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Evrim Kepenek
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Journalist Aziz Oruç: You are a journalist, no matter where you are
Journalist Aziz Oruç: You are a journalist, no matter where you are
Recently released from Patnos Prison in eastern Turkey, journalist Aziz Oruç defines the outside world as “a partial freedom” and adds: “We need to foster journalists’ solidarity regardless of who works for which newspaper.”
13 November 2020
Dr. Selçuk Mızraklı: We are faced with the ‘dance of crises’
PANDEMIC INTERVIEWS FROM PRISON
Dr. Selçuk Mızraklı: We are faced with the ‘dance of crises’
Removed from office by the Interior Ministry on August 19, 2019, HDP’s dismissed Diyarbakır Metropolitan Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı has been arrested since October 22. He has answered the questions of bianet from Kayseri Bünyan Prison.
11 November 2020
Allegation of violence against child in a private day-care center
Allegation of violence against child in a private day-care center
Healthcare worker Ayşegül E. has filed a criminal complaint on the grounds that her 4-year-old son was subjected to violence in the nursery of Oyun Private School in Mersin. The school administration has not accepted the allegations.
9 November 2020
'Ministry prevented psychologists' voluntary support for earthquake survivors'
İZMİR EARTHQUAKE
'Ministry prevented psychologists' voluntary support for earthquake survivors'
Women's groups are offering voluntary support for the people who have been affected by the major earthquake in western Turkey.
6 November 2020
Men kill 23 women in October
Men kill 23 women in October
Men inflicted violence on at least 80 women, killed four children, abused 25 children, including boys, harassed seven women and forced 49 women to sex work.
3 November 2020
‘If the Republic of Turkey continues to exist, it cannot happen without Kurds’
DEMİRTAŞ ANSWERS FROM PRISON
‘If the Republic of Turkey continues to exist, it cannot happen without Kurds’
Still arrested in Edirne Prison, former HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş has answered our questions about the Kobani investigation: “They tried to cover up the truth with the manipulation of judiciary, politics and media, but the truth cannot be hidden.”
23 October 2020
Court acquits 'abusive' father: ‘Child didn’t lose her virginity’
Court acquits 'abusive' father: ‘Child didn’t lose her virginity’
Lawyer Tozbey-Erden: “They put the child and the abusive father together in the courtroom. They acquitted him because she did not lose her virginity. This will also affect the case where he faces charges for killing his wife. He can be released in 6-7 years.”
22 October 2020
Walking artist Alisa Oleva: Walk ‘home’ with me
ON THE MEANING OF HOME
Walking artist Alisa Oleva: Walk ‘home’ with me
Inviting women in İstanbul to walk her home, perfrormance artist Oleva says that her project is inspired by women’s struggle in the city: "I am a big believer that there is an important way of changing things by being physically present somewhere."
20 October 2020
Where is Bahtiyar Fırat?
‘IS IT THE ERA OF WHITE TOROS* ALL OVER AGAIN?’
Where is Bahtiyar Fırat?
Bahtiyar Fırat from Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Hakkari province went to İstanbul Airport to leave for Iran. He was first interrogated by police following the passport control, then released. Now, his family does not know where he is.
19 October 2020
HDP celebrates 8th anniversary
HDP celebrates 8th anniversary
Sending a message to the ceremony from prison, HDP’s former Co-Chair Demirtaş has said, “At a time when politics have got so dirty, you are a diamond, HDP. They can throw mud at you all they want, you are our dearest. Happy anniversary, HDP.”
19 October 2020
Broadcast, publication ban on arrested lawyer’s trial for ‘sexual assault’
Broadcast, publication ban on arrested lawyer’s trial for ‘sexual assault’
Arrested pending trial, lawyer Muhittin K. had his first hearing. Charged with a series of offenses such as “successive aggravated sexual assault” and “deprivation of liberty,” K. faces up to 141 years in prison on the offenses charged.
7 October 2020
Men kill 20 women in September
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT SEPTEMBER 2020
Men kill 20 women in September
Men inflicted violence on at least 97 women and killed at least four children in September. Abusing at least 20 children, including boys, men harassed 18 women. Men also forced at least 59 women to sex work.
6 October 2020
‘Just put your loved ones in Nadira’s shoes for a minute’
FAMILY OF NADİRA KADİROVA
‘Just put your loved ones in Nadira’s shoes for a minute’
The elder brother of Nadira Kadirova, who suspiciously died in the house of a ruling AKP MP, has spoken to bianet: “She was killed with a bullet fired from Şirin Ünal’s gun. Using his position and money, he bought off both the hospital and prosecutor’s office."
5 October 2020
Armenians of Turkey speak on Karabakh crisis: 'We should breathe for peace, not war'
Armenians of Turkey speak on Karabakh crisis: 'We should breathe for peace, not war'
As the fighting continues between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenians of Turkey are concerned over the widespread hate speech in the country.
1 October 2020
Perpetrator given aggravated life imprisonment without any sentence reduction
FEMINICIDE OF MÜZEYYEN BOYLU
Perpetrator given aggravated life imprisonment without any sentence reduction
Speaking to bianet, lawyer Aslı Pasinli notes that the aggravated life sentence given to Mesut I. for killing Müzeyyen Boylu will be a deterrent factor for other possible perpetrators of violence as his sentence has not been reduced.
28 September 2020
'They want to keep the HDP away from both politics and social life'
OPERATION AGAINST HDP
'They want to keep the HDP away from both politics and social life'
Specialized in the Middle Eastern and Kurdish Politics, Prof. Mesut Yeğen, Asst. Prof. Cuma Çiçek and journalists Faik Bulut and Aslı Aydıntaşbaş have spoken to bianet about the recent operation against the HDP.
25 September 2020
'If he committed a crime, he should stand trial, why did you drop him from a helicopter?'
MEN 'DROPPED FROM HELICOPTER' AFTER DETENTION
'If he committed a crime, he should stand trial, why did you drop him from a helicopter?'
"We are people who don't even harm a fly. Why did you do this to us? We want whatever happened to be revealed and those who are responsible to stand trial," say Servet Turgut's family.
24 September 2020
‘Dropped from a helicopter,’ Şiban says, ‘They dropped us, they dropped us...’
HIS ATTORNEYS SPEAK TO BIANET
‘Dropped from a helicopter,’ Şiban says, ‘They dropped us, they dropped us...’
The attorneys of Şiban have spoken to bianet: “He tells us, ‘They dropped us’, but as he has lost his memory, he cannot tell what happened next. He says they were detained on the day of incident, but the rest is disconnected, he cannot talk about it.”
22 September 2020
Woman prisoner banned from having visitors for six years
VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS IN MARDİN PRISON
Woman prisoner banned from having visitors for six years
Violations of rights in Mardin Type E Closed Prison: Women are given disciplinary punishment as they refused to be counted outside their wards, one woman is banned from having visitors for 6 years, another is given solitary confinement for 210 days.
18 September 2020
Ill prisoner Semire Direkçi: Are you waiting for me to die?
Ill prisoner Semire Direkçi: Are you waiting for me to die?
As doctors don't perform a surgery "because of the pandemic," prisoner Semire Direkçi is living with her intestines out of her body.
18 September 2020
Speaker’s Office finds questions on Kurdish workers ‘rude and hurtful’
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION RETURNED
Speaker’s Office finds questions on Kurdish workers ‘rude and hurtful’
“Kurdish workers were subjected to rude and hurtful attacks. The questions of those who talk about this are found ‘rude’ and ‘hurtful’. The answers given to these questions go down in history as cautionary answers,” Kenanoğlu has protested.
17 September 2020
‘The moment when they attacked us still haunts me’
14-YEAR-OLD KURDISH CHILD WORKER
‘The moment when they attacked us still haunts me’
Tuğba Demir, one of the Kurdish agricultural workers attacked by villagers and land owners in Sakarya, has spoken to bianet: “I used to want to be a teacher before, now I want to be a lawyer. No one should forget this incident.”
7 September 2020
Ruling of release for ill prisoner Makbule Özbek
Ruling of release for ill prisoner Makbule Özbek
Attorney Gülşen Özbek has said that the court has accepted the request for release of ill prisoner Makbule Özbek (72), who had a heart attack in prison yesterday.
4 September 2020
Men kill 31 women in August
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT AUGUST 2020
Men kill 31 women in August
Men inflicted violence on at least 122 women and killed at least four children in August. Abusing at least 20 children, including boys, men also harassed at least 21 women. Men forced at least 50 women to sex work in August 2020.
3 September 2020
Zeyneb Hilal: I had my concerns, but I trained and finally did it
WINNER OF BOSPHORUS SWIMMING RACE
Zeyneb Hilal: I had my concerns, but I trained and finally did it
Zeyneb Hilal Saraç came in first in the 32nd Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race, which was joined by swimmers from 46 countries of the world. She has answered the questions of bianet about her training and the race amid pandemic.
26 August 2020
Raperîn: I waited so long, but justice was not served
MUSICIAN WHO USED HER RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE
Raperîn: I waited so long, but justice was not served
Jailed after using her right of self-defense against male violence, Raperîn has spoken to bianet about her years in prison: “I have changed a lot after prison. I have settled down, I have been exhausted and consumed. It is like two different persons now…”
25 August 2020
Medical examination with specialized operations police taken to court
ABUSED CHILD AGGRIEVED AGAIN
Medical examination with specialized operations police taken to court
Attorney Gündoğdu has filed a criminal complaint against the related officials and police officers after they came with specialized operations police to take a sexually abused child to physical and psychological examination for the second time.
21 August 2020
Last words of İpek E.: I want him to be given the heaviest sentence possible
FROM THE INDICTMENT OF MUSA O.
Last words of İpek E.: I want him to be given the heaviest sentence possible
Amid social media outrage, Specialist Sergeant Musa O. was arrested on charge of “sexual assault.” Filing a criminal complaint against him for rape, İpek E. committed suicide on July 16 and lost her life in the hospital after 34 days.
21 August 2020
‘They came with special operations police to take the child to medical examination’
CHILD ABUSE IN AĞRI
‘They came with special operations police to take the child to medical examination’
A confidentiality order has been imposed on the file of sexual abuse of a 10-year-old child in Ağrı province. Emphasizing the importance of social media support, attorney Hande Gündoğdu has added that “more needs to be done.”
20 August 2020
Manhood attacks, women defend: A chronology of İstanbul Convention
Manhood attacks, women defend: A chronology of İstanbul Convention
The final decision on the İstanbul Convention will allegedly be taken in the Central Executive Committee meeting of the ruling AKP tomorrow (August 18).
17 August 2020
Thinking about Halide’s case amid debates on İstanbul Convention
PENNED BY EVRİM KEPENEK
Thinking about Halide’s case amid debates on İstanbul Convention
I have been thinking about Halide since the day when İstanbul Convention was opened to debate in Turkey. Halide was killed and the male perpetrator got his prison sentence reduced. Because İstanbul Convention was not fully implemented.
10 August 2020
Conservative women: Violence against women is a problem above ideologies
SUPPORT FOR İSTANBUL CONVENTION
Conservative women: Violence against women is a problem above ideologies
The convention protects women and children from violence but those who oppose don't know about it enough, according to ASAP Chair Ayla Kerimoğlu.
8 August 2020
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