For the record, Turkey has a president who does not respect and will not obey Constitutional Court decision to free jailed journalists…

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Erdoğan says he ‘does not respect, will not obey’ top court ruling on arrested journalists

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized the recent Constitutional Court ruling that paved the way for the release of two arrested journalists, saying he “does not accept or respect” the decision and vowing not to “obey” it

Constitutional Court Rules Journalists Can Dündar, Erdem Gül Exposed to Violation of Right

 Bianet :: English

Constitutional Court General Assembly has ruled journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül imprisoned as of November 26 over MİT truck report subjected to violation of right.

AYM Report: Arrest of Gül, Dündar Unlawful

 Bianet :: English

The Application of Gül and Dündar have been referred to General Assembly over Constitutional Court Report confirming “violation of freedom of press and speech and the right to security” concerning the application.

Debate: Cumhuriyet journalists freed

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After a ruling by Turkey’s Constitutional Court two journalists who work for the newspaper Cumhuriyet have been released from jail. They were charged for writing a report that claims to show that the Turkish secret service supplied weapons to Syria. President Erdoğan has announced that he will not respect the court ruling. The Turkish press for the most part supports the journalists.

Can the Kurdish question be settled by killing people in Sur?

open Democracy News Analysis – by Nurcan Baysal

“Allow us, let us take these people out alive. The state will lose nothing if a civilian group is involved.”

Part of Diyarbakir’s old city walls. Wikicommons/ Bertil Videt. Some rights reserved.We are in Surici district with Lale Mansur, Zeynep Tanbay, Ferhat Tunc, Aysegul Devecioglu, Bahri Belen and Dilek Gokçin who came from Istanbul today. We meet Sibel Yigitalp, the HDP Diyarbakir deputy who is on constant watch in Sur. Ms. Yigitalp is able to talk with the families inside from time to time. A heavy bombardment is going on. Small snippets of information filter through to where we crowd around.

 

Punitive Fine for Calling Bilal Erdoğan ‘Genius’

 Bianet :: English

BirGün daily author Seray Şahiner has been sentenced to a punitive fine in amount of 800 euro for calling Bilal Erdoğan, son of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “genius” in her article criticizing transforming schools into religious vocational high schools.

Amnesty report reveals retrogressive state of human rights in Turkey

The overall state of human rights in Turkey has substantially deteriorated in Turkey since the June 7 general elections

Former Turkish football star charged with insulting President Erdoğan

 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Agence France-Presse

Hakan Şükür, who became an MP after retiring from football, faces up to four years in jail if convicted over tweets

Turkey’s former international football star Hakan Şükür risks up to four years in jail after being charged with insulting president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Twitter, reports said on Wednesday.

Article | Children of the PKK By Katrin Kuntz

Mavi Boncuk

Mavi Boncuk |

Children of the PKK: The Growing Intensity of Turkey’s Civil War
By Katrin Kuntz[1], Onur Burçak Belli and Emin Oezmen (photos) Spiegel SOURCE

Article in PDF

A turning point for Turkey’s Kurds and parliamentary democracy

open Democracy News Analysis – by Aykan Erdemir

Ultimately, the fate of Turkish democracy appears to be intertwined with that of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democracy Party (HDP).

Bilgen: Sharing Pain doesn’t Mean Approving Attack

Bianet :: English

HDP Spokesperson Bilgen said, “Funeral is pain for those left behind, you cannot be the partner of things being said in the funeral” as to Van MP Hezer’s participation in suicide bomber of Ankara attack, Sömez’s condolence.

4th Group of News Watch in Diyarbakır

Bianet :: English

Journalists Aram Ekin Duran, Aysel Kılıç, Güliz Karaoğlan Vural, Gülşen İşeri, Gülten Üstündağ, Leyla Alp, Nevin Sungur, Pelin Cengiz and Yavuz Baydar are in Diyarbakır for the News Watch. The number of News Watch attenders has become 34.

MOTHER TONGUE DAY / VIDEO IN 14 LANGUAGES: #anadilindebarış: Peace in Mother Tongue

 Bianet :: English

We have called out “peace!” in Adyghe, Abkhazian, Arabic, Armenian, Georgian, Homshetsi, Judaeo Spanish, Kurdish, Lazuri, Ossetic, Romanian, Romaic, Assyrian and Turkish. Because we know that peace is beautiful in every language and much more beautiful when said in every language.

Bilal Erdoğan’s lawyer denies claims on money laundering

The lawyer of Bilal Erdoğan, the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has denied accusations that his client is involved in any money laundering, after Italian media reported that an investigation has been launched against him

Plans for Erdoğan’s birthday celebration notice to schools probed by CHP

CHP has submitted a parliamentary question addressed to Education Minister Avcı over whether he gave permission for a notice demanding that students from local schools march in celebration of President Erdoğan’s birthday

Demirtas: EU ignoring Turkey crackdown in bid for refugee deal

EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev

The European Union is turning a blind eye to human rights violations in Turkey in a doomed bid for a solution to its migrant crisis, the leader of Turkey’s main Kurdish party told a Greek newspaper today (17 February).

EU ignoring rights abuses in Turkey for migrant deal: HDP

The co-leader of the Kurdish-problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) accused the European Union of turning a blind eye to human rights violations in Turkey in a doomed bid for a solution to its migrant crisis, in an interview with the Greek newspaper on Feb. 17

Constitution Conciliation Committee dissolves as CHP leaves table

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) abandoned an inter-party commission tasked with writing a new charter on Feb. 16 over the presidential system debate

Turkey urged to free Syrian journalist

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

A media advocacy group calls for the release of Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah, who has been detained in Turkey.

Turkey releases Syrian journalist

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah, who was arrested on Wednesday in Turkey, has announced his own release without charge.

Sculptor cleared of insulting Erdoğan

A Turkish sculptor has been acquitted on charges of insulting the Turkish president after he was tried for suggesting money won in compensation in a previous case against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was “illicit.”

ECHR finds Turkey guilty of violating right to life in femicide case

ECHR has found Turkey guilty of violating the right to life in a case regarding a woman murdered by her husband after filing numerous complaints with the police over the man’s death threats and harassment

Turkish girl’s suicide due to alleged sexual abuse sparks outrage

A Turkish high-school student’s suicide following a sexual assault by her math teacher in Kayseri has sparked nationwide outrage while resuming the debate about violence against women

ECHR finds Turkey guilty of discrimination for denying music education to blind student

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has determined that Turkey violated the article on the prohibition of discrimination when it denied music education to a blind student

With dozens killed by Ankara car bomb, focus now turns to who is responsible

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Simon Tisdall

With no group coming forward at this stage, the Kurdistan Workers party are likely to bear the brunt of the blame – but who else could be behind the attack?

In the absence of any immediate claims of responsibility for Wednesday evening’s rush-hour car bomb attack on a military convoy in Ankara, suspicion is likely to fall, first and foremost, on Kurdistan Workers party (PKK) militants who have been engaged in a renewed, low-intensity conflict with Turkey’s army and security forces since last summer.

In Photos: Aftermath of the car bomb attack in Ankara

Photos taken in the immediate aftermath of a car bomb explosion in Turkey’s capital Ankara display the scale of the blast as at least five people were killed and 10 others were injured

Ankara car bomb aftermath – video

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Guardian Staff

The aftermath of a blast in Ankara on Wednesday. Several people have reportedly been killed in the explosion close to military buildings in the Turkish capital. Turkish television footage shows a plume of black smoke billowing into the sky and a large fire on the ground. Emergency services can also be seen at the scene of the blast

Male Violence 2015 Infographic

 Bianet :: English

bianet is publishing its male violence tally in the form of infographic in English, Turkish and Kurdish. Here are 2015’s 1194 male violence cases…

413 women killed across Turkey since start of 2015 according to media: Association

Some 413 murders of women were reported by the Turkish media in 2015, the Umut (Hope) Foundation has stated in a new report, underlining that the trend has been increasing since the beginning of 2016

Related posts:

1. Turkey and human rights – Some progress and many setbacks
2. EFD Rights Watch: “an on line (internet) monument to commemorate women who lost their lives due to domestic violence….
3. "The old Erdoğan versus the new Erdoğan
4. So they were burnt alive…A confession on “Operation Return to Life”…
5. Erdoğan, cleared to be a prime minister while running for presidency [and already being de facto mayor of Istanbul]

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