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).
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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
by Dusun-ThinkAnkara 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.”
Translator Sebla Küçük, who was on trial due to sharing news on the Afrin Operation on the social media by translating them from English sources, was acquitted.
After stating that the European Court of Human Rights decree on the immediate release of former People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş “does not bind them,” President Erdoğan stated, “This is not freedom, it’s directly terrorism-loving,” addressing the ECtHR.
The criminal complaint made by screenwriter Emre Kılınç at Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office with the allegation that he was exposed to heavy torture during his custody by Anti-Terror Unit (TEM) officers was concluded with non-prosecution.