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İHD commemorates Kurdish rights activist killed in 1991
In commemoration of Vedat Aydın, the Human Rights Association requested that the investigations and cases be conducted effectively, that the expiration of time not apply in cases of torture and crimes against humanity,and that perpetrators stand trial and receive the punishments they deserve.
4 July 2023
Poet Ahmet Telli given 'terror propaganda' sentence for reciting poem
Telli has been given a deferred prison sentence for "terrorist propaganda" because of reciting a poem from his book years ago.
4 July 2023
'A Decade of Freedom of Expression - Second Book: 2012 - 2022'
The book, which updates the book published in 2012, and documents the continuities and discontinuities in these two ten-year periods, is being introduced in an event held at bianet today.
4 July 2023
Two prisoners continue hunger strike in Erbil prison
Two individuals, imprisoned for their alleged involvement in an attack on Turkey’s consulate in Erbil, have been on a hunger strike for 44 days, demanding an end to "torture and ill-treatment."
30 June 2023
PEN condems journalist Merdan Yanardağ's arrest
The well-known journalist was remanded in custody for criticizing PKK leader Öcalan's prison conditions.
29 June 2023
Judge orders blocking of access to reports linking Bilal Erdoğan to international bribery investigation
The reports volated Erdoğan's personel rights, a judge has ruled.
28 June 2023
Journalist Mehmet Yetim detained following coverage of child abuse
"What I have done is to practice my profession in order to protect the rights of an innocent child," the journalist has said.
27 June 2023
Unable to visit son in prison for five years
Convicted to 11 years and 9 months of imprisonment, Zennure Şahinkaya's son should have been released on probation in October 2022. His right was denied on grounds of disciplinary punishment, and he cannot continue his graduate or postgraduate studies that he is entitled to.
26 June 2023
Journalist Merdan Yanardağ detained after criticizing confinement of PKK leader
Shortly before his detention, the journalist told bianet that "I did not praise Öcalan but cricitized the AKP's hypocrisy."
26 June 2023
Hikmet Adal
İzmir Pride Parade results in violence, detentions
The march, banned on the pretext of 'protecting public morality', led to the apprehension of at least 50 people.
26 June 2023
Court orders release of Kurdish journalist Beritan Canözer
The journalist was remanded in custody following her detention in late April.
23 June 2023
Heavy Penal Court releases the police officers in the investigation on torture of child
Diyarbakır bar association reminded that the Lice Penal Court of First Instance ruled before that it did not have jurisdiction over the case since the acts were in the scope of "torture."
23 June 2023
German institutions criticize TRT for the series defaming Osman Kavala
Germany-based media-culture-arts organizations made a joint statement and criticized the Turkish public broadcaster for its role in the financing and broadcasting of the production defaming Osman Kavala for whom there is no final verdict in the trial he stands.
23 June 2023
Gürsel Köksal
Court of Cassation gives its ruling in Hrant Dink case
The supreme court upheld the acquittals of the then-chiefs of police in Trabzon who had been charged with "negligent homicide." The court has also upheld the verdicts of the chiefs of police of the period and others for "deliberate killing" and "being a member of a terrorist organization," while revoking some additional verdicts.
22 June 2023
File sent back for forensic medicine examination in the case of armored vehicle caused child death
In the case related to the death of seven-year-old Miraç Miroğlu who was hit by an armored vehicle, the file was sent back to the Forensic Medicine Institution in order for the speed of the vehicle to be determined.
21 June 2023
Journalists convicted over reporting on bribery allegations against Erdoğan's former lawyer
While the court acquitted Doğan Ergün and İzel Sezer of "insult" and "libel," it convicted the journalists of "disclosure of personal data."
20 June 2023
Journalist Sinan Aygül injured in assault by mayor's bodyguards
The two individuals, including a police officer, have been remanded in custody. Meanwhile, the mayor has denied any involvement in the attack.
19 June 2023
A 16-year-old was arrested for drawing mustache on Erdoğan's face on an election poster
The popular comic magazine LeMan came out this week with a caricature on its cover related to the 16-year-old student who was first taken into custody and then arrested.
19 June 2023
Kurdish journalist Safiye Alagaş released after a year of arrest
"Our news articles, the photographs we use, books, and news notes have become the subject of accusations," the journalist said in her defense at the hearing.
16 June 2023
Union wins authorization case against media conglomerate
When the Journalists Union of Turkey acquired the required majority to engage in collective bargaining negotiations in 2019, the Hürriyet newspaper retaliated by retroactively terminating the contracts of 45 unionized employees.
16 June 2023
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Journalist Gökay Başcan convicted over article about high judicial member's visit to Erdoğan
A judicial member was appointed to the country's top appeals court shortly after visiting the president following his wedding. Başcan has been given a deferred prison sentence for insulting both officials.
16 June 2023
Bursa Municipality cancels Melike Şahin's concert after addressing violence against LGBTI+
Following the singer’s comments in support of the LGBTI+ community during an award event, the AKP-led municipality canceled the concert without providing a reason.
15 June 2023
Lawsuit against mayor's security detail officer for assaulting journalist
Prosecutors have indicted the officer for beating a journalist during ministers' visit to Elazığ last year.
14 June 2023
Revealed footage shows how military officer ran over child in Hakkari
The 5-year-old child was killed at the scene. The specialist sergeant has not been arrested.
14 June 2023
Nedim Türfent
UN's İstanbul Protocol on effective investigation and documentation of torture now in Turkish
The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey introduced the Turkish translation of the UN protocol at an international event in İstanbul. bianet interviewed the participants.
13 June 2023
Ayça Söylemez
Turkey bans OnlyFans following court order
The court decision to ban the platform comes after a massive social media campaign accusing OnlyFans and its content creators of "obscenity" and "immorality."
8 June 2023
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Five-year-old fatally struck by military vehicle in Hakkari
The sergeant operating the vehicle has reportedly been placed under custody. In the last ten years, at least 22 children in Kurdish-populated areas of the country have lost their lives due to incidents involving military vehicles.
8 June 2023
Nedim Türfent
Journalist Fırat Can Arslan detained
The Mezopotamya Agency reporter was apprehended during a raid at his residence in Ankara.
7 June 2023
Onur Yaser Can case: Police officers receive lenient sentences in prolonged trial
Onur Yaser Can, a 28, took his own life in 2010 following alleged torture by narcotics police. After years of legal proceedings, four officers were ultimately convicted of "tampering or destroying official documents." The plaintiff's lawyers will appeal the decision, urging for the officers to be face trial for torture.
5 June 2023
Hikmet Adal
Imprisoned Kurdish journalist forced to speak Turkish at hospital
Zeynel Bulut, one of the 15 Kurdish journalists arrested on "terror" charges last year, was hospitalized due to his illness.
31 May 2023
Detainees released in Hakkari
Seven people were detained following yesterday's police raids on houses, including two children.
30 May 2023
RSF representative raises concerns over media freedom in Turkey following Erdoğan's re-election
Önderoğlu highlighted that the elections in Turkey took place in an unfair media environment and called on the president to restore press freedom in the country in his new term.
29 May 2023
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