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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
The decision by a Turkish court to overturn baseless convictions of Amnesty International Türkiye’s Honorary Chair and three other human rights defenders is a huge relief, yet also highlights the politically motivated nature of the prosecutions, Amnesty International said today.
Boğaziçi University’s trustee management has announced that the university will not hold a collective graduation ceremony this year, as has been the case for 2021 and 2022.
In an e-mail sent to students, the university said that departments will hold their diploma award ceremonies separately between July 5-7 in different salons.