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Journalist Oktay Candemir acquitted of ‘insulting the President’
Charged with “insulting the President” over an article, journalist Oktay Candemir has been acquitted.
4 March 2021
Erdoğan's human rights action plan 'a propaganda text to legitimize a new constitution'
The content of the plan can't be respected as it is a text aimed at legitimizing the government's attempts for a new constitution and other political and legal moves, according to Dr. Ozansü.
4 March 2021
Ayça Söylemez
‘Vaccination is a must for controlled normalization’
In a joint press conference, six medical organizations have underlined that “New Controlled Normalization Decisions” have been taken prematurely in Turkey and raised concerns about the current pace of vaccination.
4 March 2021
Canan Arın: World is changing, women will have the victory
Speaking at the online awards ceremony, lawyer Canan Arın, granted the Anne Klein Women’s Award by Heinrich Böll Foundation, says that women will once again be on the streets demand their rights on March 8 Women’s Day.
4 March 2021
Evrim Kepenek
Freedom House report: Turkey's status 'not free' for the fourth year in a row
The economic impact of the pandemic has given the government new incentives to suppress dissent, says the report.
4 March 2021
‘School closures have devastating consequences for children’
In a recent statement, UNICEF has announced that schools for more than 168 million children globally have been completely closed for almost a full year. According to UNESCO, more than 888 million children continue to face disruptions to their education.
4 March 2021
262 theater artists express support for Boğaziçi
“We stand with the struggling students and academics. This time, they are on the stage, they are on the stage of resistance and we are applauding them,” say the artists in a statement of support amid protests against the appointed rector.
4 March 2021
Labor groups, opposition politicians call for basic income guarantee amid high inequality
"Social assistance provided as charity rather than rights do not prevent poverty but perpetuate it," 92 groups have said in a joint statement.
4 March 2021
Gendarmerie Command doesn’t give documents to court
In the 42nd hearing of the lawsuit filed into the “Operation Back to Life” carried out in Bayrampaşa Prison in İstanbul in 2000, the defendant soldier testified at court and stated that “he only watched the operation.”
4 March 2021
Ayça Söylemez
‘This action plan means there are no human rights in Turkey’
Main opposition CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu and Group Deputy Chair Altay have commented on the recently unveiled “Human Rights Action Plan.” Altay has reminded President Erdoğan that “900 children are currently being prosecuted for insulting him.”
4 March 2021
Men kill 33 women in February
Men inflicted violence on at least 57 women and killed at least one child in February. Abusing at least four children including boys, men harassed at least nine women and forced at least 104 women to sex work in February 2021.
4 March 2021
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COVID-19 measures in Turkey: ‘Dynamic Supervision Model’
The Ministry of Interior has sent a circular letter to the governor’s offices across Turkey. According to the circular on “Dynamic Supervision Model” amid COVID-19 pandemic, citizens may now be fined for violating the measures based on camera footage.
4 March 2021
‘Right to life of 613 children violated in Turkey in 2020’
According to a recent report on children’s rights violations prepared by the Migration and Humanitarian Aid Foundation (GİYAV), 1,860 children were abused, 72 children were tortured and 19 children committed suicide in Turkey last year.
4 March 2021
1,042 workers lost their lives in Turkey’s mines in 10 years
Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) Chair Koramaz says, “Looking on occupational homicides and associating the incidents with fate and disposition, the political power holders are making great efforts to protect this system.”
4 March 2021
Health Minister Koca: High case numbers pose a threat
Turkey’s Health Ministry has reported more than 11 thousand daily coronavirus cases for the second day in a row. While 65 people have lost their lives due to the virus in a day, 1,224 patients are critically ill.
4 March 2021
Eight more MPs, including CHP's Berberoğlu, face losing legislative immunity
Summaries of proceedings for some 203 lawmakers are pending at the parliament's Joint Committee on Justice and Constitution.
3 March 2021
CoronaVac is 83.5 percent effective, says Turkey’s Hacettepe University
Turkey’s Ankara-based Hacettepe University has shared the results of the Phase 3 clinical trials of Sinovac company's coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine will prevent hospitalization by 100 percent, according to the university.
3 March 2021
Turkey’s 'Ferhat Tunç' request rejected by Germany again
The Darmstadt Prosecutor’s Office has rejected the local court’s request for taking the statement of Ferhat Tunç in Germany. The musician is charged with “provoking the public to hatred and hostility” and “insulting the President” with a social media post.
3 March 2021
Justice Minister Gül: More democracy means more daily bread
Justice Minister Gül has commented on Turkey's recently unveiled Human Rights Action Plan: “It is a step of the AKP’s constant and uninterrupted journey of reforms since its foundation. So, we are constantly pedalling; otherwise, we will fall.”
3 March 2021
İYİ Party 'won't blindly vote for' lift of HDP deputies' legislative immunity
Akşener has made remarks on the summaries of proceedings against HDP deputies and President Erdoğan's new "human rights action plan."
3 March 2021
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‘We were all there,’ say Boğaziçi University students
Boğaziçi University students have supported their friends investigated for putting a sign on the Rector’s Office that reads “Trustee’s Office.” In their petitions, students want the appointed rector to launch an investigation against themselves, too.
3 March 2021
‘Why doesn’t Turkey enforce the İstanbul Convention?’
In her Parliamentary question about the enforcement of İstanbul Convention in Turkey, HDP MP Züleyha Gülüm asks why Turkey fails to effectively enforce the convention to prevent, investigate and penalize male violence.
3 March 2021
Tahir Elçi murder case: Defendant police officers not arrested
The renowned lawyer and rights advocate was killed while making a statement for the press in Diyarbakır in 2015.
3 March 2021
234 civil society organizations: Ban all hunting in Turkey
Life defenders have launched an online campaign calling for an end to hunting and the protection of wildlife in Turkey on the occasion of March 3 World Wildlife Day: “The right to live is the most natural, non-negotiable right for all living beings.”
3 March 2021
HDP will be closed down 'both legally and politically,' says AKP's Özkan
Özkan's statements come after the Court of Cassation launched an inquiry into the HDP.
3 March 2021
‘Home-based work shaped by gender roles in Turkey’
It has been 25 years since the International Labour Organization (ILO) Home Work Convention No. 177 was adopted. On this occasion, the organization has released a global report as well as a separate report focusing on Turkey.
3 March 2021
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Covid vaccination rate much lower in eastern, southeastern provinces
The TTB has pointed out that the vaccination rate among the elderly and health workers is significantly lower in the country's mostly Kurdish-populated regions.
3 March 2021
Turkey’s annual inflation rate tops 15 percent
According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), the country’s consumer price index increased by 15.61 percent annually and by 0.91 percent monthly.
3 March 2021
‘Recognize Lake Salda as UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site’
Amid plans and works to build a ‘Nation’s Garden’ around the lake, Lake Salda Preservation Association Chair Gazi Osman Şakar has made an application to UNESCO, requesting that the lake and its vicinity be declared a Natural World Heritage Site.
3 March 2021
‘It would be more meaningful if Erdoğan told judges not to obey his instructions’
İstanbul Bar Association Chair Durakoğlu has commented on the “Human Rights Action Plan” unveiled by President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan. He has stressed that “the problem is not with the written documents, but with their enforcement.”
3 March 2021
Ayça Söylemez
3 suspects detained for ‘blackmailing’ an MP
Having resigned from the main opposition CHP, Denizli MP Sancar alleges that some people are blackmailing him with the images they took.
3 March 2021
Sibel’s legal struggle pays off, Mutlu E. arrested
After Mutlu E. has been arrested for sexually assaulting her and forcing her to sex work, Sibel Y. calls on other women threatened and aggrieved by him to not be afraid: “We are no longer in a position to be afraid. Come and speak at court.”
3 March 2021
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