A Turkish court has cancelled a disciplinary penalty against academic and documentary filmmaker Can Candan that was imposed by Istanbul’s Boğaziçi University. The penalty in question was one of the reasons the university management had cited in a decision to dismiss Candan from his position.
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Tolga Bektaş is a defender of right to the city and the chairman of the foundation Komşu Kapısı. He has been sued by the company responsible for the construction project that was opposed by Teşvikiye Sakinleri (Residents of Teşvikiye) - an initiative also founded by Bektaş. Claiming that their company’s “commercial reputation was sullied and its brand value attacked”, project owner DAP Yapı has sued Bektaş and four others for damages of 50,000 Turkish Lira each. The Court ruled on the second hearing that the company was not eligible for damages.
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It has come to light that the board of directors of Istanbul’s prestigious Boğaziçi University on Feb. 8 changed the regulations on dormitories which was in effect since 2007. The decision came as Turkey’s agenda was preoccupied by the major earthquakes of Feb. 6.
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Activists from the Mor Dayanışma (Purple Solidarity) group visited the Güzelburç village in Hatay, one of the most heavily affected areas by the massive earthquakes on February 6.
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The İstanbul 18th Heavy Penal Court on November 11 announced its decision in the trial of lawyers from the Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) and the People's Law Bureau (HHB).