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Property of journalist Can Dündar confiscated

Property of journalist Can Dündar confiscated

The local court has ruled that journalist Can Dündar, who is currently abroad, shall be considered a “fugitive” and his property shall be confiscated on the grounds that he has failed to appear in court within 15 days.

509 citizens denounce the decision to confiscate property of journalist Can Dündar

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509 citizens denounce the decision to confiscate property of journalist Can Dündar

In a joint declaration, 509 people have protested the decision of the court which has recently ruled that journalist Can Dündar shall be considered a “fugitive” and his property shall be confiscated if he fails to appear in court within 15 days.

22 September 2020

Property of journalist Can Dündar to be confiscated if he fails to appear in court

Property of journalist Can Dündar to be confiscated if he fails to appear in court

Currently abroad, journalist Can Dündar has commented on the ruling handed down by the court: “A government which has confiscated and used up people’s accumulation of 100 years will naturally not refrain from having designs on our house.”

18 September 2020

Bank Accounts of Dersim Municipality Confiscated

Bank Accounts of Dersim Municipality Confiscated

Speaking about the seizure of municipality’s bank accounts, Dersim Mayor Maçoğlu has said, “The article 15 of the municipal law openly stipulates that the taxes, fees and provincial bank shares of municipalities cannot be confiscated.”

15 January 2020

Fate of Confiscated Digital Devices on Parliamentary Agenda

Fate of Confiscated Digital Devices on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP Van MP Muazzez Orhan has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the digital materials which were confiscated from the detained and which have either not been returned to their owners or have been returned after a long period of time.

Azadiya Welat Newspaper Banned - Again

Azadiya Welat Newspaper Banned - Again

Azadiya Welat, the only nation-wide newspaper in Turkey publishing in Kurdish, has been banned for the duration of 15 days. This is the ninth publication ban for the daily. Its printing house in Diyarbakır was searched by the police.