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Woman with epilepsy alleges severe ill-treatment at police station

Woman with epilepsy alleges severe ill-treatment at police station

Detained due to not paying a fine from 2020, Oya Ş. alleges that she faced physical and verbal abuse by police officers at an İzmir police station.

8 September 2023 Evrim Kepenek

İzmir Pride Parade results in violence, detentions

İzmir Pride Parade results in violence, detentions

The march, banned on the pretext of 'protecting public morality', led to the apprehension of at least 50 people.

LGBTI+ breakfast gathering in İzmir faces harassment by group chanting 'Allahu Akbar'

PRIDE MONTH

LGBTI+ breakfast gathering in İzmir faces harassment by group chanting 'Allahu Akbar'

A pro-government secular party and an Islamist group jointly protested the gathering organized by the provincial bar association. The lawyers criticized the police for their lenient approach towards those harassing the event.

Pride Month: Police detain students ahead of planned picnic in İzmir

Pride Month: Police detain students ahead of planned picnic in İzmir

The organizers of the picnic have condemned arbitrary bans on Pride Month events.

Six HDP Youth members detained in İzmir

Six HDP Youth members detained in İzmir

Over the past few weeks, a series of operations has been carried out targeting not only political parties but also legal and media organizations with a Kurdish focus.

Green Left MP candidate remanded in custody

Green Left MP candidate remanded in custody

Yıldırım is charged with "membership in an illegal organization."

İzmir Bay sees resurgence of seaweed due to rising temperatures and pollution

İzmir Bay sees resurgence of seaweed due to rising temperatures and pollution

Experts recommend continuous cleaning of the bay and treatment of the water to tackle the problem.

İzmir Bar executives acquitted for condemning Diyanet's anti-LGBTİ+ sermon

İzmir Bar executives acquitted for condemning Diyanet's anti-LGBTİ+ sermon

The former chair and ten board members of the İzmir Bar Association have been acquitted of "openly insulting religious values."

Dump for which 15-year lifetime was assumed already used for 30 years

Dump for which 15-year lifetime was assumed already used for 30 years

Locals demand dump area to be closed: "In the last years the hills no more accept the garbage, shears, and land movements have started to develop."

Two people die in earthquake in İzmir

Two people die in earthquake in İzmir

İzmir was hit by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake early this morning where one person died of heart attack and 18 year old university student who jumped off balcony lost his life in hospital.

4 November 2022

Türkiye revokes permission for dismantling of Brazil's aircraft carrier

Türkiye revokes permission for dismantling of Brazil's aircraft carrier

The Ministry of Environment announced it had revoked the permission for the ship's scrapping in Türkiye. Environmental groups say the ship is still being towed to the country. The company that got the contract for the scrapping of the ship expressed its intentions to fulfill the contract.

Sao Paulo aircraft carrier: Brazil rejects Türkiye's request for new hazardous materials report

Sao Paulo aircraft carrier: Brazil rejects Türkiye's request for new hazardous materials report

This ship had already left Brazil's territorial waters when Türkiye made a request for a new hazardous materials investigation, said an institute affiliated with Brazil's Ministry of Environment.

Patient dies in ICU, family learns it by chance: 'Your father apparently died...'

Patient dies in ICU, family learns it by chance: 'Your father apparently died...'

Süleyman Fazlılar, a COPD patient, was hospitalized on June 23 because he had difficulty breathing. Taken to the intensive care, he died on June 26. The hospital did not inform the family. They learned it a day later, when they went to the hospital.

30 June 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Color of sea turns orange in Turkey's İzmir Bay

Color of sea turns orange in Turkey's İzmir Bay

While some suggest that the change in the color is a seasonal phenomenon and is normal, hydrobiologist Levent Artüz says it is caused by pollution.

27 May 2022 Yakup Önal

‘Afghans in İzmir forced to sign “voluntary return papers”’

‘Afghans in İzmir forced to sign “voluntary return papers”’

The Human Rights Association has announced that the Afghan refugees are subjected to torture and pressure in the Harmandalı Removal Center: Three refugees attempted to commit suicide and one died.

‘We will not let you acquit the perpetrators of child abuse’

EDUCATION UNION

‘We will not let you acquit the perpetrators of child abuse’

The Education and Science Laborers’ Union (Eğitim-Sen) has released a statement about the release of a teacher on trial for abusing eight students in Turkey’s İzmir province: “We will not stay silent.”

Turkey | “Refugees from Afghanistan handed over to Taliban by force’

İZMİR BAR ASSOCIATION

Turkey | “Refugees from Afghanistan handed over to Taliban by force’

The İzmir Bar Association has found that nearly 100 refugees from Afghanistan were forced to sign voluntary return papers and their deportation process has been started. The Bar has filed a complaint about the ones responsible for the violations.

Council of State upholds local court ruling: 'EIA needed' for Orhanlı geothermal wells

İZMİR

Council of State upholds local court ruling: 'EIA needed' for Orhanlı geothermal wells

The local court previously canceled the “No Environmental Impact Assessment necessary” decision given for the geothermal drilling wells attempted to be opened in Orhanlı village in İzmir. The Council of State has also canceled the decision.

Justice Ministry rejects the request for moving Deniz Poyraz murder case to Kayseri

Justice Ministry rejects the request for moving Deniz Poyraz murder case to Kayseri

The Ministry of Justice has rejected the request for relocating the court case of arrested defendant Onur Gencer, who is on trial for killing Deniz Poyraz in HDP İzmir office.

Censorship on main opposition CHP MP lifted, 153 news reports still access blocked

Censorship on main opposition CHP MP lifted, 153 news reports still access blocked

The İzmir 6th Criminal Judgeship of Peace has lifted the access block on a news report published on main opposition CHP MP Murat Bakan’s website regarding an agricultural land being allegedly zoned for construction by a sub-governor.

Baby given COVID-19 vaccine by mistake: No permission granted for investigation

Baby given COVID-19 vaccine by mistake: No permission granted for investigation

Last September, it was alleged that a baby was given a COVID-19 vaccine instead of an Hepatitis B vaccine in İzmir. The lawyer of the family has announced that they have lodged an appeal against the refusal to give permission for investigation.

17 February 2022

HDP Co-Chair Buldan: We know well how to ignore the ones who ignore us

HDP Co-Chair Buldan: We know well how to ignore the ones who ignore us

“The leaders of six political parties came together yesterday. All hell broke loose on social media after this meeting. Some asked why the HDP was not there. We don’t recognize the ones who don’t recognize us; let it be known,” said HDP Co-Chair Buldan.

14 February 2022

Kurdish director Selamo detained in İzmir: Confidentiality order on file

Kurdish director Selamo detained in İzmir: Confidentiality order on file

A confidentiality order has been imposed on the file of Kurdish film director Selamo, who has been detained in Turkey’s Aegean province of İzmir. Selamo will remain in custody for four days upon the warrant of the prosecutor’s office.

9 February 2022

HDP assailant wants case to be heard in a different province 'for security reasons'

HDP assailant wants case to be heard in a different province 'for security reasons'

The Ministry of Justice has requested opinions from the prosecutor's office and the governor's office on whether there are security vulnerabilities.

2 February 2022

Deaths by armored vehicle crashes ‘not a coincidence, but result of a planned practice’

RIGHTS GROUPS IN İZMİR

Deaths by armored vehicle crashes ‘not a coincidence, but result of a planned practice’

The İzmir branches of three law and rights organizations have staged a protest for Abdulgaffar Dayan, who lost his life after being hit by an armored vehicle in Şırnak’s Cizre. They have recalled that 18 people have died in such crashes in 4 years.

28 January 2022

‘Our trans lives are valuable’: Rights groups to protest mounting hate attacks in İzmir

‘Our trans lives are valuable’: Rights groups to protest mounting hate attacks in İzmir

LGBTI+ and human rights organizations will organize a statement for the press in the face of recent hate attacks and murders targeting trans women in Turkey’s Aegean province of İzmir in the last two months.

27 January 2022

Deniz Poyraz case | 'We have serious suspicions about spoliation of evidence'

RUKEN TUNCEL REPORTS FROM İZMİR

Deniz Poyraz case | 'We have serious suspicions about spoliation of evidence'

In the trial over the killing of Deniz Poyraz in HDP İzmir office, arrested defendant Onur Gencer said, "I don’t regret the bloody raid that I carried out. If I had been there five minutes earlier, I would have launched an attack with lots of corpses.”

24 January 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Trans woman killed in İzmir: ‘Our lives are valuable’

Trans woman killed in İzmir: ‘Our lives are valuable’

48-year-old Günay Özyıldız was stabbed to death at the entrance to her house in İzmir’s Karabağlar district. An inquiry has been launched into her killing.

18 January 2022

'Treat the murderer like a murderer': Lawyers protest court in Deniz Poyraz case

ATTACK ON HDP İZMİR OFFICE

'Treat the murderer like a murderer': Lawyers protest court in Deniz Poyraz case

In June, an armed assailant stormed the HDP's provincial office in İzmir and killed party worker Deniz Poyraz. He is facing an aggravated life sentence. The hearing has been adjourned to January 24.

29 December 2021 Ruken Tuncel

Locals sue the ministry: ‘Cancel the mining licenses granted for Mount Kartal’

Locals sue the ministry: ‘Cancel the mining licenses granted for Mount Kartal’

The areas licensed for mining in İzmir’s Tire are feared to cause the destruction of carbon sinks in the area, one of the most important tools in the fight against the climate crisis, thereby aggravating the climate crisis.

22 December 2021 Sakine Orman

Forty-five workers injured in mine collapse after firedamp explosion in İzmir

Forty-five workers injured in mine collapse after firedamp explosion in İzmir

The company was previously warned about high levels of methane in the mine, a union has stated.

20 December 2021

Criminal complaint against intelligence, security officers over killing of HDP’s Deniz Poyraz

ATTACK ON İZMİR OFFICE

Criminal complaint against intelligence, security officers over killing of HDP’s Deniz Poyraz

In a statement about their complaint, lawyers have underlined that no investigation has been launched against security or intelligence officers over the killing of Deniz Poyraz in an armed attack against the HDP İzmir office in mid-June 2021.

3 December 2021

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