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Journalist Zengin Released Pending Trial
Journalist Zengin Released Pending Trial
"Freedom for Zengin" as demanded by the journalist's supporters was the decision of the court at the hearing on 14 June. Journalist Zengin was released pending trial after two years in prison. She is charged with "membership in an illegal organization.
15 June 2011
RTÜK Reprimand for "Slang and Curses"
RTÜK Reprimand for "Slang and Curses"
The Radio and Television Supreme Council issued a warning to the series "Behzat Ç." because of "using poor Turkish and slang". The use of alcohol in the series was criticized too. Screenwriter Serbes said that the format of the series would not change.
9 June 2011
Journalist Convicted for News on PKK Leader
Journalist Convicted for News on PKK Leader
Journalist Atay from Batman was sentenced to jail for 1 month and 7 days for a news item about KCK leader Karayılan. "We were punished for a statement that was published by everybody", Atay criticized. News about Karayılan brought also other journalists to court.
9 June 2011
People of Hopa in Fear
People of Hopa in Fear
A report prepared by the two main Turkish human rights organizations, the Turkish Medical Association and a major national trade union centre gave an insight into the background and the aftermath of the massive police intervention in Hopa last week.
8 June 2011
12 Demonstrators Arrested, 3 Criminal Complaints against Police
UNREST IN HOPA AND ANKARA
12 Demonstrators Arrested, 3 Criminal Complaints against Police
A total of twelve people were arrested and imprisoned after the anti-government demonstrations in Hopa on 31 May. Three protestors in Ankara filed criminal complaints on the grounds of serious injuries suffered during the police intervention.
7 June 2011
Lawyer Tanay: Torture at Istanbul Police Station
Lawyer Tanay: Torture at Istanbul Police Station
Lawyer Tanay announced that he filed a criminal complaint about the people responsible for the torture of three of his clients in a police vehicle and in custody. The torture allegations are documented by photographs taken before his clients were arrested.
3 June 2011
Journalist Attacked while Covering Prime Minister's Visit
Journalist Attacked while Covering Prime Minister's Visit
Journalist Ahmet Yukuş from the Habertürk newspaper was apparently beaten by the bodyguards of Prime Minister Erdoğan in Diyarbakır. He received a three-day sick certificate. The journalist does not consider taking legal steps.
3 June 2011
Ankara: 54 Protestors in Police Custody, 1 Seriously Injured
PROTEST AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE IN HOPA
Ankara: 54 Protestors in Police Custody, 1 Seriously Injured
A demonstration against massive police intervention in Hopa lead to another police intervention in Ankara that left one women with a broken hip and 54 protestors in police custody. Four people were released later on.
2 June 2011
Criminal Enforcement Law Creates Isolation within Isolation
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
Criminal Enforcement Law Creates Isolation within Isolation
In a meeting organized by the İHD Prison Commission, attention was drawn to the negative effects of isolation cells on prisoners. Forensic medicine experts, lawyers and human rights defenders demanded the abrogation of Articles 16 and 25 of the law.
30 May 2011
Mass Crackdowns on 'Democratic Solution Tents'
Mass Crackdowns on 'Democratic Solution Tents'
The "Democratic Solution Tents" for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish question were raided in 17 different provinces all over Turkey because they allegedly constituted a "threat to public security". The tents were struck and taken to the Police Directorate.
27 April 2011
Law on Hate Crimes Long Overdue
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HATE CRIMES
Law on Hate Crimes Long Overdue
The International Conference on Hate Crimes drew attention to the role of the media for hate crimes. The participants emphasized the immediate need for a law on hate crimes that is going to protect all individuals of society.
18 April 2011
Minister Gave Order for "Return to Life" Operation
Minister Gave Order for "Return to Life" Operation
Records proved that the order for the Return to Life operation came from the Ministry of the Interior. The same documents revealed that then Prisons and Arrest Stations General Manager Ertosun forwarded the order to the gendarmerie on the phone.
15 April 2011
Journalist Şık Absent at Court - Transportation Mishap at Prison
Journalist Şık Absent at Court - Transportation Mishap at Prison
"We touch even if we get burned" was the motto of demonstrators who protested the trial against journalists Ahmet Şık and Ertuğrul Mavioğlu. The hearing was postponed to 13 May because Şık was not brought to court by the authorities of the Silivri Prison.
15 April 2011
Trial Merger - Defendants Beaten, Protestors Faced Tear Gas
REVOLUTIONARY HEADQUARTERS TRIALS
Trial Merger - Defendants Beaten, Protestors Faced Tear Gas
The decision for a merger of the two trials on the Revolutionary Headquarters terrorist organization caused massive protest among the defence lawyers, the defendants and observers. Lawyer Varlık criticized the decision as an "unlawful" and a "restriction of the right to defence".
14 April 2011
522 Unsolved Murders in Four Years
TURKISH HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION:
522 Unsolved Murders in Four Years
"Nobody who commits a crime gets away with it any more. Unsolved murders are not an issue", President Gül recently announced. The Turkish Human Rights Report 2010 prepared by TİHV draws a different picture. 522 unsolved murders were registered in the past four years.
12 April 2011
"Constitutional Court Conformity Bill" Approved
"Constitutional Court Conformity Bill" Approved
Lawyers warn that the newly enforced right to individual applications to the Constitutional Court will prolong applications to the European Court of Human Rights. Lawyer Cinmen argued that the Constitutional Court will not be able to handle the flood of trials.
1 April 2011
Turkish Human Rights Foundation Researched 30 Years of Torture
Turkish Human Rights Foundation Researched 30 Years of Torture
A study of the Turkish Human Rights Foundation revealed that torture still persists at Turkish police stations, gendarmerie posts and prisons despite the government's "zero tolerance" policy against torture.
15 March 2011
European Court of Human Rights Questions Use of Violence
RETURN TO LIFE OPERATION
European Court of Human Rights Questions Use of Violence
The European Court of Human Rights questions Turkey about a potential violation of the right to life and torture allegations regarding the Return to Life operation at the Bayrampaşa Prison eleven years ago.
15 March 2011
Privates on Duty "Lost" in Incomplete Records
RETURN TO LIFE OPERATION
Privates on Duty "Lost" in Incomplete Records
In the Bayrampaşa Trial related to the "Return to Life" operation, the gendarmerie declared that the private soldiers on trial were not on duty at the Bayrampaşa Prison at the time. Other information required by the court "could not be found".
10 March 2011
Violations of Freedom of Expression and Fair Trial Raise Concern
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TURKEY REPORT
Violations of Freedom of Expression and Fair Trial Raise Concern
The European Parliament's draft report on Turkey includes harsh criticism on press freedom, fair trials and prolonged periods of detention. The report points to restrictions of freedom of expressions constituted by the penal code and the Anti-Terror Law.
9 March 2011
IFEX: Forward your Concerns to Justice Minister Ergin
IFEX: Forward your Concerns to Justice Minister Ergin
International journalism and human rights organizations condemned the arrests of journalists Şener and Şık. The freedom of expression organization IFEX called for the release of the journalists and for sending appeals to Justice Minister Ergin by fax and mail.
8 March 2011
"Should Evidence Exist at all, It Has to Be Revealed!"
ARRESTED OF AHMET ŞIK
"Should Evidence Exist at all, It Has to Be Revealed!"
Tora Pekin, lawyer of arrested journalist Ahmet Şık, claims that both the investigation about his client and his arrest lack concrete evidence. Otherwise, the way the file is handled by the prosecution would constitute a violation of the right to defence, Pekin said.
8 March 2011
Journalists in Police Custody
ERGENEKON INVESTIGATION
Journalists in Police Custody
Many journalists were taken into police custody in the scope of the Ergenekon investigation after police raids on their homes and offices, among them journalists Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener. The latter one recently claimed that he received according threats.
4 March 2011
Bones of the Disappeared Get Lost again after Excavation
Bones of the Disappeared Get Lost again after Excavation
At a meeting of the Association for Solidarity and Support of Relatives of Disappeared People, Tosun demanded to disclose classified state documents to learn who his buried where. Bektaş urged for reasonable accuracy and care during and after the excavations.
2 March 2011
Prisons Ban Book on "Return to Life Operation"
Prisons Ban Book on "Return to Life Operation"
The book "The Return to Life Operation, from the ward to the cell" about the correspondent police operation and Turkish F Type Prisons was banned in certain prisons because it "might encourage convicts to death fasts".
23 February 2011
Kurdish Politician Puts up with Fine but Demands Respect
Kurdish Politician Puts up with Fine but Demands Respect
Diyarbakır Metropolitan Mayor Baydemir has to pay TL 30,000 (€ 15,000) in compensation to Prime Minister Erdoğan on charges of "attacking his personal rights". Baydemir commented, "I only want him to respect us. I will pay the 30,000 lira".
17 February 2011
"Detention as a Means of Punishment"
"Detention as a Means of Punishment"
Detentions in the scope of major cases currently tried in Turkey caused criticism within the country and from abroad. Bianet talked to representatives of Turkish human rights organizations about applications of detentions as a significant part of legal procedures.
16 February 2011
522 Unsolved Murders in 5 Years
522 Unsolved Murders in 5 Years
Research of the Human Rights Association in Eastern and South-Eastern Turkey revealed 375 cases of unsolved murders from 2006 till the present. According to data compiled by the Turkish Human Rights Foundation, a total of 522 unsolved murders were committed.
11 February 2011
408 Suicides of Soldiers in 5 Years - 408 Doubts
408 Suicides of Soldiers in 5 Years - 408 Doubts
Upon a resolution of questions submitted by Peace and Democracy Party member Kurtulan, National Defence Minister Gönül announced that a total of 408 soldiers "died of suicide" throughout the past five years.
2 February 2011
"No Microphone for Defence in Kurdish"
KCK TRIAL
"No Microphone for Defence in Kurdish"
Also the 17th hearing of the KCK case was jammed on the court's refusal to permit a defence in Kurdish. Defence lawyers Beştaş and Aktar argued that the court's resistance to the Kurdish language became a meaningless trig. They demand the release of the defendants.
19 January 2011
Dink Family Demand New Investigation
HRANT DINK MURDER
Dink Family Demand New Investigation
The family of slain Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink requested a new investigation to apply the verdict of the European Court of Human Rights to domestic law. They submitted a petition to the prosecution and requested to investigate 28 officers from the Police and Gendarmerie in Trabzon and Istanbul.
18 January 2011
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