Tag: Turkiye
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Unlawfully imprisoned journalist struggling with health conditions in prison
The image shows Ziya Ataman posing while holding his camera, a woman in the background. Source: Evrensel In 2016, after the attempted coup d’état in Turkiye, the government decrees (KHK) targeted the freedom of the press, and one media news agent including DIHA (Turkish: Dicle Haber Ajansi, DİHA). These news agents are known as its…
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Journalist Tolga Sardan’s Arrest: A Challenge to Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Turkey
In Turkiye, T24 writer and experienced journalist Tolga Şardan was arrested on November 1, within the scope of the investigation initiated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, due to his article titled ” Judicial report submitted by MİT to the Presidency”. Şardan, who was investigated on the charge of ” disseminating misleading information to…
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Challenges to Turkey’s Council of Europe Membership: Defending Human Rights and the Rule of Law
As Rights Defenders, we have deep concern regarding recent developments that question Turkey’s continued membership in the Council of Europe. As a member of this esteemed organization for the past 73 years, Turkey has committed to safeguarding fundamental human rights on European soil, as enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The recent…
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Silencing the Golden Orange: The Antalya Film Festival Controversy and the Battle for Artistic Freedom
Antalya, a municipality in southern Turkey, made headlines recently when it decided to cancel the long-standing Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. The cancellation came in the wake of a controversy surrounding a political documentary titled “Kanun Hukmu” or “Decree.” The film delves into the lives of a physician and a teacher who were dismissed from…
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Urgent Appeal for the Release of Can Atalay
Urgent Appeal for the Release of Can Atalay, Elected Lawmaker, in Compliance with Constitutional Rights Can Atalay, an elected lawmaker from the Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP), who is currently incarcerated in spite of the decisions made by the Court of Cassation and the Constitutional Court. Can Atalay was arrested on April 25, 2022, following…
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Forced disappearances in Turkey
The human rights violations have been taking place in Turkey against a large number of innocent people. The situation is extremely alarming and requires the attention of the international community to bring an end to this humanitarian crisis. There are wide range of human rights violations, such as extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, torture,…
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MS diagnosed ex-pilot has been in prison for 6 years
The rule of law and respect for human rights are increasingly severely undermined and restricted in Turkey, The rule of law is a cornerstone of ensuring respect for and protecting human rights. The people in Turkey are facing serious problems in their everyday lives. There are threats to all human rights: individual freedoms are cramped,…
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Ex-officer is struggling to live in prison
Mustafa Ozcan Cay, a former staff colonel convicted on coup charges, was denied release from prison by Turkey’s Constitutional Court despite his inability to perform even the most basic tasks such as eating, drinking and using the bathroom without assistance due to advanced stage multiple sclerosis (MS). Cay served in various national and NATO posts.…
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A local journalist was beaten by law enforcement officers
A police officer and a municipality employee were arrested in connection with the beating of Sinan Aygül, who works as a local journalist in the Tatvan district of Bitlis and wrote about the allegations of irregularities in the municipality, on 17.06.2023. Article 10 1. : “Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right…
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A disabled physics teacher is still in prison in Turkiye
Serife Sulukan is a physics teacher who was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison for working in one of the institutions that were closed by the Decree Laws issued in Turkey after July 15, 2016. Sulukan, who is also a mother of 2 children, is an 89% disabled individual. Sulukan, who has…