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'Civil disobedience': Author Mahmut Alınak offers Kurdish education at his house

'Civil disobedience': Author Mahmut Alınak offers Kurdish education at his house

Having turned his garage into a classroom, Alınak says the intellectuals have the duty to make the state take action for mother tongue education.

Former MP Mahmut Alınak Made to Wear an Ankle Monitor

Former MP Mahmut Alınak Made to Wear an Ankle Monitor

Released to house arrest after serving three months behind bars, politician-writer Alınak says that as he refused to be handcuffed at the courthouse and police station, they are now taking revenge on him with this bracelet around his ankle.

Objection to Mahmut Alınak’s Release

Objection to Mahmut Alınak’s Release

The Prosecutor’s Office has objected to the release of writer and politician Mahmut Alınak. Facing aggravated life sentence, Alınak was released under house arrest on May 13.

Former MP Mahmut Alınak Released

Former MP Mahmut Alınak Released

Arrested for three months, writer and politician Mahmut Alınak has been released in his first hearing.

Former MP Mahmut Alınak Behind Bars for the 10th Time

Former MP Mahmut Alınak Behind Bars for the 10th Time

Detained on February 13, lawyer, politician and writer Mahmut Alınak has been arrested on charge of “membership of an organization.”

17 February 2020

Former MP Mahmut Alınak Detained

Former MP Mahmut Alınak Detained

Alınak has been detained over a one-person protest against unemployment, high costs of living and "oppression of the AKP government."

13 February 2020

Kurdish Politician Alınak Back to Prison

Kurdish Politician Alınak Back to Prison

Mahmut Alınak was arrested again together with Mehmet Ayata, Yalçın Sarıtaş and Sebahat Zeynep Arat upon the prosecutor's appeal. They were taken to a prison in Istanbul. Alınak had initially been released pending trial after the KCK operation on 22 November.

9 December 2011 Ekin Karaca

Referendum on "Bilingualism"?

KURDISH QUESTION

Referendum on "Bilingualism"?

In a meeting of the Turkish small National Assembly, Kurdish politician Alınak called on the government to hold a referendum on bilingualism (Turkish/Kurdish). Members of the CHP and MHP opposition parties did not attend the meeting.

11 January 2011 Erol Önderoğlu

First Application in Kurdish to ECHR

First Application in Kurdish to ECHR

Pro-Kurdish DTP member Alınak is tried together with another 93 people under "propaganda" charges on the grounds of a critical press release issued after the ban of the political party. Alınak will apply to the ECHR for the right to a defence in Kurdish as his mother tongue.

26 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

"Criminal" Politician Alınak Sentenced to 1 Year in Jail

"Criminal" Politician Alınak Sentenced to 1 Year in Jail

An Erzurum court handed a one-year prison sentence to Alınak, former member of the Democratic Society Party, for saying that "civil disobedience should define current history" on ROJ TV.

2 July 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Trial against Kurdish Politician Stirs up History

Trial against Kurdish Politician Stirs up History

In the case against Kurdish politician Alınak, who stands trial for his statements about politics related to the Kurdish people, a court in Kars decided to investigate the historic background and requested a number of historic documents. Alınak evaluated the approach as an "important" step.

25 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish Politician Faces Prison for “Insult”

Previously sentenced to tree-planting for insulting the PM, politician Alınak now faces a new trial.

9 April 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish Politician Sentenced to Plant Trees for Criticizing PM

Mahmut Alınak is condemned by court for his statement against PM Erdogan's visit to his hometown Kars. The court rules that his remarks are "insulting".

4 March 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Former Kurdish Parliamentarian Goes To Prison For Making A Call For Civil Disobedience

Former Kurdish Parliamentarian Goes To Prison For Making A Call For Civil Disobedience

Former Kurdish parliamentarian for the Democracy Party (DEP) is sent to prison again for making a call for civil disobedience. He refuses the chance of getting out of the prison sentence by paying fine.

15 December 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish Politician Alınak May End Up In Prison Again

Kurdish Politician Alınak May End Up In Prison Again

Alınak, who is known for calling people to civil disobedience when he was the provincial head of the Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Kars, will face the possibility of prison twice in five months. He is accused of praising crime and provoking people not to obey the laws.

18 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish Politician Alınak Refuses To Buy His Freedom

Kurdish politician Mahmut Alınak is entering the prison for refusing to pay the fine he received for the crime of “praising the criminals Deniz Gezmiş, Musa Anter, Vedat Aydın, whose names he proposed to give to the streets and parks.

6 August 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Civil Disobedience Restarts: 200 People Commit The “Thought Crime”.

Civil Disobedience Restarts: 200 People Commit The “Thought Crime”.

The Initiative Against Thought Crime restarts its activities as a reaction to the increased number of law suits targeting people who simply express their opinions. 200 people report themselves to the authorities for the same “crime”.