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Call from Boğaziçi University Students’ Families for First Hearing

Call from Boğaziçi University Students’ Families for First Hearing

First hearing of Boğaziçi University students will be held at İstanbul Courthouse tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. Families of 21 students 14 of whom are pending trial in custody have called for solidarity in their statement.

Criminal Complaint by Demirtaş against Erdoğan, Soylu

Criminal Complaint by Demirtaş against Erdoğan, Soylu

HDP’s presidential candidate Demirtaş’s lawyers have filed a criminal complaint against President Erdoğan, Minister Soylu and journalists who echoed their statements about Kobane matter.

Attack on HDP Building in Bolu

Attack on HDP Building in Bolu

A group of people have attacked the HDP building and burnt the party flags in the province of Bolu. During the attack, which the police have not intervened in, several members of the HDP have gotten stuck in the building.

Caricaturist Kurtcebe Sent to Prison for ‘Insulting President’

Caricaturist Kurtcebe Sent to Prison for ‘Insulting President’

Caricaturist Nuri Kurtcebe has been sent to prison after his sentence of 1 year 2 months and 15 days in prison has been finalized.

EP Rapporteur Kati Piri: Demirtaş Should be Released for Fair Election

EP Rapporteur Kati Piri: Demirtaş Should be Released for Fair Election

European Parliament Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri has stated that the imprisoned Presidential candidate of the HDP Selahattin Demirtaş should be released for a fair election.

HDP’s Demirtaş Awaits Your Questions at His Social Media Conference

HDP’s Demirtaş Awaits Your Questions at His Social Media Conference

HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş will answer the questions asked to him on social media in Turkish, Kurdish and English until June 6.

Ninth Hearing of Özgür Gündem Trial Held

Ninth Hearing of Özgür Gündem Trial Held

The ninth hearing in the main trial of Özgür Gündem newspaper has been held. The court board has ruled that the international travel ban of Eren Keskin and the arrest of Kemal Sancılı shall continue. The next hearing will be held on October 10, 2018.

At Least 166 Workers Lose Their Lives in May

At Least 166 Workers Lose Their Lives in May

The number of workers who lost their lives in occupation homicides in the first five months in 2018 has become 754 in Turkey. 14 child workers five of whom were aged under 14 lost their lives.

Inflation at Producer Prices at 15 Years’ Peak

Inflation at Producer Prices at 15 Years’ Peak

Consumer Price Index in May 2018 has increased by 6.39 percent compared to December 2017 and by 12.15 percent compared to May 2017. As for Producer Price Index, it has increased by 12.12 percent compared to December 2017 and by 20.16 percent compared to May 2017.

Fitch Places 25 Banks in Turkey on Watch Negative; Moody’s Places Turkey’s Rating on Review for Downgrade

Fitch Places 25 Banks in Turkey on Watch Negative; Moody’s Places Turkey’s Rating on Review for Downgrade

International credit rating agency Fitch has placed 25 banks in Turkey on rating watch negative while Moody’s has placed Turkey’s credit rating on review for downgrade.

State of Emergency Criteria for Visa Liberalization

State of Emergency Criteria for Visa Liberalization

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Commission delegation discussed visa liberalization, the commission demanded that the State of Emergency be ended.

‘Urgent Action’ Campaign by Amnesty Calling for Release of Rapper Ezhel

‘Urgent Action’ Campaign by Amnesty Calling for Release of Rapper Ezhel

Amnesty International has said that there is no material evidence to cause the arrest of rapper Ezhel, and demanded that Ezhel be immediately released without any reservation.

Erdoğan: There is No More Kurdish Question

Erdoğan: There is No More Kurdish Question

President Erdoğan has stated that they have managed to solve the Kurdish question and added, “There is no more such thing as a Kurdish question in Turkey of 2018.”

Attack in Hakkari: 3 Soldiers Lose Their Lives

Attack in Hakkari: 3 Soldiers Lose Their Lives

Three soldiers have lost their lives in an attack launched from Basyan Khala Mountain in Iraq on the military unit who were securing road construction activities in Hakkari.

State Channel TRT Spares 105 Minutes to Erdoğan, 18 Seconds to Demirtaş

State Channel TRT Spares 105 Minutes to Erdoğan, 18 Seconds to Demirtaş

Analyzed as part of the election research by Transparency International, state channel TRT has spared 105 minutes to Erdoğan and 18 seconds to Demirtaş, according to the association’s report.

Chair of Supreme Election Council Did Not Meet OSCE Delegation

Chair of Supreme Election Council Did Not Meet OSCE Delegation

Chair of Supreme Election Council Sadi Güven and its six members have not met the OSCE delegation who has come to Turkey to monitor the Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

‘Phaeton’ Protest in Kadıköy

‘Phaeton’ Protest in Kadıköy

Don’t Get on Phaeton Horses are Dying Initiative is calling on all rights defenders to protest the cruelty against horses. They demand that the phaetons be removed and horses’ right to live be secured.

PACE Report: State of Emergency Impacts Electoral Environment Negatively

PACE Report: State of Emergency Impacts Electoral Environment Negatively

The pre-electoral delegation of the PACE has published a report on Turkey. The delegation has emphasized that the State of Emergency conditions negatively impact the electoral environment.

Gezi Park Under Blockade Again on 5th Year

Gezi Park Under Blockade Again on 5th Year

The people who came to mark 5th anniversary of the Gezi Resistance gathered in front of the police barricades set up in front of French Consulate.

EU to Cut Financial Aid to Turkey

EU to Cut Financial Aid to Turkey

The European Union is going to cut 40 percent in financial aids planned to be granted to Turkey. Human rights and respect for the rule of law are sought for financial aid.

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Election Diary - May 31, 2018

Election Diary - May 31, 2018

The Constitutional Court has rejected the demand that some provisions of the law on election alliance be cancelled.

Student Accused of Wearing T-Shirt Reading Hero Acquitted

Student Accused of Wearing T-Shirt Reading Hero Acquitted

Accused of entering the hearing with a t-shirt reading “Hero”, the university student has acquitted. The hero writing was allegedly linked with the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization.

Gezi Park, Some Roads Leading to Taksim Closed

Gezi Park, Some Roads Leading to Taksim Closed

After a call has been made to Gezi Park for the 5th anniversary of the Gezi Resistance, the police have closed the park with barricades. Some roads leading to Taksim have also been closed to vehicle traffic.

Women from Workers’ Union Stage Demonstration in Support of Flormar Workers

Women from Workers’ Union Stage Demonstration in Support of Flormar Workers

Women from the Confederation of Public Workers’ Unions have staged a silent demonstration with a banner reading “No foundation cream can cover misogyny” for Flormar workers, who were fired for being union member.

HDP’s Akat Ata, Aktaş Released

HDP’s Akat Ata, Aktaş Released

Kept in custody since February, former HDP MPs Ayla Akat Ata and Taşkın Aktaş have been released. Aktaş is an MP candidate for June 24 elections.

Presiding Judge Orders Attorneys, Audience Out of Courtroom

Presiding Judge Orders Attorneys, Audience Out of Courtroom

Seven academics from Boğaziçi University have had their second hearings. Presiding judge has argued with the attorney who stated that she would make a statement as to the announcement of the verdict later on and ordered the attorneys and the audience out of courtroom.

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Prosecution Considers ‘Genocide’ Concept Within Scope of Freedom of Expression

Prosecution Considers ‘Genocide’ Concept Within Scope of Freedom of Expression

Human Rights Association using the word “genocide” has been regarded within the scope of freedom of expression by Press Offences Prosecutor.

Gezi Park Being Closed with Police Barriers

Gezi Park Being Closed with Police Barriers

Police barricades are being placed at park’s exits and entrances on the 5th anniversary of Gezi Resistance.

Jail Term for Journalist Demir for Sharing His Own News Report

Jail Term for Journalist Demir for Sharing His Own News Report

Journalist Demir has been sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for sharing a newspaper advertisement placed on to mark the journalists who were killed in the 90s, and a clipping of a newspaper in which his own report was published on social media.

Bar Association’s LGBTI Film Screening Banned, Lawyers Watch Movie on Phone

Bar Association’s LGBTI Film Screening Banned, Lawyers Watch Movie on Phone

Ankara Governorship has banned Ankara Bar Association Human Rights Center’s LGBTI+ short film screening due to “social sensitivities”. Lawyers have protested the ban by watching the movies on their cell phones.

Moody’s Lowers Turkey’s Growth Forecast

Moody’s Lowers Turkey’s Growth Forecast

International credit rating agency Moody’s has lowered Turkey’s growth forecast for 2018 from 4 percent to 2.5 percent on the grounds of high inflation rates, increasing oil prices and loss of value in the Turkish Lira.

Arzu Çerkezoğlu Elected First Woman Chair of DİSK

Arzu Çerkezoğlu Elected First Woman Chair of DİSK

Arzu Çerkezoğlu, who was also the first woman Secretary General of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK), has become the first woman Chair of the DİSK since its establishment in 1967.