Scores of Boğaziçi students detained during house raids
A large number of students who protested Melih Bulu's appointment as the rector of Boğaziçi University by AKP's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, instead of being elected, were detained during raids on their homes.
Hunger strike action enters days 40
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 40th day.
Aslan: Hunger strikers just want the law to be upheld
ÖHD Urfa Branch Chair Ali Aslan told that the hunger strikers who chose to hunger strike as a last resort, doesn't require a personal regulation for themselves but the law to be upheld.
Our reporter Aslan taken into custody
Our reporter Mehmet Aslan was detained during a raid on his home within the scope of an investigation started by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
2020 report from DFG: 79 journalists detained, 24 arrested
DFG announced that 79 journalists were detained in 2020 and 24 of them were imprisoned.
Students of Boğaziçi University sealed the rectorate building
Boğaziçi University students sealed the rectorate building, protesting the appointment of Melih Bulu as a trustee rector, an AKP candidate for parliament.
DİB: Our struggle against the oppression of the government will continue
DIB pointed out that the AKP-MHP government intensified its attacks in 2020 and pointed out the importance of increasing social power.
Verdict to be handed on extradiction of Assange
Today at the Old Bailey the district judge Vanessa Baraitser will deliver her decision on whether journalist and Wiki Leaks founder, Juliane Assange, should be extradited to face the charges in the US, where his lawyers say he faces up to 175 years in jail if convicted.
Annual inflation rate according to TurkStat: 14.6 percent
According to the “Consumer Price Index” announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), in December 2020, the only annual decrease was recorded in the prices of clothing and footwear with 0.32 percent.
Families of prisoners calls for support for hunger strikers
While the hunger strike initiated by the prisoners against the isolation in İmralı enters its 39th day, families of the prisoners adressed the NGOs and political parties and called for their support.
Mother can't see her son for two years: I'm in prison as well
Bedriye Arzuman, mother of Hamza Arzuman who has not been able to visit her son in prison in Gümüşhane Type E Prison for the last two years said: "My only wish is that my son to get out of there and brought to a closer prison. I can't travel that far. I haven't seen him for two years. I'm in prison as well."
Hunger strike action enters day 39
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 39th day.
Hunger strike in prisons on day 37
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 37th day.
Hunger strike in prisons on day 36
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 36th day.
2020 report of MEBYA-DER
Holding a press statement in Diyarbakır, the MEBYA-DER, an association solidarizing with the families who lost their relatives, has called on the government to stop attacking dead bodies and give people’s dead bodies to their families.
Attorneys and families of İmralı prisoners submit application for a visit in İmralı
The lawyers of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, Raziye Öztürk, Rezan Sarıca, Ibrahim Bilmez and Serbay Köklü applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client tomorrow.
Cinema halls to remain closed until March 1
Turkey’s Ministry of Interior has sent a circular letter to all governor’s offices across the country and announced that cinema halls will remain closed until March 1, 2021 as part of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic measures.
Attorney Özen: ECtHR decision was leaked to put Güven in prison
Lawyer Şivan Cemil Özen pointed out that the ECHR's Demirtaş decision was leaked by the Turkish judge and stated they knew the decision and sentenced Leyla to 22 years and 3 months before the decision was announced.
Hunger strike action in prisons on day 35
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 35th day.
2.500 prisoners on hunger strike in 100 different prisons
Stating that approximately 2.500 prisoners participated in the hunger strikes against the isolation in İmralı, Attorney Yusuf Çakas said the demands are legal and justified and must be met at once.
Sivil society organizations: Appointment of trustees is now a polity
Protesting the law that paves the way for appointing trustees to NGOs, the non governmental organizations in Diyarbakır told that the appointment of trustees have become a polity.
10 prisoners on hunger strike in Erzurum
10 prisoners from Erzurum Type H Closed Prison are on hunger strike against isolation.
Attorneys of Turgut and Şiban: Government statements effect the investigation
Attorneys of the villagers thrown from military helicopter in Van told that the statements of the government aim to effect the confidentiality of the file and the investigation.
Rotinda and Seyitxan: We will have a huge gain in case of national unity
Kurdish artists Rotînda and Seyitxan, who stated that the games played by the global and regional powers against the Kurdish people and their attacks will be eliminated with national unity, said: " We will have a huge gain in case of national unity."
Hunger strike action in prison enters day 34
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 34th day.
Statement of Kavala regarding Constitutional Court decision
Kavala has made a statement after Constitutional Court rejected his application: “The most common and severe problem in the judiciary is the detention practices taken under the influence of political messages and the political environment.”
Journalist Mazlum Dolan sentenced to 7 years 6 months in prison
DİHA reporter Mazlum Dolan was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison for "membership of a terrorist organization".
Court board changes in October 10 Ankara bombing case
October 10 Ankara Lawyer Coordination announced that the court board has changed.
Constitutional court rejects Kavala's appeal
Constitutional Court decided that the personal freedom and security of Osman Kavala has not been violated.
Hunger strike in prisons on day 33
The hunger strike launched in prisons against the isolation imposed on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 33rd day.
Attorneys of Öcalan submit application to visit İmralı
Attorneys of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients.
Akar claims there is no evidence of soldiers throwing two men from military helicopter
CHP's Sezgin Tanrıkulu announced that Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar told that there were no proof, documents or records of soldiers throwing two villagers from a military helicopter in the Çatak district of Van.
Öcalan's attorney: The only solution is the removal of the isolation
Stating that the freedom of Öcalan can only be achieved with struggle not through legal procedures, attorney İbrahim Bilmez said: "The only solution of the problems experienced in Turkey is the removal of isolation."
Demirtaş's mother: My son is not a terrorist
Criticizing the fact that Demirtaş wasn't released despite ECtHR decision, Sadiye Demirtal said: "Now they are repeatedly saying that Selahattin is a terrorist. My children are not terrorists." Sadiye Demirtaş also asked how could Turkey be accepted in the European Union while 'not caring about' the ECtHR decision.
Girê Spî Military Council: No agreement has been made regarding Ain Issa
The Commander-in-Chief of the Military Council of Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) denied that any agreement had been reached with the Russian forces regarding Ain Issa, stressing that their forces were confronting Turkish attempts to control the international road.
Buldan: If they are searching for murderers and terrorists, they should look into Roboski
Stating that the Roboski Massacre hangs in the dark corridors of Ankara, HDP Co-chair Pervin Buldan said: "If they are searching for murderers and terrorists, they should look into Roboski."
Minimum wage in Turkey in 2021: 2,825 lira
Turkey’s Minimum Wage Determination Commission convened for the fourth and last time today and determined the net and gross monthly minimum wages for 2021. The net minimum wage will be 2 thousand 825 lira 90 kurush (~377 USD) in 2021.
Ecologists to Erdoğan: We are not vandals, we are life defenders
“Struggle for ecology is righteous and legitimate,” says the Ecology Union in response to President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan, who has recently called environmental activists “vandals in the disguise of environmentalists
Prisoners on hunger strike not given their vital needs
Hunger strikers in Tarsus Prison told that the prison administration does not give them their vital needs such as sugar, salt and lemons.
Karataş: Russia uses Turkey as a stick against the Kurds
Stating that Russia has been using the groups backed by Turkey as a stick on the Kurds, Journalist Yusuf Karataş underlined that a solution will not be possible unless the question how the Kurds and the Autonomous Administration will continue in Syria is answered.
Turkey launches new attack on Ain Issa
The Turkish state is bombing the M4 road and two villages, east of Ain Issa.
Keçeci who hunger striked for 273 days: We must be their voice
Bekir Sıtkı Keçeci who has been on hunger strikes many times before was on hunger strike for 273 days back in 1993, called for support for the current hunger tsrike action and said 'We must be the voice of the prisoners'.
Appeal for the release of Demirtaş rejected by court
The appeal for the release of HDP former Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş was rejected by the court of peace.
Jinnews reporter Gülistan Azak released from custody
Jinnews reporter Gülistan Azak, who was detained yesterday in Dersim, has been released by the court.
Hunger strike leaves behind a month
Prisoners entered the 30th day of hunger strike against isolation and violations of their rights.
Kazan: "Erdoğan is committing a crime saying ECtHR decision is not binding for him'
Stating that Erdoğan not recognizing the decision of the ECtHR means 'Turkey is no longer a state recognizing the rule of law, therefore we do not recognize the ECtHR decision', İstanbul Bar Association former Chair Turgut Kazan said Erdoğan is committing a constitutional crime.
Reverse law in Roboski: 34 died, 34 people from the victim families sued
The legal process regarding the Roboski Massacre, which is said to not disappear in the "tunnels of Ankara", is working backwards. While the perpetrators are being acquitted, there are countless law suits against the villagers two of whom are currently behind bars.
Attorney with the ÖHD: Do what the legislation dictates
One of the attorneys of ÖHD, Muhittin Muğuç made a call to the Ministry of Justice regarding the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the violations of rights in prison and said, "Fulfill the existing legislations regarding the prisons."
Appeal for release of Figen Yüksekdağ
The attorneys of HDP former Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ applied to the Ankara 16th High Criminal Court for her release, citing the ECtHR decision on Selahattin Demirtaş as a precedent.
Jinnews reporter Gülistan Azak taken into custody
Police has taken Jinnews reporter Gulistan Azak into custody in Pertek, Dersim.