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Doctor who said ‘Alevis are terrorists’ sentenced to prison
Doctor who said ‘Alevis are terrorists’ sentenced to prison
A physician has been given an 8-month deferred prison sentence for “provoking the public to hatred and hostility” by telling a patient, “Alevis have belly dancers dance in djemevis. They are all terrorists. Berkin Elvan is also a terrorist.”
9 February 2021 Ayça Söylemez
UN human rights office calls for release of students, condemns anti-LGBTI+ discrimination
BOĞAZİÇİ PROTESTS
UN human rights office calls for release of students, condemns anti-LGBTI+ discrimination
Dozens of protesters are still in custody as top government officials continue targeting LGBTI+s.
4 February 2021
Two Boğaziçi University students arrested, two placed under house arrest
TARGETED BY RECTOR, STATE OFFICIALS
Two Boğaziçi University students arrested, two placed under house arrest
Taken into custody over a picture on display in an exhibition at the South Campus as part of the ongoing protests against the appointed rector, two students of Boğaziçi University have been arrested for “degrading or inciting the public to enmity or hatred.”
31 January 2021
LGBTI+s in Turkey's media: More visibility, more discrimination
KAOS GL REPORT
LGBTI+s in Turkey's media: More visibility, more discrimination
In 2020, only 39 percent of the articles published in the country were considered "rights-based" while 61 percent contained hate speech and anti-LGBTI discrimination, according to Kaos GL's annual report.
22 January 2021
LGBTI+s targeted in 1,476 hate news in Turkey in 2020
KAOS GL REPORT
LGBTI+s targeted in 1,476 hate news in Turkey in 2020
Kaos GL Association monitored discriminatory remarks and hate speech about LGBTI+s in 2020. According to the report, a total of 1,476 hate speech items and discriminatory remarks were published in Turkey’s newspapers last year.
7 January 2021
Non-prosecution for attack on Kurdish workers in Sakarya
Non-prosecution for attack on Kurdish workers in Sakarya
While the prosecutor's office has given a decision of non-prosecution on charge of “inciting the public to enmity and hatred”, lawyers Leyla Kaya, Kemal Erdem, Nurullah Öner and former Sakarya Bar Chair Kazan will appeal against the non-prosecution.
25 December 2020
LGBTI+ family groups denounce age restriction on 'rainbow-themed products'
LGBTI+ family groups denounce age restriction on 'rainbow-themed products'
The Ministry of trade has imposed an "18 plus restriction" on LGBTI+ products sold online to "protect children's development."
10 December 2020
Second ban on Kurdish theater play Bêrû
ANNOUNCED BY URFA BAR
Second ban on Kurdish theater play Bêrû
Urfa Bar Association has announced that Bêrû (Faceless), a theater play to be performed in Kurdish by the Teatra Jiyana Nû (New Life Theater), has been banned in Urfa province. It was previously banned in a district in İstanbul.
16 November 2020
Police detained 18 trans women in İstanbul: ‘Corona measure’
Police detained 18 trans women in İstanbul: ‘Corona measure’
“They detained 18 transgender women, who were not even suspects, in the middle of the night and kept them waiting in small rooms for hours,” lawyer Hatice Demir says, underlining that what was done was a violation of human rights.
9 November 2020
Open letter to Monthly Review
FROM CRITICAL CHINA SCHOLARS
Open letter to Monthly Review
Critical China Scholars have sent an open letter to Monthly Review, which published a “report and resource compilation” by Qiao Collective, suggesting that criticisms about the internment of Muslims in Xinjiang are a part of US war against China.
29 October 2020
Homophobic attack in Ankara
Homophobic attack in Ankara
Five people were targeted by an homophobic attack in the capital city of Ankara. One of the battered persons, U. has said that they will take the incident to court.
19 October 2020
Erdoğan: If you are discriminated against, it is my duty to make them pay for it
PRESIDENT AND AKP CHAIR IN ŞIRNAK
Erdoğan: If you are discriminated against, it is my duty to make them pay for it
Speaking in Kurdish-majority Şırnak province, President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has said, “We have been offering services for the past 18 years without making any discrimination on the basis of political preferences, ethnicities, languages or religions.”
19 October 2020
İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu slams ban on Kurdish theater play
İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu slams ban on Kurdish theater play
İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu has spoken about the ban on “Bêrû”, a Kurdish theater play to be hosted by the Municipality’s City Theaters: “It is a play by Dario Fo. It has been performed in Turkish. It will now be performed in Kurdish. What is the difference?”
14 October 2020
‘Isn’t it the Ministry’s duty to prevent hate speech in the media?’
‘Isn’t it the Ministry’s duty to prevent hate speech in the media?’
Addressing a Parliamentary question to Minister of Culture and Tourism Ersoy, HDP MP Züleyha Gülüm has raised concerns about the hate speech in Turkey’s media: “When hate speech ends in impunity, it leads to further hate speech.”
13 October 2020
Ankara Medical Chamber probes sexist remarks of physician Edizer
HE CALLED ON MEN TO ‘TAKE 2ND WIVES’
Ankara Medical Chamber probes sexist remarks of physician Edizer
Ankara Medical Chamber has announced that it has launched an investigation against physician Ali Edizer, who has been dismissed over his call on men to “take second spouses as it is allowed by Islam”.
7 October 2020
Deputy chief physician's remarks about monogamy cause outrage
Deputy chief physician's remarks about monogamy cause outrage
Ali Edizer, the Deputy Chief Physician of Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, has spoken on his social media accounts and alleged that "a man can get a second spouse as Islam allows it." His remarks have caused an outrage.
5 October 2020
Sexist, discriminatory words in Press Advertising Agency dictionaries
Sexist, discriminatory words in Press Advertising Agency dictionaries
In three dictionaries sent by the Press Advertising Agency (BİK), a public institution, to media outlets, there are discriminating and sexist words about women, including words that the Turkish Language Association (TDK) decided to remove from its dictionaries.
17 September 2020
Land Forces Command investigates battery of conscript
Land Forces Command investigates battery of conscript
Doing his mandatory military service in Edirne, Çetin has filed a criminal complaint, alleging that he was severely beaten by two soldiers after he said, “I wish we got education in Kurdish.” The Land Forces Command is now investigating the issue.
14 September 2020
Detained over attack on Kurdish workers, two people released
Detained over attack on Kurdish workers, two people released
Taken into custody for attacking the Kurdish agricultural workers who went from Mardin to Sakarya to harvest hazelnuts, two suspects have been released on probation.
8 September 2020
‘65 years have passed since September 6-7 pogrom, no apologies offered’
HDP STATEMENT
‘65 years have passed since September 6-7 pogrom, no apologies offered’
In a statement about September 6-7 pogrom, the HDP has called on the authorities “to face this shame, identify the perpetrators and compensate the material and immaterial losses of the aggrieved people or their families.”
7 September 2020
Report targets İstanbul Convention: ‘It disregards religion, traditions’
LGBTI+ COMMUNITY TARGETED
Report targets İstanbul Convention: ‘It disregards religion, traditions’
Amid ongoing debates about Turkey’s possible withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention, the Anatolian Platform has released a report, claiming that “homosexual relationships and acts defined as sin are legitimized” by the convention.
24 August 2020
Physician didn’t treat LGBTI+ patient
Physician didn’t treat LGBTI+ patient
M.P. has announced that when s/he went to the emergency service of Taksim Training and Research Hospital in İstanbul, the on-call doctor insulted him/her, saying “I won’t examine you, you faggot,” and s/he was not treated afterwards.
18 August 2020
Workers attacked in Yozgat: ‘We narrowly escaped lynch’
Workers attacked in Yozgat: ‘We narrowly escaped lynch’
Attacked by a group of people organized by village heads wanting to charge them a “head tax”, Kurdish workers from Mardin have recounted what they went through in Yozgat, where they went to work in a forest, but had to leave afterwards.
23 July 2020
Discrimination against LGBTI+s at grocery store, cafe
Discrimination against LGBTI+s at grocery store, cafe
An LGBTI+ has been attacked by a man at a grocery store in İstanbul, a cafe in Osmaniye hung a banner on its door, saying, "We are closed for LGBT."
21 July 2020
Three LGBTI+s not let in İstanbul beach clubs
Three LGBTI+s not let in İstanbul beach clubs
After not being let in beach clubs because of their gender identities, the three people have filed a criminal complaint against a beach in İstanbul's Büyükada island for hate speech and discrimination.
13 July 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Turkey second-worst country in Europe for LGBTI+s
Turkey second-worst country in Europe for LGBTI+s
The country ranks 48th in ILGA Europe's Rainbow Index, surpassing only Azerbaijan.
30 June 2020
Calls to LGBTI+ hotline has increased by 85 percent during pandemic
Calls to LGBTI+ hotline has increased by 85 percent during pandemic
LGBTI+s experience more violence during the pandemic as they return to families' homes, according to a new report.
24 June 2020
Ajda’s neighbors to stand trial for gender discrimination
LGBTI+ RIGHTS
Ajda’s neighbors to stand trial for gender discrimination
A lawsuit has been filed against the neighbors of trans woman Ajda over their hate speech and transphobic attitude. Charged with “wrongful act”, “gender discrimination” and “threat,” they will stand trial at the İstanbul 14th Penal Judgeship of First Instance.
17 June 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Şişli Sub-Governor’s Office makes a statement on allegations of battery
Şişli Sub-Governor’s Office makes a statement on allegations of battery
The Sub-Governor’s Office of Şişli has announced that it has filed a criminal complaint against Mehmet Nuri Deniz, who alleged that he was battered and insulted by the officials at the office after asking for social relief.
15 June 2020
‘You are a Kurd, Who are You to Live in Nişantaşı?’
ALLEGATION OF BATTERY
‘You are a Kurd, Who are You to Live in Nişantaşı?’
Mehmet Nuri Deniz says that he was insulted, discriminated and battered at the Sub-Governor’s Office of Şişli in İstanbul. With his attorney Eren Keskin, Deniz has filed a criminal complaint against the office.
12 June 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Discrimination Against Woman for Wearing Shorts at Library
Discrimination Against Woman for Wearing Shorts at Library
Authorities have started an inquiry after a woman student was told not to come to the library wearing shorts.
12 June 2020
‘Protecting the Right to Life of Everyone is a Responsibility of us All’
CHP VICE CHAIR GÖKÇEN
‘Protecting the Right to Life of Everyone is a Responsibility of us All’
Main opposition CHP Vice Chair Gökçe Gökçen has denounced the increasing violence and discrimination against LGBTI+s in a written statement. Gökçen has made a call for an effective struggle against hate crimes.
9 June 2020
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