Report of Tanrıkulu: 281 violations of “right to live” in Turkey in June
Main opposition CHP's İstanbul MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu has shared the findings of his monthly report on violations of human rights committed in Turkey for June 2020.
One more arrest in Mardin after the mother arrested with baby
8 out of the 9 people detained within the scope of the Mardin-based operation were released as one of them was arrested.
AKP Spokesperson Çelik on Hagia Sophia: The longing of our nation fulfilled
AKP Spokesperson Ömer Çelik said, “There is no cultural or legal ground for the states that do not like this decision” for those who criticise over Hagia Sophia decision.
Death toll rises to 21 as migrant boat sinks in Lake Van
On the 16th day of the search-and-rescue mission rescue teams have recovered two more bodies increasing the official number killed to 21 after the boat carrying migrants across Lake Van is reported to have sunk on June 27.
Pope Francis ‘deeply pained’ over Turkey’s move on Hagia Sophia
Pope Francis said on Sunday that he is “deeply pained” over the decision by Turkey to change the status of Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque.
Call to the Supreme Court as lawyers lose extreme weight on death fast
After visiting imprisoned lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal who have been have been on a death fast for more than 5 months with a demand of a fair trial, their colleagues stated that the health condition of the both lawyers is on the critical stage, called out to the Supreme Court of Turkey: "Give your decision immediately".
Historian Dinç: Opening Hagia Sophia for worship on 'July 24' means something
Indicating that opening Hagia Sophia on the anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne means something rather than an arbitrary choice of date, historian and author Namik Kemal Dinc said, "Turkey declared that it evolves into an Islamic state."
4 prosecutors not investigate the perpetrators, but terrorize the killed family
It has been revealed that 4 prosecutors who conducted the investigation on the murder of the father and his sons, Esvet Şenyaşar, Celal Şenyaşar and Adil Şenyaşar, who were killed by the bodyguards and relatives AKP MP İbrahim Yıldız in the Suruç district Urfa investigated where the killed family members were buried in order to prove the “connection with an [illegal] organization” instead of shedding light on the Şenyaşar family's murder.
Attack on largest Russian airbase in Latakia
SOHR stated that the air defense systems of the Syrian government responded to the airstrike intended to be carried out on the Russian base.
Hagia Sophia: Letter from World Council of Churches to Turkey
The World Council of Churches has called on Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his decision to turn the celebrated Hagia Sophia museum back into a mosque.
Lawyers pass the police baricades, march to the parliament
Lawyers protesting the "multiple bar association" bill in waiting outside Kuğulu Park march to the parliament to submit their petition for the withdrawal of the bill despite the police trying to block them.
Sent to prison with her 10-month-old baby
Aynur Kuaç, who was detained and released in Cizre as part of an investigation launched in Mardin, was arrested following the objection of the prosecutor's office and sent to prison with her 10-month-old baby.
Hunger strike to Didem Akman who has been on death fast
Three women in Şakran Women's Closed Prison launched a hunger strike for Didem Akman, who has been on death fast since February 19.
Lawyers not allowed in Kuğulu Park
Lawyers who have reached Kuğulu Park to support the defense watch were not allowed in the park.
Restriction to detainees to access lawyers
A decision of restriction to access lawyers for 24 hours was given for those detained in the house raids in Adana and Mersin.
İmralı isolation is on the agenda of the parliament
Fatma Kurtulan, who brought the isolation on Öcalan to the agenda of the parliament and asked, "What is the reason for the isolation in İmralı Prison?"
Bar heads continued their vigil on benches
Bar heads and lawyers, who continued their "defense watch" to protest the "multiple bar" bill currently being discussed in the parliament continued their vigil in Kuğulu Park on benches and on children's slides.
Raids and detentions in Adana and Mersin
A large number of people were detained in house raids in Adana and Mersin. It was reported that the police battered and threatened some people during the raid.
Police blockade on bar heads continue, lawyers are not allowed to join them
Police prevents the bar associations and lawyers from coming together in Kuğulu Park in the Turkish capital. Ankara Bar Association president Erinç Sağkan reacted to the police blockade saying, “As long as the bill continues to be discussed in the parliament, we will continue to exercise our most basic rights."
Hrant Dink trial posponed: Rejection to summon the intelliengence to the court
The hearing of the case on the murder of the editor-in-chief of Agos newspaper Hrant Dink is postponed.
Demand for justice for the Kurdish journalist Aziz Oruç
Family of Aziz Oruç demaded justice for the imprisoned journalist Aziz Oruç on the "Justice Watch" which has been held every week in front of the İstanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan in solidarity with the people who demand justice.
Bar heads under police blockade in Ankara
Kuğulu Park, where the bar heads launch a sit-in has been closed by the police blockade.
HDP announces the schedule of "Democracy Meetings"
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) will meet with all segments of the society via "Democracy Meetings" discussing various problems in Turkey including severance pay, ecological destruction, human rights violations in prison, conflicts and military operations
Bar heads invite the lawyers to Ankara: We will be on duty
Calling the lawyers to Ankara against the "multiple bar" bill being negotiated in the parliament, the bar association heads said, "We will be waiting on duty during the discussions on the bill in the parliament."
Lawyers file application to Prosecutor's Office to visit Öcalan
Lawyers of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan filed an application to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office to be able to visit their client.
Kurdish politicians: All steps towards the national unity
HDP Diyarbakır Provincial Co-Chairs Hülya Alökmen Uyanık and Zeyyat Ceylan stated that the attacks on Kurds in Turkey have increased following the attempts of Kurdish unity saying, "From now on Kurds should take all their steps towards the unity."
Turkish Parliament passes the two articles of the much debated 'multiple bars' bill
The first two articles of the "multiple bar" bill which includes the regulation aiming to establish more than one bar in the same province passed by the Turkish Parliament by Tuesday night.
Online meeting for the freedom of Öcalan
An online meeting will be held on July 16 to renew the call for the "Freedom for Öcalan" campaign launched for the release of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.
Witnesses take the stand in Hrant Dink trial
The witnesses have taken the stand in the Hrant Dink murder trial. It was noteworthy that one of the witnesses, Ünal Karaosmanoğlu, İstanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Regiment Commander by the time Dink was assasinated used the definition of “a Turkish citizen journalist” for the Armenian journalist.
Protest in Ankara Courthouse for lawyers on death fast
Lawyers who organized a protest opening a banner in Ankara Courthouse for Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, imprisoned lawyers on death fast said, “The demand of a fair trial of Ebru and Aytaç is the demand of us all. Let's be the voice of Ebru and Aytaç before it is too late!"
Controversial 'mass grave' trial referred to Constitutional Court
An appeal has been filed at the Constitutional Court by the family and the lawyer of of Hozan Hogir. When all the appeals filed to open the mass grave in which the bodies of 41 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members were buried remained inconclusive.
The door of the HDP member marked by 'Turkish flag'
As the star and the crescent symbols of the Turkish flag was drawn on the door of HDP-member Feride Kıt's house, the Kurdish woman told that this is more than a coincidence, she shared that she is anxious about this anonymous act by which she thinks she has been given a 'message'.
Mortal shell and mine ready to explode found in Diyarbakır
A mortar shell and mine, which have not exploded yet were found in the rural area in Live district of Diyarbakır.
Journalist Demir's trial postponed
The hearing of trial of our reporter Ruken Demir due to the news she made was postponed.
Buried in the same grave: Father died in massacre, son died in airstrike
Yusuf Şeker, who lost his life in the airstrike in Dersim, was buried in the same grave with his father İsmet Şeker, who had died in the Suruç Massacre.
Çetin arrested: My political activities have been legal and public
Sevil Rojbin Çetin, a member of the Democratic Local Administrations Board of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) who was physically tortured with police dogs have been arrested.
Rojbin Çetin sent to court for arrest
Sevil Rojbin Çetin, a member of the Democratic Local Administrations Board of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) who was physically tortured with police dogs when she was detained at her own home has been referred to court for arrest.
Application for Demirtaş’s release denied
Application of the lawyers of former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş for their client’s release was denied.
Batman Municipality Co-Mayor and councilors detained
Batman Municipality Co-Mayor Songül Korkmaz, 7 councilors and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Batman Provincial Co-Chair Ömer Kulplu were detained before the Municipal Assembly Meeting.
Bar heads back to their provinces: Everything is just beginning
Following the approval of the much-debated bill that would allow decentralization of bar associations by the Turkish Parliament’s Justice Commission, bar heads who have been protesting in Ankara return back to their provinces. Bar associations put their signatures as memorabilia on the benches they have been sleeping on their all-night-long sit-in outside the parliament. Leaving Ankara for now, bar heads take the return path back to their provinces.
Second phase in HDP's struggle program: Democracy Meetings
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) will start the second phase of the Democratic Struggle Program in the Turkish Parliament tomorrow. Having taken to the streets with the "March for Democracy" HDP will continue its political action with “Democracy Meetings”.
Death toll rises to 11 as migrant boat sinks in Lake Van
Recovering a new body, so far rescue teams have recovered 11 bodies killed after the boat carrying migrants across Lake Van is reported to have sunk on June 27.
Prisons and COVID-19: Ill prisoners on the edge of 'death'
Ahmet Ertaş, the Co-Chair of the Aegean Association of Solidarity with the Families of Prisoners and Detainees shared the information that the violations of rights have reached the highest level together with the pandemic, noting that the ill prisoners who lack their treatment rights are on the edge of 'death'.
Multiple bar system proposal accepted at the Parliamentary Justice Commission
Draft bill presented to the Justice Commission of Turkish Parliament on June 30 by President Erdoğan’s AKP aiming to form 'multiple bar associations' in each of Turkey’s provinces is accepted by the Justice Commission of Turkish Parliament.
Another flood in Başkale
The downpour that has been effective since yesterday in Başkale district of Turkey's easter providence of Van has caused another flood in the district.
The death of the child deemed as 'lawful'
13-year-old Fatma Elarslan from whom no news could have been heart and found dead after 20 days following the curfews in the district of İdil in Şırnak province was deemed as "a member of an organization" based on the testimonies of an "anonymous witness" and a decision of non-prosecution was regarding her death.
'The end of the day in Libya for Turkey'
Journalist Vecih Cuzdan evaluated the Libya policy of the Turkish government saying, "Due to the policies of conquer followed in Libya, Turkey will not only have to come up against its neighboring countries, but also be pushed into such a position where it may compromise its natural rights in the Mediterranean."
Slaughter of trees in Cudi Mountains
Slaughter of trees for the construction of Turkish military stations called “kalekol” recently built, continues non-stop on Cudi Mountain in Turkey's eastern province of Şırnak.
Urfa Bar Association Head: We will keep on struggle until the draft bill is withdrawn
Abdullah Öncel, the head of the Urfa Bar Association, who has been participating the protests outside the Turkish Parliament against the draft bill that aims to adopt multiple bar system, said, "We will keep on struggle until the draft bill is withdrawn."