DUVAR ENGLISH

The Turkish police on July 29 once again thwarted the Saturday Mothers' vigil in Istanbul's Galatasaray Square, where they had been demanding information about their relatives who disappeared under custody since 1995.

The police detained 50 human rights defenders and they were later released during the day after hours in custody.

Vetha Aydın Yüksel


UPDATED: 07/26/2023 - 13:01

Human Rights Association Central Executive Board (İHD MYK) member and former Chair of its Siirt branch Vetha Aydın Yüksel has been detained countless times, arrested, tried, and lost her job due to her activities within the Human Rights Association in defense of rights. She is currently a reserve member of the İHD MYK and has a lawsuit filed against her at the 1st High Criminal Court of Siirt as a result of the combination of investigations opened against her in 2009, 2010, and 2017.

CİVİCUS

CIVICUS speaks about 2023 Pride and the civil society response to the Turkish government’s anti-LGBTQI+ campaign with Damla Umut Uzun, international relations and fundraising officer at Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association (Kaos GL).

GAZETE DUVAR

The rectorate of Boğaziçi University (BOUN) on July 16 terminated the employment of academic Can Candan for the third time despite two court rulings in favor of his reinstatement. The rector was appointed by the president and deemed as an illegitimate "trustee" by the university's constituents.

BIANET

According to recent data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), Turkey has a higher police force ratio compared to the EU average.

The data reveals that in 2021, there were 568 police officers for every 100,000 people in Turkey, while the average ratio in the EU stood at 335 officers per 100,000 people.

BIANET

In the case of the Gezi Park protests of 2013, the Prosecutor's Office of the Court of Cassation has delivered an opinion for upholding the imprisonment sentences against the six others who are imprisoned and standing trial, but for the reversal of the sentence against Mücella Yapıcı. 

DUVAR ENGLISH

Osman Kavala on June 20 made a statement about Turkish state television TRT's depiction of him as the main character of a black propaganda series called "Metamorfoz" and said that public resources are being used to create the perception that he is a criminal.

The Marianne Initiative for Human Rights Defenders

The Marianne Initiative for Human Rights Defenders aims to better help Human Rights Defenders in their struggle (www.initiativemarianne.fr/en/). 

The hosting programme in France provides for an accommodation near Paris, the payment of a monthly grant to cover daily needs, personalised support, and networking with Human Rights Defenders for a period of 6 months. 

After the 6 months, participants no longer benefit from the grant, the accommodation and the support provided in the programme. 

DUVAR ENGLISH

To protest her being ill-treated by jail authorities, Gezi Park trial prisoner Mücella Yapıcı, 72, has taken a decision not to go to hospital.

Turkey's Human Rights Association (İHD) co-chair Eren Keskin has announced that architect and activist Mücella Yapıcı, 72, took a decision not to go to hospital after suffering from bruises due to handcuffing.

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