Protest demonstrations were organized in many provinces in Turkey due to November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
A lawsuit was filed against Evrensel Daily’s Editor-In-Chief Fatih Polat due to ‘insulting the President’ with his column, entitled, “What do the addressee say on the allegations regarding Erdoğan’s family?”
A custody operation was conducted in Ankara, Diyarbakır, Istanbul, Bursa and Izmir against the all Municipality and Local Administration Service Workers’ Union (TÜM BEL-SEN) and Health and Social Service Workers’ Union (SES) under the Confederation of Public Workers’ Union (KESK) and the People’s Democratic Party (HDP).
were on their way out from Turkey to participate in the 29th Conference of the Europe Greens Party organized in Berlin, Germany, were seized at Istanbul Atatürk Airport.
Open Society Foundation, founded by arrested businessman Osman Kavala, decided to end their activities in Turkey following the operation against Anadolu Kültür due to Kavala being the Executive Board Chairman at the association.
In the lawsuit filed against Media and Law Workers’ Association (MLSA) Co-Director Veysel Ok due to “public denigration of judicial bodies of state” during an interview he gave in 2015, the court issued a verdict of “non-jurisdiction.”
Debates on the matter continues after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) verdict on the release of Selahattin Demirtaş and Erdoğan’s following statement, “It doesn’t bind us.”
Journalist Murat Aksoy was imprisoned once again after the finalization of his sentence with the approval of the Court of Cassation.
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Prosecutors Office remembers freedom of expression when investigated expressions belonged to Interior Minister
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued a verdict of non-prosecution of Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, who targeted Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu with the words, “dishonoured,” “sly,” “shameless,” “imposter.”