HDP: Gergerlioğlu ‘abducted’ from hospital and put in prison Bianet :: English HDP deputies and the son of Gergerlioğlu were not allowed to visit him at the hospital today. It was later found that he was secretly taken to prison.,
Rapporteur appointed on lawsuit against HDP Hurriyet Daily News The head of Turkey’s Constitutional Court on March 19 appointed a rapporteur on a lawsuit filed by the Supreme Court of Appeals’ chief prosecutor for the closure of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP). Turkish police detain pro-Kurdish HDP officials, rights activist AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Move … Read more
Today we woke up to a nightmare. Well, we are kind of used to it so don’t feel sorry for democrats in the country who have had their share of trauma already. In a midnight Presidential decree, Erdoğan decided to withdraw from the İstanbul convention, which was not even implemented. Even its existence and its … Read more
Turkey: Don’t Expel Opposition Deputy from Parliament Human Rights Watch – Mar 16, 8:13 AM (Istanbul) – Any move by Turkey’s parliament to use an opposition politician’s wrongful conviction for a social media post as a pretext to strip him of his parliamentary seat and jail him would compound the serious violation of his right … Read more
Freedom House report: Turkey’s status ‘not free’ for the fourth year in a row Bianet :: English The economic impact of the pandemic has given the government new incentives to suppress dissent, says the report. Report here The report lists the key developments in Turkey in 2020 as follows: * As the Covid-19 crisis threatened the … Read more
Sheryl Sandberg and Top Facebook Execs Silenced an Enemy of Turkey to Prevent a Hit to the Company’s Business Amid a 2018 Turkish military campaign, Facebook ultimately sided with Turkey’s demand to block the page of a mostly Kurdish militia. “I am fine with this,” Sandberg wrote. by Jack Gillum and Justin ElliottFeb. 24 Court of Cassation upholds HDP … Read more
Turkey, one university against the regime Lastest news – Osservatorio Balcani e Ca For 45 days students and academics at Istanbul’s prestigious university Boğaziçi have protested the appointment of new rector Melih Bulu, a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Future of French-speaking University of Galatasaray under threat | Ahval The University of Galatasaray … Read more
Probably some nationalists will side with Erdoğan here but unfortunately, nationalism only brings more restrictions on free speech. .. Release Osman Kavala Immediately United States Department of State – Feb 10 The United States again calls on Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala from detention. The specious charges against Kavala, his ongoing detention, and the continuing … Read more
Two more attacked on the same day… One was an anti-government nationalist journalist… Future Party Vice Chair Özdağ attacked in Ankara Bianet :: English Politician Selçuk Özdağ was attacked by five people in front of his house. Özdağ is the Vice Chair of the Future Party founded and chaired by Ahmet Davutoğlu, who has defined the … Read more
Erdoğan calls Boğaziçi University protesters ‘terrorists’ as 15 more people briefly detained Bianet :: English The president’s appointment of a rector who is a member of his party has sparked protests among students and academics. Erdogan accuses CHP Istanbul head as being terrorist | Ahval Canan Kaftancioğlu, the Istanbul head of the main opposition Republican People’s Party … Read more
RESILIENCE PROJECT: Hate and disinformation narratives in Turkey Bianet :: English Released as part of the “Resilience” project in partnership with a series of media organizations including bianet, “Hate and Disinformation Narratives in the Online Mediascape in Turkey” report analyzes the narratives against four main target groups. Sinem Aydınlı’s report here In other news: Turkey has failed … Read more
Constitutional Court rejects Osman Kavala’s application Bianet :: English The General Assembly of the Constitutional Court has concluded that arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala’s right to personal liberty and security has not been violated. Turkey: the rise and fall of the Kurdish party that threatened Erdoğan World news: Turkey by Bethan McKernan in Istanbul Dissenters … Read more
Court refuses to release Demirtaş despite ECtHR ruling, cites ‘translation’ issues Bianet :: English The court has stated that it was not able to obtain a Turkish translation of the ECtHR ruling and therefore a legal review could not be made. Erdogan attacks Europe court’s order for Demirtas’s release BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey’s … Read more
Religiously motivated pressure on alcholic beverages has an increasing toll… Ninety-two dead from Turkish bootleg booze in two months | Ahval Ninety-two people in Turkey have died of poisoning from bootleg alcohol since October, Turkish news website Diken reported on Wednesday. The deaths occurred in at least 13 provinces including Izmir, Istanbul and Bursa, Diken said. … Read more
Europe’s human rights court calls on Turkey to release Demirtas Reuters – Reuters Editorial – Dec 22, 6:41 AM ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights called on Turkey to immediately release prominent Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas, ruling on Wednesday the justification for his years of detention was cover for limiting pluralism and SELAHATTİN DEMİRTAŞ: … Read more