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Letter from arrested journalist Murat Ağırel
Ahead of his hearing tomorrow, columnist Murat Ağırel has sent a letter from Silivri Prison in İstanbul: “Let alone pieces of evidence, there is not a single piece of evidence. How can I spoil something that does not exist?"
8 September 2020
16 NGOs file a lawsuit, request shutdown of 37 thermal plants
16 non-governmental organizations have appealed to the Council of State and requested that the President shut down 37 thermal power plants in Turkey.
8 September 2020
Turkey to extradite Iranian women's rights activist Mariam Shariatmadari
Shariatmadari has been seeking refuge in Turkey after she was convicted in her country for violating the compulsory headscarf law.
8 September 2020
Joint call by rights organizations: ‘Release Osman Kavala’
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project urge Turkey to comply with the Council of Europe order and release businessperson and rights defender Kavala.
8 September 2020
Detained over attack on Kurdish workers, two people released
Taken into custody for attacking the Kurdish agricultural workers who went from Mardin to Sakarya to harvest hazelnuts, two suspects have been released on probation.
8 September 2020
Saudi Arabia convicts eight over Khashoggi murder
UN human rights investigator Agnes Callamard verdict on the 2018 murder "parody of justice," which spared "high-level" plotters.
8 September 2020
‘Public tenders won by pro-government companies exceed Turkey's 2020 budget’
Main opposition CHP MP Başarır has said, “The total price of public tenders won by Makyol, Kalyon, Cengiz Construction, Limak and Kolin companies is 150 billion dollars.”
8 September 2020
Erdoğan announces new coronavirus measures amid recent surge
President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced that pre-school and first grade primary school students will attend school based on their families' choice.
8 September 2020
Reina case: One defendant sentenced to life imprisonment aggravated for 40 times
In the final hearing of the attack on Reina nightclub, Masharipov has been given a life sentence aggravated for 40 times on charges of “attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order” and “deliberate killing” and to 1,368 years in prison on other charges.
8 September 2020
‘At this rate, Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll may hit 20 thousand,’ warns union
Referring to Health Minister’s estimates, the Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union (SES) notes that the number of deaths is expected to be around 444 thousand in 2020 and any figure higher than this will show how many people died of COVID-19.
8 September 2020
‘Highest number of daily COVID-19 cases is reported in Ankara,’ says Health Minister
The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 6,730 and the total number of cases to 281,509. 57 people have died of the virus and 1,703 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.
7 September 2020
Mother and sister of missing Gülistan Doku released from detention
Detained by riot police officers during their sit-in protest for missing university student Gülistan Doku in Dersim, mother Bedriye Doku and sister Aygül Doku have been released.
7 September 2020
Ruken Tuncel
‘The moment when they attacked us still haunts me’
Tuğba Demir, one of the Kurdish agricultural workers attacked by villagers and land owners in Sakarya, has spoken to bianet: “I used to want to be a teacher before, now I want to be a lawyer. No one should forget this incident.”
7 September 2020
Evrim Kepenek
‘I will sit in this square until my daughter is found’
Bedriye Doku, the mother of missing Gülistan Doku, has spoken to bianet: “I want to meet the President and want the chief suspect to be arrested. I want my daughter to be found.”
7 September 2020
Ruken Tuncel
‘She has very simple demands, she demands her rights’
Prison administration did not process death fasting prisoner Akman’s request for transfer to another prison. When her attorneys applied with the same request, it was also rejected as “the person herself must apply.” Akman is now in hospital.
7 September 2020
Ayça Söylemez
Foreign Minister of France warns Turkey of sanctions over Eastern Mediterranean
Noting that the main issue on the agenda of EU leaders’ summit will be Eastern Mediterranean, France’s Foreign Minister Le Drian has accused Erdoğan of “creating an Islamic national atmosphere to conceal the reality of the economic situation in Turkey.”
7 September 2020
Court blocks access to news on seizure of İstanbul Municipality’s non-seizable loan
An access block has been imposed on the news regarding the Met-Gün Construction company’s seizure of the non-seizable loan received by the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality from abroad to finance its subway project.
7 September 2020
‘If there is an independent judiciary in Turkey, why are we behind bars?’
Main opposition CHP MP Çakırözer, also a former journalist himself, visited Odatv Ankara Representative Müyesser Yıldız in Sincan Prison in Ankara. He has addressed the reporters following his meeting with Yıldız.
7 September 2020
‘65 years have passed since September 6-7 pogrom, no apologies offered’
In a statement about September 6-7 pogrom, the HDP has called on the authorities “to face this shame, identify the perpetrators and compensate the material and immaterial losses of the aggrieved people or their families.”
7 September 2020
‘While justice was "on vacation”, violence took center stage’
From the report of Press in Arrest: “Trials were suspended in August due to the judiciary recess; however, attempts to bring journalists into line continued under violent forms. At least 15 journalists were subjected to psychological and physical violence.”
7 September 2020
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‘You met Turkey’s President who didn’t implement ECtHR judgements’
Addressing a message to ECtHR President Spano, jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş's wife Başak Demirtaş said, “I have no doubt you had a chance to learn the position of the government. I would be glad to inform you about our position.”
7 September 2020
COVID-19 in Turkey: The number of seriously ill patients still on the increase
The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 6,673 and the total number of cases to 279,806. 53 people have died of the virus and 1,578 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.
7 September 2020
First pandemic hospital of Turkey handed over to Presidency of Religious Affairs
Established in 1924 in Princes’ Islands in İstanbul, the closed Heybeliada (Halki) Sanatorium and its 200-decare land have been handed over to the Presidency of Religious Affairs to be used as an “Islamic Education Center.”
7 September 2020
Arrested over child abuse, Islamic cult leader faces up to 55 years in prison
The indictment accepted by the court demands 15 years to 40 years, 1 month, 15 days in prison for “repeated sexual abuse of children” and 3 years to 15 years in prison for “deprivation of liberty for sexual purposes towards the child."
7 September 2020
KRG's Barzani meets Erdoğan, Foreign Minister in Ankara
After his meeting with France's Macron and Iraqi leaders, Barzani arrived in Ankara.
4 September 2020
Parliamentary Speaker announces support for reintroduction of death penalty
Şentop has supported MHP Chair's Bahçeli's call for the death penalty "for a limited number of crimes."
4 September 2020
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‘Demand for Osman Kavala’s release has grown louder’
Shortly after the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has called on Turkey to implement the ECtHR ruling on Osman Kavala, Amnesty International has released a statement emphasizing that “the demand for his release is growing louder.’
4 September 2020
Kurdish politician Mehmet Sincar commemorated on 27th anniversary of his assassination
The lawmaker was killed during a visit to the Kurdish-majority southeastern region to examine political assassinations.
4 September 2020
‘ECtHR President gave Constitutional Court the message of “Implement my rulings”’
Amid ECtHR President’s visit to Turkey and criticisms about his meeting with government officials, former ECtHR Judge Rıza Türmen has spoken to bianet: “ECtHR President has given the Constitutional Court the message of ‘Implement my ruling’.”
4 September 2020
Nazan Özcan
Greece will only start talks with Turkey if it stops gas exploration activities, says PM
Mitsotakis' remarks came after the NATO chief said yesterday that Athens and Ankara agreed to enter into talks for deconfliction.
4 September 2020
Lawyer Aytaç Ünsal ends death fast, accepts treatment
After the Court of Cassation handed down its ruling, lawyer Aytaç Ünsal has ended his death fast and accepted medical treatment by independent physicians.
4 September 2020
Ayça Söylemez
Report: Number of registered farmers in Turkey decreased by 102,000 in a year
The number of public employees increased by 62,000 while women's employment decreased in the same period, according to a report by the TEPAV.
4 September 2020
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