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PM Davutoğlu: Denaturalization is not Possible

PM Davutoğlu: Denaturalization is not Possible

Prime Minister Davutoğlu has said “According to our legislation it is not possible to denaturalize a citizen because of his/her relation with terror. It has not been added to the agenda yet” as to President Erdoğan’s suggestion to denaturalize citizens related to terror.

University Presidency Rejects Dean Sancar’s Resignation

University Presidency Rejects Dean Sancar’s Resignation

Ankara University Presidency has announced that the resignation of Dean of Faculty of Political Science at Ankara University, Prof. Dr. Sancar has not been accepted.

Ankara University Political Science Dean Sancar Resigned

Ankara University Political Science Dean Sancar Resigned

Ankara University Faculty of Political Science Dean Prof. Dr. Serpil Sancar and Vice Dean Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burcu Yıldız have resigned.

Criminal Complaint Against Police Battering Woman Lawyer

Criminal Complaint Against Police Battering Woman Lawyer

Criminal complaint has been filed against the police breaking two vertebral bones of lawyer Zeycan Balcı from Progressive Legists Association, and his superiors and officials giving him the order.

8 April 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Erdoğan in Teletubbies Garden

Erdoğan in Teletubbies Garden

Extra 3 moderator Ehring whose satiric song “Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdowahn” making fun of Erdoğan led German Ambassador to be summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has now represented Erdoğan’s advisor…

7 Mimar Sinan University Students Sent to Court for Arrest

7 Mimar Sinan University Students Sent to Court for Arrest

Seven of the 25 detained Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University students have been sent to court for arrest.

7 April 2016 Beyza Kural

3 Police Officers Killed in Nusaybin

3 Police Officers Killed in Nusaybin

In an attack carried out in the morning hours in Nusaybin district of Mardin province, a police officer has been killed. Two other officers have lost their lives and five others injured in the clash following the attack.

Investigation into Böhmermann over Poem Satirizing Erdoğan

Investigation into Böhmermann over Poem Satirizing Erdoğan

Mainz Prosecution has launched an investigation into Böhmermann who has written and read a poem on a comic programme about President Erdoğan in Germany on charges of “insulting representatives or organs of foreign states”.

Censor on 100 Tweets Criticizing Turkcell

Censor on 100 Tweets Criticizing Turkcell

100 Twitter messages have been blocked upon complaint of Tukcell which has been criticized for sustaining its support to Ensar Foundation.

Personal Data Protection Act Enters Into Force

Personal Data Protection Act Enters Into Force

Personal Data Protection Act has been published in the Official Gazette and thus entered into force.

NASA: We Don’t Make Forecast of Weather

NASA: We Don’t Make Forecast of Weather

NASA has stated that “We don’t make forecast of weather” in response to Minister Veysel Eroğlu who said, “NASA’s meteorological forecasts are behind ours. Our technology is more advanced than theirs. Who the hell is NASA”

Rocket Drops in Kilis Again

Rocket Drops in Kilis Again

Two rockets have been launched from Syria’s ISIS-held territory, left two wounded.

17 MSGSÜ Students Taken Into Custody Released

17 MSGSÜ Students Taken Into Custody Released

17 MSGSÜ students referred to the prosecution after being taken into custody in house raids have been released. Extended custody has been requested for eight students.

Custody Order on 2 Lawyers from ÖHD

Custody Order on 2 Lawyers from ÖHD

The court has ruled arrest of attorneys Ayşe Acinikli and Ramazan Demir from Libertarian Jurists Association.

Freedom Demands in Front of Prison for Imprisoned Academics

Freedom Demands in Front of Prison for Imprisoned Academics

Notes from the freedom watch kept for imprisoned academics signing the declaration entitled "We will not be a party to this crime" in front of Bakırköy Prison.

6 April 2016 Beyza Kural

Correspondent Duymak From DİHA, Yiğit From MEYA-DER released

Correspondent Duymak From DİHA, Yiğit From MEYA-DER released

DİHA intern correspondent Fırat Duymak and Mele Kasım Yiğit taken into custody on charges of possessing explosives in their vehicles have been released.

Russia: Ankara Should Avoid Using Force Handling Kurdish Question

Russia: Ankara Should Avoid Using Force Handling Kurdish Question

Zaharova from Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reminded that according to official figures 285 civilians have been killed as of yet due to the escalating environment of violence in Southeastern Turkey and pointed out to their concerns.

First Time in Turkey: Women and Sports Workshop

First Time in Turkey: Women and Sports Workshop

In the Women and Sports Workshop organized for the first time in Turkey, problems women and girls were facing in different sports branches and offers for a solution have been discussed.

'No One Can be Deprived of Citizenship'

'No One Can be Deprived of Citizenship'

Legists Turgut Kazan and Yücel Sayman have said denaturalisation will have no legal basis and it contradicts international treaties.

6 April 2016 Nilay Vardar

Men Kill 28 Women in March

Men Kill 28 Women in March

Men have killed 28 women and the five men beside them. 14% of the murders have been committed on the street. The murderers of three women could not be identified. Three women have (or claimed to have) committed suicide.

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Minister Yıldırım: We Knew ID Information were Stolen

Minister Yıldırım: We Knew ID Information were Stolen

Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication Yıldırım issuing statement as to stealing of ID information of about 50 million citizens of Turkey has said “We already knew it, it’s not new to us”.

Bozdağ: Denaturalisation Stipulates New Legislations

Bozdağ: Denaturalisation Stipulates New Legislations

Prime Minister Davutoğlu, Minister of Justice Bozdag, and Vice Prime Minister Kurtulmuş have spoken as to President Erdoğan’s remarks on deprivation of citizenship.

58% of Sexual Harassment Cases Take Place at Education Institutions

58% of Sexual Harassment Cases Take Place at Education Institutions

58% of the harassment reports appearing in media have taken place in school, study center, quran course, and juvenile rehabilitation centers in March. 41% of the harassers were teachers of the victims.

6 April 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Erdoğan Brings Deprivation of Citizenship to Agenda

Erdoğan Brings Deprivation of Citizenship to Agenda

President Erdoğan has said he doesn’t agree with academics to be tried without arrest, “terror” organization supporters might be deprived of citizenship as a precaution.

At Least 310 Civilians Killed in Curfews

At Least 310 Civilians Killed in Curfews

Truth Justice Memory Center has reported human rights violations experienced during the curfews through interactive tables developed on the basis of data from TİHV.

Diyarbakır Bar President Elçi Commemorated at Scene of Shooting

Diyarbakır Bar President Elçi Commemorated at Scene of Shooting

Colleagues and family of murdered Diyarbakır Bar President Elçi have memorialized on April 5, Lawyers Day in front of Four-Legged Minaret in Sur where he was shot.

Mimar Sinan Students Detained

Mimar Sinan Students Detained

25 people consisting of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University students and graduates have been taken into custody in house raids.

5 April 2016 Beyza Kural

Altıparmak, Akdeniz Dedicates Columbia Award to Academics

Altıparmak, Akdeniz Dedicates Columbia Award to Academics

Assist. Prof. Dr. Altıparmak, Prof. Dr. Akdeniz, and lawyer Cengiz awarded the prize of 2016 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Award have been presented with their award. In the ceremony in which Altıparmak and Akdeniz attended, the award has been dedicated to academics advocating peace.

Altıparmak, Akdeniz Dedicate Columbia Award to Academics

Altıparmak, Akdeniz Dedicate Columbia Award to Academics

Assist. Prof. Dr. Altıparmak, Prof. Dr. Akdeniz, and lawyer Cengiz awarded the prize of 2016 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Award have been presented with their award. In the ceremony in which Altıparmak and Akdeniz attended, the award has been dedicated to academics advocating peace.

Decision as to Cömert Case: Involuntary Manslaughter, Weapon Not Suitable to Kill

Decision as to Cömert Case: Involuntary Manslaughter, Weapon Not Suitable to Kill

The court in its reasoned decision as to the lawsuit with regards to Abdullah Cömert who had been killed in Gezi protests in Hatay has identified the gas weapon as a “weapon not suitable to kill”. One judge has voted against.

5 April 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Erdoğan: There is No Subject to Resolve, Discuss

Erdoğan: There is No Subject to Resolve, Discuss

President Erdoğan has expressed that they tried every way of solution but PKK deceived them, thus there is no subject to be resolved or discussed.

1 Forest Keeper, 1 Sergeant Killed in Nusaybin

1 Forest Keeper, 1 Sergeant Killed in Nusaybin

One forest keeper and a specialized sergeant have been killed, two others injured in Nusaybin district of Mardin province.