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WEBFamily sabotaged search efforts for Narin Güran. The family's participation in the search efforts had drawn criticism, as several of its members were already suspects in the case. Mesut Çeki. writes.
Özgür Gündem trials: 'Solidarity became a reason for imprisonment'
WEBOct 1, 2021 · Özgür Gündem Editor-in-Chief Hüseyin Aykol was arrested on July 12, 2019 as he was convicted and sentenced to 3 years, 9 months in prison. Aykol was released on October 25, 2019. Editors-in-Chief on Watch Erol Önderoğlu, Ahmet Nesin and Şebnem Korur Fincancı were arrested on June 20, 2016. They were released 10 days later.
Thirty Years after the Maraş Massacre - Bianet
WEBDec 26, 2008 · Thirty Years after the Maraş Massacre. Explanations of the Maraş incidents tended to resist examining the responsibility of the local population for what happened by focusing on a “hidden hand” in the events. In Maraş a silence hangs over the incidents of 1978. Emma Sinclair-Webb. Eight hundred and four defendants stood trial for ...
Journalist Semra Çelebi acquitted of ‘insulting Turkish flag’
WEBNov 7, 2023 · Semra Çelebi/Facebook. Journalist Semra Çelebi has been acquitted of the charge of "openly disrespecting the state's sovereignty" due to a tweet about the 2020 Pride March. According to a report on the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) website, during the third hearing of the case held at the İstanbul Anatolian 10th Penal Court ...
Taliban's third year of rule in Afghanistan: How women defend
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Türkçesini Oku. It has been three years since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. Since then, it has issued at least 85 decrees restricting the rights and freedoms of girls and women. For example, women are banned from university and high school education. Girls' middle and high school education has been suspended ...
Another Women Forced To A Strip Search During Prison Visit
WEBSep 10, 2008 · Gülnaz Türkmen has rendered at the press conference given by the Human Rights Association (İHD) how she was strip searched at the Torbalı Prison when she was visiting her son on September 4. She was searched by a female police officer. When she refused the procedure, she was told that she would not be able to …
Three leaders of criminal organizations detained in Turkey - Bianet
WEBDec 19, 2023 · Three leaders of criminal organizations detained in Turkey. Thomas Josef Konrad, accused of drug trafficking in Poland, was apprehended in Antalya; Daniel Alexander Muller, wanted in Germany, and Jinking Peng from China were taken into custody in İstanbul. Minister of the Interior Ali Yerlikaya …
Occupational Homicide on Set of Netflix Series Protested on
WEBApr 11, 2019 · He was declared brain-dead on April 9. The Cinema-Television Union made a statement on Karatay's death, saying that he was employed without job security and died because of "grave negligence in job security" on the set of the series, which is produced by the OG Medya company. A funeral was held for Karatay in Sarıgazi, İstanbul yesterday.
Kavala responds to 'retrial' speculations - Bianet
WEBMay 9, 2024 · Kavala responds to 'retrial' speculations. The opposition's success in the local elections has led to an atmosphere of dialogue between the ruling and opposition blocs. This has prompted discussions about the potential retrial of the philanthropist, whose nearly seven-year imprisonment is widely viewed as politically motivated. BIA News Desk.
Ministry approves Environmental Impact Assessment report of …
WEBSep 15, 2020 · The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has approved the final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of Sinop Nuclear Power Plant, thereby giving a "positive EIA" decision for the project. According to the statement released by the Ministry yesterday (September 14), the report was examined and evaluated by the Commission of ...