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Conscript Loses His Life in ‘Weapon Accident’
21-year-old Uğur Çakmak, who was doing his mandatory military service in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak, has lost his life by being shot with a bullet fired from the weapon of his friend. Çakmak has been laid to rest in Balıkesir.
6 March 2019
One Academic Sentenced to 1 Year, 6 Months in Prison
Başak Tuğ Onaran from İstanbul Bilgi University has been sentenced to 1 year, 6 months in prison. While her prison term has not been reduced since “she did not express remorse”, the announcement of the verdict has been suspended.
6 March 2019
Tansu Pişkin
25-Month Prison Sentence for One Academic, Arrest Warrant for Another
Prof. Dr. L.N. from Sabancı University has been sentenced to 25 months in prison. The announcement of the verdict has not been deferred as the sentence is longer than 24 months. In another hearing, an arrest warrant has been issued for Dr. Yalçın.
5 March 2019
Hikmet Adal
Statement on ‘Gezi Indictment’ by Taksim Solidarity
Taksim Solidarity platform has made a statement regarding the Gezi indictment: “We will not let you turn the Gezi Resistance into a protest associated with crime, terror and coup.”
5 March 2019
‘Allegations of Abduction/Disappearance Left Unanswered’
İşçi and Arcan from Human Rights Association have spoken to bianet about the families who appealed to them, alleging that their relatives were kidnapped: “We have either received no answer or a single sentence of ‘Examination has been conducted’.”
5 March 2019
Ayça Söylemez
Syriac Associations Federation: Syriac Genocide Should be Recognized Too
Around the world, 46 Syriac organizations, including the Federation of Syriac Associations (SÜDEF) from Turkey, have sent a letter to the President of France concerning the Syriac genocide. SÜDEF Chair Türker has told bianet about their demands.
5 March 2019
Pınar Tarcan
First Hearing of Gezi Protests Case on June 24
Accepting the indictment filed into the Gezi Park protests, the İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court has ruled that the first hearing of the case shall be held on June 24.
5 March 2019
Turkey's Stance Against Armenia 'Gives Pashinyan Some Thought'
Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, has said, "If Turkey considers itself a democratic country, it should welcome the triumph of democracy in its neighboring state and start a dialogue."
5 March 2019
Musician Tunç Leaves Turkey: 'I Began a Hard Journey'
Musician Ferhat Tunç, who has been given a prison sentence and is being tried in three other cases, has left Turkey, saying, "I will continue to think, speak, produce abroad for a while."
5 March 2019
Flormar Workers: We Learn That March 8 is Not About Flowers, But About Labor
Being dismissed from Flormar company for unionizing, women have been protesting for 295 days with the demand to be reinstated in their jobs. Speaking to bianet, they said, “We learn that March 8 is not about flowers, but getting one’s labor’s worth.”
5 March 2019
Evrim Kepenek
Curfew in Dicle Lifted
The curfew previously declared in eight villages and their hamlets in the district of Dicle in Diyarbakır on March 1 has been lifted. Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır has been the city where the highest number of curfews have been declared.
5 March 2019
85-Year-Old Ill Prisoner Bingöl Released
Sise Bingöl has been released on parole after the execution of her 4 years and 2 months prison sentence for "knowingly and willingly aiding a terrorist organization" has been completed.
5 March 2019
Charges in Gezi Indictment: ‘Influence Agency’, ‘Using Method of Civil Insurrection’
The 657-page Gezi indictment prepared by İstanbul Public Prosecutor Yakup Ali Kahveci has charged 16 rights defenders, including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu, with “influence agency” and using the method of “civil insurrection.”
5 March 2019
'Women Workers are Not Seen Even if They Die in Occupational Homicides'
According to the February report of the İSİG, 125 workers, including 9 women and one child, have been killed in occupational homicides. Ahead of March 8, the report addresses women workers' situation in terms of workers' health and job security.
4 March 2019
Gezi Indictment Against 16 People Including Osman Kavala Accepted
The indictment against 16 people, including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu, who have been arrested as part of the investigation, has been accepted by the İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court. The indictment was completed on February 20.
4 March 2019
HDP: We Are The Own Children of This Country
HDP İstanbul Provincial Organization and Peoples and Beliefs Commission have made a statement for the press to denounce the statements of President Erdoğan, who said, “There is a Kurdistan in Northern Iraq; if you wish, you can go there.”
4 March 2019
Hikmet Adal
Inflation Rate for February 19.67 Percent, Price of Lettuce Increases a Record 35.19 Percent
The consumer inflation rate for February has increased 0.16 percent compared to January, 19.67 percent compared to the same month last year. The inflation rate in January was 20.35 percent.
4 March 2019
'If You Love a Place, You Also Love People Fighting for Freedom There'
Artist Gianluca Costantini's work covers the most important happenings in Turkey since the 2013 Gezi Park protests.
4 March 2019
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
Turkey Ranks Worse in Rule of Law Index
Turkey has ranked 109th in the WJP Rule of Law Index 2019, marking a degrade of eight ranks when compared to 2018. It has ranked the last among 13 countries in the group of Eastern European and Central Asian countries.
4 March 2019
Journalists Alayumat and Akman Acquitted
The two journalists who were charged with membership of a terrorist organization and espionage over their news articles and photographs have been acquitted.
4 March 2019
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Germany Denounces Turkey for Not Extending Accreditation of 3 Journalists
Turkey has rejected the press card applications of journalists Jörg Brase from the Second German Television (ZDF), Thomas Seibert from the Tagesspiegel newspaper and Halil Gülbeyaz from the Northern German Broadcasting (NDR).
4 March 2019
Mogherini: We Called on Turkey to Take Steps to Ensure Güven's Safety
EU foreign policy head Mogherini has said, "The EU is ready to offer help to return to a peace process," in a response to a Sinn Fein MEP's letter on HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike.
4 March 2019
Women Call from İstanbul for March 8: Our Power is Our Unity
Gathering in Bakırköy in İstanbul upon the call of March 8 Platform, women have repeated their demands, carrying the banners, “Our power is our unity against crisis, violence, inequality; long live March 8” and “All women of the world, unite.”
4 March 2019
Evrim Kepenek
Court of Appeal Upholds First Prison Sentence of an Academic for Peace
The court of appeal has upheld the 15-month prison sentence previously given to Prof. Dr. Zübeyde Füsun Üstel, an academic signatory to the declaration entitled “We will not be a party to this crime” prepared by Academics for Peace.
4 March 2019
Tansu Pişkin
Application to Constitutional Court for Yiğit Aksakoğlu
Attorneys of rights defender Yiğit Aksakoğlu, who has been arrested as part of the investigation into the Gezi Park protests, have applied to the Constitutional Court on the ground that “his right to a fair trial has been violated.”
1 March 2019
Constitutional Court Rules Compensation for Maltreatment of Arrested Children
Announcing its judgement on children subjected to maltreatment, battery and naked body search in prison, the Constitutional Court has ruled that the prohibition of ill treatment has been violated and a compensation of 90 thousand TRY shall be paid to children.
1 March 2019
Ayça Söylemez
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AKP Mayor Draws Criticism After Comments on Public Figures
Bursa Metropolitan Mayor and the ruling AKP's candidate for March 31 local elections Alinur Aktaş has come under criticism after his comments on the late public figures Nazım Hikmet, Uğur Mumcu, Türkan Saylan and Bahriye Üçok.
1 March 2019
Flash TV Suspends Broadcast, Blaming ‘Unbearable Pressure’
Stating that “administrative, political and financial pressures have reached an unbearable point”, Flash TV channel has announced that it will stop broadcasting for two months.
1 March 2019
Non-Prosecution for Drivers, Indictment for Four Railways Employees
The Çorlu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has given a verdict of non-prosecution on the train drivers and the train chief. It has prepared a bill of indictment for four State Railways employees.
1 March 2019
Curfew in Dicle in Diyarbakır
A curfew has been declared in eight villages and their hamlets in the district of Dicle in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakır as of March 1 on the ground that an operation will be conducted in the region.
1 March 2019
Expert Report: Kemal Kurkut Hit by Aimed Shot, Not 'Bouncing Bullet'
The expert report has been announced at the hearing of Kemal Kurkut, who was shot dead by the police in 2017 Newroz celebrations: "Police officer Y.Ş. aimed and shot directly at Kemal Kurkut."
28 February 2019
‘We Didn’t Leave Leyla Behind, We Bring Her Along’
Ayşegül Devecioğlu, Prof. Dr. Ayşe Erzan, Nesteren Davutoğlu, Dilek Gökçin, Filiz Karakuş and Feride Eralp have visited HDP Hakkari MP and DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven, who has been on the 113th day of her hunger strike.
28 February 2019
Evrim Kepenek
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