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'Physicians Always Defend Demand for Peace'

'Physicians Always Defend Demand for Peace'

İstanbul Medical Chamber Chair Dr. Saip has said, "We are with our colleagues who are being tried because their words are in favor of peace," in a press statement in support of the Academics for Peace.

27 February 2019 Hikmet Adal

Verdict on Cumhuriyet Newspaper Case Taken to Supreme Court of Appeals

Verdict on Cumhuriyet Newspaper Case Taken to Supreme Court of Appeals

After the verdict on Cumhuriyet case has been upheld, the attorneys of the newspaper have appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeals, requesting that the verdicts of conviction be reversed and the right of appeal be granted to sentences less than five years.

27 February 2019

Only Male Speakers Invited to March 8 Panel: ‘Men Also Need to Express Themselves’

Only Male Speakers Invited to March 8 Panel: ‘Men Also Need to Express Themselves’

Municipality of Kepez in Çanakkale has announced that it will hold a discussion panel entitled “Being a Woman in Kepez” on March 8. The panel has sparked controversy on social media since all of its five speakers are male mayor candidates.

27 February 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Columnist Dismissed From Daily Posta After Posting a Tweet on Circulation of Hürriyet

Columnist Dismissed From Daily Posta After Posting a Tweet on Circulation of Hürriyet

Prof. Dr. Kadıoğlu, a columnist for the daily Posta, wrote on Twitter, “The real number of Hürriyet newspaper issues sold at newsstands across Turkey is 60,000.” The day after, he was dismissed from Posta, which is also owned by Demirören Media Group.

26 February 2019

Indictment of Writer Başkaya: Thinking is a Biological Act, Spreading it Can be Banned

Indictment of Writer Başkaya: Thinking is a Biological Act, Spreading it Can be Banned

The indictment that charges Fikret Başkaya with "terror propaganda" says that "thinking is a biological act, but the expression and spreading of thought can be banned," and "There is no doubt about Kurdish citizens' rights and freedoms."

26 February 2019

Lawsuit Against 6 Participants of 2018 İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Parade

Lawsuit Against 6 Participants of 2018 İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Parade

A lawsuit has been filed against six people who were taken into custody during the LGBTI+ Pride Parade in İstanbul in 2018. The first hearing of the case will be held at the İstanbul 12th Penal Court of First Instance on April 18, 2019.

26 February 2019

Teachers Protesting Discharges Arrested Again on the Charge They Were Acquitted Before

Teachers Protesting Discharges Arrested Again on the Charge They Were Acquitted Before

Teachers Nursel Tanrıverdi and Selvi Polat, who were previously acquitted of the charge brought against them for protesting discharges at Bakırköy Square in İstanbul, have been arrested again on the same charge and for protesting discharges.

26 February 2019 Ayça Söylemez

2019 PEN Duygu Asena Award Goes to Saturday Mothers

2019 PEN Duygu Asena Award Goes to Saturday Mothers

The PEN Turkey Writers' Association has said, "We thought that it would be very meaningful to give the award to the Saturday Mothers, who became prominent as a women's resistance."

26 February 2019

Date of Transfer to 3rd İstanbul Airport Postponed Once Again

Date of Transfer to 3rd İstanbul Airport Postponed Once Again

The date of transfer from İstanbul Atatürk Airport to İstanbul Airport, which was first announced as December 30-31, then as March 1-3, has been changed again. The transfer will take place on April 5-6 and Atatürk Airport will be closed as of April 7.

26 February 2019

Operation Against İdil Cultural Center

Operation Against İdil Cultural Center

The police have conducted an operation against the İdil Cultural Center in Okmeydanı, İstanbul, where Grup Yorum music band has been performing its activities. The center has been raided for at least six times over the last two years.

26 February 2019

Men Kill 23 Women in January

Men Kill 23 Women in January

Men have killed at least 23 women and four men in the first month of 2019. Two femicides committed in December 2018 have also been reported in the news in January 2019.

26 February 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Selahattin Demirtaş Appeals to ECtHR Grand Chamber

Selahattin Demirtaş Appeals to ECtHR Grand Chamber

After the verdict of release given by the ECtHR for HDP’s former Co-Chair Demirtaş has not been put into effect, his attorneys have appealed to the Grand Chamber, requesting that his file be examined in terms of violation of freedom of expression.

25 February 2019

Writer Fikret Başkaya Sued for ‘Terror Propaganda’

Writer Fikret Başkaya Sued for ‘Terror Propaganda’

Writer and former academic Fikret Başkaya has been charged with "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" for his article titled "The Real Terror is the State Terror" which was published on the Free University.

25 February 2019

‘End Isolation’ Statement by HDP, Support by Artists for Leyla Güven on Hunger Strike

‘End Isolation’ Statement by HDP, Support by Artists for Leyla Güven on Hunger Strike

While HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan has demanded that the voice of HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 110 days, as well as other hunger strikers be given an ear, several artists have also said, “Hear the voice of Leyla Güven.”

25 February 2019

‘We Continue to Produce Knowledge Upon Gender Equality Principle’

‘We Continue to Produce Knowledge Upon Gender Equality Principle’

The Feminist and Queer Researchers Network has reacted to the cancelation of the gender equality project in universities, pointing out to the similar developments in countries such as Brazil, Hungary and Poland.

25 February 2019

HDP MP Gergerlioğlu Sends State of Emergency Report to Parliamentary Speaker, Party Chairs

HDP MP Gergerlioğlu Sends State of Emergency Report to Parliamentary Speaker, Party Chairs

HDP MP Gergerlioğlu has sent the “Report on Social Costs of State of Emergency in its 2nd Year” to Parliamentary Speaker and chairs of 13 political parties along with a letter. In his letter, Gergerlioğlu has said, “We demand justice for everyone.”

25 February 2019

Istanbul Armenian Church Walls Vandalized

Istanbul Armenian Church Walls Vandalized

Unknown perpetrators have vandalized the Surp Hreshdagabet Armenian Church in Balat, with graffiti saying, "You are finish". Minority Foundations Representative Moris Levi has condemned the "act of hate crime," said they filed a complaint.

25 February 2019

Disciplinary Punishment for Former CHP MP Eren Erdem Due to Hunger Strike

Disciplinary Punishment for Former CHP MP Eren Erdem Due to Hunger Strike

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) former MP and current Party Assembly member Eren Erdem has been given a disciplinary punishment by the administration of Silivri Prison. Erdem will be prohibited from all sport activities for a month.

25 February 2019

Journalist Zehra Doğan Released: Sise Bingöl Says ‘I Will Stand Upright on My Feet’

Journalist Zehra Doğan Released: Sise Bingöl Says ‘I Will Stand Upright on My Feet’

Journalist and painter Zehra Doğan has been released from prison: “Children were calling after me, saying ‘Zehra, Zehra, draw us the pictures of trees and birds.’ Sise Bingöl cried a lot. I will never forget them. I will keep on writing and talking about them.”

25 February 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Fruit and Vegetable Prices Change Every Day in Prisons

Fruit and Vegetable Prices Change Every Day in Prisons

Inmate Murat Kaymaz has sent a letter to bianet, saying that fruit and vegetable prices in the prison are constantly being changed and their orders are canceled because they are "out of stock."

22 February 2019 Ayça Söylemez

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EU: Gezi Park Indictment Creates a Climate of Fear

EU: Gezi Park Indictment Creates a Climate of Fear

"The indictments announced yesterday against Osman Kavala and 15 others raise questions as to the adherence of the Turkish judiciary to international and European standards," said the EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

22 February 2019

Minister's Defense of Police Officer Accused of Sexual Assault on Parliamentary Agenda

Minister's Defense of Police Officer Accused of Sexual Assault on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP MP Kemalbay has submitted a parliamentary question regarding Interior Minister Soylu's and Ankara Security Directorate's defense of the police officer who is accused of sexual assault. HDP MP Kaya held a press conference with the woman who was assaulted.

22 February 2019

Words in Mother Tongues Recorded as 'X' in Parliament Minutes

Words in Mother Tongues Recorded as 'X' in Parliament Minutes

On the occasion of the Mother Tongue Day, some opposition MPs gave celebration messages in various languages spoken in Turkey. AKP and MHP MPs lashed out at them, saying, "Is this United Nations or what?", "Those are not languages."

22 February 2019

28 Academics Sentenced to a Total of 59 Years, 2 Months, 5 Days in Prison

28 Academics Sentenced to a Total of 59 Years, 2 Months, 5 Days in Prison

13 academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 10 months, 5 days in prison, 14 have been sentenced to 2 years and 3 months. The announcement of the verdict was not deferred for those who were sentenced to more than 2 years.

22 February 2019 Hikmet Adal,Tansu Pişkin

Işık Mater, Alp Toker: Journalists Should Know About Digital Security

Işık Mater, Alp Toker: Journalists Should Know About Digital Security

.In the Basic Journalism Workshop, the module of “Digital Security” has been completed. During the module, several topics such as censorship, filtering, closing accounts have been discussed.

21 February 2019 Sakine Orman

ECtHR Dismisses Appeal for Conserving Hasankeyf Archeological Site

ECtHR Dismisses Appeal for Conserving Hasankeyf Archeological Site

The ECtHR has dismissed the appeal for conserving Hasankeyf archeological site because “there is not a universal individual right to the protection of the cultural heritage.”

21 February 2019

Journalist Okatan Released From Detention

Journalist Okatan Released From Detention

Okatan has said that she was detained because of the social media posts of Etkin News Agency on the Afrin operation and hunger strikes.

21 February 2019

'Justice Watch' in Courthouse for Cumhuriyet Newspaper

'Justice Watch' in Courthouse for Cumhuriyet Newspaper

Journalists and lawyers have gathered at the İstanbul Courthouse to protest the approval of the sentences in the trial of Cumhuriyet newspaper.

21 February 2019 Hikmet Adal

Amnesty International: Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu Must be Released

Amnesty International: Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu Must be Released

In a statement regarding the indictment on the 16 rights defenders for the Gezi Park protests, the Amnesty International has said, "It should be the police violence against peaceful protestors that should be examined by the courts, not these 16 civil society figures."

21 February 2019

Journalist Derya Okatan Detained

Journalist Derya Okatan Detained

Artı Gerçek TV reporter Derya Okatan has been detained. Okatan recently interviewed a woman who told she was sexually assaulted by a police officer.

21 February 2019

Justice for Everyone and Every Language

Justice for Everyone and Every Language

A demand for justice in Armenian, Laz language, Kurdish, Zazaki, Georgian, Adyghean, Greek, Pontus Greek, Ladino, Assyrian and Turkish...

21 February 2019 Hikmet Adal

European Parliament Adopts Draft Report on Turkey

European Parliament Adopts Draft Report on Turkey

The European Parliament has adopted the draft report on Turkey with a majority of the votes. The resolution underpins human rights violations and states that Turkey ranks fifth in terms of the number of asylum applications to the EU countries.

21 February 2019