Arbitrary detention

AST Turkey’s Human Rights Violations Weekly Nov. 6

Download as pdf: AST_Turkey’s Human Rights Violations Weekly_Nov6

Human Rights Violations committed by Turkey | 10/30/2017-11/06/2017

1-“1,025 in poor health in Turkish prisons, 357 seriously ill: rights group”
https://turkeypurge.com/1025-turkish-prisons-poor-health-357-seriously-ill-rights-group

2-“Tearful Balıkesir Mayor Uğur resigns in the face of threats to his family”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/30/tearful-balikesir-mayor-ugur-resigns-in-the-face-of-threats-to-his-family/

3-“759 detained in operations targeting Gülen movement in past week”
https://turkeypurge.com/759-detained-operations-targeting-gulen-movement-past-week

4-“İzmir police detain 6 lawyers on terror charges: report”
https://turkeypurge.com/izmir-police-detain-6-lawyers-on-terror-charges-report

5-“12 journalists detained, 4 arrested, 11 imprisoned in Turkey in October”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/30/12-journalists-detained-4-arrested-11-imprisoned-in-turkey-in-october/

6-“31 more sought for detention over alleged Gülen links”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/30/31-more-sought-for-detention-over-alleged-gulen-links/

7-“3,158 detained in October over Gülen links”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/30/3158-detained-in-october-over-gulen-links/

8-“EP’s Harms calls on EULEX to look into Turkish teacher case”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/30/eps-harms-calls-on-eulex-to-look-into-turkish-teacher-case/

9-“Local businessman gets 42.5-year jail time plus $35,000 fine”
https://turkeypurge.com/local-businessman-gets-42-5-year-jail-time-plus-tl-130000-fine

10-“Academics Flee Turkey for Germany as Erdogan targets teachers”
http://www.dw.com/en/academics-flee-turkey-for-germany-as-erdogan-targets-teachers/a-41181311

11-“Letter reveals visually impaired journalist can barely survive in prison”
https://turkeypurge.com/letter-reveals-visually-impaired-journalist-can-barely-survive-prison

12-“Turkey detains four more journalists over coup charges: report”
https://turkeypurge.com/turkey-detains-four-journalists-coup-charges-report

13-“Turkish court orders 81-year-old man to stay behind bars on coup charges”
https://turkeypurge.com/turkish-court-rules-81-year-old-man-stays-behind-bars-coup-charges

14-” Detention warrants issued for 112 over links to gov’t-closed writers foundation”
https://turkeypurge.com/detention-warrants-issued-112-links-govt-closed-writers-foundation

15-” Cumhuriyet daily journalists to remain in jail following Tuesday hearing”
https://turkeypurge.com/cumhuriyet-daily-journalists-remain-jail-following-tuesday-hearing

16-” Turkish activist charged with trying to overthrow government: media ”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-arrest/turkish-activist-charged-with-trying-to-overthrow-government-media-idUSKBN1D13NV

17-“3,158 detained in October over Gülen links”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/30/3158-detained-in-october-over-gulen-links/

18-“Historian Armağan sentenced to 15 months for insulting Atatürk”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/31/historian-armagan-sentenced-to-15-months-for-insulting-ataturk/

19-” Turkish Government Imprisons One More Mother With Her Baby Over Links To Gülen Movement”
https://stockholmcf.org/turkish-government-imprisons-one-more-mother-with-her-baby-over-links-to-gulen-movement/

20-“Opposition deputy being investigated for calling Erdoğan ‘a fascist dictator’”
https://turkeypurge.com/opposition-deputy-investigated-calling-erdogan-fascist-dictator

21-” Municipal worker commits suicide following investigation over Gülen links”
https://turkeypurge.com/municipal-worker-commits-suicide-following-investigation-gulen-links

22-“All demonstrations, public gatherings banned for 3 months in capital Ankara”
https://turkeypurge.com/demonstrations-public-gatherings-banned-capital-ankara

23-” Anonymous witnesses fail to identify suspects they earlier tipped off as Gulenist”
https://turkeypurge.com/anonymous-witnesses-fail-identify-145-suspects-earlier-tipped-off-gulenist

24-” Court rules to keep award-winning human rights lawyer in jail”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/11/03/court-rules-to-keep-award-winning-human-rights-lawyer-in-jail/

25-” Man with speech, hearing impairment gets 3-year jail time for ‘chanting terror slogans’”
https://turkeypurge.com/man-speech-hearing-impairment-gets-3-year-jail-time-chanting-terror-slogans

26-” Famous baklava maker says under arrest for 15 months over a book seized at workplace”
https://turkeypurge.com/famous-baklava-maker-says-arrest-15-months-book-seized-workplace

27-“Journalist Hidayet Karaca gets 31-year jail time over 2013 TV series”
https://turkeypurge.com/journalist-hidayet-karaca-gets-31-year-jail-time-2013-tv-series

28-“EU calls on Turkey to respect standards of European Convention on Human Rights
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/11/03/eu-calls-on-turkey-to-respect-standards-of-european-convention-on-human-rights/

29-“Detention warrants issued for 41 including comedian Demirci”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/11/03/detention-warrants-issued-for-41-including-comedian-demirci/

30-“Yet another child put behind bars along with jailed mother”
https://turkeypurge.com/yet-another-child-put-behind-bars-along-jailed-mother

31-“Turkey seizes another company on coup charges”
https://turkeypurge.com/turkey-seizes-another-company-coup-charges

32-“Dozens take to Parliament Hill to protest Turkish human rights violations”
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/parliament-hill-protest-turkey-human-rights-violations-1.4388041

33-“Purge In Turkey Worries KC Emigres”
http://www.flatlandkc.org/commentary/kc-turkish-community-fears-repression-home/

34-“Report: Torture inflicted by founding member of new Turkish party exposed”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/11/05/report-torture-inflicted-by-founding-member-of-new-turkish-party-exposed/

Türkiye tarafından işlenenen İnsan Hakları İhlalleri | 10/30/2017-11/06/2017

1-“Hapisteki 668 bebek için dünya nasıl ses verdi?”
http://aktifhaber.com/gundem/hapisteki-668-bebek-icin-dunya-nasil-ses-verdi-h106594.html

2-“Gizli tanık, “sanıkları” tanımadı””
http://aktifhaber.com/genel/gizli-tanik-saniklari-tanimadi-h106579.html

3-“Tahliye edildiği cezaevinde gözaltına alınan öğretmen Nazife Onay tutuklandı”
http://www.diken.com.tr/tahliye-edildigi-cezaevinde-gozaltina-alinan-ogretmen-nazife-onay-tutuklandi/

4-“100 barış akademisyenine terör davası!”
http://aktifhaber.com/egitim/100-baris-akademisyenine-teror-davasi-h106593.html

5-“‘Muayeneye giden tutuklulara kamerayı kapatttığı gerekçesiyle dayak'”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/muayeneye-giden-tutuklulara-kamerayi-kapatttigi-gerekcesiyle-dayak-h106652.html

6-“70 bin öğrenci hapiste”
http://aktifhaber.com/genel/70-bin-ogrenci-hapiste-h106618.html

7-” 3 gazeteci daha gözaltına alındı!”
http://aktifhaber.com/medya/3-gazeteci-daha-gozaltina-alindi-h106723.html

8-” Gazeteci Çetinkaya işkence nedeniyle böbreklerini kullanamaz halde”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/gazeteci-cetinkaya-iskence-nedeniyle-bobreklerini-kullanamaz-halde-h106692.html

9-” Tekirdağ Cezaevi’nde tutuklulara sistematik işkence!”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/tekirdag-cezaevinde-tutuklulara-sistematik-iskence-h106669.html

10-“Gazeteci Arat cezaevinde yaşadığı mağduriyetleri mektupla paylaştı”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/gazeteci-arat-cezaevinde-yasadigi-magduriyetleri-mektupla-paylasti-h106686.html

11-“Kazakistan’ta kaçırılan öğretmenlerin eşlerinden yeni açıklama”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/kazakistanta-kacirilan-ogretmenlerin-eslerinden-yeni-aciklama-h106776.html

12-“Tahşiye davasında karar açıklandı”
http://aktifhaber.com/genel/tahsiye-davasinda-karar-aciklandi-h106826.html

14-“Bir anne daha bebeğiyle tutuklandı”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/bir-anne-daha-bebegiyle-tutuklandi-h106835.html

15-“Atalay Demirci yeniden gözaltına alındı”
http://aktifhaber.com/genel/atalay-demirci-yeniden-gozaltina-alindi-h106828.html

16-“Terör gazisi Belediye işçisi intihar etti!”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/teror-gazisi-belediye-iscisi-intihar-etti-h106786.html

17-“Şahitler gelmedi diye serbest bırakılmadı!”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/sahitler-gelmedi-diye-serbest-birakilmadi-h106790.html

18-“Ölseniz de hastaneye götürmeyeceğiz”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/olseniz-de-hastaneye-goturmeyecegiz-h106807.html

19-“Ali Türkşen’in ifadelerdeki işkencelerini yazdı”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/ali-turksenin-ifadelerdeki-iskencelerini-yazdi-h106890.html

20-“Bursa’da işkence Adli Tıp raporuna girdi!”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/bursada-iskence-adli-tip-raporuna-girdi-h106877.html

21-“Konya Emniyeti’nde işkence yapılıyor!”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/konya-emniyetinde-iskence-yapiliyor-h106873.html

22-“Cezaevleri ölüm evi oldu; her yıl 215 kişi hayatını kaybediyor”
http://aktifhaber.com/politika/cezaevleri-olum-evi-oldu-her-yil-215-kisi-hayatini-kaybediyor-h106909.html

23-“Cezaevinde cinayet gibi ihmal: Hamile kadın ve karnındaki bebeği hayatını kaybetti”
http://www.tr724.com/ohalde-cezaevinde-cinayet-gibi-ihmal-hamile-kadin-karnindaki-bebegi-hayatini-kaybetti/

24-“Tutuklu Tuğgeneral Ankara’da hayatını kaybetti”
http://aktifhaber.com/15-temmuz/tutuklu-tuggeneral-ankarada-hayatini-kaybetti-h106968.html

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AST Turkey’s Human Rights Violations Weekly Oct. 30

Download as pdf: AST_Turkey’s Human Rights Violations Weekly_Oct30

Turkey’s Human Rights Violations Weekly | 10/23/2017-10/30/2017

1-“7 detained for putting money into Bank Asya after December 2013 ”
https://turkeypurge.com/7-detained-for-putting-money-into-bank-asya-after-dec-2013

2-“Nigeria says asked by Turkey to extradite over 1000 people”
https://turkeypurge.com/nigeria-says-asked-by-turkey-to-extradite-over-1000-people

3-“Over 22,000 inmates sleep on floor in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/24/over-22000-inmates-sleep-on-floor-in-turkeysovercrowded-prisons/

4-” Ex-German chancellor Schröder helped free activists in Turkey: report”
https://www.politico.eu/article/ex-german-chancellor-schroder-helped-free-activists-in-turkeyreport/

5-“Turkish gov’t bans imprisoned journalist’s book on human rights violations”
https://turkeypurge.com/turkish-govt-bans-imprisoned-journalists-book-on-human-rightsviolations

6-“Rights groups say 285 Turkish teachers, families, face risk of deportation from Pakistan”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/26/rights-groups-say-285-turkish-teachers-familiesface-risk-of-deportation-from-pakistan/

7-“US senators urge Trump to demand Turkey’s Erdoğan respect human rights”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/26/us-senators-urge-trump-to-demand-turkeyserdogan-respect-human-rights/

8-“Turkish court rules Amnesty’s Kılıç remain in pre-trial detention”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/26/turkish-court-rules-amnestys-kilic-remain-in-pretrial-detention

9-“Turkish court rules for arrest of 10 activists, 2 journalists”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/26/turkish-court-rules-for-arrest-of-10-activists-2-journalists/

10-“14-year-old boy caught in suitcase while trying to flee Turkey’s post-coup witch-hunt”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/25/video-14-year-old-boy-caught-in-suitcase-whiletrying-to-flee-turkeys-post-coup-witch-hunt/

11-“PACE co-rapporteurs call on Turkey to end harassment of NGO activists”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/27/pace-co-rapporteurs-call-on-turkey-to-endharassment-of-ngo-activists/

12-“Report exposes rights violations, inadequate conditions, in Turkish prisons”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/27/report-exposes-rights-violations-inadequateconditions-in-turkish-prisons/

13-“Former Konya bar association head gets 10 years in prison on coup charge”
https://turkeypurge.com/former-konya-bar-association-head-gets-10-years-in-prison-on-coupcharge

14-“Workers at gov’t-seized company fired over surname similarity with former owners”
https://turkeypurge.com/workers-at-govt-seized-company-fired-over-same-surname-withowner

15-“Dormitory manager gets 10-year jail sentence over Gülen links”
https://turkeypurge.com/dormitory-manager-gets-10-year-jail-sentence-over-gulen-links

16-“Rights abuses in Turkish prisons revealed in new report”
https://turkeypurge.com/rights-abuses-in-turkish-prisons-revealed-in-new-report

17-“Gov’t seizes 5 more Boydak companies in post-coup crackdown”
https://turkeypurge.com/govt-seizes-5-more-boydak-companies-in-post-coup-crackdown

18-“48 detained over ByLock use during dawn raids in Istanbul”
https://turkeypurge.com/video-48-detained-over-bylock-use-during-dawn-raids-in-istanbul

19-“Turkish rights NGO says conditions for prisoners in poor health alarming”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/28/turkish-rights-ngo-says-conditions-for-prisonersin-poor-health-alarming/

20-“Kosovo detains Gülen-linked teacher at Turkey’s request ”
https://turkeypurge.com/kosovo-detains-gulen-linked-teacher-turkeys-request

21-“DROI chair calls on Turkey to reverse ongoing crackdown on civil society”
https://www.turkishminute.com/2017/10/27/droi-chair-calls-on-turkey-to-reverse-ongoingcrackdown-on-civil-society/

Türkiye tarafından işlenenen İnsan Hakları İhlalleri | 10/23/2017-10/30/2017

1-“Hukuksuz tutuklamalar cezaevlerini doldurdu, yatacak yer kalmadı! ”
http://www.tr724.com/hukuksuz-tutuklamalar-cezaevlerini-doldurdu-yatacak-yer-kalmadi/

2-“İşte Kitlesel Kıyımın son rakamları”
http://aktifhaber.com/gundem/iste-kitlesel-kiyimin-son-rakamlari-h106277.html

3-“Nijerya’dan ikinci açıklama: IADE YOK”
http://aktifhaber.com/dunya/nijeryadan-ikinci-aciklama-iade-yok-h106264.html

4-“Kendisine bağlı muhabiri aradı diye tutuklandı”
http://aktifhaber.com/medya/kendisine-bagli-muhabiri-aradi-diye-tutuklandi-h106260.html

5-“Yeni tahliye olan bir kadın tutuklu kaldığı koğuşta gördüklerini yazdı”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/yeni-tahliye-olan-bir-kadin-tutuklu-kaldigi-kogustagorduklerini-yazdi-h106254.html

6-“Tekirdağ Cezaevi’nde kelepçeli işkence”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/tekirdag-cezaevinde-kelepceli-iskence-h106236.html

7-“Anayasa Mahkemesine başvuru sayısı”; Anayasa Mahkemesi’ne yapılan başvurular
incelendiğinde ise şöyle bir istatistik çıkıyor karşımıza; en çok başvuru adil yargılama hakkı
kapsamında geliyor. 2’inci sırada kişi hürriyeti ve güvenliği hakkı, mülkiyet hakkı, yaşama hakkı
ile işkence ve kötü muamele yasağı hakkı, ifade hürriyeti, özel hayata ve aile hayatına saygı hakkı
ve örgütlenme özgürlüğü alanında başvuruların geldiğini görmekteyiz
http://aktifhaber.com/gundem/anayasa-mahkemesine-basvuru-sayisi-h106237.html

8-“Gülencilere sığınma vermeyin” talebine Yunanistan’dan red!
http://aktifhaber.com/dunya/gulencilere-siginma-vermeyin-talebine-yunanistandan-redh106289.html

9-“Cezaevindeki 668 bebek ve 17 bin kadın için sen de ses ver!”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/cezaevindeki-668-bebek-ve-17-bin-kadin-icin-sen-de-ses-verh106400.html

10- “İnsanları çocuklarını valizle kurtarmaya çalışır duruma düşürdüler”
http://aktifhaber.com/gundem/insanlari-cocuklarini-valizle-kurtarmaya-calisir-durumadusurduler-h106398.html

11- “Pakistan polisinden mahkemede komik savunma”
http://aktifhaber.com/gundem/pakistan-polisinden-mahkemede-komik-savunma-h106371.html

12-” MİT Bylock verilerinde hata yapıldığını kabul etti”
http://aktifhaber.com/gundem/mit-bylock-verilerinde-hata-yapildigini-kabul-etti-h106366.html

13-“Tahliye olan hak savunucuları: Mücadeleye devam”
http://aktifhaber.com/gundem/tahliye-olan-hak-savunuculari-mucadeleye-devam-h106365.html

14-“Schröder gizlice Türkiye’ye gelip tutuklu aktivistleri bıraktırtmış”
http://aktifhaber.com/dunya/schroder-gizlice-turkiyeye-gelip-tutuklu-aktivistleri-biraktirtmish106390.html

15-“Şakran Cezaevi’nde Hizmet Gönüllülerine büyük provokasyon”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/sakran-cezaevinde-hizmet-gonullulerine-buyuk-provokasyonh106505.html

16-“25 yıllık hakim karı koca 15 aydır tek kişilik koğuşta zulüm altında!”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/25-yillik-hakim-kari-koca-15-aydir-tek-kisilik-kogusta-zulumaltinda-h106498.html

17-“Ses ver Dünya! 668 bebek hapiste!”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/ses-ver-dunya-668-bebek-hapiste-h106485.html

18-“Cezaevlerinde 357’si ağır 1025 hasta mahkûm var”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/cezaevlerinde-357si-agir-1025-hasta-mahkum-var-h106474.html

19-“Zekai Aksakallı eşimin ve kızlarımın iffetiyle tehdit etti!”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/zekai-aksakalli-esimin-ve-kizlarimin-iffetiyle-tehdit-ettih106486.html

20-“Silivri’de 29 kadın mahkuma işkence iddiası”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/silivride-29-kadin-mahkuma-iskence-iddiasi-h106462.html

21-“İşkence idari pratik haline geldi”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/iskence-idari-pratik-haline-geldi-h106518.html

22-“Şakran Cezaevi’nde Hizmet Gönüllülerine büyük provokasyon”
http://aktifhaber.com/iskence/sakran-cezaevinde-hizmet-gonullulerine-buyuk-provokasyonh106505.html

23-“Perinçek’ten, hizmet’e yönelik soykırım itirafı: suçlu olmalarına gerek yok, hepsini
temizlemeliyiz!”
http://www.tr724.com/perincekten-hizmete-yonelik-soykirim-itirafi-suclu-olmalarina-gerekyok-hepsini-temizlemeliyiz/

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Turkish police arrest 8 human rights activists

Turkish police arrested local director of Amnesty International along with seven other human rights activists for “blatantly without cause”. Their whereabouts were unknown and had not been granted access to lawyers or family.

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CCTV shows school principal being ‘abducted’ as post-coup crackdown in Turkey spreads to Malaysia

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/turkish-principal-men-abducted-malaysia-kuala-lumpur-turgay-karaman-ihsan-aslan-gulen-hizmet-coup-a7716376.html

Turgay Karaman, a school principal in Malaysia, was abducted by four people in plain clothes and is the latest in a string of international arrests allegedly ordered by Turkey in a post-coup crackdown that has seen more than 100,000 people detained. Human Rights Watch urged authorities not deport the Turkish nationals to Turkey, as they would likely face torture if they are extradited, and called for an urgent investigation.
 

 

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Claims of torture after Turkey’s coup

http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/38126581/claims-of-torture-after-turkey-s-coup

After the coup attempt, came the purge; where more than 125,000 were sacked and 45,000 arrested. There are many worrying testimonies of torture. The UN’s special investigator on torture has arrived in Turkey following allegations of rape and abuse by the country’s security forces.
 

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This is how many people Turkey has arrested since the failed coup

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/29/europe/turkey-post-coup-arrest-numbers/index.html

Many low-ranked soldiers found themselves on the street while media outlets were announcing that the military was attempting a coup. Although most of these soldiers were told that they were out for a drill, a very large portion of them got beaten and imprisoned. Moreover, many allegations of torture and rape of have emerged.

 

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80-year-old philanthropist put behind bars in gov’t-backed witch-hunt operation

An 80-year-old man who is known to have contributed to charity works pioneered by members of the Gülen movement was arrested on Saturday as part of the Turkish government’s witch-hunt operation targeting members of the movement.

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