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Children’s rights organizations demand withdrawal of NGO bill

Children’s rights organizations demand withdrawal of NGO bill

Children’s rights organizations have released a statement about a recently passed bill that will pave the way for intervention in civil society activities: “Keep your hands off children’s rights groups: We are enraged, concerned, but determined.”

30 December 2020

Prosecutor objects to defendant’s release in ‘Leyla Aydemir murder’ case

Prosecutor objects to defendant’s release in ‘Leyla Aydemir murder’ case

Sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment over the death of Leyla Aydemir (4), the arrested defendant has been given a ruling of release. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has appealed against the ruling, noting that it is against due process and the law.

23 December 2020

A child accidentally killed himself with a gun he found at home

A child accidentally killed himself with a gun he found at home

Beytullah Sakin, the 13-year-old son of a village head in Turkey’s eastern province of Elazığ, has lost his life after he was shot by a bullet fired from his father’s gun. It is alleged that the child accidentally killed himself.

14 December 2020

Father sentenced to prison over his son’s shooting of school principal

Father sentenced to prison over his son’s shooting of school principal

Defining U.Y. and İ.P. as “children pushed into crime,” the court board has ruled that they shall be sentenced to 23 years, 1 month, 10 days and 22 years in prison respectively. U.Y.'s father has also been sentenced to 20 years, 4 months for “aiding the murder.”

8 December 2020

Tortured by police, 3 children face up to 26 years in prison

Tortured by police, 3 children face up to 26 years in prison

Subjected to torture at a police station, three children aged between 13 and 17 now face a lawsuit while there has been no progress in the investigation launched against the police officers who allegedly tortured the children.

23 November 2020

'Nearly 60,000 children abused in Turkey in three years'

WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY

'Nearly 60,000 children abused in Turkey in three years'

MP Tanrıkulu has shared statistics about children's rights in the country.

20 November 2020

Man sentenced to prison over systematic child abuse

Man sentenced to prison over systematic child abuse

Last year, Emre Yıldır filed a criminal complaint against his relative Vedat T., who had sexually abused him for 9 years. Afterwards, he committed suicide in April 2019. Vedat T. has been sentenced to 26 years in prison.

17 November 2020

Directorate of Education: Contact the school, School: There is nothing we can do

EDUCATION AMID POVERTY AND PANDEMIC

Directorate of Education: Contact the school, School: There is nothing we can do

16-year-old Yasin had to migrate from İstanbul to Antep with his mother. Laid off during the pandemic, his father is still unemployed. As Yasin and his brother do not have Internet or a computer, they cannot attend their online classes.

22 October 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

14-year-old Syrian child worker stabbed to death

14-year-old Syrian child worker stabbed to death

Child worker Vail el-Mansur was stabbed to death by his peers from his neighborhood while he was on his way to work in Konya province.

22 October 2020

Child labor in Turkey: Second death in 3 days

Child labor in Turkey: Second death in 3 days

After a child worker lost his life in an irrigation pond on Monday, Gamza Kakız (13), a seasonal agricultural worker from Urfa, has drowned in a river in Eskişehir.

16 October 2020

An academy of children’s rights in Diyarbakır

An academy of children’s rights in Diyarbakır

“Even though armed conflicts ended, they have left behind a series of issues that need to be tackled such as severe trauma, poverty, dropping out of school, unemployment and impunity,” says Yalçın from the Colorful Hopes Association in Diyarbakır.

14 October 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

12-year-old child worker loses his life in irrigation pond

12-year-old child worker loses his life in irrigation pond

A 12-year-old child working as a shepherd in Antep has lost his life after going in an irrigation pond to take his stick that fell into water.

12 October 2020

Child found chained in a burning house placed under protection

Child found chained in a burning house placed under protection

A 10-year-old child who was found chained in a burning house in Bursa has been placed under protection by the Child Protection First Response and Evaluation Unit (ÇOKİM) affiliated with the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services.

Children’s rights in Turkey: 79 percent of children work, child abuse is hidden

Children’s rights in Turkey: 79 percent of children work, child abuse is hidden

In a statement to mark the International Children’s Day, CHP's Tanrıkulu has noted that access is blocked to Justice Ministry’s data on sexual abuse in 2002-2017. 39 children died in occupational homicides in the first 8 months of 2020, he has added.

Paternal uncle given aggravated life sentence over killing of 4-year-old Leyla

Paternal uncle given aggravated life sentence over killing of 4-year-old Leyla

The court has announced its ruling regarding the death of 4-year-old Leyla in Turkey's eastern province of Ağrı. Yusuf Aydemir, the paternal uncle of the girl, has been sentenced to aggravated live imprisonment.

One child worker dies, two others injured on the same day

One child worker dies, two others injured on the same day

15-year-old seasonal agricultural worker Ayşe Daş has lost her life in Urfa after a minibus rolled over. In Maraş province, two child workers have been hospitalized as they were affected by the smell of an insulating material.

23 September 2020

Man sentenced to pay record-high damages for throwing chemical in child’s face

Man sentenced to pay record-high damages for throwing chemical in child’s face

The İstanbul Anatolian 4th Civil Court of First Instance has ruled that defendant Cihan Araçman shall pay 5 million 330 thousand lira in pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages for throwing a chemical substance in a 3-year-old child's face.

16 September 2020

Child worker shot to death by his friend in an alleged accident

Child worker shot to death by his friend in an alleged accident

Working in a car wash in Adana, child worker H.S. found a gun in his workplace. While he was playing with it, the gun went off and shot U.A., another child worker, in the head. U.A. has lost his life in hospital.

2 September 2020

The author of children’s book with a rape scene arrested

The author of children’s book with a rape scene arrested

An investigation was previously launched against writer Musa Dinç by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office of Didim in Aydın province.

Publisher apologizes for sexual assault scene in children’s book: ‘It was by mistake’

Publisher apologizes for sexual assault scene in children’s book: ‘It was by mistake’

Releasing a statement about the book which also has remarks legitimizing rape, the publishing house has said, “It is a publication which is outside our line of publication and was published by mistake and it was withdrawn from sale afterwards.”

‘Social experiment’ video violates children’s rights, says Diyarbakır Bar

‘Social experiment’ video violates children’s rights, says Diyarbakır Bar

The Children’s Rights Center of Diyarbakır Bar Association has released a statement about a video featuring two YouTubers who said that "they were hungry" and asked for help from child workers in Diyarbakır in the name of a “social experiment.”

‘Eight children died in Syria’s Al Hol camp in less than a week’

‘Eight children died in Syria’s Al Hol camp in less than a week’

UNICEF has raised concerns that eight children under the age of five died in the Al Hol refugee and displacement camp in northeastern Syria in less than a week.

Why do babies die in Antep?

Why do babies die in Antep?

Gaziantep Family Medicine Association Chair Dr. Doğan Eroğulları underlines that the major reason behind infant mortality is premature labor, which is itself caused by pregnancies under the age of 18.

24 July 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

‘Even if baby leaves prison for treatment, she will be quarantined when she returns’

‘Even if baby leaves prison for treatment, she will be quarantined when she returns’

The court has rejected the objection to the arrest of Eylem Oyunlu, who is imprisoned with her two babies. Her attorney and 25 organizations have made statements about the judicial process and the babies, who are both suffering from illnesses.

‘Why didn’t you investigate the sexual abuse of student?’

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY HDP

‘Why didn’t you investigate the sexual abuse of student?’

After she realized that a high school student was sexually abused, a teacher made efforts to ensure that a legal action would be taken against the abusers, but she has been suspended from duty. The incident has been brought into Parliamentary agenda.

I am Hamza Ajan, I am a refugee

PENNED BY CEVDET ACU

I am Hamza Ajan, I am a refugee

Dear Hamza, I hope that there is a place as it has always been told me, and I hope that you are there now. We couldn't protect you; we couldn't provide you a space where you could live in peace in Turkey. This will always be remembered as our shame.

20 July 2020 Cevdet Acu

Prosecutor's office dismisses investigation into 11-year-old Rabia Naz's suspicious death

Prosecutor's office dismisses investigation into 11-year-old Rabia Naz's suspicious death

Rabia Naz Vatan's father has been striving to solve the death of his daughter since April 2018.

Case of child deemed ‘member of a terrorist organization’ taken to Constitutional Court

Case of child deemed ‘member of a terrorist organization’ taken to Constitutional Court

An appeal has been filed at the Constitutional Court against the decision of non-prosecution given for the death of 13-year-old Elarslan, who was considered the “member of a terrorist organization” based on an anonymous witness statement.

1-month-old baby and 2-year-old child behind bars for 20 days

1-month-old baby and 2-year-old child behind bars for 20 days

Arrested by the Lice Penal Judgeship of Peace on June 17, Eylem O. was sent to Diyarbakır Women’s Closed Prison with her 10-day-old baby and 2-year-old child.

‘Anti-Terror Law cannot be used in murder of children’

‘Anti-Terror Law cannot be used in murder of children’

In the investigation launched into the death of a 13-year-old girl in Kurdish-majority Şırnak province during the period of curfews, the prosecutor’s office has concluded that “she was the member of an organization” and given a decision of non-prosecution.

'They put my 10-day-old baby in prison, she doesn't even have a name and ID yet'

'They put my 10-day-old baby in prison, she doesn't even have a name and ID yet'

Eylem Oyunlu has been remanded in custody with her 10-day-old and two-year-old children as part of a "terror" investigation.

26 June 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

‘Numbers left in the dark need to be visible to understand the dimension of child abuse’

‘Numbers left in the dark need to be visible to understand the dimension of child abuse’

Having penned a book on child abuse and forensic interview with the child, Assoc. Prof. Ziyalar says, “Child abuse is not an issue that can be overcome solely by the good will, compassion and care of an ordinary person.”

24 June 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

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