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Motion for parliamentary inquiry into 1942 Wealth Tax on Jewish, Christian minorities
Motion for parliamentary inquiry into 1942 Wealth Tax on Jewish, Christian minorities
MP Paylan has said Turkey must confront its past by determining and compensating the losses caused by the tax on Christians and Jews.
12 November 2021
Solidarity with Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, who faces an investigation over his novel
Solidarity with Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, who faces an investigation over his novel
The Yapı Kredi Publishing House and Turkish Publishers Association have released statements about Nobel-winning writer Orhan Pamuk, who is investigated again for “insulting Atatürk and the flag of Turkey” with his novel “Nights of Plague”.
12 November 2021
Minister welcomes '16-fold increase in the number of children staying with foster families'
Minister welcomes '16-fold increase in the number of children staying with foster families'
“While the number of children staying with foster families was 515 in 2002, this number increased to 8,242 as of September 2021,” says Minister of Family and Social Services Yanık, defining this “result” as “the joy and achievement of us all."
11 November 2021
Academic released from arrest after 'long live Kurdistan' post
Academic released from arrest after 'long live Kurdistan' post
Hifzullah Kutum has been suspended from his post and is facing "propaganda" charges because of a social media post.
10 November 2021
'Authorities try to deport the ones exposed to violations of rights'
'Authorities try to deport the ones exposed to violations of rights'
Speaking about the detention of CHP members distributing the party's leaflets, Üsterci says, "It is very important in terms of showing how narrow the public/political space in the country is and the extent the ruling power's tutelage over politics has reached."
10 November 2021
Police intercept women visiting Şenyaşar family in support
Police intercept women visiting Şenyaşar family in support
Women from Mardin, Şırnak, Van, Hakkari, Diyarbakır, Batman and İstanbul wanted to visit the spot where the Şenyaşar family have been keeping a justice watch for their killed and arrested family members. Their visit was prevented by the police.
9 November 2021
Food in Turkey’s prisons: Rice, pasta, canned food
Food in Turkey’s prisons: Rice, pasta, canned food
The report of the Civil Society in the Penal System Association shows that wardens wear the same gloves while searching prisoners' beds, personal belongings and garbage.
8 November 2021
‘1,605 ill prisoners behind bars in Turkey, 604 seriously ill’
‘1,605 ill prisoners behind bars in Turkey, 604 seriously ill’
Held in Bolu Type F Prison, Yıldırım Demir is one of the 1,605 ill prisoners across Turkey. The Human Rights Association has underlined that he must be fully provided with medical examination and treatment and taken to doctors’ appointments.
8 November 2021
Author Erdal Yıldırım given prison sentence for 'terror propaganda'
Author Erdal Yıldırım given prison sentence for 'terror propaganda'
Yıldırım’s tweets about the Kobanî battle in Syria and a revolutionary have been deemed “terror propaganda.”
5 November 2021
Osman Kavala: The EU should continue dialogue with Turkey
Osman Kavala: The EU should continue dialogue with Turkey
“If the infringement procedures begin and the cost of not complying with the ECtHR decision weighs heavier than the benefits of keeping me in prison, I could be released before the elections,” says Kavala in an interview with Germany’s Der Spiegel.
3 November 2021
Osman Kavala’s fourth year in prison
Osman Kavala’s fourth year in prison
Osman Kavala has sent a message from Silivri Prison: “After losing four years of my life, the only aspect I can find solace in is the possibility that the process I experienced could contribute to confronting the crucial problems in the judiciary of Turkey.”
2 November 2021
Selahattin Demirtaş: Edirne Prison is rocked by protests, do you hear?
Selahattin Demirtaş: Edirne Prison is rocked by protests, do you hear?
Jailed politician Demirtaş says that the restrictions on family and attorney visitations due to the pandemic are still in place in prisons: “Edirne Prison has been rocked by protest slogans for the past 20 days. Do you hear?”
2 November 2021
Disappeared Chaldean couple: Suspect released for second time
Disappeared Chaldean couple: Suspect released for second time
Apro Diril, a relative of the Diril couple, was remanded in custody twice.
1 November 2021
Police detain citizen who told İYİ Party Chair Akşener ‘Kurdistan is denied’
Police detain citizen who told İYİ Party Chair Akşener ‘Kurdistan is denied’
During İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener’s visit to Turkey’s Siirt province, Cemil Taşkesen told her, “The place where you are now is Kurdistan, but Kurdistan is unfortunately denied at the Parliament.” He is now investigated for “terror propaganda.”
29 October 2021
Report on central Anatolian prisons: Cases of torture on the increase
Report on central Anatolian prisons: Cases of torture on the increase
The Human Rights Association (İHD) Ankara Branch has shared the findings of its third quarterly report on violations of rights in prisons in central Anatolia.
29 October 2021
State of Emergency Commission’s first decision on a Peace Academic: Rejection
State of Emergency Commission’s first decision on a Peace Academic: Rejection
Discharged from Ankara University by a Statutory Decree for having signed the declaration “We will not be a party to this crime”, Nail Dertli’s application has been rejected by the State of Emergency Commission.
29 October 2021
Turkey's first Armenian sub-governor expected to take office
Turkey's first Armenian sub-governor expected to take office
Berk Acar passed all the exams to become a sub-governor.
28 October 2021
NGOs protest 1,800-day demonstration ban in Van province
NGOs protest 1,800-day demonstration ban in Van province
A group of non-governmental organizations including bar associations and medical chambers have released a joint statement and protested the ban on events and demonstrations that has been in effect in Turkey’s eastern province of Van for 1,800 days.
28 October 2021
‘Pandemic restrictions’ still in place in prisons
‘Pandemic restrictions’ still in place in prisons
The Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch has released its third quarterly report on violations of rights in Marmara prisons: “Inadequate nutrition further undermines the health of ill prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
27 October 2021
‘3 people massacred in a hospital, no court case filed for 3 years’
‘3 people massacred in a hospital, no court case filed for 3 years’
On the 232nd day of their justice watch, the Şenyaşar family once again demanded justice for their three family members killed by the relatives and guards of a ruling AKP MP in Urfa: “The ruling party is losing as long as it protects this MP.”
26 October 2021
Terror propaganda, insulting president most common charges in 'silencing criticism'
Terror propaganda, insulting president most common charges in 'silencing criticism'
The Human Right Foundation of Turkey has documented the violations of freedom of expression between 2015 and 2019.
26 October 2021
Doctor allegedly threatens ill prisoner: ‘You will fall into my hands’
Doctor allegedly threatens ill prisoner: ‘You will fall into my hands’
HDP MP Meral Danış Beştaş has requested that the Parliamentary Human Rights Investigation Commission investigate the incident where Erdal Emeç, an ill prisoner held in Giresun Espiye Prison, was threatened and insulted by a physician.
26 October 2021
45 students detained at Boğaziçi University
45 students detained at Boğaziçi University
The tent where the students of Boğaziçi University have been holding a vigil in protest against the appointed rectors has been removed upon the instruction of the Rectorate. Police have entered the campus, taking 45 students into custody.
22 October 2021
Journalist Fırat Fıstık investigated over report on Boğaziçi University rector
Journalist Fırat Fıstık investigated over report on Boğaziçi University rector
The report documented that the rector identified the students who protested against him and filed a criminal complaint against them, which resulted in the arrest of two students.
22 October 2021
University students protest security guards’ violence
University students protest security guards’ violence
The students of İstanbul Technical University have protested the private security guards who intervened against the students keeping a watch at their campus to protest the lack of vacancies in dormitories: “We are insistent on our demands.”
22 October 2021
Run over by an armored vehicle, 5-year-old child severely wounded
Run over by an armored vehicle, 5-year-old child severely wounded
An armored vehicle ran over and severely wounded a 5-year-old child in Urfa in southeast Turkey. The family has said that the child has been referred to a hospital in the city center and is still in a life-threatening condition.
21 October 2021
Five journalists acquitted in 'trustee protests' case in Mardin
Five journalists acquitted in 'trustee protests' case in Mardin
As people were protesting the dismissal of the elected mayor, five journalists following the events had been detained and filed a criminal case against.
20 October 2021
Dilek Doğan’s family to appeal to the ECtHR
Dilek Doğan’s family to appeal to the ECtHR
Killed in a police raid on her house six years ago, Dilek Doğan’s mother Aysel Doğan has criticized the fact that the police officer Y.M. will serve only 45 days behind bars if the Court of Cassation upholds the ruling of the local court.
18 October 2021
Thirty union confederation members acquitted of 'terrorism' charges after 12 years of trials
Thirty union confederation members acquitted of 'terrorism' charges after 12 years of trials
The case was retried after the Constitutional Court ruled that demonstrations and meetings that the defendants attended could not be cited as a reason for membership of a terrorist organization.
15 October 2021
'No case would be filed had he called Bahçeli "demented" instead of dotard'
'No case would be filed had he called Bahçeli "demented" instead of dotard'
A social media user was fined for calling the MHP leader a "dotard." A hearing was held today after the defendant appealed the decision.
15 October 2021 Ayça Söylemez
Journalist Sinan Aygül fined 16,660 lira for 'terror propaganda'
Journalist Sinan Aygül fined 16,660 lira for 'terror propaganda'
The journalist was previously given a deferred prison sentence. A court has fined him violating the conditions of deferral.
15 October 2021
Protesting teacher asked about her photo with imprisoned lawyer
Protesting teacher asked about her photo with imprisoned lawyer
Dismissed from public service in 2017, teacher Nursel Tanrıverdi has been protesting to be reinstated. She has been detained many times since then.
15 October 2021 Ayça Söylemez
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