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Constitutional Court reveals over 550,000 individual applications in 11 years

Constitutional Court reveals over 550,000 individual applications in 11 years

The total number of pending cases on the court's docket now stands at 129,140.

18 October 2023

All groups in the Parliament jointly condemn the hospital massacre in Gaza

All groups in the Parliament jointly condemn the hospital massacre in Gaza

In a joint statement, the AKP, MHP, CHP, Green Left Party, İYİ Party, and Felicity Party groups in the Turkish Grand National Assembly condemned the hospital massacre in Gaza as a "crime against humanity" and called on world parliaments to take action.

18 October 2023

Video from internationalist youth following their repatriation from Turkey

Video from internationalist youth following their repatriation from Turkey

Fifteen European youths who were detained for participating in a protest in Urfa against air raids launched by Turkey on October 5 on areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces in Northern and Eastern Syria have released a video shot during their arrival at Hamburg airport in which they describe their detention process.

17 October 2023

Letter from Turkish Medical Association to Israeli Medical Association

Letter from Turkish Medical Association to Israeli Medical Association

"There should be unhindered access of medical and humanitarian aid to those in need, irrespective of their location or affiliation. Local healthcare providers should be encouraged to provide care without discrimination to all individuals affected by the conflict."

17 October 2023

Meeting in İstanbul for animal rights: 'Shelters are not a solution'

Meeting in İstanbul for animal rights: 'Shelters are not a solution'

Close to 60 civil society organizations gathered in Kadıköy, İstanbul yesterday to advocate for the rights of animals living on the streets and in shelters.

16 October 2023

Diverse voices: Trade union responses to Gaza conflict

Diverse voices: Trade union responses to Gaza conflict

The recent events in Gaza have led a divergence of opinions or different interpretations within the international trade union movement.

16 October 2023 Kıvanç Eliaçık

Per capita freshwater in Turkey reduced by three quarters

Per capita freshwater in Turkey reduced by three quarters

Turkey has become a country experiencing "water stress" over the past 60 years. However, other critical dimensions of the water crisis, such as water pollution and disrupted water cycles, are often overlooked.

16 October 2023

'More than 2 million people in Rojava left without electricity and water'

'More than 2 million people in Rojava left without electricity and water'

IRF Secretary Nadine Maenza stated that as a result of the attacks, 48 civilians, including women and children, lost their lives.

16 October 2023

New Welfare Party proposes to limit duration of alimony

New Welfare Party proposes to limit duration of alimony

The New Welfare Party has submitted a legislative proposal to the Parliament to limit alimony to five years. In response, the EŞİK Platform expressed their opposition, stating that the legislative proposal is unconstitutional, that the civil code, which is the foundation of secular law, should be defended.

13 October 2023

Youth from European countries detained during protest in Urfa sent to Repatriation Center

Youth from European countries detained during protest in Urfa sent to Repatriation Center

The 15 European youths detained in Urfa were held in police vehicles with their hands cuffed behind their backs for an extended period before being taken to the Repatriation Center.

13 October 2023

PACE adopts decision for immediate release of Osman Kavala

PACE adopts decision for immediate release of Osman Kavala

According to the decision, if Kavala is not released by January 2024, the Turkish delegation will lose its voting rights in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. European countries will be able to initiate prosecutions against the individuals involved in Kavala's imprisonment.

13 October 2023

Şebnem Korur Fincancı iddianamesi Pen Norveç projesi kapsamında incelendi

Şebnem Korur Fincancı iddianamesi Pen Norveç projesi kapsamında incelendi

Avukat Helen Duffy raporunda "Dr. Fincancı'nın şiddeti teşvik etme amacı taşıyan herhangi bir açıklama yapmadığını, iddianamedeki ifadelerin PKK veya diğer gruplar için şiddeti desteklemek veya teşvik etmek amaçlı olmadığını, şiddet çağrısı ise hiç yapmadığını" belirtiyor.

Indictment of Şebnem Korur Fincancı analysed in scope of PEN Norway project

Indictment of Şebnem Korur Fincancı analysed in scope of PEN Norway project

Lawyer Helen Duffy analysed the indictment in the case of Prof Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı and found that the indictment raises multiple extremely serious human rights concerns and is incompatible with international human rights law standards.

12 October 2023

Constitutional Court postpones review of Can Atalay's application

Constitutional Court postpones review of Can Atalay's application

The Constitutional Court has postponed the review of the individual application made by TİP MP Can Atalay, who is currently held in prison. Atalay's hearing was scheduled for today. The reason cited for the postponement is that a member judge in the General Assembly was not prepared for the case.

12 October 2023

Police attack on workers demanding their rights from Limak Holding: Eight detained

Police attack on workers demanding their rights from Limak Holding: Eight detained

Özgür Karabulut, the President of DİSK/Dev Yapı-İş union emphasized that they will continue their actions until the workers receive their payments.

11 October 2023

Can Dündar's lawsuit against Sabah newspaper rejected by Constitutional Court

Can Dündar's lawsuit against Sabah newspaper rejected by Constitutional Court

Journalist Can Dündar took the rejection of his lawsuit against Sabah's news claiming "He sold his villa through FETÖ at an exorbitant price" to the Constitutional Court. The application claiming the violation of the "right to protect honor and reputation" was deemed inadmissible by the supreme court.

11 October 2023

Twenty-seven detained in 'terror' raids in 8 cities

Twenty-seven detained in 'terror' raids in 8 cities

In the past 5 days, at least 150 individuals, including HDP provincial co-chairs and journalists, have been detained in raids

11 October 2023

Constitution for All of Us Coordination: No to a constitutional amendment

Constitution for All of Us Coordination: No to a constitutional amendment

"The proposed amendment to the Constitution is an outright violation of the spirit of the Constitution itself, as it creates discrimination and violence. This constitutional amendment proposal is tantamount to the abolition of the Constitution itself!"

10 October 2023

HDP officials in İzmir arrested on ‘terror’ charges

HDP officials in İzmir arrested on ‘terror’ charges

Members of the party have been targeted in widespread crackdowns.

10 October 2023

Constitutional Court will not examine 'reasonable length of proceedings' applications

Constitutional Court will not examine 'reasonable length of proceedings' applications

Applications for the right to a reasonable length of proceedings constitute 52.4% of the workload of the AYM. There have been 115,535 applications related to this matter submitted to the high court since 2012.

10 October 2023

Ayça Söylemez

'ISIS members convicted in the massacre case are outside among us'

'ISIS members convicted in the massacre case are outside among us'

"Records of what an already organized apparatus would do during a critical period that changed Turkey's political history, which had been collected in advance, was very disturbing to see for all of us," says Senem Doğanoğlu, an intervening attorney in the case related to the 2015 Ankara bombings that resulted in death of 109 people.

10 October 2023 Ayça Söylemez

Osman Kavala receives the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize

Osman Kavala receives the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize

In the ceremony Prof. Dr. Ayşe Buğra Kavala read a letter sent by Osman Kavala to PACE.

Kurdish journalist Fırat Can Arslan faces 3 years in prison

Kurdish journalist Fırat Can Arslan faces 3 years in prison

Arslan had become the first journalist to be arrested for “marking counterterrorism officials as a target for terror groups.”

Halk TV program host Serhan Asker detained at İzmir Airport

Halk TV program host Serhan Asker detained at İzmir Airport

Serhan Asker revealed the detention on social media.

Military vehicle hits 18-year-old motorcycle courier in Şırnak

Military vehicle hits 18-year-old motorcycle courier in Şırnak

Over the past 15 years, a total of 44 individuals, including 21 children, have lost their lives as a result of collisions involving armored vehicles used by soldiers and police.

Halise Aksoy not released

Halise Aksoy not released

Halise Aksoy came to public attention for her reaction to the delivery of her son's bones in a box following his death in an armed conflict in Dersim in 2017.

Constitutional Court refers Can Atalay's application to the General Assembly

Constitutional Court refers Can Atalay's application to the General Assembly

Atalay was sentenced to 18 years in prison in the Gezi Trial and is still imprisoned despite being elected a deputy.

İzmir university students detained for protesting meal price hikes

İzmir university students detained for protesting meal price hikes

Since October 3rd, students have been staging a protest in the cafeteria by making noise with cutlery, demanding a rollback of the meal price hikes.

Coal mine collapse in Ankara leaves 15 workers injured

Coal mine collapse in Ankara leaves 15 workers injured

The incident was attributed to a change in air pressure caused by the collapse of earth in the mine's vicinity.

Special hearing for former Interior Minister in 'Return to Life Operation' case

Special hearing for former Interior Minister in 'Return to Life Operation' case

"Tantan, who advocated the operation and F-type prisons on TV channels every day then, is now avoiding coming to the trial related to the same incident after 23 years, even as a witness," said lawyer Güçlü Sevimli.

FEDAŞ workers continue protests

FEDAŞ workers continue protests

The electricity workers demand higher wages and improved working conditions

3 October 2023 Hivda Tekkaynar

Police detain HDP members protesting raids

Police detain HDP members protesting raids

Party Assembly members and district co-chairs were among the 20 people who were detained during raids in İstanbul and Kırklareli

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