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İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu faces up to 4 years in prison

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu faces up to 4 years in prison

On the grounds that he allegedly insulted the members of the Supreme Election Council (YSK) after the İstanbul elections had been cancelled, a lawsuit has been filed against İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

Three new lawsuits by academics of Boğaziçi University

‘THEY WANT MAJORITY OF VOTES’

Three new lawsuits by academics of Boğaziçi University

The academics of Boğaziçi University have demanded the annulment of the decisions taken by the Council of Higher Education and the new university administration.

New lawsuit against journalist Deniz Yücel

HE FACES UP TO 2 YEARS

New lawsuit against journalist Deniz Yücel

Die Welt reporter Deniz Yücel has been indicted by the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on charge of “degrading the State of the Republic of Turkey, its government, judicial bodies and the security organization of the state.”

Ankara Bar appeals against Security Directorate’s circular

Ankara Bar appeals against Security Directorate’s circular

The Ankara Bar Association has appealed to the Council of State and requested the annulment of the circular of the Directorate General of Security that bans recording voices and images during public incidents.

New lawsuit over Boğaziçi University protests

New lawsuit over Boğaziçi University protests

A lawsuit has been filed against 97 people who joined in the protests against appointed rector Melih Bulu. The indictment has referred to the social media call “We will take it from here” made by the students subjected to police intervention on February 1.

19 April 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Locals to file a suit against positive EIA report given for a stone quarry

Locals to file a suit against positive EIA report given for a stone quarry

A positive Environmental Impact Assessment report has been issued for a stone quarry in Kızderbent neighborhood in Kocaeli. While the Ministry says that “people's opinionswere taken into account,” the locals will take the decision to court.

6 April 2021 Sakine Orman

Dismissed for joining a union, workers file a suit against company

Dismissed for joining a union, workers file a suit against company

The executives of Reysaş Vehicle Inspection Station are now facing 2 years in prison on charge of “preventing the exercise of trade union rights” as per the Article 118 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK).

6 April 2021 Hikmet Adal

78 lawsuits and investigations against 69 lawyers in a year

DİYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION REPORT

78 lawsuits and investigations against 69 lawyers in a year

According to a report released by the Diyarbakır Bar Association, last year, at least 69 lawyers, including former bar chairs, faced at last 78 lawsuits and investigations over their institutional and professional activities.

Boğaziçi academics appeal against Presidential decision opening two new faculties

Boğaziçi academics appeal against Presidential decision opening two new faculties

Having appealed against the appointment of Melih Bulu as a rector to Boğaziçi, the academics of the university have made another application to the Council of State, requesting the annulment of the Presidential decision opening two new faculties.

'We were subjected to violence, the state should have been put on trial'

SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE ON TRIAL

'We were subjected to violence, the state should have been put on trial'

Attacked by police in their 700th gathering for their enforced disappeared loved ones, Saturday Mothers/People appeared before the judge in İstanbul today, on March 25. The next hearing of the case will be held on July 12, 2021.

25 March 2021 Ayça Söylemez

21 more people face a lawsuit over lynch attempt against CHP Chair

21 more people face a lawsuit over lynch attempt against CHP Chair

The indictment has indicated that there was no tip-off suggesting an imminent incident during the funeral or any preparation in that regard. There is also no evidence proving that the incident was preplanned, according to the indictment.

Court dismisses businessperson's claim for damages against daily Cumhuriyet

Court dismisses businessperson's claim for damages against daily Cumhuriyet

Mehmet Cengiz demanded one million lira in compensation from the newspaper.

27 January 2021

Lawsuit against Managing Editor of Mezopotamya Agency

Lawsuit against Managing Editor of Mezopotamya Agency

A lawsuit has been filed against journalist Ferhat Çelik over a news report published on Mezopotamya Agency (MA) in October 2018. Çelik will have his first hearing at the penal court of first instance on February 2.

14 January 2021

‘Newroz’ lawsuit against journalist Melis Alphan

‘Newroz’ lawsuit against journalist Melis Alphan

A lawsuit has been filed against journalist Melis Alphan over a photo that she posted. Alphan now faces up to 7 years, 6 months in prison over this photo from Newroz celebrations in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

13 January 2021

CHP İstanbul head faces up to 10 years in prison over tweets about Erdoğan aide's house

CHP İstanbul head faces up to 10 years in prison over tweets about Erdoğan aide's house

The Presidency's communications director had filed a complaint against Kaftancıoğlu after the municipality demolished some small structures in the yard of his house.

Lawsuit against Saturday People over their 700th gathering

Lawsuit against Saturday People over their 700th gathering

The indictment prepared based on a police report requests that Saturday Mothers/People, who demand justice for their enforced disappeared relatives, be penalized for violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations.

23 November 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Tortured by police, 3 children face up to 26 years in prison

Tortured by police, 3 children face up to 26 years in prison

Subjected to torture at a police station, three children aged between 13 and 17 now face a lawsuit while there has been no progress in the investigation launched against the police officers who allegedly tortured the children.

23 November 2020

Journalist put on trial for sharing his photo of civilians from Kobanê border

Journalist put on trial for sharing his photo of civilians from Kobanê border

A lawsuit has been filed against journalist-writer Burhan Ekinci on the grounds that he posted the remarks of Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), and a picture that he took himself on Kobanê border.

29 October 2020

Male violence: ‘Battered’ by actor Güven, Bulutsuz faces a lawsuit

Male violence: ‘Battered’ by actor Güven, Bulutsuz faces a lawsuit

After actor Ozan Güven announced that Deniz Bulutsuz battered him and filed a complaint against her, Bulutsuz now faces 4 months to 1 year in prison on charge of “actual bodily harm.”

9 September 2020

Musician Ferhat Tunç put on trial over album cover

Musician Ferhat Tunç put on trial over album cover

"I've been on exile for nearly two years. I have always hoped that I will return to my country, my home," Tunç has said.

8 September 2020

16 NGOs file a lawsuit, request shutdown of 37 thermal plants

16 NGOs file a lawsuit, request shutdown of 37 thermal plants

16 non-governmental organizations have appealed to the Council of State and requested that the President shut down 37 thermal power plants in Turkey.

8 September 2020

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Files Second Lawsuit Against Canal İstanbul

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Files Second Lawsuit Against Canal İstanbul

The Metropolitan Municipality of İstanbul has filed a second lawsuit against Canal İstanbul project on the ground that it will cause irreversible damages in the event that the Change of Environmental Plan is put into effect.

Six Women Put on Trial for Protesting Male Violence with Las Tesis

Six Women Put on Trial for Protesting Male Violence with Las Tesis

A lawsuit has been filed against Ayşen Kavas, Fidan Ataselim, Nisa Kör, Seda Elhan Barbaros, Sevda Yeniköylü and Yaprak Okatalı, who protested male violence with Las Tesis dance in Kadıköy, İstanbul. They face six months to three years in prison.

Social Media User Acquitted of Insulting Anadolu Agency Executives

Social Media User Acquitted of Insulting Anadolu Agency Executives

Having stood trial over a tweet criticizing the state-run agency over its reporting of the presidential elections in June 2018, O.P. has been acquitted in the first hearing.

6 February 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Lawsuit Against Diyarbakır Bar Association Over its Declaration on April 24

Lawsuit Against Diyarbakır Bar Association Over its Declaration on April 24

Batman Heavy Penal Court has ruled that a lawsuit shall be filed against former Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair and executive board members over their declaration on April 24, charging them with “inciting the public to enmity and hatred."

2 December 2019

3 Lawsuits Against 41 Polling Clerks Due to Alleged Irregularities in Local Elections

3 Lawsuits Against 41 Polling Clerks Due to Alleged Irregularities in Local Elections

Three separate lawsuits have been filed against 41 polling clerks who were on duty in March 31 local elections. Investigated upon the allegations of irregularities, the clerks face three months to 1 year in prison.

25 September 2019

Radio and TV Supreme Council Regulation on Internet Media Taken to Council of State

Radio and TV Supreme Council Regulation on Internet Media Taken to Council of State

“Having to ask for permission and pay a fee for reporting news is a violation of the Constitution of Turkey”, the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has emphasized in its petition to the Council of State against the recent RTÜK regulation.

9 August 2019 Hikmet Adal

Lawsuit Brought Against Actress Laçin Over Anti Capital Punishment ‘Tweet’

Lawsuit Brought Against Actress Laçin Over Anti Capital Punishment ‘Tweet’

Targeted by social media trolls due to her tweet criticizing capital punishment, actress Berna Laçin faces up to 1 year in prison.

Another Lawsuit Against Ferhat Tunç Over Tweets

Another Lawsuit Against Ferhat Tunç Over Tweets

A new lawsuit has been brought against Ferhat Tunç. The crime is writing “We won’t remain silent” on Twitter.

14 February 2018

HDP’s Imprisoned Co-Chair Demirtaş not Released

HDP’s Imprisoned Co-Chair Demirtaş not Released

The court has ruled continuation of arrest of HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş who has been tried on 31 summaries. The next hearing is on February 14.

8 December 2017

First Lawsuit, Albeit Rejected, Against Land Mines in Turkey

First Lawsuit, Albeit Rejected, Against Land Mines in Turkey

A Tunceli province prosecutor rejected a lawsuit demanding the removal of approximately 11,000 land mines on the outskirts of Sarıtaş village.

24 December 2012

Petition Signers Demand to Stand Trial With Selek

Petition Signers Demand to Stand Trial With Selek

The day before Pinar Selek's retrial for 1998 Spice Bazaar bombing charges, an initiative led by several organizations filed law suits against themselves to stand trial with the sociologist.

12 December 2012

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