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Saturday Mothers

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2019 PEN Duygu Asena Award Goes to Saturday Mothers
2019 PEN Duygu Asena Award Goes to Saturday Mothers
The PEN Turkey Writers' Association has said, "We thought that it would be very meaningful to give the award to the Saturday Mothers, who became prominent as a women's resistance."
26 February 2019
First Protest of 2019 by Saturday Mothers/People
First Protest of 2019 by Saturday Mothers/People
Saturday Mothers/People, whose sit-in protests at Galatasaray Square have been prevented by the police since the 700th week, have come together at the square on the first day of 2019 and laid carnations on the ‘banned’ square.
2 January 2019
“We Want Justice for Our Lawyers and Galatasaray”
SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE
“We Want Justice for Our Lawyers and Galatasaray”
Saturday Mothers/People, who have again been prevented from gathering at Galatasaray Square in the 714th week, have met in front of Human Rights Association’s İstanbul Branch office and asked the fates of Şevket Epözdemir and Tahir Elçi.
3 December 2018
Statement Under Police Blockade in 711th Week
SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE
Statement Under Police Blockade in 711th Week
Saturday Mothers/People, whose silent sit-in protests at Galatasaray Square have been prevented since the 700th week, have made their statement for the press in front of Human Rights Association’s building in Beyoğlu in the 711th week.
12 November 2018 Evrim Kepenek
Saturday Mothers/People: Deceased Body of Khashoggi Should Be Given to His Family
Saturday Mothers/People: Deceased Body of Khashoggi Should Be Given to His Family
It has been a month since journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. Saturday Mothers/People and Human Rights Association have made a call to the authorities to find the deceased body of Khashoggi and deliver it to his loved ones.
2 November 2018
709th Week: We Will Not Give up on Galatasaray
SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE
709th Week: We Will Not Give up on Galatasaray
Being prevented from gathering at Galatasaray Square since the 700th week, Saturday Mothers/People have asked the fate of Hüseyin Toraman, who disappeared in custody in 1991, in front of Human Rights Association’s building in Beyoğlu in the 709th week.
29 October 2018 Evrim Kepenek
Saturday Mothers/People Prevented from Gathering at Galatasaray Square Again
Saturday Mothers/People Prevented from Gathering at Galatasaray Square Again
Saturday Mothers/People, who have not been allowed to gather at Galatasaray Square, have asked the fates of Yurtseven, Özeken and Sarıtaş, who disappeared while in custody 23 years ago, in front of Human Rights Association’s building in Beyoğlu.
15 October 2018
Saturday Mothers/People on Justice Watch
Saturday Mothers/People on Justice Watch
Saturday Mothers/People have attended the Justice Watch and said, “We wish that they had heard us so that we would not sit at Galatasaray Square.”
11 October 2018
Saturday Mothers/People Make Statement Under Police Blockade In 705th Week
Saturday Mothers/People Make Statement Under Police Blockade In 705th Week
The Saturday Mothers/People, who have been prevented from gathering at Galatasaray Square since the 700th week, have made their statement for the press under police blockade in their 705th week.
1 October 2018
Police Attack Saturday Mothers with Plastic Bullet
SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE 700TH WEEK
Police Attack Saturday Mothers with Plastic Bullet
Police attacked rights defenders, MPs and Saturday Mothers, who gathered for 700th time with pepper gas and plastice bullets upon Ministry of Interior's order.
27 August 2018 Haluk Kalafat,Beyza Kural,Hikmet Adal,Pınar Tarcan
Saturday Mothers Call People to Galatasaray: #FindMeMother
Saturday Mothers Call People to Galatasaray: #FindMeMother
Rallying for their relatives and acquaintances who were disappeared in custody, Saturday Mothers have made a call on Twitter for 700th week of their protest: #FindMeMother
24 August 2018
Saturday Mother Morsümbül Loses Her Life
Saturday Mother Morsümbül Loses Her Life
Of the Saturday Mothers, Hüseyin Morsümbül’s mother Fatma Morsümbül has lost her life.
27 December 2016
Berfo Kırbayır Marked with Her Letter
Berfo Kırbayır Marked with Her Letter
Berfo Kırbayır who lost her life after looking for her son for 33 years has been commemorated at the park named after her within the scope of Disappearance in Custody Week. In the commemoration, her letter “What kind of justice this is” written by Kırbayır in address to the Minister of Justice was read.
17 May 2016
Lost for 21 Years, His Grave’s Dug Now
Lost for 21 Years, His Grave’s Dug Now
Detained after his village was burnt, İbrahim Kartay’s grave will be dug after 21 years.
3 June 2015
20-year-old Struggle for Justice in Galatasaray Square
20-year-old Struggle for Justice in Galatasaray Square
Saturday Mothers/People repeated their demands for justice in Galatasaray Square and declared to the public: “Don’t forget, only justice heals.”
28 May 2015
Kiraz Şahin, A Saturday People Member, Dies at 45
Kiraz Şahin, A Saturday People Member, Dies at 45
Kiraz Şahin, the wife of İsmail Şahin who was lost in 1996, lost her life last night. She was 45.
27 February 2015
Poetry Book Dedicated to Turkey’s Disappeared People
Poetry Book Dedicated to Turkey’s Disappeared People
Writers Union of Turkey and Human Rights Association promoted a poetry book that was compiled from 59 poets’ works dedicated on the 500th gathering of Saturday Mothers/People.
3 November 2014 Elif Akgül
Scholars For Peace in Solidarity With Saturday Mothers
Scholars For Peace in Solidarity With Saturday Mothers
Scholars For Peace, a group of academicians dedicated to the resolution of Turkey’s Kurdish problem, released a statement calling all their colleagues to be in solidarity with the Saturday Mothers of Turkey for their sit-in week 500.
23 October 2014
Artists Call For Saturday Mothers/People Week 500
Artists Call For Saturday Mothers/People Week 500
37 individuals including artists and authors made a public appeal to meet at down Istanbul on October 25 for the 500 week of Saturday Mothers/People of Turkey meeting.
21 October 2014 Beyza Kural
"We don't Celebrate Mother's Day"
SATURDAY MOTHERS / PEOPLE
"We don't Celebrate Mother's Day"
On their 434th gathering, the Saturday Mothers of Turkey commemorated Kazım and Halil Alpsoy who disappeared under police detention in 1994.
13 May 2013 Nilay Vardar
Saturday Mothers Commemorate Armenian Intellectuals of 1915
SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE
Saturday Mothers Commemorate Armenian Intellectuals of 1915
Saturday Mothers of Turkey, a group that has been gathering since 1995 to seek information on their sons who disappeared under police detention, commemorated 220 Armenian intellectuals detained and vanished by the order of Ottoman officials in 1915.
29 April 2013 Barış Mumyakmaz
WEEK 414: Saturday Mothers Commemorate Cüneyt Aydınlar
SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE
WEEK 414: Saturday Mothers Commemorate Cüneyt Aydınlar
Saturday mothers of Turkey, a group that has been gathering since 1995 to demand information on their beloved ones disappeared in 1990s, commemorated Cüneyt Aydınlar this weekend.
4 March 2013 Nilay Vardar
WEEK 412: Saturday Mothers Commemorate Their Beloved Ones
SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE
WEEK 412: Saturday Mothers Commemorate Their Beloved Ones
Saturday mothers of Turkey, a group that has been gathering since 1995 to demand information on their beloved ones disappeared in 1990s, commemorated Rıdvan Karakoç this weekend.
18 February 2013 Duygu Koçoğlu
Saturday Mothers Call for Week 400
SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE
Saturday Mothers Call for Week 400
Saturday mothers of Turkey, a group that has been gathering since 1995 to demand information on their beloved ones disappeared in 1990s, called for solidarity on their 400th gathering in Istanbul.
23 November 2012
“The Murders Are No More Unidentified”
SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE
“The Murders Are No More Unidentified”
In the 371st gathering, the Saturday Mothers/People staged a sit in for university students Hüsamettin Yaman and Soner Gül who were lost in custody 20 years ago.
7 May 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
They sat in for Armenian Intellectuals and the Children
SATURDAY MOTHERS
They sat in for Armenian Intellectuals and the Children
Saturday mothers staged a sit in for the children and Armenian intellectuals disappeared in custody earlier on April 23rd Children's Day and April 24th, the anniversary of the disappearance of Armenian intellectuals on April 21, Saturday.
23 April 2012 Nilay Vardar
Saturday Mothers Demand Political Determination
Saturday Mothers Demand Political Determination
The Saturday mothers announced their demands delivered to PM Erdoğan at their weekly protest action on Saturday. They requested independent members to be appointed to the sub-commission on unsolved disappearances and called for signing the related UN convention.
13 February 2011 Elif Gençkal
Saturday Mothers: "Turkey Does not Recognize ECHR Decision"
Saturday Mothers: "Turkey Does not Recognize ECHR Decision"
In their 269th gathering on the Galatasaray Square in Istanbul, the Saturday Mothers/People demanded the prosecution of the perpetrators responsible for the disappearance of İkram and Servet İpek, a case recognized by the European Court of Human Rights.
25 May 2010 Semra Pelek
Saturday Mothers: "Turkey Does not Recognize ECHR Decision"
Saturday Mothers: "Turkey Does not Recognize ECHR Decision"
In their 269th gathering on the Galatasaray Square in Istanbul, the Saturday Mothers/People demanded the prosecution of the perpetrators responsible for the disappearance of İkram and Servet İpek, a case recognized by the European Court of Human Rights.
25 May 2010 Semra Pelek
"Crimes against Humanity Have No Statute of Limitations"
Disappearances in detention
"Crimes against Humanity Have No Statute of Limitations"
The Saturday Mothers/People and the Peace Mothers collaborated in a call for peace and the merging of the JİTEM case with the Ergenekon trial.
17 August 2009 Bawer Çakır
Saturday Mothers Want Link to Ergenekon Investigated
Disappearances in Detention
Saturday Mothers Want Link to Ergenekon Investigated
Meeting in front of the Galatasaray Highschool, the Saturday Mothers demanded to know the fate of Nedim Akyol, aged 13 when he disappeared.
6 July 2009 Emine Özcan
"Where Are the Disappeared of the Military Coup?"
Saturday Mothers
"Where Are the Disappeared of the Military Coup?"
The 219th protest against disappearances has called for the trial of coup leader retired General Kenan Evren. Protests also took place in Diyarbakır.
7 June 2009 Bawer Çakır
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