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RE: The “Case of the Minor Girls” (Kiz Cocuklari Davasi) Trial Highlights Systemic Flaws in Türkiye’s Judiciary
New York, December 3, 2024 – The “Case of the Minor Girls” trial, held from September 23 to 27, 2024, at the İstanbul 24th High Criminal Court, has drawn international scrutiny to Türkiye’s judicial practices. The case involves 41 defendants—37 women and 4 men—charged under Article 314-2 of…
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Call to action for detention of minors in Istanbul, Turkey – 8/19/2024
ISTANBUL, MAY 7, 2024 – A CONTROVERSIAL OPERATION RESULTS IN THE DETENTION OF MINORS We urge human rights activists, journalists, politicians, and lawyers to attend the trial on September 23, 2024, at the Istanbul 24th High Criminal Court to monitor the legal process and help bring global attention…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 10/18/2022
MASS DETENTIONS IS A BRUTAL HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST RAISE ITS VOICE CALLING ON THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT TO IMMEDIATELY END INCARCERATING DISSIDENTS ON CHARGES OF TERRORISM. In the early hours of October 18, 2022; 704 people were detained in 51 cities across Turkey. They are…
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RELEASE AHMET ÖZKAN IMMEDIATELY
RE: AST URGES TURKISH AUTHORITIES TO RELEASE AHMET ÖZKAN and ALL THE ELDERLY and SEVERELY SICK INMATES IN TURKEY’S PRISONS. Ahmet Zeki Özkan, a 65-year-old stage 4 cancer patient, has been arbitrarily imprisoned despite the medical reports stressing the severity of his condition. Ahmet Zeki Özkan was sentenced…
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NUSRET MUGLA’S TRAGIC DEATH
ON THE OCCASION OF NUSRET MUGLA’S TRAGIC DEATH AST BRINGS THE URGENT SITUATION OF ELDERLY AND SERIOUSLY ILL PRISONERS TO ATTENTION AND URGES THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY TO RELEASE THEM EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY 84-year-old Nusret Sağlam died on February 14 due to COVID-19 he contracted in prison where he…
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Call on the Government of Greece to investigate and end the push-backs of Turkish refugees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RE: PUSHBACK INCIDENTS AT THE GREEK BORDER “We have a legal and moral obligation to protect people fleeing bombs, bullets and tyrants, and throughout history those people have enriched our society.” —Juliet Stevenson Thousands of refugees fleeing their homeland due to violence, terror, or political…
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Send A Letter to Stop Abductions of Erdogan Regime
Sample letter to send international organizations to stop abductions carried out by authoritarian Erdogan regime in Turkey and abroad is below. Dear …………………., I would like to share my deep concern about the prevalent abduction cases conducted globally by Turkish authorities under the Erdogan regime. Below please find…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE CRITICAL HEALTH SITUATION OF AYŞE ÖZDOĞAN AND URGENT ACTION TO TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS REGARDING HER SENTENCE
Under the state of emergency, imposed after the July 2016 attempted coup and lifted on July 2018, President Erdogan presided over the cabinet, which could pass decrees without parliamentary scrutiny or the possibility of appeal to the constitutional court. Public officials continued to be dismissed or suspended by…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Calling on Kyrgyzstan Government to Investigate the Abduction Case of Orhan Inandi and Take Urgent Action to Find His Whereabouts
Following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016, the Turkish government declared a state of emergency paving the way for a crackdown on political opponents which has ultimately led to gross violations of civil rights and liberties of Turkish citizens. The Turkish government has revoked passports and aggressively…
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HOW ABOUT MAKING THE VOICES OF MOTHERS HEARD BY 5,000 FEMALE LEADERS ON MOTEHERS DAY, MAY 9TH
In the past, women of Turkey have always been discriminated, subjugated, and oppressed. Especially mothers have had to pay the price of conflicts and oppression more harshly. Kurdish mothers had to leave their kids’ dead bodies in freezers for days because of the curfews. Dead bodies of Kurdish…
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March 21st Online Protest
FLYER LINK Link; http://www.youtube.com/AdvocatesofSilencedTurkey What is it? ♦The first online event of its kind to stand together with women in Turkey and in the World against violence, oppression, and femicide. ♦Accompanied by 30+ activists, human rights defenders, journalists, and lawyers. ♦More than 50,000+ expected attendees worldwide. When and…
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STAND UP FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN TURKEY – JOIN TO PROTESTS ON MARCH 6TH.
FLYER LINK 2020 has been hard. We have been hit by a pandemic that halted life at multiple levels. This sudden and global event made us realize how valuable our little conveniences in life are. We now realize what it means to travel, have coffee outside our home,…
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Take Action: Enforced disappearances in Turkey – The Case of Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit
PDF LINK Following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016, the Turkish government declared a state of emergency paving the way for a crackdown on political opponents which has ultimately led to gross violations of civil rights and liberties of Turkish citizens. The Turkish government has revoked passports…
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Take Action: Petition the Turkish Authorities to launch a full investigation into the death of MUSTAFA KABAKÇIOĞLU under suspicious conditions in prison
PDF LINK Urging Authorities To Take All Necessary Steps For The Protection of Innocent People in Prisons of Turkey As it is known the Turkish government has been taking strict measures to silence dissidents from various ideologies recently. Gulen Movement has been the main target of the government,…
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Joint Letter by the Human Rights Advocates on the Release of Political Prisoners in Turkey’s Jails
PDF LINK PROMINENT GROUP OF 205 SIGNATORIES CONSISTING OF ACADEMICS, JURISTS, JOURNALISTS, POLITICIANS, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CALL ON TURKEY TO URGENTLY RELEASE POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THE MIDST OF PANDEMIC. The notoriously overcrowded prisons in Turkey pose serious health threats to inmates during the coronavirus pandemic. The justice reform…
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