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'Treat the murderer like a murderer': Lawyers protest court in Deniz Poyraz case
ATTACK ON HDP İZMİR OFFICE
'Treat the murderer like a murderer': Lawyers protest court in Deniz Poyraz case
In June, an armed assailant stormed the HDP's provincial office in İzmir and killed party worker Deniz Poyraz. He is facing an aggravated life sentence. The hearing has been adjourned to January 24.
29 December 2021 Ruken Tuncel
Locals sue the ministry: ‘Cancel the mining licenses granted for Mount Kartal’
Locals sue the ministry: ‘Cancel the mining licenses granted for Mount Kartal’
The areas licensed for mining in İzmir’s Tire are feared to cause the destruction of carbon sinks in the area, one of the most important tools in the fight against the climate crisis, thereby aggravating the climate crisis.
22 December 2021 Sakine Orman
Forty-five workers injured in mine collapse after firedamp explosion in İzmir
Forty-five workers injured in mine collapse after firedamp explosion in İzmir
The company was previously warned about high levels of methane in the mine, a union has stated.
20 December 2021
Criminal complaint against intelligence, security officers over killing of HDP’s Deniz Poyraz
ATTACK ON İZMİR OFFICE
Criminal complaint against intelligence, security officers over killing of HDP’s Deniz Poyraz
In a statement about their complaint, lawyers have underlined that no investigation has been launched against security or intelligence officers over the killing of Deniz Poyraz in an armed attack against the HDP İzmir office in mid-June 2021.
3 December 2021
‘We cannot make ends meet’: Public employees to hold rallies in 4 cities of Turkey
‘We cannot make ends meet’: Public employees to hold rallies in 4 cities of Turkey
With the slogan “We cannot make ends meet”, the Confederation of Public Employees Trade Unions (KESK) will hold a rally in Diyarbakır and İzmir on December 8 and in İstanbul and Ankara on December 19.
2 December 2021
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Turkey’s Aegean province of İzmir
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Turkey’s Aegean province of İzmir
According to the statement of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), the epicenter of the earthquake was 56.18 kilometers from Urla district, with a depth of 3.97 kilometers. A 4.3-magnitude aftershock was measured 9 minutes later.
30 November 2021
Five killed as heavy storms hit Turkey's west, north
Five killed as heavy storms hit Turkey's west, north
Strong southwestern winds affected several cities, including İstanbul and İzmir.
29 November 2021
Three transphobic attacks in a week in İzmir
Three transphobic attacks in a week in İzmir
One trans woman lost her life and three others were injured in the attacks. The Genç LGBTI+ Association condemned the incidents.
29 November 2021
‘We cannot make ends meet’: Workers take to the streets in İzmir
CALL FOR STRIKE
‘We cannot make ends meet’: Workers take to the streets in İzmir
Thousands of workers, also members of the DİSK labor confederation, took to the streets to demand equality in income and taxation. DİSK Aegean Representative Sarı made a call for a one-day strike ahead of the minimum wage negotiations.
19 November 2021
There is 'organized spoliation of evidence' in Deniz Poyraz murder case, says HDP
ATTACK ON İZMİR OFFICE
There is 'organized spoliation of evidence' in Deniz Poyraz murder case, says HDP
The HDP has stated that there is an organized spoliation of evidence in the investigation into the deadly armed attack that claimed the life of Deniz Poyraz in the HDP İzmir office and the trial has been based on this.
18 November 2021
Artist Etel Adnan loses her life
Artist Etel Adnan loses her life
The daughter of a Muslim-Arab father from Damascus and an Orthodox-Greek mother from İzmir in a marriage which caused them both to be excluded from their communities, Etel Adnan has lost her life at the age of 96.
15 November 2021
Eight more people detained over ‘banana-eating’ videos
Eight more people detained over ‘banana-eating’ videos
Taken into custody, eight people have been referred to the provincial migration authority to be deported as “foreign persons who threaten the public order and security”.
1 November 2021
HDP: They want to close the Deniz Poyraz murder case
ATTACK ON İZMİR OFFICE
HDP: They want to close the Deniz Poyraz murder case
The HDP Law and Human Rights Commission has made a statement about the killing of Deniz Poyraz at the HDP İzmir office, listing the negligent acts in the trial.
25 October 2021
Deniz Poyraz murder | Assailant’s ‘psychological disorders’ cited in indictment
ATTACK ON HDP İZMİR OFFICE
Deniz Poyraz murder | Assailant’s ‘psychological disorders’ cited in indictment
The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has indicted Onur G. over the deadly attack on the HDP İzmir Office, which claimed the life of Deniz Poyraz. G. is now facing aggravated life sentence and up to 7 years in prison.
12 October 2021
Police violence against students protesting for affordable housing in İstanbul, İzmir
Police violence against students protesting for affordable housing in İstanbul, İzmir
The police attacked the protests of university students who have been staying the night at parks against high dorm fees and rents in İstanbul’s Kadıköy and İzmir, taking nearly 80 students into custody.
28 September 2021
Parents file criminal complaint ‘because their baby given COVID-19 vaccine by mistake’
INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED
Parents file criminal complaint ‘because their baby given COVID-19 vaccine by mistake’
A family in İzmir say that their baby was given Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine instead of an Hepatitis B vaccine at a family medicine center. Their lawyer Dilek Güzel has made a statement about the criminal complaint filed by the family about the incident.
24 September 2021
‘Not only the murderer, those who protect him should be put on trial as well’
PARENTS OF DENİZ POYRAZ TO DEPOSE
‘Not only the murderer, those who protect him should be put on trial as well’
In a notification sent to the family of Deniz Poyraz, who was killed in an armed attack in HDP İzmir Office, it is written that “their statements will be taken as complainants.” Mother Fehime Poyraz says, “There is a murderer, but still no court case.”
24 September 2021 Ruken Tuncel
6,383 violations of rights reported in Turkey’s Aegean region in 4 months
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
6,383 violations of rights reported in Turkey’s Aegean region in 4 months
Sharing the findings of their report, Human Rights Association (İHD) İzmir Branch Chair İncin has raised concerns that the number of violations of rights targeting women has increased after Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention.
22 September 2021
Occupational homicide claims two lives in shipbreaking facility
Occupational homicide claims two lives in shipbreaking facility
The rope broke during the dismantling of a passenger ship in İzmir’s Aliağa; workers İlyas Bıdık and Veli Bal have lost their lives. Four workers have reportedly died in the shipbreaking facility in the last two months.
14 September 2021
Lawyer refers to ‘organized structure behind killing of HDP’s Deniz Poyraz’
Lawyer refers to ‘organized structure behind killing of HDP’s Deniz Poyraz’
Türkan Aslan, an attorney for Deniz Poyraz, who was killed in the HDP İzmir Office in June 2021, says that they analyzed the Historical Traffic Search (HTS) records of the armed assailant’s phone and found that he was not acting alone.
30 August 2021
Attacks on Kurds | ‘Perpetrators not brought to account, but protected’
HDP IN KONYA
Attacks on Kurds | ‘Perpetrators not brought to account, but protected’
HDP Spokesperson Ebru Günay has said that the perpetrators who attack Kurds are protected and that the government is hostile to Kurds.
12 August 2021
Problems of İzmir earthquake victims on Parliamentary agenda
Problems of İzmir earthquake victims on Parliamentary agenda
HDP's Hatimoğulları has raised concerns that though it has been 9 months since an earthquake hit İzmir, no progress has been made in binding up the wounds. She has addressed a Parliamentary question to the Minister of Environment and Urbanization.
12 August 2021
‘Air quality data on İzmir’s industrial sites not shared for 5 years’
CHP MP BAKAN
‘Air quality data on İzmir’s industrial sites not shared for 5 years’
Protesting the failure to announce the data on İzmir’s air quality, CHP MP Bakan has said, “If the air quality is measured 24/7, why has this data not been shared for 5 years? Then, it means that you are hiding something.”
30 July 2021
Entry to forests in İzmir and Balıkesir banned amid fires across Turkey
Entry to forests in İzmir and Balıkesir banned amid fires across Turkey
The Governor’s Offices of İzmir and Balıkesir have announced that entries to the forests in the provinces have been temporarily forbidden. A similar decision has also been given for a national park in Aydın province.
30 July 2021
Father who ‘abused’ his child released on probation
FINDING OF ABUSE IN REPORTS
Father who ‘abused’ his child released on probation
Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair and lawyer Eren Keskin says, “Even though there is a finding of abuse in the Forensic Medical report, the father put on trial over abuse has been released on probation.”
29 July 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Villagers resist geothermal power plant project in İzmir’s Orhanlı
Villagers resist geothermal power plant project in İzmir’s Orhanlı
The people of Orhanlı village in İzmir’s Seferihisar district have been protesting against a geothermal power plant planned to be constructed in their region. They have the company’s “People’s Participation Meeting” cancelled.
28 July 2021
Lawmakers’ questions on Harmandalı Removal Center left unanswered
Lawmakers’ questions on Harmandalı Removal Center left unanswered
As the Parliamentary questions of MPs and the calls of civil society about the Harmandalı Removal Center in İzmir are left unanswered, main opposition CHP MP Bakan has brought the issue once again to the Parliamentary agenda.
26 July 2021
‘A Breath for Democracy’ rally in İzmir
‘A Breath for Democracy’ rally in İzmir
In “A Breath for Democracy” rally held in the Aegean province of İzmir, messages of a joint struggle for democracy, justice and peace were given, stressing that the labor and democracy forces “will continue defending the fraternity of all colors and peoples.”
9 July 2021
Journalists to take to the streets to protest police violence
Journalists to take to the streets to protest police violence
Gathering in front of İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir Governor’s Offices, journalists will protest the police violence inflicted on their colleagues during the Pride March.
29 June 2021
Attack on HDP İzmir office | Onur Gencer tortured Deniz Poyraz
Attack on HDP İzmir office | Onur Gencer tortured Deniz Poyraz
Lawyer Türkan Aslan says, “In the dead body examination minutes, it is written that there was a 7-8 centimeter smooth-line cut on the right side of Deniz Poyraz’s scalp. Moreover, she also had broken ribs and damage to her internal organs.”
28 June 2021 Ruken Tuncel
Police intervention against women naming the street after Deniz Poyraz
DEADLY ATTACK ON HDP
Police intervention against women naming the street after Deniz Poyraz
Despite all attempts of prevention, women have put a signboard on the street where Deniz Poyraz was killed in an armed attack against the HDP İzmir office and named the street after the deceased woman.
23 June 2021
CHP’s Tanrıkulu on İzmir attack: Ground prepared for racist fascists
CHP’s Tanrıkulu on İzmir attack: Ground prepared for racist fascists
Making a speech at the Parliament, CHP MP Tanrıkulu has talked about the attack on HDP İzmir office: “What is the most dangerous of all is that the politics and some groups legitimize this murder through our deceased sister’s political and ethnic identity.”
23 June 2021
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