associated the colors of the necklace with the PKK.
9 December 2022 Ayça Söylemez
Journalist faces online harassment after revealing alleged child marriage in Islamic group
Journalist faces online harassment after revealing alleged child marriage in Islamic group
Timur Soykan reported on a court case into the alleged marriage in the İsmailağa sect, a politically influential religious community.
9 December 2022
'Our children were healthy when arrested'
'Our children were healthy when arrested'
Families called out to courts again on 387th day of Justice Watch in Diyarbakır and in İzmir.
8 December 2022
'Our children were healthy when arrested'
'Our children were healthy when arrested'
Families gathered and spoke in Diyarbakır and in İzmir on Justice Watch for the 387th day.
8 December 2022
Seventy-three prisoners died in Türkiye's prisons in a year
Seventy-three prisoners died in Türkiye's prisons in a year
Thirty-nine of the deceased prisoners had illnesses and 34 of them killed themselves according to the authorities
2 December 2022
Zaman newspaper columnists sentenced to prison
Zaman newspaper columnists sentenced to prison
Four well-known columnists were retried after the Court of Cassation overturned a verdict against them in 2020.
30 November 2022
Journalist Nedim Türfent released after six and a half years in prison
Journalist Nedim Türfent released after six and a half years in prison
The journalist was arrested in 2016 and was eventually convicted of "terror" crimes.
29 November 2022
Young man shot dead by police in Taksim
Young man shot dead by police in Taksim
The 19-year-old Göktuğ Efe Yılmaz was shot dead by the police in Taksim, İstanbul, after a shootout.
28 November 2022
'A Look At the 20 Years of Media Freedom' report published
'A Look At the 20 Years of Media Freedom' report published
Assoc. Prof. Ulaş Karan has written an evaluation report titled "A Look At the 20 Years of Media Freedom" regarding the Media Monitoring Reports published by bianet/IPS Communication Foundation. The English version of the report has been published.
23 November 2022
Şebnem Korur-Fincancı: The truth makes us human
Şebnem Korur-Fincancı: The truth makes us human
"Both the prosecutor and the judge thought that there was a contradiction between me first 'establishing the facts' and then saying it should be investigated," says the head of the Turkish Medical Association, who was arrested after her comments about the chemical warfare allegations against Türkiye.
23 November 2022 Ayça Söylemez
Amnesty International says 'justice prevails' after top court ruling in Büyükada case
Amnesty International says 'justice prevails' after top court ruling in Büyükada case
"Today's ruling brings to an end a travesty of justice of spectacular proportions," said the group's secretary general.
22 November 2022
American Medical Association calls for action for Prof. Korur-Fincancı
American Medical Association calls for action for Prof. Korur-Fincancı
Korur-Fincancı, head of the Turkish Medical Association, was arrested after her comments about the chemical warfare allegations against Türkiye.
22 November 2022
Man sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment over massacre of Kurdish family
Man sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment over massacre of Kurdish family
Last year, Mehmet Altun stormed the Dedeoğulları family's house in the Meram district, and set fire to the house after shooting everyone inside.
18 November 2022
Diken news portal investigated over 'censorship' claims against AKP deputy
Diken news portal investigated over 'censorship' claims against AKP deputy
The broadcaster of the judicial year opening ceremony had stopped the broadcast while the head of the union of bars was speaking. The news portal claimed an AKP deputy was the "secret owner" of the company.
17 November 2022
Sixteen journalists imprisoned in Diyarbakır waiting for indictment for five months
Sixteen journalists imprisoned in Diyarbakır waiting for indictment for five months
According to Dicle Fırat Journalists Association Co-Chair Dicle Müftüoğlu, the preparation of the journalists' indictment is deliberately put on hold.
15 November 2022 Hikmet Adal
Türkiye's media laws under scrutiny after İstanbul bombing
Türkiye's media laws under scrutiny after İstanbul bombing
Ambiguous laws and their arbitrary implementation led to Sunday's broad restrictions on traditional and social media, according to critics.
15 November 2022
Criminal complaint over racist writing on school stairs
Criminal complaint over racist writing on school stairs
Bar Association of Şırnak filed a criminal complaint about writings on the stairs of a secondary school in Bursa, one of which says "Either speak Turkish or keep quiet!"
14 November 2022
Türkiye imposes strict restrictions on media coverage, social media following explosion
Türkiye imposes strict restrictions on media coverage, social media following explosion
The authorities have deployed several tools from imposing a broadcast ban to restricting the bandwidth of social media after the explosion that killed six people in İstanbul's popular tourist area of Taksim.
14 November 2022
Eighty years after Wealth Tax: 'Memories are silenced'
Eighty years after Wealth Tax: 'Memories are silenced'
Today 80 years after the Wealth Tax, academics Özgür Kaymak and Işıl Demirel describe what the non-Muslim minorities lived through: "The issues were pushed aside or locked away completely because they hurt."
11 November 2022 Ece Deniz
Campaign against compulsory religion classes
Campaign against compulsory religion classes
Freedom of Belief Initiative in Türkiye started a campaign where they say "our lesson is not religion, but religions and beliefs."
10 November 2022
Detained after saying bread 'basic food for stupid societies,' union head remanded in custody
Detained after saying bread 'basic food for stupid societies,' union head remanded in custody
Cihan Kolivar had said, "Bread is basic food for stupid societies. Our society eats bread and therefore they have such rulers for as long as 20 years."
10 November 2022
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