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Father arrested for 'abusing' his child

HE WAS GIVEN CHILD’S CUSTODY

Father arrested for 'abusing' his child

The Forensic Medicine Institution has issued a report documenting that the child was subjected to sexual abuse. The father has been arrested.

9 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Woman complains about harassment, prosecutor says, ‘Such things happen in marriage'

Woman complains about harassment, prosecutor says, ‘Such things happen in marriage'

Sibel G. says that she was subjected to psychological and physical violence by her husband during their marriage, he is still harassing her after divorce: “I don’t want to entrust my child even for a day to a person who doesn’t fulfill his responsibilities.”

27 April 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Taylan Kulaçoğlu Detained Again

Taylan Kulaçoğlu Detained Again

Detained on May 17 and released after his deposition yesterday, Taylan Kulaçoğlu has been taken into custody again as a warrant has been issued against him upon the objection of the prosecutor to his release.

Human Rights Watch: Allegations of Abduction and Torture Not Investigated in Turkey

Human Rights Watch: Allegations of Abduction and Torture Not Investigated in Turkey

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the authorities in Turkey to conduct an effective investigation into the allegations of people who say that they were held in custody and tortured by government agents for many months.

HDP: At Least 99 People Detained

HDP: At Least 99 People Detained

HDP’s Ayşe Acar Başaran has announced that at least 99 people have been detained in Diyarbakır, Ankara, Dresim, Mardin, Van, Mersin, Kocaeli, Muş, Ağrı and İstanbul. The exact number of the detained is not yet certain.

14 February 2020

Musician Yalda Abbasi Released

Musician Yalda Abbasi Released

Kurdish musician Yalda Abbasi from Iran, who was previously taken into custody at the İstanbul Atatürk Airport, has been released after giving her deposition.

7 December 2018

Operation Against HDP, 2 Unions in 5 Cities: Several People Detained

Operation Against HDP, 2 Unions in 5 Cities: Several People Detained

Several people, including former HDP Kars MP Mülkiye Birtane and Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union Co-Chair Gönül Erden, have been taken into custody.

26 November 2018

Court Rules Continuation of Arrest of US Pastor Brunson

Court Rules Continuation of Arrest of US Pastor Brunson

Arrested on charge of “espionage” and “committing crime on behalf of a terrorist organization", US Pastor Brunson’s hearing was held at İzmir 2nd Heavy Penal Court. The court has ruled continuation of the arrest.

Nuriye Gülmen Released

Nuriye Gülmen Released

Academic Nuriye Gülmen, who has been protesting with the demand to be reinstated to her job since she was discharged by a Statutory Decree, has been released after being detained for one night.

2 More Boğaziçi University Students Taken Into Custody

2 More Boğaziçi University Students Taken Into Custody

Two more students from Boğaziçi University have been taken into custody. 10 students have been arrested and four students have been detained so far as part of the investigation.

783 Social Media Accounts Investigated in 1 Week

783 Social Media Accounts Investigated in 1 Week

The Ministry of Interior has announced that 783 social media accounts have been investigated on charges including “insulting state officials” and a legal action has been launched against 259 of them.

Diyarbakır Chamber of Medicine: #ReleaseDrŞerifDemir

Diyarbakır Chamber of Medicine: #ReleaseDrŞerifDemir

Diyarbakır Chamber of Medicine has demanded the release of its Co-Chair, Dr. Şerif Demir, who has been in custody for three days.

Detained Chamber of Architects Delegation Released

Detained Chamber of Architects Delegation Released

15 people detained consisting of chamber executives and staff protesting against emptying the Yıldız Palace Outer Post Building used as service building assigned to the Chamber of Architects have been taken released.

Police Raid Boydak Holding

Police Raid Boydak Holding

Police have conducted a raid on Boydak Holding’s headquarters within the operations launched against the Gülen Movement. Four persons have been taken into custody including the CEO of the holding, Memduh Boydak and board Chairperson Hacı Boydak.

21 Academics of Kocaeli University Under Custody

21 Academics of Kocaeli University Under Custody

Investigation warrant has been issued for 21 academics from Kocaeli University who have signed the declaration titled ‘We will not be a party to this crime’, 12 of them have been taken under custody.

15 January 2016

HDP Beyoğlu District Co-Chair Under Custody

HDP Beyoğlu District Co-Chair Under Custody

Following the police raid carried out against HDP Beyoğlu District building, HDP Beyoğlu Co-Chair has been taken into custody.

Feleknas Uca Transported to Germany

Feleknas Uca Transported to Germany

Turkish authorities released the former European Parliament Deputy Feleknas Uca from police custody and transported her back to Germany. She might have been deported, rumors said.

16 November 2012

Human Rights Association Members Released

Human Rights Association Members Released

6 Human Rights Association members were briefly taken into police custody in front of PM's Istanbul office after their attempt to make a declaration on the 64th day of hunger strikes.

14 November 2012

RedHack: "We are on the Job"

RedHack: "We are on the Job"

17 people were taken into custody in the scope of the probe into RedHack, the hackers group that seized and published data from the Ankara Police Directorate and POLNET. RedHack told bianet that none of the persons in custody were members of their group.

20 March 2012 Serhat Korkmaz

Two Germans in Custody in Van

Two Germans in Custody in Van

Two German citizens of an international delegation were taken into police custody in Van under allegations of "propaganda for a terrorist organization". The delegation visited Turkey in order to investigate a mass grave of 41 people including sociologist Andrea Wolf.

22 September 2011

72 People in Police Custody in Istanbul

72 People in Police Custody in Istanbul

The Istanbul Police announced on its website that 43 people were taken into custody on 23 July because they "organized incidents" in Zeytinburnu/Istanbul. Another 29 people were taken into custody in the course of related operations.

Ankara: 54 Protestors in Police Custody, 1 Seriously Injured

PROTEST AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE IN HOPA

Ankara: 54 Protestors in Police Custody, 1 Seriously Injured

A demonstration against massive police intervention in Hopa lead to another police intervention in Ankara that left one women with a broken hip and 54 protestors in police custody. Four people were released later on.

2 June 2011 Ayça Söylemez

Riots in South-Eastern Turkey after Military Operations

Riots in South-Eastern Turkey after Military Operations

Thousands of people in south-eastern Turkey demonstrated against military operations that left 12 PKK members and 5 soldiers dead. Shops in the region remained closed, schools were boycotted. Demonstrators clashed with the police.

Mass Crackdowns on 'Democratic Solution Tents'

Mass Crackdowns on 'Democratic Solution Tents'

The "Democratic Solution Tents" for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish question were raided in 17 different provinces all over Turkey because they allegedly constituted a "threat to public security". The tents were struck and taken to the Police Directorate.

27 April 2011 Ayça Söylemez

Turkish Journalists Association: "A Dark Year for Press Freedom"

Turkish Journalists Association: "A Dark Year for Press Freedom"

After eleven people, mostly journalists, were taken into custody under the Ergenekon investigation, the Turkish Journalists Association warned that "crimes of thought are on the rise again". The Contemporary Lawyers Association sees a fair trial endangered.

4 March 2011 Erol Önderoğlu,Nilay Vardar

Police Raid on "People's Daily" - two Journalists in Custody

Police Raid on "People's Daily" - two Journalists in Custody

The offices of the People's Daily newspaper, the Democratic Peoples Association and the home of members of the Democratic Peoples Federation in seven provinces and counties were raided by the police. 23 people were taken into custody, among them two journalists.

25 February 2011

Critics not Silenced by Persecution of Dissident Voices

ODA TV.COM RAID

Critics not Silenced by Persecution of Dissident Voices

The four administrators of the OdaTV.com news portal are still in custody after the raid on their homes and office earlier this week. Turkish journalists organizations and the Human Rights Association criticized the operation as an attempt to silence dissident voices.

18 February 2011

Four Oda TV writers in Custody after "Ergenekon" Raid

Four Oda TV writers in Custody after "Ergenekon" Raid

The Istanbul office of the Oda TV internet site was searched along with the homes of four writers of the website "in the scope of the Ergenekon investigation". Journalists association criticized the raid as undemocratic and worrisome.

15 February 2011 Emir Çelik