law

09:20

Four female politicians, who were detained in Hakkari on June 11 and sent to court yesterday, have been released under judicial control.

11:22

Turkey’s Court of Appeal has upheld the 22 years and three months prison sentence against DTK Co-chair Leyla Güven, who was arrested after her parliamentary immunity was lifted.

15:21

A lawsuit was opened against six women for replicating Chilean “Las Tesis” protest anthem in Turkey. The women have been acquitted.

15:20

Masoumeh Askari, a retired teacher who was imprisoned in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, has been temporarily released from Evin Prison in Iran due to her health problems. Although doctors demanded her release four months ago, her release was blocked for months due to political reasons.

17:00

Eight members of Ankara Women’s Platform were detained by police while issuing a statement in front of the Ankara Courthouse. The women have been reportedly released.

13:18

Ankara Women’s Platform members wanted to issue a statement in front of the Ankara courthouse about 33 women standing trial for saying, “Istanbul Convention should be implemented”. Police attacked women with tear gas.

13:26

The lawyer of the perpetrator of the rape Musa Orhan reportedly offered Ezgi Mola to “apologize” to not open a lawsuit against her. The famous actress rejected the offer.

15:19

Detention period of members and co-chair Selma Atabey of the Health and Social Service Workers' Union (SES) has been extended.

13:40

An Iranian woman named Z.N. was raped in the Kurubaş Removal Centre located in Van province. An investigation was opened against five officials but the Public Prosecutor of Van has ruled there is no need to prosecute the incident.

10:12

About 1,388 people have been forcibly disappeared in Turkey, particularly in the region where Kurds live, since 1980. There are many cases about forced disappearances but many of these cases have been dropped for lack of evidence after the files have been kept on the dusty shelves for years. Relatives of forced disappearances have struggled for years demanding that their lost ones be found and those responsible be brought to justice. Human Rights Association (IHD) has determined the period from 7th May to 31st May as, “Week of Disappeared People”. “The policy of forced disappearances has continued in Turkey since 1915,” said Eren Keskin, Co-chair of the IHD.

16:38

Journalist Kenza Khattou, who was detained while covering anti-government protests in Algeria, has been released by a court pending her trial.

15:13

78 heads of bar associations in Turkey have issued a joint press statement to mark the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Istanbul Convention. “We announce that we don’t give up on the Istanbul Convention and that we will keep struggling on legal basis,” the head of bar associations across Turkey said in the statement.

15:10

Political prisoner Fatemeh Mosanna has been temporarily released from prison for two months due to her deteriorating health conditions. Even if the doctors said she needed treatment months ago, she was denied medical treatment in Evin Prison.

15:23

Sevginur Aktaş, an anesthesia tech, was shot in the head by her husband. Her husband Müslüm Aktaş, a police officer, claimed that Sevginur committed suicide. It is revealed that he had sexually assaulted his wife and beat her before the incident. He has faced 75 years prison sentence for “attempting killing his wife”, “sexual assault” and “deliberately injuring.”

12:44

The trial, known as “Kobanî Case”, opened against 108 people, including HDP former co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ will be held today. So, who and why are stand trial? What are they charged with?

11:54

16 of the 24 women, who were detained within the scope of an investigation opened by the Diyarbakır Prosecutor’s Office, were sent to a court. The court has ruled the release of 10 women while six women have been sent to prison.

16:24

The first hearing of the trial of four journalists, who were jailed for reporting on two villagers who had allegedly been thrown out of a military helicopter, was held today. Four journalists have been released from prison.

12:48

“Women are killed disguised as suicide in Urfa (Şanlıurfa province in Turkey) and the state doesn’t carry out an effective investigation into femicides,” said Zeynep Dilek Polat, who is a lawyer and chairperson of the Urfa Yaşamevi Women’s Solidarity Association.

15:59

The hearings of the trials opened against Free Women’s Movement (TJA) Spokesperson Ayşe Gökkan and the movement’s activist Gülcihan Şimşek were held today. The court refused Ayşe Gökhan’s demand to make her defense in her mother language so she refused to defense to protest the court. TJA activist Gülcihan Şimşek has been sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.

12:07

Six members of Mersin Women’s Platform have been fined 21.598 Turkish Lira (nearly $2,700) for protesting Turkey’s Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention by a Presidential decree. “They cannot discourage us by fining us,” said Çiğdem Serin, one of the six women.