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Ban Preventing Teachers from Wearing High-Heels on Parliamentary Agenda
HDP İstanbul MP Oya Ersoy has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the ban which has been introduced by the Director of Akşemsettin Primary School in Sincan, Ankara and prevents teachers from wearing high-heeled shoes at school.
16 January 2019
ECtHR Convicts Turkey in Case of 'Seventh-day Adventists’
Pronouncing its judgement regarding the Foundation of Seventh-day Adventists, whose request for being included in the official register was rejected, the ECtHR has sentenced Turkey to pay damages for “violating the freedom of assembly and association.”
16 January 2019
Academic Sentenced to 2 Years, 1 Month in Prison; Sentence Not Deferred
Academic M.A. has been sentenced to 2 years, 1 month in prison for “knowingly and willingly aiding a terrorist organization as a non-member.” Neither the announcement of the verdict nor the sentence has been deferred due to “absence of legal possibility.”
16 January 2019
Tansu Pişkin
Approval Requested for Nevin Yıldırım's Life Sentence
Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has requested approval for the life imprisonment given to Nevin Yıldırım, who killed her rapist. Yıldırım's attorney Bay ram has said, “There is not a verdict or notification has reached us yet. Nevin's case is not over for us.”
16 January 2019
MP Asks 'Objective of Regulation That Will Pave the Way for Sexual Abuse'
Saying, “A regulation which is of the essence of a pardon to the offenders of rape and sexual abuse has been made publicly discussed by the government party,” HDP MP Danış Beştaş submitted a parliamentary question and a parliamentary inquiry.
16 January 2019
Operation Ends, Curfew Lifted in Diyarbakır
The curfew, which was declared in 23 villages and their hamlets in Lice, Hazro and Kocaköy in Diyarbakır, has been lifted after the operation launched in the region ended.
16 January 2019
Observations on ‘Osman Kavala’: Gezi Cannot Have Been Organized by Single Person
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Mijatovič, who intervened in the case of Kavala at ECtHR, has submitted her written observations to the court: “The thesis that Gezi could have been orchestrated by a single person has no credibility.”
16 January 2019
Human Rights Association Meets Justice Minister on Hunger Strikes, Freedom of Expression
Human Rights Association Co-Chair Türkdoğan has said that they presented their works and views to Minister of Justice Gül and their dialogue with the Ministry will continue.
15 January 2019
Ayça Söylemez
Arrested Student Berkay Ustabaş Released
Student Berkay Ustabaş, who was arrested on January 5, 2018 for having attended the funeral of Berkin Elvan, has been released.
15 January 2019
Tansu Pişkin
Arrested Politician Zeydan Given Disciplinary Punishment Due to Hunger Strike
Former HDP Hakkari MP Zeydan, who has been arrested since November 4, 2016, has been given a disciplinary punishment after he announced that he would go on a 10-day hunger strike. Zeydan will be banned from some activities in prison for a month.
15 January 2019
Unemployment Rate Continues to Increase in October, Reaches 11.6 Percent
The TurkStat has announced the labor force statistics for October 2018. The number of the unemployed has increased by 501 thousand and reached 3 million 788 thousand in October, compared to the same period last year.
15 January 2019
Trump: I Spoke With Erdoğan, Economic Relations Will Be Advanced
Trump talked with Erdoğan on the phone after saying “We will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds” in a tweet. Statements from both sides after the talk show that tensions have dropped.
15 January 2019
Murder of Trans Woman Hande Şeker Protested in Kadıköy
Rights defenders have commemorated transgender woman Hande Şeker, who was murdered in İzmir on January 9. Gathering in front of Süreyya Cinema in Kadıköy, İstanbul, they have made a call to the state to comply with the İstanbul Convention.
15 January 2019
Evrim Kepenek
Arrested Politicians Sebahat Tuncel, Selma Irmak Go on Hunger Strike
Sebahat Tuncel and Selma Irmak have announced that they will go on an indefinite and irreversible hunger strike in solidarity with HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven, demanding that “the isolation of imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan be removed.”
15 January 2019
Mehmet Altan: State of Emergency Commission's Decision is a Constitutional Scandal
Academic Mehmet Altan has filed a criminal complaint against the State of Emergency Commission's chair and members, who rejected his application for being reinstated in his post at the university, ignoring the rulings of Constitutional Court and ECtHR.
14 January 2019
Tansu Pişkin
Prosecutor Asks Tunç “Destruction in Sur”
Musician Ferhat Tunç, who was taken into custody at the İstanbul Atatürk Airport on his way back from Germany, has been released after deposing to the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office via Audio and Visual Information System (SEGBİS).
14 January 2019
Ayça Söylemez
Pompeo: Trump Might Be Referring to Imposition of Sanctions
Commenting on the statements of President Trump, who said, “We will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds,” US Secretary of State Pompeo has stated, “We apply sanctions in many places. I assume he's speaking about those kinds of things.”
14 January 2019
Interior Ministry to Watch Social Media on Election Day
The Ministry of Interior has stated in a circular that social media posts on election day will be monitored by “combating cyber crimes teams” and added that “the international observers will be treated with hospitality.”
14 January 2019
3,679 Armed Violence Incidents in 2018
According to the Turkey’s Armed Violence Map and 2018 Report released by Umut Foundation, 3 thousand 679 incidents of armed violence took place throughout 2018, claiming the lives of 2 thousand 279 people and wounding 3 thousand and 762 others.
14 January 2019
From Çavuşoğlu to Trump: This Nation Says ‘We Would Rather Go Hungry Than Obey’
Responding to US President Trump, who said, “We will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds”, Minister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu has stated, “We know the difficulty, in which Trump has found himself. His last tweet is a matter of internal affairs.”
14 January 2019
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Petition: Reduce Value Added Tax on Women's Hygiene Products
In Turkey, Value Added Tax on Viagra is 8 percent while it is 18 percent for hygiene products, because they are not considered a necessity.
14 January 2019
Curfew in 23 Villages in Diyarbakır
In Lice, Hazro and Kocaköy districts of Diyarbakır, curfew has been declared in 23 villages on the ground of upcoming military operations.
14 January 2019
Trump: We Will Devastate Turkey Economically If They Hit Kurds
US President Donald Trump has made a call “to stop the endless wars.” Presidential Spokesperson İsmail Kalın has responded: “There is no difference between DAESH, PKK, PYD and YPG. We will continue fighting against them all.”
14 January 2019
Abdullah Öcalan Meets Brother Mehmet Öcalan After 28 Months
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) MP Leyla Güven has been on a hunger strike for 67 days for the purpose of the removal of the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
14 January 2019
Ferhat Tunç Taken into Custody
Musician Ferhat Tunç has been taken into custody at the İstanbul Atatürk Airport on his way back from Germany as part of an investigation conducted in Diyarbakır.
14 January 2019
Statement of Academic Ayşe Berkman
In mathematics, nobody can make anybody accept a false statement or proof. There is nothing like “command acceptance of a theorem.” We have to prove our claims. For this reason, you cannot fight in mathematics...
14 January 2019
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Investigation Against Association of Conscientious Objection
Furkan Çelik, owner of the domain of the Association of Conscientious Objection's website, has deposed at the Prosecutor's Office for the charge of “provocative posts intended not to fulfill the military service duty.”
11 January 2019
Ekin Karaca
‘I Have Struggled Against Discrimination All Through My Life’
Artist Deniz Çakır has deposed as part of the investigation launched against her for allegedly insulting two women wearing headscarves. Rejecting the charged offence, Çakır has stated, “I am sorry that I have been obliged to depose for such an issue.”
11 January 2019
KCK Press Case to Continue on May 9
The 13th hearing of the KCK Press case, which has been continuing for seven years, has been held. The next hearing of the case will be held on May 9, 2019.
11 January 2019
More Claims on 'Moving Voters' After 'Imaginary Voters' Revelation in Princes' Islands
After the CHP revealed the “imaginary voters” registered in Princes' Islands in İstanbul ahead of local elections, new claims have emerged regarding changing voters' registered addresses to gain advantage in some districts in İstanbul, Niğde, Şırnak and Urfa.
11 January 2019
6 Academics Demanded to be Penalized for ‘Propagandizing for a Terrorist Organization’
Prosecutor’s Offices at two different courts have announced the same opinion as to the accusations for six academics. They have demanded that the academics be penalized for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” as per the Anti-Terror Law.
11 January 2019
Tansu Pişkin
Yıldırım: Election is Not a Political Activity
Binali Yıldırım, whose nomination to the Mayorship of İstanbul without resigning as the Parliamentary Speaker raised controversy, has reacted to critics, saying that the debates around the issue are not legal but political.
10 January 2019
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