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Kurdish politician Ayşe Gökkan convicted of 'aiding a terror group'

Kurdish politician Ayşe Gökkan convicted of 'aiding a terror group'

The Court of Cassation previously overturned a 7-year 6-month prison sentence given to the imprisonmed politician due to "disproportionality."

DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven arrested

DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven arrested

Co-Chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and dismissed HDP MP Leyla Güven has been arrested in Diyarbakır. Güven was previously sentenced to 22 years, 3 months in prison as part of a “terror investigation” in the province.

22 December 2020

Court of appeal upholds CHP İstanbul Chair Kaftancıoğlu's nine-year prison sentence

Court of appeal upholds CHP İstanbul Chair Kaftancıoğlu's nine-year prison sentence

The main opposition party's provincial head for İstanbul was sentenced to 9 years and 8 months in prison for various offenses, including terrorist propaganda and insulting the president.

15 Years in Jail for 7 Speeches

15 Years in Jail for 7 Speeches

Former BDP Deputy Halis was handed a prison sentence of more than 15.5 years on charges of "membership in an illegal organization" and "propaganda" due to seven speeches he made during his election campaign and term as Member of Parliament.