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All defendants sentenced to prison in the KCK Yüksekova case

All defendants sentenced to prison in the KCK Yüksekova case

The trial over the Kurdistan Communities Union has been concluded. 30 defendants, including the dismissed and arrested Yüksekova Co-Mayor Yaşar, have been given prison sentences ranging from 8 years, 9 months to 17 years, 6 months.

6 Released Pending Trial in KCK Case

6 Released Pending Trial in KCK Case

Istanbul 23rd Hugh Criminal Court released defendants Sadiye Eser, Ruken Çelik, Rıdvan Oğuz, Ramazan Atup, Felat Abik and Vaysi Özdemir pending trial in the hearing of KCK case yesterday.

11 September 2013

Journalist Çiftçi Receives 12 Months of Prison

Journalist Çiftçi Receives 12 Months of Prison

A court found journalist Çiftçi guilty for “disclosing the identities of terror law enforcement officers” in an article published 5 years ago regarding police violence on Cüneyt Ertuş, sentencing her to 12 months of prison.

7 Freed Pending Trial in KCK Lawyers Case

7 Freed Pending Trial in KCK Lawyers Case

Advocates Serkan Akbaş, Mizgin Irgat, Mehmet Ayata, Mensur Işık, Şakir Demir, Servet Demir and Mehmet Deniz Büyük were released pending a trial in Istanbul’s 2nd KCK trial.

7 Media Staff Freed Pending Trial in KCK Case

7 Media Staff Freed Pending Trial in KCK Case

An Istanbul court freed 7 media staff pending trial in the KCK media case where 46 media staff including journalists, editor-chiefs and newspaper owners from Turkey's pro-Kurdish media have been charged with becoming a member of KCK organization.

8 February 2013 Elif Akgül

Court Rejects Defense in Kurdish, Procedurally

Court Rejects Defense in Kurdish, Procedurally

An Istanbul court rejected two defendants' request to defense in Kurdish yesterday afternoon, saying that a court procedure has not been met.

8 February 2013 Elif Akgül

Court Refuses to Release Suspect Lawyers in KCK Trial

LAWYERS ON TRIAL IN KCK SUIT

Court Refuses to Release Suspect Lawyers in KCK Trial

The defendant lawyers in the second Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trial in Istanbul requested a stay of proceedings and the release of the defendants. The court rejected all their demands in the suit where some 46 lawyers are currently facing terrorism related charges.

17 July 2012 Nilay Vardar

Bill of Exception for Detained Journalists

Bill of Exception for Detained Journalists

The defence lawyers of the journalists in custody and detention in the scope of the KCK trial submitted a bill of exception. At the subsequent press release, the lawyers were supported by deputies Tuncel, Aksoy, Dora and Zenderlioğlu of the pro-Kurdish BDP.

2 January 2012 Sercan Meriç

"Opening and Backsliding at the same Time''

SWEDISH LEFT-WING POLITICIAN LIVH:

"Opening and Backsliding at the same Time''

KCK Diyarbakır trial observer Ann-Margarethe Livh from the Swedish Left Party said in interview on women rights that women in Turkey knew how to focus their struggle. "Even if most of these women are in jail because of the KCK trial, they will not give up".

8 December 2011 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Ağrı KCK Trial: Prison Sentences of almost 92 Years

Ağrı KCK Trial: Prison Sentences of almost 92 Years

Eleven people who stood trial in the scope of the KCK case in Ağrı were sentenced to imprisonment of 91 years and eleven months in total. The court did not hear their defence speeches because the defendants requested to speak Kurdish at the hearing.

Defence Lawyers about to Withdraw from KCK Trial

Defence Lawyers about to Withdraw from KCK Trial

The procedures of the KCK trial heard in Diyarbakır were once more jammed upon the court board's decision not to permit a defence in Kurdish. The microphone was switched off for two defendants. About 100 defence lawyers protested the court.

Defendant Abi Released Pending Trial

KCK TRIAL

Defendant Abi Released Pending Trial

Ferzinde Abi, one out of 17 defendants of the KCK Trial in Van, was released pending trial due to health reasons. The President Judge had five-year-old Argeş removed from the courtroom because he 'disturbed his conscience'. The boy stays in prison with his detained mother.

"No Microphone for Defence in Kurdish"

KCK TRIAL

"No Microphone for Defence in Kurdish"

Also the 17th hearing of the KCK case was jammed on the court's refusal to permit a defence in Kurdish. Defence lawyers Beştaş and Aktar argued that the court's resistance to the Kurdish language became a meaningless trig. They demand the release of the defendants.

19 January 2011 Ayça Söylemez

No Decision on Release of "KCK" Defendants

No Decision on Release of "KCK" Defendants

The 16th hearing of the KCK trial against 151 defendants did not bring any new decisions. The request for a defence in Kurdish was dismissed once more. None of the 104 detained defendants was released. The trial was postponed to 18 January.

17 January 2011 Erol Önderoğlu

Static Procedures - Dynamic Protest

KCK TRIAL

Static Procedures - Dynamic Protest

The Diyarbakır 6th High Criminal Court held the 15th hearing of the KCK trial on 13 January. The court reiterated its decision against the defence of the 151 defendants in Kurdish. The request to release the 104 detained defendants was postponed to today.

14 January 2011 Erol Önderoğlu,Ertuğrul Kürkçü

Court and Defendants Obstinate on Language Dispute

KCK TRIAL

Court and Defendants Obstinate on Language Dispute

The Diyarbakır court trying the KCK trial once more insisted on hearing the defendants' defence speeches in Turkish and again dismissed the request for a defence in Kurdish. The defendants are equally determined. Hundreds of people protested the case before the Thursday hearing.

12 November 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

KCK Trial still Jammed on Defence in Kurdish

KCK Trial still Jammed on Defence in Kurdish

The defence lawyers of the defendants of the KCK trial in Diyarbakır applied to the superior court for the right to a defence in the mother tongue. More than three weeks of the beginning of the trial, procedures have not yet advanced beyond the reading of the indictment.

9 November 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Kurdish Speaking Defendants Silenced at Court

DIYARBAKIR KCK TRIAL

Kurdish Speaking Defendants Silenced at Court

In the third week of the "KCK trial", procedures reached the presentation of the defence. 152 defendants are tried for their alleged affiliation with the Democratic Confederation of Kurdistan. When the defendants spoke Kurdish, the microphone was switched off.

5 November 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

KCK Defendant Dicle Sent to Jail

KCK Defendant Dicle Sent to Jail

A Diyarbakır court handed down a 1 year 8 months prison sentence to former DEP deputy Dicle on the grounds of praising imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan. Lawyer Laçin stated to file an appeal since Dicle is tried in the scope of the KCK trial under the same allegations.

29 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

The Never-Ending Story of the KCK Indictment

The Never-Ending Story of the KCK Indictment

The reading of the indictment related to the KCK trial in Diyarbakır has still not been finished. The court dismissed the defence lawyers' requests for shortening the process. 152 defendants stand accused for an alleged affiliation to the KCK organization.

26 October 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Rejection of Kurdish Defence Provokes Legal Action

Rejection of Kurdish Defence Provokes Legal Action

MAZLUMDER President Ünsal criticized the court board of the KCK trial in Diyarbakır for "misconduct of office" because they refused permission for a defence in Kurdish. Ünsal demands an administrative and criminal investigation about the court board.

21 October 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Defence Lawyers Disapprove of Police Presence

KCK TRIAL

Defence Lawyers Disapprove of Police Presence

Tensions arouse in the third hearing of the KCK trial in Diyarbakır. The defence lawyers criticized the presence of plain-clothes police officers in the courtroom and the installation of a police cordon between the defendants and their lawyers.

21 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Principle of Fair Trial Endangered?

KCK TRIAL

Principle of Fair Trial Endangered?

On the second day of the KCK trial, the number of defendants increased by one to 152. The court decided to read out a summary of the 7,500-page indictment. Yıldırım of the Mardin Bar Association sees a violation of the right to a fair trial in the court's dismissal of the defendants' request to present their defence in Kurdish.

20 October 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Court Dismissed Request for Defence in Kurdish

KCK CASE

Court Dismissed Request for Defence in Kurdish

The Diyarbakır 6th High Criminal Court rejected the request of the KCK trial defendants for the permission to present their defence in Kurdish as their mother tongue. The 7,500-page indictment will not be read out as a whole but in a summarized version.

19 October 2010 Tolga Korkut

Defendants Request Permission for Kurdish Defence

KCK TRIAL

Defendants Request Permission for Kurdish Defence

151 defendants, mostly Kurdish politicians and rights defenders, were taken to court for the first time on 18 October, after some of them were detained for 552 days. Many people gathered in front of the court house to protest against the trial.

18 October 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

KCK Trial Starts with Protests

KCK Trial Starts with Protests

151 Kurdish politicians and rights defenders will appear at court for the first time on 18 October in the scope of the KCK trial. The case is being observed by many local and international organizations. Some defendants face life sentences.

18 October 2010 Erhan Üstündağ