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Detention Warrant for HDP MP Aydoğan

Detention Warrant for HDP MP Aydoğan

A detention warrant has been issued for HDP Diyarbakır MP Aydoğan who was released on April 21. Aydoğan’s attorney Güleç has said that they will challenge the decision.

2 May 2017 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

13 Discharged Academics of Dicle University in Custody Released After Testifying

13 Discharged Academics of Dicle University in Custody Released After Testifying

13 of 16 academics taken into custody after being discharged from the Dicle University through the Statutory Decree No. 689 have been released after giving testimony.

The Artists and Audience Were Left with No Stage; The Students Were Left with No Conservatory

The Artists and Audience Were Left with No Stage; The Students Were Left with No Conservatory

Amed City Theatre was reaching approximately 35 thousand spectators a year. The Cegerxwin Culture and Arts Center was graduating 100 students a year and was employing 30 teachers.

2 May 2017 Zehra Doğan,Refik Tekin

3 Months of Press Freedom: The Situation is Very Dire

3 Months of Press Freedom: The Situation is Very Dire

The governance under the State of Emergency, which has been introduced following the July 15 coup attempt and will soon be in force for one year, has pretty much damaged the ties with the European Union due to the violation of the journalism rights as well as the fundamental rights and freedoms.

1 May 2017 Erol Önderoğlu

16 Academics For Peace Members Discharged From Dicle University Taken into Custody

16 Academics For Peace Members Discharged From Dicle University Taken into Custody

16 academics discharged from the Dicle University through the Statutory Decree No. 689 have been taken into custody.

165 People Detained During May 1

165 People Detained During May 1

165 people who wanted to march to the Taksim Square were detained during May 1 Workers' Day.

Police Attack Group Marching From Zincirlikuyu to Taksim

Police Attack Group Marching From Zincirlikuyu to Taksim

Police have attacked a group of people gathering in Zincirlikuyu district of İstanbul to March to Taksim Square for May 1 celebrations.

HDP Urfa MP Ayhan Detained

HDP Urfa MP Ayhan Detained

HDP Urfa MP Ayhan has been detained at the GAP Airport in Urfa.

May 1 in Ankara: 4,500 Police Officers on Duty, Streets Closed

May 1 in Ankara: 4,500 Police Officers on Duty, Streets Closed

May 1 celebrations in Ankara will be held on Tandoğan Square by the Confederation of Trade Unions of Turkey and on Kolej Square by Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey as well as Confederation of Public Laborer's Unions.

Unions Arrive in Taksim

Unions Arrive in Taksim

The United Public Labor Union has rallied in Taksim to mark the workers who lost their lives on May 1, 1977.

Employees Working at Taksim not Allowed to Enter Area

Employees Working at Taksim not Allowed to Enter Area

Hotel workers haven’t been allowed to enter the Taksim Square. Waiting with work documents in their hands, the workers are worried that their “bosses may not believe that they couldn’t enter the square despite the work document”.

1 May 2017 Nilay Vardar

2 New Statutory Decrees Issued

2 New Statutory Decrees Issued

Two new statutory decrees have been issued discharging some public officials, returning some back to their positions and closing some associations.

4 Detentions at Taksim Square, İstiklal Street

4 Detentions at Taksim Square, İstiklal Street

The people who wanted to get to the Taksim Square on May 1 were detained on the İstiklal Street last night. Police detained two others walking towards the Taksim Square this morning.

Art Gripped by The Trustees

Art Gripped by The Trustees

The trustees appointed to the municipalities held by Democratic Regions Party terminated artistic production in the municipalities.

1 May 2017 Zehra Doğan,Refik Tekin

Balat: A Modern İstanbul Project in a Historical Setting

Balat: A Modern İstanbul Project in a Historical Setting

Balat is the district of fires, abandoned factories, ships whose masts were broken, and crippled cats but most of all it has been the district minorities through history.

30 April 2017 Ecem Engin,Şenay Öztürk

Sarmaşık Association is Closed; “They Are Neither Hungry nor Full”

Sarmaşık Association is Closed; “They Are Neither Hungry nor Full”

Families supporting themselves with the aid of Sarmaşık Association discussed what they experienced after the closure of the association. In sum, they say “we are neither hungry nor full”.

29 April 2017 Nurhak Yılmaz,Sertaç Kayar

CHP Appeals to ECtHR Challenging Referendum Procedure, Results

CHP Appeals to ECtHR Challenging Referendum Procedure, Results

CHP İzmir MP Çan has applied to the European Court of Human Rights against the referendum on the Constitutional Amendment Package.

Erdoğan to be AKP Member on May 2

Erdoğan to be AKP Member on May 2

President Erdoğan will be an AKP member on May 2. AKP Extraordinary Session will be held on May 21.

Detailed Results of Referendum According to Supreme Election Board

Detailed Results of Referendum According to Supreme Election Board

YSK has announced that the “Yes” votes constituted 51.41% and the “No” votes 48.59% of all the valid votes.

1 Village Guard Killed in Van

1 Village Guard Killed in Van

One village guard has lost his life, three others have been injured in a clash that erupted between the village guards and PKK members in the neighborhood of Doluca in Van.

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Alcoholic Beverages Banned in Public Places in Antalya

Alcoholic Beverages Banned in Public Places in Antalya

Drinking alcoholic beverage has been banned by Antalya Governorship in public places.

An Alternative Bank: The Sarmaşık Food Bank

An Alternative Bank: The Sarmaşık Food Bank

From the very start, Sarmaşık Association conducted its studies with the support of institutions, and later on, with personal donors. In a short time it became a model for combating poverty.

28 April 2017 Nurhak Yılmaz,Sertaç Kayar

Sarmaşık Association Was Closed; Where Does This Leave the Victims?

Sarmaşık Association Was Closed; Where Does This Leave the Victims?

When Sarmaşık Association was closed through Statutory Decree no 677 on November 22, 2016, approximately 32 thousand people were deprived of its assistance.

28 April 2017 Nurhak Yılmaz,Sertaç Kayar

Turkey Takes Action Following PACE’s Decision to Monitor Turkey

Turkey Takes Action Following PACE’s Decision to Monitor Turkey

PACE commission for Turkey members from the AKP and MHP have been summoned from Strasbourg; German Christian Social Union Deputy Fabritius’ visit to Turkey has been cancelled.

İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week Turns 25

İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week Turns 25

25th İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week will take place between June 19-25. You can both help with the costs of the week and send your suggestions for the event.

9,103 Police Officers Suspended

9,103 Police Officers Suspended

Security General Directorate has announced that 9,103 law enforcement staff members have been suspended due to having a connection to the FETÖ/PDY. In operations all over the country, over a thousand police officers have been taken into custody.

Emirhan: It’s Necessary to Have An Organized Struggle and to Record Our Experiences

Emirhan: It’s Necessary to Have An Organized Struggle and to Record Our Experiences

Emirhan Deniz Çelebi is an English teacher and a highly equipped trans man. “I instilled fighting to my students. If I could touch the heart of even a single person, how lucky of me..”, Emirhan says.

27 April 2017 Michelle Demishevich,Elif Ural

Şahika: You Don’t Become A Trans Woman Later

Şahika: You Don’t Become A Trans Woman Later

“There are people who think we are trans women because we are raped. What an absurd logic,” says Şahika, and adds, “It is an inborn condition, one doesn’t later become a trans woman.”

27 April 2017 Michelle Demishevich,Elif Ural

Arrested HDP MP Akdoğan Released

Arrested HDP MP Akdoğan Released

Being detained since November 7, 2016, HDP Hakkari MP Nihat Akdoğan has been released in the first hearing.

Riot Squad Launch Helicopter-Backed Operation on Yürüyüş Magazine

Riot Squad Launch Helicopter-Backed Operation on Yürüyüş Magazine

Police carried out a raid on the Yürüyüş Magazine in Gazi neighbourhood, İstanbul towards this morning. The office of the magazine was searched and five people were taken into custody.

Unions Declare May 1 to be Celebrated in Bakırköy, not Taksim

Unions Declare May 1 to be Celebrated in Bakırköy, not Taksim

DİSK, KESK, TTB and TMMOB have announced that they will celebrate May in Bakırköy Public Bazaar in İstanbul.

Germany Signals Travel Convenience for Some Occupational Groups from Turkey

Germany Signals Travel Convenience for Some Occupational Groups from Turkey

German Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabriel has said that travel convenience has to be provided for scientists, students, artists, authors, journalists and business people from Turkey.