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Journalist Ünker Sentenced to Prison for 'Creating an Impression of Tax Evasion'
The reasoned decision for the sentence given to journalist Ünker for reporting on former PM Yıldırım's offshore companies has been announced. It concludes that Ünker committed an offense by "creating the perception of tax evasion."
18 February 2019
Hikmet Adal
Journalist Melike Ceyhan Released
Ceyhan, a former reporter for the Mezopotamya agency, was detained in İstanbul.
15 February 2019
Joint Statement From Four Political Organizations: The Isolation Should be Removed
Co-Chairs of the HDP, HDK, DTK and DBP have made a statement on HDP MP Leyla Güven's 100th day on hunger strike and the 20th anniversary of PKK leader Öcalan's coming to Turkey. They have said that the isolation on Öcalan should be removed.
15 February 2019
Hikmet Adal
'Let's Give an Ear to Demands of Rights, Lawfulness, Justice'
The Citizens' Initiative and Union for Democracy (DİB) have made a statement on the 100th day of HDP MP Leyla Güven's hunger strike. They have said that protecting the hunger strikers' lives are on the state's responsibility and that a dialog should urgently be established.
15 February 2019
İstanbul Security Directorate Report: Everything Planned in Khashoggi Murder
In a new report, the İstanbul Security Directorate has said that on the day of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing, a tandoor oven was fired in the Consulate General and 32 kilograms of raw meat was ordered from a near restaurant.
15 February 2019
Journalist İsminaz Temel Released After 16 Months of Arrest
ETHA reporter Temel has been released in the case she is being tried. The court has imposed international travel ben for the journalist.
15 February 2019
Tansu Pişkin
Men Killed 255 Women in 2018
According to data bianet compiled from local, national and internet media between January 1 and December 31, 2018, men killed at least 255 women, 20 children including three toddlers.
15 February 2019
Evrim Kepenek
Deferred Prison Sentence of 15 Months For One Academic
Dr. Lecturer Mehmet Şiray from the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The announcement of the verdict has been deferred.
14 February 2019
Tansu Pişkin
HRW: End Ankara Ban on LGBTI Events
The ban on LGBTI events in Turkey's capital continues although the state of emergency has been lifted.
14 February 2019
Turkey Posts Current Account Deficit of 27.6 Billion USD in 2018
Turkey has posted a current account deficit of 1 billion and 437 million US Dollars in December. The country's current account has recorded a deficit of 27 billion and 633 million dollars.
14 February 2019
Male Violence Infographic 2018
Men killed at least 255 women, 20 children including three babies and 39 men who were with the women at the time of the homicides.
14 February 2019
Rejecting Medical Intervention, Leyla Güven on Hunger Strike Discharged from Hospital
HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on the 98th day of her hunger strike, has been taken to hospital with complaints of chest pain. Her daughter Temizkan has stated that Güven has been taken to intensive care and does not accept medical intervention.
13 February 2019
'Turkey is World's Largest Imprisoner of Journalists'
According to a report by the Council of Europe and its partner organizations, Turkey is the country where most journalists are behind bars. In Europe, 110 imprisoned journalists out of 130 are in Turkey.
13 February 2019
Deferred Prison Sentence of 15 Months for 3 Academics
Prof. Dr. Tahsin Yeşildere and two academics from Boğaziçi University have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The announcement of all three verdicts has been suspended.
13 February 2019
Tansu Pişkin
İstanbul Second Most Congested City in the World
According to the 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard released by the INRIX, İstanbul has ranked second in the world after Moscow in terms of traffic congestion. The report has shown that drivers in İstanbul spend almost 6.5 days a year in traffic.
13 February 2019
Journalist Melike Ceyhan Taken Into Custody
Journalist Ceyhan has been taken into custody in İstanbul. She has not been allowed to see her attorneys because of the confidentiality order on the investigation.
13 February 2019
Picture of ‘Unemployment' in Turkey
After the Turkish Hard Coal Authority (TTK) has announced that it will employ one thousand miners, thousands of people have queued in front of the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) offices in Zonguldak and Bartın late in the night.
13 February 2019
A Queue From Retail Point to Ballot Box
To tackle high food prices, Turkey has introduced the "regulatory retail points," which are run by municipalities and sell cheap fruits and vegetables. While people are divided, Farmers Union Chair Ay says, "It is for elections and not sustainable."
13 February 2019
Haluk Kalafat
Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 8 Months for Academic Hanifi Barış
Academic Hanifi Barış, who was previously arrested for two months due to his social media posts, has been sentenced to 1 year, 8 months in prison for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The announcement of the verdict has been deferred.
13 February 2019
'Visiting A Martyr's Family' Obligation for Academic Sentenced to Prison
Two academics have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months and one has been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison in today's hearings. The court has also ruled that academic Gülsün Güvenli shall visit a 'martyr's family'.
12 February 2019
Hikmet Adal
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ECtHR Convicts Turkey for ‘Aggravated Life Imprisonment’
The ECtHR has again convicted Turkey in an appeal made against the legal practice stipulating that the convicts who have been sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment shall serve time in prison without a possibility of being released.
12 February 2019
Ayça Söylemez
5 Lawyers on 20th Day of Their Hunger Strike ‘Against Unlawfulness’
It has been 20 days since five arrested lawyers went on a hunger strike in protest against the unlawful practices that they have been subjected to during their judicial process. They will continue their hunger strike until their hearing on March 18.
12 February 2019
Ayça Söylemez
'Tomato Expensive Not Because of Truck Drivers, But Because of Your Toll Roads'
İYİ Party Chair Akşener has commented on increasing fruit and vegetable prices, asking, "Aren't the price of the gasoline that trucks use and the money that they pay to the highways increasing the prices?"
12 February 2019
Curfew in Lice
A curfew has been declared in 21 villages and their hamlets in the district of Lice in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır on the ground of an operation to be conducted in the region.
12 February 2019
Özgecan Aslan Commemorated With Flowers
Özgecan Aslan, who was sexually assaulted and killed in 2015, has been commemorated at her grave by her family and friends. In İstanbul, women gathered for Aslan.
12 February 2019
Same Type of Military Helicopter Crashes in Same Area After 2.5 Months
A UH-1 military helicopter has crashed in the district of Çekmeköy in İstanbul, claiming the lives of four soldiers. On November 26, 2018, another UH-1 military helicopter also crashed in nearby Sancaktepe and five soldiers lost their lives in that incident.
12 February 2019
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Dilek Dündar: I am Held Hostage Against My Husband
The wife of journalist Can Dündar, Dilek Türker Dündar, who cannot leave Turkey for another country as her passport was seized, has criticized the unlawful practices that she has been subjected to due to the lawsuits filed against her husband.
12 February 2019
Closure Case for Parties Which Have 'Kurdistan' in Their Names
General Assembly of the Constitutional Court will give its verdict on February 13 in the case which was filed against the Kurdistan Communist Party and Kurdistan Freedom Party because they have the word 'Kurdistan' in their names.
11 February 2019
Gergerlioğlu: Inmates Writing About Hunger Strikes Given Disciplinary Punishment As Well
Holding a press conference about the violation of rights committed in prisons, HDP MP Gergerlioğlu has stated that prison administrations give disciplinary punishments to both the inmates who have gone on a hunger strike and the ones who write about it.
11 February 2019
Police Do Not Allow March, HDP MPs Sit-In
The police have not allowed the HDP Co-Chairs and MPs to march on İstiklal Avenue in support of HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 96 days.
11 February 2019
Hikmet Adal
Three Rights Defenders Visit HDP MP Leyla Güven
Human Rights Association Co-Chair Öztürk Türkdoğan, journalist Ali Bayramoğlu and 78's Initiative Spokesperson Celalettin Can have visited HDP MP Leyla Güven, who is on the 96th day of her hunger strike.
11 February 2019
China Releases Video of Folk Poet Heyit, Denies Allegations of Death in Prison
In the wake of Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ statement that Uyghur folk poet Heyit died in prison in China, the country has released a video allegedly showing the musician. In the video, Heyit said, “I am now in good health and have never been abused.”
11 February 2019
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