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Rights Association: State of Emergency Must be Ended

Rights Association: State of Emergency Must be Ended

Announcing a balance sheet on rights violations and unlawful practices that occurred during the state of emergency, the Human Rights Association demanded that the State of Emergency be ended as soon as possible.

16 October 2017

Ankara Governorship Bans All Demonstrations During October

Ankara Governorship Bans All Demonstrations During October

Ankara Governorship has banned all mass events in city-wide throughout October 2017. The justification for the ban is: “The demonstrations to be held in support of Gülmen and Özakça may jeopardize public safety”.

Solidarity Academies To Start New Academic Year

Solidarity Academies To Start New Academic Year

Solidarity Academies founded in 2016 by academics who were discharged through statutory decrees but aimed at continuing to pass on their academic knowledge through alternative local academic organizations, will start the new academic year with inauguration lectures.

14 Detained Attorneys of Gülmen, Özakça on Hunger Strike Arrested

14 Detained Attorneys of Gülmen, Özakça on Hunger Strike Arrested

14 of the 16 detained attorneys of academic Gülmen and teacher Özakça who have been continuing their hunger strike in prison, have been arrested.

21 September 2017

Demonstrations Banned in Van for 30 Days

Demonstrations Banned in Van for 30 Days

Setting up tents, opening stands, sit-in protests and all similar demonstrations and events have been banned through State of Emergency Law for 30 days in Van.

1 September 2017

President’s Permission Now Needed to Investigate Chief of Intelligence

STATUTORY DECREE NO.694

President’s Permission Now Needed to Investigate Chief of Intelligence

Amendments made to the Turkish Penal Code through statutory decree no.694 have paved the way for MPs to be investigated.

928 People Discharged, 3 Media Outlets Closed Through 2 New Decrees

928 People Discharged, 3 Media Outlets Closed Through 2 New Decrees

928 civil servants, 128 of whom are academics, have been discharged and, three media outlets have been closed through statutory decree no. 693 prepared by the Council of Ministers.

Academic Altıparmak Reprimanded Over Lecture on State of Emergency

Academic Altıparmak Reprimanded Over Lecture on State of Emergency

Ankara University Faculty of Law lecturer Asst. Prof. Dr. Kerem Altıparmak has been reprimanded by the university administration over a lecture on the State of Emergency.

Constitutional Court Rejects 70,771 Applications Regarding State of Emergency

Constitutional Court Rejects 70,771 Applications Regarding State of Emergency

Constitutional Court has rejected 70,771 applications regarding actions taken through statutory decrees under the State of Emergency due to “non-exhaustion of domestic remedies”.

State of Emergency Extended for 3 More Months

State of Emergency Extended for 3 More Months

The State of Emergency declared on July 2016 in the wake of July 15 coup attempt has been extended for another 3 months.

State of Emergency Commission to Start Duty on July 17, Says PM

State of Emergency Commission to Start Duty on July 17, Says PM

PM Yıldırım has declared that the State of Emergency Commission to evaluate decisions rendered through statutory decrees will start its duty on July 17.

Blocked for 49 Times, sendika.org Applies For Guinness World Record

Blocked for 49 Times, sendika.org Applies For Guinness World Record

sendika.org, the news website subjected to most access blocks, has applied for a Guinness World Record. The website is now online at the address sendika50.org.

All Demonstrations After Sunset Banned in Ankara

All Demonstrations After Sunset Banned in Ankara

All demonstrations planned to take place after the sunset have been banned in Ankara.

2 New Statutory Decrees Issued

2 New Statutory Decrees Issued

Two new statutory decrees have been issued discharging some public officials, returning some back to their positions and closing some associations.

State of Emergency Extended for 3 More Months

State of Emergency Extended for 3 More Months

State of Emergency has been extended for the third time. The State of Emergency that has been extended since July 21 will be in effect for three more months.

Vice PM Kurtulmuş: State of Emergency to Be Extended for 3 More Months

Vice PM Kurtulmuş: State of Emergency to Be Extended for 3 More Months

Vice PM Kurtulmuş has announced that the cabinet decision to extend the State of Emergency was submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

Statutory Decree No. 688 Issued, 416 People Allowed to Return to Their Positions

Statutory Decree No. 688 Issued, 416 People Allowed to Return to Their Positions

A new statutory decree has been issued under the State of Emergency. 416 people have been returned to their positions.

Both Daughters of Dink Case Defendant Yılmazer Detained

Both Daughters of Dink Case Defendant Yılmazer Detained

Daughter of Yılmazer, who is one of the Hrant Dink case defendants and the former Director of Intelligence Bureau, was detained today.

ECtHR: Application of Judge Çakar Dismissed by Decree Inadmissible

ECtHR: Application of Judge Çakar Dismissed by Decree Inadmissible

The European Court of Human Rights has declared the application of judge Kadriye Çakar dismissed by a decree under Turkey’s State of Emergency inadmissible for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies.

10 March 2017 Ayça Söylemez

PM Yıldırım: “State of Emergency May Be Extended”

PM Yıldırım: “State of Emergency May Be Extended”

Prime Minister Yıldırım has announced that the State of Emergency could be extended via a resolution by the National Security Council. If the State of Emergency declared on July 20, 2016 for the first time was to be extended for three more months for the third time, it will have been in effect for a whole year.

Journalist Erdem Mühirci Released

Journalist Erdem Mühirci Released

Journalist Erdem Mühirci taken into custody on August 21 and later arrested, has been released.

Academic Subjected to Investigation Commits Suicide

Academic Subjected to Investigation Commits Suicide

Asst. Prof. Mustafa Sadık Akdağ from Ordu University Faculty of Dentistry has committed suicide. Akdağ had reportedly been taken into custody for 24 hours a while ago.

Spring Term Begins With “Big Lesson” At Ankara University

Spring Term Begins With “Big Lesson” At Ankara University

The spring term at Ankara University which had its 78 academics discharged by the last Statutory Decree has begun with the lecture “Big Lesson”.

13 February 2017

330 Academics From 48 Universities Discharged From Public Service

330 Academics From 48 Universities Discharged From Public Service

330 academics from 48 universities have been discharged from public service by the Statutory Decree No. 686. The number of Academics discharged by statutory decrees has reached 4,811.

8 February 2017

4,464 Public Officials Discharged by Statutory Decree No. 686

4,464 Public Officials Discharged by Statutory Decree No. 686

With the new statutory decree 2,585 public officials have been discharged from National Education Ministry, 49 others from the Ministry of Interior, 417 from Security General Directorate and 893 from Gendarmerie General Directorate.

8 February 2017

Police Attack on Union’s Sit-In in Ankara, Malatya

Police Attack on Union’s Sit-In in Ankara, Malatya

Police have attacked the sit-in organized by KESK members in Ankara and Malatya to protest State of Emergency and the Statutory Decrees. Three people in Ankara and 30 others in Malatya have been beaten and taken into custody.

6 February 2017

German Chancellor Merkel Meets Main Opposition Leader Kılıçdaroğlu

German Chancellor Merkel Meets Main Opposition Leader Kılıçdaroğlu

German Chancellor Merkel and CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu have discussed incidents following July 15 coup attempt and constitutional amendment referendum.

3 February 2017

Kurtulmuş: The Government Hasn’t Declared State of Emergency for Phantasy

Kurtulmuş: The Government Hasn’t Declared State of Emergency for Phantasy

Vice PM Kurtulmuş has said, “We guarantee that everyone will launch their campaigns on equal, free terms” in response to criticisms that “the opposition won’t be able to run their campaign on equal terms”.

27 January 2017

2 Major Obstacles Before Journalism: Government, Jurisdiction

BİA MEDIA MONITORING REPORT 2016 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016

2 Major Obstacles Before Journalism: Government, Jurisdiction

As of January 1, 2017, 131 journalists are in prison; 28 people including seven journalists are suspects for "defaming Erdoğan"; 54 journalists' properties were confiscated; 12 gag orders were issued; 24 media organs were closed.

23 January 2017 Erol Önderoğlu

All Demonstrations Banned in Ankara for 30 Days

All Demonstrations Banned in Ankara for 30 Days

Ankara Governorship has announced that all demonstrations, presentations, plays and other shows and press statements were banned in all public spaces in Ankara for 30 days due to information related to terrorism.

10 January 2017

State of Emergency Extended for 3 More Months

State of Emergency Extended for 3 More Months

State of Emergency was extended for three more months as of January 19, Thursday.

‘State of Emergency Will Continue, New Statutory Decrees to Come’: Vice PM

‘State of Emergency Will Continue, New Statutory Decrees to Come’: Vice PM

Vice Prime Minister Kurtulmuş has announced that the State of Emergency would continue, drafts of new statutory would soon be completed and that investigations were launched into 347 social media accounts.

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