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Inmate Denied His Right to Phone Call, Constitutional Court Says ‘Violation of Right’
Announcing its ruling on convict Ümit Balaban, whose request for phoning her daughter at the weekend instead of weekdays was rejected, the Constitutional Court has concluded that his “right to respect for family life has been violated.”
19 July 2019
Statement for Hasankeyf by 25 Bar Associations: 'Let's Make the History Live'
Chairpersons of 25 bar associations have come together in Hasankeyf upon a call by the Batman Bar Association, releasing a declaration against the Ilısu Dam which will cause the ancient city submerged into the water.
19 July 2019
Kurdish Tourists Assaulted in Trabzon to be Deported from Turkey
A group of tourists who wanted to have their pictures taken with a scarf Kurdistan written on it were assaulted in Trabzon. The Governorship has announced that nine detained tourists will be deported from Turkey.
19 July 2019
Refugee Woman Allegedly Tortured in Harmandalı Removal Center
Karşıyaka Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the claims of torture against a refugee woman at the removal center in the western province of İzmir.
19 July 2019
Evrim Kepenek
Artist Zuhal Olcay’s Prison Sentence for ‘Insulting the President’ Upheld
The Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the prison sentence of 11 months, 20 days given to artist Zuhal Olcay on charge of “insulting the president.”
19 July 2019
10-Hour Shift of Agricultural Women Workers in the Sun in 40 Degrees - PHOTO GALLERY
Women wake up at around 5 in the morning to go to work. When the clock hits 7 a.m., they set to work in the field. Having two 15-minute breaks all through the day, women are given an hour to have lunch.
19 July 2019
Ferid Demirel
Gezi Trial: Arrest of Osman Kavala to Continue
The defense attorneys have given statements in the second hearing of the Gezi Trial. The court has ruled that the arrest of Osman Kavala, the only defendant behind bars, to continue.
18 July 2019
Statement of Academic Baki Tezcan
The text we signed is quite clear. It says, "We demand [the government] to ... create a road map that would lead to a lasting peace..." I have not come across a dictionary that explains the meaning of peace with terror. Peace is antonym of both war and terror.
18 July 2019
Supreme Court of Appeals Requests Acquittal of All Defendants Except for Two
The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals has requested that Atalay, Erinç, Sabuncu and Çetinkaya be acquitted; the prison sentences of İper and Aydoğdu be upheld and Ahmet Şık be tried on different charges.
18 July 2019
Prosecutor Demands CHP İstanbul Chair Kaftancıoğlu be Penalized on 5 Different Charges
The Prosecutor has demanded that CHP İstanbul Provincial Chair Kaftancıoğlu be penalized on separate charges including "insulting the President”, “inciting the public to enmity and hatred” and “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.
18 July 2019
Tansu Pişkin
Fifteen Refugees Killed in Minibus Roll Over in Van
Fifteen refugees, including children, have been killed and 28 were wounded after a minibus carrying refugees fell into a ditch.
18 July 2019
Russia on EU Sanctions to Turkey: 'We are Against Diplomacy Through These Methods'
Andrey Kelin and Maria Zakharova from Russia's Foreign Ministry have criticized the EU sanctions to Turkey for its hydrocarbon exploration activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.
18 July 2019
Amnesty Turkey: Drop the Cases Against Everyone Solidarizing with Özgür Gündem
Put on trial for being Editors-in-Chief of the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, Korur-Fincancı, Önderoğlu and Nesin have been acquitted. Amnesty Turkey has expressed concerns over the ones convicted for having solidarized with the newspaper.
18 July 2019
Hundreds Gather at Courthouse in Support of CHP İstanbul Chair Kaftancıoğlu
Canan Kaftancıoğlu, the chair of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul Organization, is facing 17 years in prison for her social media posts.
18 July 2019
Constitutional Court Restricts Authority of Council of Higher Education
Constitutional Court has ruled for the annulment of the article authorizing the Council of Higher Education Chair to directly launch an investigation against academics. “It undermines scientific autonomy and exceeds inspection authority”, it has concluded.
18 July 2019
Ruken Tuncel
Foreign Ministry: Turkey's Exclusion from F-35 Program to Cause 'Irreparable Wounds'
The Ministry has called upon the US to "return from the mistake that will cause irreparable wounds in strategic relations" after it excluded Turkey from the F-35 program over the procurement of S-400 systems from Russia.
18 July 2019
NATO: Turkey is Much More Than S-400
After the US has announced that Turkey has been suspended from the F-35 program in the wake S-400 delivery to the country, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg has stated, “As a NATO member, Turkey is much more than S-400.”
18 July 2019
Parliamentary Commission to be Established to Investigate Suspicious Death of Rabia Naz
Combining all Parliamentary inquiries submitted about the issue so far, the Parliament has unanimously agreed to establish a Parliamentary commission to investigate the suspicious death of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan.
18 July 2019
Pentagon and White House Have Announced: Turkey Suspended from F-35 Program
After the S-400 air defense missile system has been delivered o Turkey, two official statements have been made by the US Department of Defense and the White House: Turkey has been suspended from the F-35 program.
18 July 2019
Court Says Hrant Dink Murder ‘Organized Crime,’ Sentences Tuncel to 99 Years, 6 Months in Jail
Of the seven defendants whose files were separated from the main trial because of the possibility of statutory limitations, Tuncel has been sentenced to 99 years and 6 months and Samast, who shot Dink dead, to 2 years and 6 months in prison.
17 July 2019
Hikmet Adal
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33 Years of the İHD, 15 Directors and Members of Which Killed From Vedat Aydın to Tahir Elçi
Vedat Aydın was killed in 1991 when he was the HEP Diyarbakır Provincial Chairperson. Diyarbakır Bar Association Chairperson Tahir Elçi was killed in 2015. We spoke with the İHD members in Diyarbakır, one of the hardest places to be a rights defender.
17 July 2019
Murat Bayram
Diplomats from Turkey Attacked in Erbil
An attack has been launched against a restaurant in Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government. Different sources give different information as to the nature of the attack as well as the number of casualties.
17 July 2019
Conscientious Objector Işık Acquitted of ‘Alienating People from Military Service’
Charged with “alienating people from military service” for posting the messages “Don’t go into the army, but go to disco” and “All deserters are my heroes”, conscientious objector Ali Fikri Işık has been acquitted.
17 July 2019
Ekin Karaca
Bar Association: 'Mines and Explosives Around Dersim Should Immediately be Cleared'
Dersim Bar Association has released a written statement on the killing of two children because of unexploded ordnance in the countryside.
17 July 2019
Korur-Fincancı, Önderoğlu and Nesin Acquitted
Put on trial for having participated in the “Editors-in-Chief on Watch” campaign in solidarity with the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, Şebnem Korur-Fincancı, Erol Önderoğlu and Ahmet Nesin have been acquitted.
17 July 2019
Tansu Pişkin
Campaign Against İstanbul Convention in Pro-AKP Circles
The convention on violence against women has come under spotlight five years after coming into effect as pro-AKP circles launched a campaign against it after Erdoğan reportedly said that it can be "annulled."
17 July 2019
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
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Human Rights Association: A Struggle for Rights for 33 Years
Today marks the 33rd anniversary of Human Rights Association (İHD). Among the founders of the İHD were relatives of prisoners, intellectuals, writers, journalists, publishers, academics, lawyers, physicians, architects, engineers and teachers
17 July 2019
Department of State: We Warned Them About Ramifications, Trump: Obama is to Blame
As the 14th plane delivering S-400 defense missile system from Russia has landed in Turkey, two statements have come from the US. While the Department of State has referred to “ramifications”, President Trump has blamed former President Obama.
17 July 2019
‘İstanbul Convention is Women’s Right to Life’
Actress Deniz Türkali, journalist İrem Afşin and academic Prof. Dr. Feride Acar have spoken to bianet about the recent attack against the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
17 July 2019
Evrim Kepenek
Killing of Two Children in Dersim by Explosives: 'There are a Lot of War Remnants' Says Mayor
Two siblings aged four and eight were killed on Monday (July 15) after touching an explosive in the countryside of the southeastern city.
16 July 2019
Ruken Tuncel
Fifty-eight Thousand Decares of Forest Razed in a Decade
23,878 wildfires broke out between 2009 and 2018, causing 83,557 hectares of forest land to be destroyed, according to the figures of the General Directorate of Forestry.
16 July 2019
Two Children Died in Dersim Explosion Laid to Rest
Eight-year-old Ayaz Güloğlu and his four-year-old sister Nulpeda died in an explosion in the countryside in Ovacık, Dersim.
16 July 2019
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