72 Bars in solidarity with Hatay Bar President
72 Bar Associations condemning the detention of Hatay Bar President demanded those responsible to be prosecuted.
Torture under gendermerie custody: I am the law!
A.Ç who was detained and tortured by the gendermerie in Side where he went for holiday. A.Ç who still has bruises on his body said: "I am afraid to live in this country"
Police detaining citizens in Güçlükonak after blockade has been lifted
The blockade on the Ormaniçi village of Güçlükonak has been lifted following the bombardement carried out from helicopters. While the 3 citizens detained yesterday were released, a shepherd grazing his animals and two farmers were taken into custody.
Soldiers beat 3 shepherds to death
3 shepherds were attacked by soldiers in operation with stones and sticks. The shepherds who were threatened with guns pointed at their heads have been beaten for almost an hour. Police did not bother themselves to take their statements in the hospital.
ÇHD: Ünsal and Timtik left for dead
ÇHD made a statement and said that Aytaç Ünsal and EBru Timtik who were taken to hospital against their will and left there without a companion, are left for dead.
Court overturns ban on Pride Parade
The Ankara 7th Administrative Court has concluded that the ban on the 9th LGBTI+ Pride Parade to be held in Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara in 2019 was unlawful. The court has overturned the ban.
Lawyers: Not releasing Timtik and Ünsal is torture
Freedom for Defense Coordination stated that not releasing Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal despite the Forensic Medicine Institude (ATK) report is torture.
15 more people died of Coronavirus
The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 5,674 and the total number of cases to 229,891. 15 people have died of the virus and 967 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.
3500 trees will be chopped down in Diyarbakır for structuring
3.500 trees some of which are more than a hundred years old will be chopped down for structuring. ZMO Branch President Samed Ucaman stated that the chopping of the trees can only be explained as ill intention.
Timtik and Ünsal hospitalized
Lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, both of whom are on death fast demanding a fair trial, have not been released from prison despite a medical report finding them incapable of imprisonment. The lawyers were forcibly taken to hospital instead.
Release request of Timtik and Ünsal denied
Release application for death fasting lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal was rejected by court despite Forensic Medicine Institude (ATK) report say they can not stay in prison.
300 people diagnosed with Covid-19 every day
According to the Diyarbakır Medical Association, an average of 300 new infections with the coronavirus are detected daily in the province. There are over 600 COVID-19 patients in the city's hospitals, 100 of whom are undergoing intensive care.
Application for visit and phonecall to İmralı
The families of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in İmralı applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to visit their imprisoned family members and to make a phonecall to them.
Forensic Medicine Institution report says death-fasting lawyers cannot stay in prison
Physicians of Forensic Medicine Institution who examined death fasting lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal have prepared a report indicating that “it is not suitable for them to stay in prison.” The report is submitted to court with a request for release.
Hatay Bar President taken into custody
Hatay Bar President Ekrem Dönmez was taken into custody on grounds that he did not present an I.D card.
False information given by Security Directorate abour Nadira Kadirova
Minister of Interior Soylu has answered the Parliamentary question of CHP MP Tanrıkulu regarding the investigation into Nadira Kadirova’s suspicious death. Soylu has said that the security directorate gave wrong information about the investigation.
Urgent call for Ünsal and Timtik from lawyers
Lawyers demanded the release of Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal in the 'Justice Watch' in front of Çağlayan Courthouse and warned that the government will be responsible from any harm on their health.
Father with 5 children in prison lost his life
Ahmet Ertunç whose 5 sons are in prison has lost his life as a result of a heart attack.
Import and export data announced
According to the Foreign Trade Statistics announced by the TurkStat, Turkey’s exports increased by 15.7 percent and imports increased by 8.3 percent in June.
Mother of hunger striking prisoner: His life is in danger
Meliha Temur, mother of Ümit Temur who is on a hunger strike with 4 other prisoners in Aksara Prison said: "The lives of our children are in danger."
Joint call from SDF and International Coalition
The Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) and the International Coalition against ISIS confirmed their further cooperation at a press conference in Rimêlan in the canton of Qamishlo.
Delegates call an ‘Extraordinary General Meeting’ against Feyzioğlu
100 delegates of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) have called an "Extraordinary General Assembly” meeting and requested a vote of confidence against TBB Chair Metin Feyzioğlu.
Parliament passes bill on social media in Turkey
Social media companies will have to store users' data in Turkey, companies who refuse to open an office will be subject to monetary penalties and bandwidth throttling.
'What happened in Kilyos Cemetery is not independent from Zilan and Dersim Massacres'
Stating that the bodies buried in Kilyos had been buried in Garzan Cemetery within the knowladge of the government, NGO represantatives pointed out that this was not independent from Dersim and Zilan Massacres.
Turkey reports 15 more deaths due to coronavirus
The country's death toll has risen to 5,645 with 227,982 cases.
Peace Mothers: Isolation is the tears of the mothers
Peace Mothers reacting to the aggravated isolation imposed on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan and stating that the solution to the Kurdish problem is in İmralı, said: "Isolation is the tears of the mothers."
Woman claimed to have committed suicide loses her life
According to reports, Berfin Alça shot herself at home in Mardin.
Dersim Konak to remain in prison
There was no release decision in the 13th hearing of the lawsuit opened against the niece of Mithat Konak who came to Dersim on a wheelchair for his niece.
Family killed by cannon shot in Manbij
Turkey and groups supported by Turkey shelled Manbij. 6 people from a family including children were killed as a result of the cannon shots.
Öcalan's attorneys applied for a visit in İmralı
Attorneys of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients.
Ban on demonstrations and events from Antep Governorship
Antep Governorship has banned all demonstrations and activities in the city for 3 days due to coronavirus.
Reached Dersim on wheelchair
Mithat Konak, a disabled person who started a march to Dersin from the district of Hozat with his wheelchair called for solidarity with his niece who is being held in prison unlawfully for 3 years.
3 months violation report from IHD: 19 prisoners lost their lives
The Human Rights Association (IHD) Ankara Branch compiled a report on the three-month violations of rights in the Central Anatolian prisons.
Police bans all demonstrations and events
Adana Police Department banned all demonstrations and activities in the city for 3 days.
Mother and daughter murdered in Mersin
Husband murdered wife and daughter in Anamur district of Mersin during process of divorce.
Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ to remain in prison
Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş are accused of “inciting people” during the protests for Kobanê in October 2014.
Women responded to the challange!
Women in solidarity with eachother in Turkey and the world, challenging the states against attacks on women.
Citizen starts a one-man march on a wheelchair to Dersim against unlawfulness
Mithat Konak with disability in Hozat district started a march do Dersim on his wheelchair, protesting the 3 year imprisonement of his niece, right before her hearing tomorrow.
2 civillians lost their lives in TAF bombardment
It was stated that 2 civilians lost their lives as a result of the air attack on the Amedia countryside yesterday by the warplanes affiliated with the TAF.
Cannon shots on Mount Cudi
It was stated that Botaş Police Station, located in Şırnak, fired cannons on Mount Cudi throughout the night.
Military operation in 3 cities
A military operation was started in Ağrı, Kars and Iğdır with the participation of thousands of troops.
Reports of tortured citizen doctored
The medical reports given by the hospital to Cemal Aksoy, taken into custody during the raid which Murat Kaya was murdered in Tutak was doctored. According to the initial reports of both hospitals Aksoy was taken to was that there was life risk. The second reports stated that there was no risk.
Military bus accident in Mersin: 6 dead
At least five soldiers lost their lives today (July 27) when a bus carrying them flipped over in the southern Mersin province.
17 more died of coronavirus in Turkey
The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 5,613 and the total number of cases to 226,100. 17 people have died of the virus and 927 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.
Women detained for gathering at home!
It is claimed that ESP co-chair Özlem Gümüştaş and the SKM women were detained on the grounds of "having a meeting in a house".
Prisoners: Our hunger strike will continue until the violations are over
ÖHD lawyers who visited the hunger striking prisoners in Aksaray Prison said: "Prisoners will continue the hunger strike until the pressure and the imposition of standing up during counts is over.
Families applied to visit İmralı
The families of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in İmralı applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to visit their imprisoned family members.
Lawsuit against schizophrenic patient tortured by police during trustee protests
Battered by the police with helmets, bludgeons and kicks during trustee protests in Van in 2019, Fırat Koç, suffering from schizophrenia, now faces a lawsuit on charge of “committing crimes on behalf of the organization as non-members."
Governors whitewashing torture, marginalizing citizens
Torture cases have increased in the cities of the region in recent years. Authorities are whitewashing torture, acquitting the perpetrators, which are law enforcement officers. Yakup Güven, a member of the IHD Combating Torture and Ill-Treatment Commission, said the governors were protecting the perpetrators and marginalizing citizens.
Two little sisters missing in Malazgirt
2 little sisters disappeared in Çayırdere Village of Malazgirt district. A large-scale search was launched for sisters.