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Supporters’ group çArşı acquitted after 10 years in Gezi case

Supporters’ group çArşı acquitted after 10 years in Gezi case

çArşı, the supporters group of Beşiktaş football club, has been acquitted in the Gezi case, where 35 of its members were on trial in a case related to the Gezi Park resistance in 2013.

23 December 2024

'You cannot touch Pınar Selek's acquittal'

PINAR SELEK CASE

'You cannot touch Pınar Selek's acquittal'

The "We Are Still Witness" Platform has criticized the decision to overturn feminist author Pınar Selek's acquittal in the trial over the Egyptian Bazaar explosion in 1998.

Put on trial for protesting withdrawal from İstanbul Convention, 33 women acquitted

Put on trial for protesting withdrawal from İstanbul Convention, 33 women acquitted

33 women were charged with “violating the Law 2911 on Meetings and Demonstrations”. They have been acquitted by the Ankara 28th Criminal Court of First Instance.

Put on trial over ‘Kurdistan’ post, academic Kutum acquitted

Put on trial over ‘Kurdistan’ post, academic Kutum acquitted

In the trial over the “Kurdistan” word in his social media message, academic Hifzullah Kutum has been acquitted of “terror propaganda”.

Journalist Kanbal acquitted of ‘insulting’ Interior Minister Soylu

Journalist Kanbal acquitted of ‘insulting’ Interior Minister Soylu

Mezopotamya Agency reporter Ahmet Kanbal was put on trial for posting a message after Soylu’s resignation, writing, “When a ship is bound to sink, it is always the mice that leave it first... It is a universal saying... When the mice leave, the ship goes down..."

Facing aggravated life sentence for killing Duygu Delen, man acquitted

Facing aggravated life sentence for killing Duygu Delen, man acquitted

At the final hearing of the trial over the death of Duygu Delen (17) in Antep, murder suspect Mehmet K. has been acquitted and given a ruling of release.

Journalist Gökhan Biçici acquitted of 'insulting the President'

Journalist Gökhan Biçici acquitted of 'insulting the President'

Gökhan Biçici, the Editor-in-Chief of dokuz8HABER news website, was on trial for reporting on Anonymous, which cited Berkin Elvan’s killing as an example in response to Erdoğan, who defined and criticized George Floyd’s killing as a “racist attack”.

17 February 2022

Writer Aslı Erdoğan acquitted in Özgür Gündem retrial

Writer Aslı Erdoğan acquitted in Özgür Gündem retrial

The retrial of writer Aslı Erdoğan following an appeals court ruling has ended in her acquittal of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.

11 February 2022

‘Pride March’ case against LGBTIQ+ Assemblies ends in acquittal

‘Pride March’ case against LGBTIQ+ Assemblies ends in acquittal

Eight LGBTI+ rights advocates were on trial for “violating the Law no. 2911 on Meetings and Demonstrations” because they joined the 2021 İstanbul Pride March. All activists have been acquitted at their final hearing.

8 February 2022

Journalist Buse Söğütlü acquitted 2 years, 7 hearings later

Journalist Buse Söğütlü acquitted 2 years, 7 hearings later

Put on trial for “turning High Criminal Court Judge Akın Gürlek into a target”, journalist Buse Söğütlü has been acquitted. But the court has filed another criminal complaint, this time on charge of “insulting a public official”.

3 February 2022

Journalist Meşale Tolu acquitted

Journalist Meşale Tolu acquitted

Journalist-translator Meşale Tolu, a citizen of Germany on trial in Turkey, has been acquitted of the offenses charged in the trial where she was charged with “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” and “membership of a terrorist organization”.

17 January 2022

Reporting on citizens thrown from a helicopter, journalists acquitted a year later

Reporting on citizens thrown from a helicopter, journalists acquitted a year later

Put on trial for reporting on torture in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority eastern province of Van, journalists Bilen, Uğur, Abi, Sala and Durgut have been acquitted of “membership of a terrorist organization”. Sala is given a deferred prison sentence for “propaganda”.

‘Good boys’ who bombed Umut Bookshop acquitted

‘Good boys’ who bombed Umut Bookshop acquitted

Caught while fleeing after bombing the Umut Bookshop in Hakkari’s Şemdinli in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast, non-commissioned military officers Ali Kaya and Özcan İldeniz and informant Veysel Ateş have been acquitted in retrial.

20 December 2021

Journalist Fatih Gönül acquitted

Journalist Fatih Gönül acquitted

Fatih Gönül, a former reporter for the Dicle News Agency (DİHA), which was closed by a Statutory Decree, has been acquitted of “organization membership” and “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.

25 November 2021

Appeal against Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp’s acquittal

Appeal against Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp’s acquittal

The prosecutor’s office has appealed against the acquittal of Turkish Medical Association (TTB) High Honorary Board member Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp.

22 November 2021

Doctor Şeyhmus Gökalp acquitted

Doctor Şeyhmus Gökalp acquitted

Having spent 80 days behind bars based on an informant’s statements, Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp has been acquitted of “terror” charges in the trial where he was facing 7 to 15 years in prison.

19 November 2021

Journalist Dindar Karataş acquitted

Journalist Dindar Karataş acquitted

Charged with “membership of a terrorist organization” over his news and phone conversations, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Dindar Karataş has been acquitted at this final hearing at the Erzurum 3rd High Criminal Court.

17 November 2021

Trial of anti-nuclear protestors ends in acquittal

Trial of anti-nuclear protestors ends in acquittal

17 people appeared before the judge on the grounds that they had attended a press statement attempted to be held in front of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Mersin upon the call of the Anti-Nuclear Platform (NKP) and intervened by the police.

17 November 2021

Appeals court upholds soldiers' acquittal in Ümraniye ‘Operation Return to Life’ case

HALF-A-PAGE RULING IN 21-YEAR TRIAL

Appeals court upholds soldiers' acquittal in Ümraniye ‘Operation Return to Life’ case

Lawyer Sevimli has spoken to bianet about the ruling of the appeals court which has upheld the acquittal of soldiers in the trial over the “Operation Return to Life” in Ümraniye Prison, where the “Bora” and “Atmaca” military plans were carried out.

10 November 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Standing trial for covering a protest march, journalist Ruşen Takva acquitted

Standing trial for covering a protest march, journalist Ruşen Takva acquitted

Facing up to 19 years in prison for following up a press statement on "Kurdish national unity" organized by the HDP, DTK and DBP in Van and the protest march held afterwards, journalist Ruşen Takva has been acquitted of the offenses charged.

12 October 2021

ISIS attack on HDP rally in Diyarbakır | 10 police officers acquitted, 4 sentenced to prison

ISIS attack on HDP rally in Diyarbakır | 10 police officers acquitted, 4 sentenced to prison

Standing trial on charge of “neglect of duty” over the bombing of the HDP’s Diyarbakır rally in 2015, 10 police officers have been acquitted and four police officers have been sentenced to 2 months, 15 days in prison, with their sentences deferred.

11 October 2021

Death of Leyla Aydemir | All defendants acquitted without new evidence examined

Death of Leyla Aydemir | All defendants acquitted without new evidence examined

The family’s lawyer has announced that they will take the acquittal of defendants to the upper court: “Putting aside its own interim rulings, the court has overlooked very important evidence in the file just to hand down a ruling today.”

METU Pride Parade case ends in acquittal

METU Pride Parade case ends in acquittal

All defendants who joined the Pride Parade at the Middle East Technical University in May 2019 have been acquitted. One person has been given a judicial fine for insult.

Journalists acquitted in case of 'Berkin Elvan' reports

Journalists acquitted in case of 'Berkin Elvan' reports

Three journalists stood trial for "marking a counterterrorism official as a target" because of reports about Berkin Elvan, a 14-year-old who was shot by a tear gas canister and lost his life.

Dismissed and arrested, Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Mızraklı acquitted of ‘terror propaganda’

Dismissed and arrested, Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Mızraklı acquitted of ‘terror propaganda’

Replaced with a state-appointed trustee by the Interior Ministry and arrested as part of another trial, HDP’s Diyarbakır Metropolitan Co-Mayor Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı has been acquitted of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.”

30 September 2021

Journalist Mahmut Oral acquitted of 'terrorism' charges

Journalist Mahmut Oral acquitted of 'terrorism' charges

Oral stood trial for being a board member of an association that was shut down by a statutory decree during the state of emergency declared after the 2016 coup attempt.

14 September 2021

Former Dersim Co-Mayor acquitted of ‘co-mayorship’

Former Dersim Co-Mayor acquitted of ‘co-mayorship’

Put on trial on the grounds of “co-mayorship”, former Dersim Co-Mayor Mehmet Ali Bul has been acquitted of the offense charged; the court has concluded that using the title of “co-mayor” does not constitute a crime.

8 September 2021

Medeni Yıldırım case ends in acquittal again

Medeni Yıldırım case ends in acquittal again

Put on trial again over the death of Medeni Yıldırım, who was shot to death by the fire opened by soldiers in Diyarbakır’s Lice, the private soldier has been acquitted again. The Yıldırım family has protested the impunity.

Appeals court overturns defendant’s acquittal, gives prison sentence for rape

Appeals court overturns defendant’s acquittal, gives prison sentence for rape

Speaking about the sexual assault in Kınalıada, one of Princes’ Islands in İstanbul, and the ensuing legal process, lawyer Rozerin Seda Kip says, “My client waged a struggle and we have won. My client feels like new after three and a half years.”

6 July 2021 Evrim Kepenek

News on ‘hidden file in October 10 Ankara Massacre case’ acquitted

News on ‘hidden file in October 10 Ankara Massacre case’ acquitted

The court has ruled for the acquittal of daily Cumhuriyet's Managing Editor Büyüktaş Akça and former Ankara correspondent Uludağ, who reported that the assaulters who committed the 2015 Ankara Massacre had tried to buy explosives in Nizip.

Las Tesis case: 6 women acquitted

Las Tesis case: 6 women acquitted

Put on trial for protesting male violence with Las Tesis dance, six women have been acquitted. Making a statement after the hearing, lawyer Tuba Torun has defined the ruling as “the fair result of an unfair trial”

Court of appeals overturns journalist’s prison term over a tweet from 6 years ago

Court of appeals overturns journalist’s prison term over a tweet from 6 years ago

Sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison over her tweet “Makhmur camp has been captured by ISIS…,” Sabiha Temizkan has been acquitted by the court of appeals.

9 June 2021 Hikmet Adal

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