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Decision of Release for Journalist Deniz Yücel

Decision of Release for Journalist Deniz Yücel

Journalist Deniz Yücel’s lawyer and Die Welt have announced that decision of release has been issued for Yücel.

16 February 2018

Merkel-Yıldırım Meeting Marked by Deniz Yücel Issue

Merkel-Yıldırım Meeting Marked by Deniz Yücel Issue

Merkel has pointed out the urgency of the journalist’s situation while Yıldırım has asserted that all lawsuits including that of Deniz Yücel are receiving due process within the principles of a state of law.

16 February 2018

73-Year-Old Rights Defender Mithat Can Sent to Judgeship for Arrest

73-Year-Old Rights Defender Mithat Can Sent to Judgeship for Arrest

Those who were detained after having made a “no to war” statement have been sent to court for arrest on charge of “propagandizing for an illegal organization”. Human Rights Association Hatay Branch Chair Can is among those sent to court for arrest.

16 February 2018 Ayça Söylemez

2 Arrests in Social Media Operation in İzmir

2 Arrests in Social Media Operation in İzmir

Two people have been arrested in İzmir for propagandizing for two illegal organizations. The detention operations launched on the same ground have continued.

16 February 2018

November 2017 Unemployment Rate at 10.3 Percent

November 2017 Unemployment Rate at 10.3 Percent

Turkey’s November 2017 unemployment rate was recorded at 10.3 percent. Overall, unemployment figures had peaked in January 2017 with 13% but have remained below 11% for the past 8 months.

16 February 2018

Cumhuriyet Newspaper Files Complaint Against Akit TV Presenter Ozan

Cumhuriyet Newspaper Files Complaint Against Akit TV Presenter Ozan

Cumhuriyet newspaper executives have filed a criminal complaint against Akit TV presenter Yusuf Ozan, who targeted Cumhuriyet and its employees.

16 February 2018

Case of Killing by Armored Vehicle Starts Without Defendant

Case of Killing by Armored Vehicle Starts Without Defendant

Trial about 19-year-old Öner being crushed to death by an armored vehicle started yesterday, however the police defendant didn’t attend the hearing.

16 February 2018

Ertuğrul Mavioğlu Acquitted in First Hearing

Ertuğrul Mavioğlu Acquitted in First Hearing

Journalist Ertuğrul Mavioğlu has been acquitted in the case filed against him for “insulting the president” by tweeting “Take your 400 MPs and give us our 30 children back, you lowly murderer,” after the Suruç massacre.

15 February 2018 Elif Akgül

Social Media Operations in Seven Cities: 117 Detentions

Social Media Operations in Seven Cities: 117 Detentions

“Social media” operations have been conducted in various districts of seven cities within the past day. A total of 117 people have been detained in house raids.

15 February 2018

PM Yıldırım: I Hope Deniz Yücel Will Be Released Soon

PM Yıldırım: I Hope Deniz Yücel Will Be Released Soon

PM Yıldırım has answered questions about journalist Deniz Yücel, imprisoned for a year and still pending indictment, Turkey-Germany relations, developments in Syria, and freedom of expression.

15 February 2018

“Maritime Transit Increasing as Tensions Rise”

“Maritime Transit Increasing as Tensions Rise”

News of capsized boats and drowning refugees has started to come from the Meriç (Maritsa or Evros) River as well, after many such reports from the Aegean Sea. Görendağ from Amnesty International believes maritime transit increases in the spring, and that tensions in the political climate will only fuel its rise.

15 February 2018 Ayça Söylemez

“Peace Detentions” in Hatay on Parliamentary Agenda

“Peace Detentions” in Hatay on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP’s Meral Danış Beştaş has submitted a parliamentary question on the detention of rights defenders and politicians following their declaration titled “No to the war in Afrin”, asking: “Why does the government target freedom of thought and expression?”

14 February 2018

Women to Take to the Street on February 14: Down with Unequal Love

Women to Take to the Street on February 14: Down with Unequal Love

Women will be at Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district with the slogan “Down with Unequal Love” on February 14 (Valentine’s Day).

14 February 2018

Another Lawsuit Against Ferhat Tunç Over Tweets

Another Lawsuit Against Ferhat Tunç Over Tweets

A new lawsuit has been brought against Ferhat Tunç. The crime is writing “We won’t remain silent” on Twitter.

14 February 2018

Detained Alev Şahin Released

Detained Alev Şahin Released

Staging protest to be reinstated to her job, architect Alev Şahin has been detained after she was taken into custody yesterday.

14 February 2018

6 Arrests in Social Media Operation

6 Arrests in Social Media Operation

Six people have been arrested in Hakkari due to their social media posts about Afrin operation. Operations were launched this morning in six cities on charge of “calling for demonstration”.

14 February 2018

15 Academics Appear Before Judge in 2 Courtrooms

15 Academics Appear Before Judge in 2 Courtrooms

First hearings of 15 signatory academics from Koç, Arel, Marmara, Özyeğin, Bahçeşehir, Yüzüncü Yıl, Kadir Has, Yıldız Teknik universities have been held.

13 February 2018 Beyza Kural

CHP MP Berberoğlu Sentenced to 5 Years 10 Months in Prison

CHP MP Berberoğlu Sentenced to 5 Years 10 Months in Prison

CHP İstanbul MP Berberoğlu has been sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in prison on charge of “making state’s confidential information public” in the trial about the news report on MİT Trucks.

13 February 2018

Galata Photography House to Offer Gender and Photography Workshop

Galata Photography House to Offer Gender and Photography Workshop

Galata Photography House will be offering a six-week workshop program titled “Gender and Photography” starting February 20.

13 February 2018

Police Operation Against “End War” Declaration in Hatay

Police Operation Against “End War” Declaration in Hatay

The Anti-Terror Department of the police force has staged an operation against 27 people including İHD, HDP, and DİSK administrators in Hatay province. Attorney Can thinks the reason for the operation is their declaration that “policies of war in Afrin must be discontinued.”

13 February 2018 Ayça Söylemez

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Criminal Complaint by Şanar Yurdatapan Against Erdoğan

Criminal Complaint by Şanar Yurdatapan Against Erdoğan

Artist Yurdatapan has filed a criminal complaint against President Erdoğan due to his words about 170 people who called for Afrin operation to be ended. Yurdatapan sued Erdoğan for immaterial compensation of 1 TL.

13 February 2018

Germany: Imprisonment of Deniz Yücel Harms Ties

Germany: Imprisonment of Deniz Yücel Harms Ties

Spokesperson for the government of Germany Seibert has said that they will carry on with their efforts for Deniz Yücel and other inmates who are citizens of Germany to be released.

13 February 2018

5 Arrests, 17 Detentions in Social Media Operation

5 Arrests, 17 Detentions in Social Media Operation

Five more people charged with “propagandizing for an illegal organization” on social media have been arrested. The number of those who have been arrested on the same ground has increased to 39.

13 February 2018

Social Media Operation in Istanbul, Tekirdağ

Social Media Operation in Istanbul, Tekirdağ

11 people have been taken into custody in Istanbul for “engaging in PKK propaganda” through their social media posts, and one person in Tekirdağ for “engaging in DHKP/C propaganda”.

13 February 2018

Afrin-Related Detention Tally: 474 on Social Media, 192 on the Street

Afrin-Related Detention Tally: 474 on Social Media, 192 on the Street

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that 474 people who have made social media posts on the Olive Branch offensive and 192 people who have participated in protests against the offensive have been detained.

12 February 2018

TAF: 31 Soldiers Have Lost Their Lives in Afrin Operation to Date

TAF: 31 Soldiers Have Lost Their Lives in Afrin Operation to Date

The Turkish Armed Forces has announced that 31 soldiers have been killed, 143 others wounded in the Afrin operation to date.

12 February 2018

HDP Co-Chair Buldan, HDP MP Önder Under Investigation Over HDP Congress

HDP Co-Chair Buldan, HDP MP Önder Under Investigation Over HDP Congress

The chief public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation against HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan and MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder for terrorist organization propaganda, provoking the public to hatred and hostility, and glorifying crime and criminals.

12 February 2018

Akit TV Presenter Faces Outrages After He Threatened Cumhuriyet Newspaper

Akit TV Presenter Faces Outrages After He Threatened Cumhuriyet Newspaper

Professional journalist associations have expressed outrage at pro-government Akit TV Presenter Yusuf Ozan after he targeted and threatened Cumhuriyet newspaper by saying: "It is permissible to kill the likes of you.”

12 February 2018

Raşit Tükel, Taner Gören from Turkish Medical Association Reinstated to Their Jobs

Raşit Tükel, Taner Gören from Turkish Medical Association Reinstated to Their Jobs

Suspended by İstanbul University President for three months for having been detained, Turkish Medical Association Central Council Chair Tükel and Central Council member Gören have been reinstated to their jobs.

12 February 2018

Osman Kavala Writes from Prison

Osman Kavala Writes from Prison

Being imprisoned since November 1, 2017, rights activist and business person Kavala has written from prison: “I intimately feel saddened by the fact that there are journalists and authors who have been here for longer than me”.

12 February 2018

Social Media Operation in Urfa

Social Media Operation in Urfa

Charged with “terrorism propaganda” on social media, 11 people have been detained in home raids in Urfa.

12 February 2018

12 Soldiers Lose Their Lives in 2 Days During Afrin Operation

12 Soldiers Lose Their Lives in 2 Days During Afrin Operation

11 soldiers were killed, 11 others wounded in Afrin operation on February 10. One more soldier lost his life on February 11.

12 February 2018