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‘Self-Regulation in Media’ Discussed in Joint Conference by Press Council, UNESCO

‘Self-Regulation in Media’ Discussed in Joint Conference by Press Council, UNESCO

The Press Council of Turkey and UNESCO have held a joint conference on “Importance of Self-Regulation in Media” and “Self-Regulation in Digital Age.”

8 March 2019 Hikmet Adal

Flormar Workers' Resistance Ends: 'We Got Compensation but Could Not Return to Our Jobs'

Flormar Workers' Resistance Ends: 'We Got Compensation but Could Not Return to Our Jobs'

Being dismissed from their jobs for unionizing, the Flormar cosmetics company workers have ended their 297-day resistance on March International Women's' Day."

8 March 2019 Evrim Kepenek

'Sexual Violence Against Girls Increased by 67 Percent'

'Sexual Violence Against Girls Increased by 67 Percent'

CHP Vice Chair Gamze Akkuş İlgezdi has announced that 51,748 girls were subjected to sexual violence between 2014 and 2017, citing the figures of the Ministry of Interior.

Human Rights Association: Demand for Peace Cannot Be Punished

Human Rights Association: Demand for Peace Cannot Be Punished

Human Rights Association has released a statement of solidarity for Prof. Dr. Füsun Üstel, the first Academic for Peace whose prison sentence has been upheld: “We call the national and international academic community to stand against this injustice.”

Men Kill 23 Women in February

Men Kill 23 Women in February

Men have killed 23 women and attempted to kill at least two women in the second month of 2019. They also raped two women and harassed at least six women.

8 March 2019 Evrim Kepenek

'48 Women Sexually Harassed Under Detention in 2018'

'48 Women Sexually Harassed Under Detention in 2018'

Releasing its 2018 report, the Legal Aid Bureau Against Sexual Harassment and Rape in Detention demanded the İstanbul Convention be implemented.

Prosecutor Demands 2 Academics Be Penalized for ‘Aiding Organization’

Prosecutor Demands 2 Academics Be Penalized for ‘Aiding Organization’

At the İstanbul 25th Heavy Penal Court, the prosecutor has announced his opinion as to the accusations and demanded that two academics be penalized on charge of “knowingly and willingly aiding a terrorist organization a non-member.”

7 March 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Acquittal for Police Officer Tried for Insulting Discharged Teacher

Acquittal for Police Officer Tried for Insulting Discharged Teacher

Being tried for insulting Engin Karataş, a teacher who was discharged as per a Statutory Decree and has been protesting the discharges since then, the police officer has been acquitted based on the testimony of another police officer.

7 March 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Transgender Inmate Buse on Death Fast for 35 Days: 'Don't Leave Me Alone'

Transgender Inmate Buse on Death Fast for 35 Days: 'Don't Leave Me Alone'

Transgender inmate Buse Aydın, who is on a death fast because her gender reassignment operation is blocked, has sent a letter, saying, "A trans murder will be committed by favour of the Ministry of Justice and the judicial system."

7 March 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Constitutional Court: Indefinite Telephone Ban Violates Freedom of Communication

Constitutional Court: Indefinite Telephone Ban Violates Freedom of Communication

Announcing its judgement on Aktaş, a convict in İmralı Prison, who was banned from making phone calls for a year, the Constitutional Court has ruled that his “freedom of communication” has been violated. Aktaş will be paid 4 thousand TRY in damages.

Survey: 60 Percent Say Violence Biggest Problem for Women in Turkey

Survey: 60 Percent Say Violence Biggest Problem for Women in Turkey

According to the "Public Perceptions of Gender Roles and the Status of Women" survey by Kadir Has University, 60 percent views "violence" as the biggest problem that women face in the society. The report also notes that the equality of women and men is on the rise.

‘Women Journalists are Subjected to Violence’

‘Women Journalists are Subjected to Violence’

Making a statement for the press, the Women and LGBTI Commission of the Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) has shared the results of its “Violence Experience Sharing Group Report”, which was prepared based on the statements of 27 women journalists.

Human Rights Association Co-Chair: Judicial Power of President Should Be Reviewed

Human Rights Association Co-Chair: Judicial Power of President Should Be Reviewed

Making a statement regarding the report submitted by rights organizations to the Ministry of Justice, İHD Co-Chair Türkdoğan has stated that the necessary changes for the establishment of an independent judiciary should be introduced.

Central Bank Does Not Change Interest Rate

Central Bank Does Not Change Interest Rate

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank has not changed the political interest rate, keeping it fixed at its current level of 24 percent.

Osman Kavala’s Attorney İlkan Koyuncu: Indictment Misreads Gezi

Osman Kavala’s Attorney İlkan Koyuncu: Indictment Misreads Gezi

Speaking to bianet about the Gezi indictment, İlkan Koyuncu, the attorney of Osman Kavala, has said, “This indictment shows that they have imprisoned Kavala all for nothing for 16 months.”

6 March 2019 Haluk Kalafat

Deferred Prison Sentence of 15 Months for 2 Academics

Deferred Prison Sentence of 15 Months for 2 Academics

At the İstanbul 36th and 37th Heavy Penal Courts, two academics have been sentenced to 15 months in prison for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The announcement of both verdict has been suspended.

6 March 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Erdoğan: This Country Became Green With Us

Erdoğan: This Country Became Green With Us

The President has said, "They raised hell through the lie that we cut trees. If this country is becoming green, it happened with us."

Journalist Pişkin's Case: All Requests Rejected, No Ruling Made

Journalist Pişkin's Case: All Requests Rejected, No Ruling Made

In the first hearing of journalist Cansu Pişkin, who is charged with "making a public officer a target for terrorist organizations," for having mentioned a prosecutor's name in an article she wrote, the court has not made a ruling.

6 March 2019 Hikmet Adal

March 8 Feminist Night Marches to Be Held Across Turkey

March 8 Feminist Night Marches to Be Held Across Turkey

On March 8 International Women’s Day, feminist night marches will be held in several cities across Turkey. While the feminist night march will be held for the 17th time in İstanbul, the capital city of Ankara will host its 13th feminist night march this year.

'More Than 20 Million Women out of Worklife'

'More Than 20 Million Women out of Worklife'

Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has said in its new report that only three out of 10 women participates in the employment and that women earn less than men.

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Conscript Loses His Life in ‘Weapon Accident’

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.

One Academic Sentenced to 1 Year, 6 Months in Prison

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

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

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.”

‘Allegations of Abduction/Disappearance Left Unanswered’

‘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

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

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.

Turkey's Stance Against Armenia 'Gives Pashinyan Some Thought'

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."

Musician Tunç Leaves Turkey: 'I Began a Hard Journey'

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."

Flormar Workers: We Learn That March 8 is Not About Flowers, But About Labor

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

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.

85-Year-Old Ill Prisoner Bingöl Released

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.