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State of Emergency Extended for 3 More Months

State of Emergency Extended for 3 More Months

The State of Emergency declared on July 2016 in the wake of July 15 coup attempt has been extended for another 3 months.

10 Rights Defenders Referred to Court for Arrest

10 Rights Defenders Referred to Court for Arrest

10 rights advocates taken into custody during a training workshop on July 5 in Büyükada and brought before prosecutor’s office to testify on their 13th day in detention have been referred to court for arrest.

‘In Spite of Censorship’ Solidarity Party by sendika.org

‘In Spite of Censorship’ Solidarity Party by sendika.org

Being censored 51 times, sendika.org will organize a solidarity party on August 5.

July 15 Commemoration Ceremony Held

July 15 Commemoration Ceremony Held

July 15 Democracy and National Unity Commemoration Ceremony was held on Anatolian Side entrance of the bridge on which 34 people including two police officers lost their lives.

Testimonies of Rights Defenders End, Verdict Awaited

Testimonies of Rights Defenders End, Verdict Awaited

10 rights advocates taken into custody during a training workshop in Büyükada were brought before prosecutor’s office on their 13th day in detention, verdict is waited for Üstün, Özbekli, Taştan, Eser, Steudtner, Dalkıran, Erkem, Kurşun, Acu and Özbekli.

17 July 2017 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Attack in Hakkari, 17 Soldiers 4 of Whom Heavily Wounded

Attack in Hakkari, 17 Soldiers 4 of Whom Heavily Wounded

17 soldiers four whom have been heavily wounded in a bomb attack launched during the passage of military vehicle in Yüksekova district in Hakkari.

301 Journalists Face 4,260 Years in Prison, 142 Aggravated Lifetime

301 Journalists Face 4,260 Years in Prison, 142 Aggravated Lifetime

136 journalists entered July 2017 in prison; 301 journalists are under threat of 142 aggravated lifetime, 5 lifetime and from 4,259 years and 10 months in prison. 18 journalists face 90 years in prison for insulting Erdoğan.

17 July 2017 Erol Önderoğlu

Detention Order for Director Mustafa Altıoklar

Detention Order for Director Mustafa Altıoklar

Detention order has been issued for director Mustafa Altıoklar due to his postings on the social media on the anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt in 2016.

ECtHR Turns Down 12,600 Applications Concerning Statutory Decrees

ECtHR Turns Down 12,600 Applications Concerning Statutory Decrees

The Ministry of Justice has announced that the ECtHR has turned down 12,600 applications concerning statutory decrees addressing the State of Emergency Commission.

Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Fırat Anlı Released

Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Fırat Anlı Released

Diyarbakır Metropolitan Co-Mayor Fırat Anlı has been released.

State of Emergency Commission to Start Duty on July 17, Says PM

State of Emergency Commission to Start Duty on July 17, Says PM

PM Yıldırım has declared that the State of Emergency Commission to evaluate decisions rendered through statutory decrees will start its duty on July 17.

Ministry of Justice: 50,510 People Arrested in Coup Attempt Investigations

Ministry of Justice: 50,510 People Arrested in Coup Attempt Investigations

According to the statement of the Ministry of Justice, 50,510 people have been arrested in investigations regarding the July 15 coup attempt. There are 2,431 judges and prosecutors behind bars.

İstanbul Subway: ‘Lounging’ Ends

İstanbul Subway: ‘Lounging’ Ends

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has taken action against “lounging” in subway. Women had launched “Gather Up Your Legs, Don’t Occupy My Seat” campaign in 2014.

Director of ‘Awakening’ Marking July 15 Coup Attempt Detained

Director of ‘Awakening’ Marking July 15 Coup Attempt Detained

Ali Avcı, a producer of one of AKP’s propaganda films, “Chief” and the director of “Awakening” has been taken into custody.

33,074 Personnel Discharged from Education Ministry Through Statutory Decree

33,074 Personnel Discharged from Education Ministry Through Statutory Decree

33,074 people have been discharged from the Ministry of National Education through statutory decrees in the wake of July 15 coup attempt. 4,756 of them have been arrested.

Amnesty Urges Turkey to Release Rights Defenders

Amnesty Urges Turkey to Release Rights Defenders

Amnesty International has described human rights advocates being detained and charges pressed against them as “ridiculous and baseless”, and called for immediate and unconditional release of them.

Esra Özakça: My Right to Visit My Husband will be Prevented

Esra Özakça: My Right to Visit My Husband will be Prevented

Yüksel Street protesters Esra Özakça, Acun Karadağ, Nazife Onay, Nazan Bozkurt have been sentenced to house confinement. The verdict was rendered upon prosecutor’s office’s objection to decision of release on probation.

Guardians Check on Gülmen, Özakça: “Are You Dead or Alive”

Guardians Check on Gülmen, Özakça: “Are You Dead or Alive”

Waking arrested academic Nuriye Gülmen who is now on the 126th day of her hunger strike from her sleep at night, guardians in prison say” We came to check on you whether you are dead or alive”.

12 July 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Support from 5 Continents For Detained Human Rights Advocates

Support from 5 Continents For Detained Human Rights Advocates

As a reaction against human rights advocates being taken into custody, 41 rights organizations and defenders from five different continents have made a statement demanding the release of the detained advocates and made a call to the Government and ministries.

34 Detention Order for 34 Former TRT Staff

34 Detention Order for 34 Former TRT Staff

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered detention for 34 former employers of TRT claimed to be users of ByLock, an encrypted communication software allegedly used among members of the Gülen Community.

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Imprisoned HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş Nominated for Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

Imprisoned HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş Nominated for Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

The Group of the Unified European Left at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has nominated imprisoned HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş for the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2017.

Villagers on Watch in Çanakkale Against Geothermal Power Plants

Villagers on Watch in Çanakkale Against Geothermal Power Plants

Stating that the geothermal power plants to be constructed in organic olive cultivation field will harm agriculture and human health, the villagers stand against drilling works.

11 July 2017 Nilay Vardar

Additional 7 Days of Detention Issued for Human Rights Advocates

Additional 7 Days of Detention Issued for Human Rights Advocates

An additional seven days of detention has been issued for the human rights advocates who were taken into custody at training meeting in Büyükada in İstanbul.

11 July 2017 Beyza Kural

Men Kill 18 Women, 1 Girl in June

Men Kill 18 Women, 1 Girl in June

According to news reports bianet compiled from local and national newspapers, news sites and agencies, men have killed 18 women and one girl and two men who attempted to prevent the murders; raped at least seven women; harassed 51; sexually harassed 20 girls; injured 44 women.

Private Kills His 3 Friends in Ward, Commits Suicide

Private Kills His 3 Friends in Ward, Commits Suicide

A private serving at Kula Gendarmerie Station in Manisa has shot at privates sleeping in the ward. Three soldiers have lost their lives; three others have been wounded. The private has committed suicide with the same rifle.

Austria Bars Minister Zeybekçi From Entering Country For Event Commemorating Coup Attempt

Austria Bars Minister Zeybekçi From Entering Country For Event Commemorating Coup Attempt

Austria has bared Minister of Economics Nihat Zeybekçi from entering the country to hold a speech in a commemoration event marking the July 15 coup attempt in 2016.

CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu Visits Imprisoned MP Berberoğlu

CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu Visits Imprisoned MP Berberoğlu

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu has visited imprisoned MP Berberoğlu in Maltepe Prison. “Justice walks slowly but eventually reaches its target”, said Kılıçdaroğlu in the statement he issued after the visit.

Detention Order Issued For 72 People From Boğaziçi, Medeniyet Universities

Detention Order Issued For 72 People From Boğaziçi, Medeniyet Universities

An operation has been carried out into Boğaziçi University and İstanbul Medeniyet University employers regarding the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization.

2 Police Killed in Hatay

2 Police Killed in Hatay

Two police officers have been killed, one other has been wounded in a fire commenced from a vehicle on a check point in front of the Area Traffic Directorate in Hatay.

Justice March Completed, Kılıçdaroğlu Announces Declaration

Justice March Completed, Kılıçdaroğlu Announces Declaration

The Justice March launched by CHP leader Kılıçdaroğu was completed yesterday in Maltepe, Kılıçdaroğlu announced a 10-article declaration.

Academic Koray Çalışkan Detained

Academic Koray Çalışkan Detained

On his Twitter account, CHP MP Salıcı has announced that “Koray Çalışkan has just been detained from his home. The legislative intention is not clear, one more time academic whose address is known hasn’t been summoned to testify”.

HRW Director Williamson: Detentions A Repressive New Low for Turkey

HRW Director Williamson: Detentions A Repressive New Low for Turkey

HRW Europe and Central Asia Director Williamson has said that, “Detaining some of Turkey’s leading rights activists at a training workshop is a repressive new low for the Turkish state”.