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Ayça Söylemez
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Police Arrest High School Student Without Any Evidence
Police Arrest High School Student Without Any Evidence
Police arrested B.B., a 15 year old high school student, for participating in a demonstration involving the use of molotov cocktails in August. B.B. has already spent nearly a month behind bars, while the only “evidence” officials have cited for his arrest is that his cell phone was turned off at the time of the demonstration.
3 October 2012
Prison Officials Receive Life Sentence in Landmark Torture Case
ENGİN ÇEBER TRIAL
Prison Officials Receive Life Sentence in Landmark Torture Case
An Istanbul court ruled to sentence two prison guards and a warden to life-time imprisonment in the case of journalist Engin Çeber who was tortured to death while under custody in 2008.
3 October 2012
Kurdish Mayor Restored in Office
Kurdish Mayor Restored in Office
The Council of State stayed the execution of a verdict to relieve Siirt Mayor Selim Sadak of his duties after he received a prison sentence on terrorism related charges. The Kurdish mayor believes the court’s latest decision was influenced by public pressure.
26 September 2012
Torture and Ill-Treatment on the Rise, TİHV Report Cautions
HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION OF TURKEY
Torture and Ill-Treatment on the Rise, TİHV Report Cautions
The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) published its annual report for the year 2011. Law enforcement officials subjected some 724 prisoners to torture and ill-treatment during the aforementioned period, the report said. That figure represents an increase in the frequency of such human rights violations.
20 September 2012
Police Tortures Left-Wing Band Members
Police Tortures Left-Wing Band Members
Law enforcement officials took 27 people under custody on Sept. 14 while they were waiting to retreive the funeral of İbrahim Çuhadar before the Forensics Institute. The police savagely battered and injured the suspects including members of the left-wing music band Grup Yorum who were placed under house arrest by court order on Tuesday.
20 September 2012
Judge Censures Defense Lawyers’ Pleas in Press Suit
KCK TRIAL
Judge Censures Defense Lawyers’ Pleas in Press Suit
Demands for pleading in Kurdish marked the first hearing of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trial of 44 journalists on Monday. Chief Justice Ali Alçık also filed a complaint against the court audience during the second hearing on Tuesday and refused to enter the defense lawyers’ pleas into the court records.
12 September 2012
Children of War Shaken and Overwhelmed in Şırnak
CLASHES IN KURDISTAN
Children of War Shaken and Overwhelmed in Şırnak
Following the fierce clashes that took place between government forces and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Şırnak over the weekend, Fırat Ataman, a native of the district Beytüşşebap, told bianet that children of the town were overwhelmed by the experience of war.
5 September 2012
Hatay Locals Feeling the Squeeze under the Shadow of War
Hatay Locals Feeling the Squeeze under the Shadow of War
As the Syrian conflict continues raging on across the border from the southern province of Hatay, many locals have grown weary of the presence of Free Syrian Army (FSA) troops in the area and are deeply worried about the impact of the war on the local economy, Ayça Söylemez reports.
3 September 2012
Fires Ravage the Forests of Dersim
Fires Ravage the Forests of Dersim
Fires broke out at eight different locations in the southeastern province of Dersim on Wednesday, ravaging nearby forests. The blazes were caused by ongoing military operations in the area, Hozat District Mayor Cevdet Konak said.
29 August 2012
Syrian Rebels Claim to Receive Battle Training on Turkish Border
SYRIAN CONFLICT UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT IN HATAY - 3
Syrian Rebels Claim to Receive Battle Training on Turkish Border
With questions still lingering in the air about the exact nature of the Apaydın Syrian rebel camp in the southern province of Hatay following Foreign Minister Davutoğlu’s remarks, Abu Hussein, a commander of the Free Syrian Army (FSA,) spoke to bianet about what goes on in the camp.
28 August 2012
“Syrian Rebels Working in Collaboration with Turkey”
SYRIAN CONFLICT UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT IN HATAY - 2
“Syrian Rebels Working in Collaboration with Turkey”
A U.S. citizen of Syrian descent who claimed to be one of the political leaders of the opposition movement in Syria expressed their gratitude both to the Turkish government, as well as to foreign Al-Qaeda militants for their contributions to the Free Syrian Army (FSA,) while speaking to bianet in the southern border province of Hatay.
28 August 2012
What Is Going on at the Apaydın Syrian Rebel Camp?
SYRIAN CONFLICT UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT IN HATAY - 1
What Is Going on at the Apaydın Syrian Rebel Camp?
Security forces denied journalists and opposition deputies access into the Apaydın Camp which hosts fighters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the southern province of Hatay. FSA troops inside the camp did not even allow journalists to shoot photographs.
27 August 2012
A Life Stolen Away in Prison
A Life Stolen Away in Prison
Officials accused Güllüzar Erman of robbing a bank based on a stranger’s testimony provided under torture and despite the account of events offered by eyewitnesses. Erman has remained under arrest for nine years and received a sentence of life-time imprisonment.
24 August 2012
De Facto State of Emergency in Southeastern Village
De Facto State of Emergency in Southeastern Village
Residents in a village in the southeastern province of Şırnak have been unable to leave their homes without permission from the military for the past 15 days. Locals say their livelihood is at risk, as they cannot venture outside to feed their animals or tend to their fields.
23 August 2012
An Arrested Student Without an Arresting Story
An Arrested Student Without an Arresting Story
Law enforcement officials arrested college student Ezgi Özgün on the same day and for the same reasons as Sevil Sevimli, a French-Turkish student who had arrived in Turkey as part of the Erasmus exchange program. While authorities released Sevimli, however, Özgün still remains behind bars. “Is justice not blind?” she asks.
23 August 2012
Police Rounds Up Fired Workers Demanding Severance Pay
CRACKDOWN ON WORKERS
Police Rounds Up Fired Workers Demanding Severance Pay
Authorities launched an investigation against a number of workers who began holding sit-in demonstrations after they were fired from Roseteks Company without any severance pay. The police then rounded them up from their homes without any prior legal notice.
14 August 2012
Different Prosecutor, Same Demands in Torture Trial
ENGİN ÇEBER TRIAL
Different Prosecutor, Same Demands in Torture Trial
The prosecutor in the trial on Engin Çeber, a journalist tortured to death under police custody in 2008, requested aggravated life imprisonment for two arrested suspects as in the first trial and the release of two other defendants. The court rejected the latter demand.
6 August 2012
Aerial Bombing Forcing Mass Exodus from Şemdinli, Mayor Warns
CLASHES IN KURDISTAN
Aerial Bombing Forcing Mass Exodus from Şemdinli, Mayor Warns
Around 500 locals have abandoned their homes in the district of Şemdinli in the southeastern province of Hakkari due to the Turkish military’s ongoing aerial strikes in the area, according to District Mayor Sedat Töre.
31 July 2012
Roboski Victims’ Relative Seeks Compensation After Four Detentions
ROBOSKI MASSACRE
Roboski Victims’ Relative Seeks Compensation After Four Detentions
Ferhat Encü filed a suit for 20,000 Turkish Liras in respect of non-pecuniary damages after police took him under custody four times over on the same charge. Encü, who lost 11 relatives in last year’s Roboski massacre, believes that it was his quest for justice that prompted officials to take action against him.
24 July 2012
Cologne to Count as a “Weapon” Before the Eyes of Law
THIRD JUDICIAL PACKAGE
Cologne to Count as a “Weapon” Before the Eyes of Law
The “People’s Law Office” (“Halkın Hukuk Bürosu”) has cautioned that the amendments to the Turkish Penal Code proposed in the third judicial package pending in Parliament will widen the scope of the definition of “weapons” to include deodorants and cologne while increasing penalties for using illegal electricity and water.
12 June 2012
Deputy Kürkçü: “Another Bureaucratic Office Is In the Works”
HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTION
Deputy Kürkçü: “Another Bureaucratic Office Is In the Works”
The new Human Rights Institution Draft Law leaves the business of monitoring human rights violations committed by the state to another structure that is also under the control of the state and the government, according to Ertuğrul Kürkçü, the Mersin deputy of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP.)
8 June 2012
Students sentenced to 8.5 years for unfurling banner
Students sentenced to 8.5 years for unfurling banner
A court sentenced university students Ferhat Tüzer and Berna Yılmaz to eight years and five months in prison on terrorism related charges due to a banner they unfurled during a speech by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while Utku Aykar, another university student, also received two years and two months of imprisonment.
7 June 2012
“Fatwa Is A Feature Of Countries Governed By Islamic Law”
THE ABORTION DEBATE
“Fatwa Is A Feature Of Countries Governed By Islamic Law”
The recent comments delivered by the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate against abortion are not binding for anyone and carry no relevance in a secular country, according to political scientist and legal expert Prof. Levent Köker.
6 June 2012
"Abortion not the Religious Affairs' Business"
"Abortion not the Religious Affairs' Business"
Political scientist, academic and columnist Koray Çalışkan sharply criticized Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate for deceiving the public on the controversial issue of abortion and getting involved in a political debate over which it holds no authority.
5 June 2012
“She Was Supposed to Be a Journalist, Not a Prisoner”
“She Was Supposed to Be a Journalist, Not a Prisoner”
Emine would be graduated as a journalist a year later, however she’s been in jail for nine months, like hundreds of other arrested students.
23 May 2012
"We are not After Compensation”
ROBOSKI MASSACRE
"We are not After Compensation”
“We declared the fault and the compensation” told Prime Minister Erdoğan. The answer came from Roboski: “We do not demand compensation; we want the government to detect whoever is responsible.
22 May 2012
“No Time to Loose”
INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF STRUGGLE AGAINST DISAPPEARANCES
“No Time to Loose”
Lawyer Elçi drew attention to the fact that many lost in custody cases might be time-barred in a few years and the prosecution offices should take action as soon as possible.
20 May 2012
"We Need Specially Authorized Prosecutors”
"We Need Specially Authorized Prosecutors”
Malatya Chief Public Prosecutor Office demanded specially authorized prosecutors from HCJP. There are 1500 files waiting at the prosecution office.
17 May 2012
Camera at the Lawyer-Client Meetings
Camera at the Lawyer-Client Meetings
ÇHD reacted to the cameras placed at Sincan Prison to record the lawyer-client meetings.
14 May 2012
€ 75,000 Compensation Penalty to Turkey for “Death by Torture”
€ 75,000 Compensation Penalty to Turkey for “Death by Torture”
ECHR has decreed that Turkey violated the right to life of Yelden who was tortured to death in custody 12 years ago. It has sentenced Turkey to pay € 75,000 compensation to his family.
4 May 2012
Mardin Prison: “Food May Not Be the Cause of ‘Food’ Poisoning”
Mardin Prison: “Food May Not Be the Cause of ‘Food’ Poisoning”
Women prisoners in Mardin Prison were hospitalized due to food poisoning last month however there’s still no improvement in their food.
3 May 2012
Prisoner Population Quadrupled in 12 Years
Prisoner Population Quadrupled in 12 Years
According to the statements of the Ministry, the number of convicts and detainees in prisons increased four times since 2000, so the total population approximately tripled. There are around 7.000 “excess capacity” convicts and detainees; Kıraç told that there are 15.000 “excess capacity” indeed.
26 April 2012
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