Content tagged with state of emergency

Amnesty International: more than 100,000 public sector employees denied a future
Amnesty International: more than 100,000 public sector employees denied a future
Amnesty International, in a report concerning dismissed public sector workers, stated: "The blanket nature of the dismissals, the fact that the dismissed include trade union, political or human rights activists and known critics of the government from conservative sections of society, and the broader crackdown on dissent that has included the jailing of more than 120 journalists awaiting trial since the 2016 coup attempt, increase concerns that a great many dismissals were arbitrary, unfair and/or politically motivated."
22 May 2017 Haber Merkezi
Gülmen and Özakça detained in midnight raid
Gülmen and Özakça detained in midnight raid
Dismissed academic Nuriye Gülmen and teacher Semih Özakça are on the 75th day of their hunger strike, which they started with the demand of being returned to their jobs. Last night, police raided their houses and detained Gülmen and Özakça. Lawyer Selçuk Kozaağaçlı stated that the ground of detention is the following: “the protest might turn into an indefinite hunger strike or trigger events like Gezi Park protests or Tekel strike.”
22 May 2017 Haber Merkezi
Story of academics who stay to resist
Story of academics who stay to resist
The state of emergency declared after the coup attempt on July 15 resulted in a purge in universities that has never been seen before in Turkey's recent history. The emergency decrees have been used for dismissing both experienced academics who carried out many researches in universities and young academics whose careers had just begun. However, despite everything that happened, some academics hold on to their profession, which they define as “reason for being”. In this regard, Kocaeli Solidarity Academy is a precursor and guiding initiative. Having completed its first term of “alternative education”, it has also the purpose of establishing an open and free school of life for people with a new two-tear program.
17 May 2017
Muiznieks: Steps must be taken to restore freedoms immediately and state of emergency must be stopped
Muiznieks: Steps must be taken to restore freedoms immediately and state of emergency must be stopped
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks released a memorandum about Turkey after 6 years. Muiznieks stated that the state of emergency must be stopped.
15 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
Police attacks academics in Ankara University
Police attacks academics in Ankara University
Academics who gathered in Cebeci Campus of Ankara University for protesting the decrees are not allowed in the university. Police forces attacked and the doors of the campus are closed.
10 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
New emergency decree: 4,464 public servants sacked
New emergency decree: 4,464 public servants sacked
Last night, a new state of emergency decree was issued and 4,464 public servants have been sacked.
8 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
State of emergency extended for 3 months
State of emergency extended for 3 months
Starting from January 19, the state of emergency is extended for 3 more months.
4 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
Yıldırım: extension of the state of emergency will be discussed in the parliament
Yıldırım: extension of the state of emergency will be discussed in the parliament
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım spoke at AKP group meeting. He stated that the parliament will discuss 3-month extension to the state of emergency this week. The state of emergency, which was declared after the coup attempt on July 15, had been extended for 3 months.
3 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
“State of emergency continues, new decrees to come”
“State of emergency continues, new decrees to come”
Vice Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş stated that the state of emergency will continue as long as it is necessary, new emergency decrees are about to be completed and investigation is launched against 347 social media accounts.
3 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
The fertility center that was shut down by a decree reopened by another decree
The fertility center that was shut down by a decree reopened by another decree
With the recent emergency decree that is published in the Official Journal today, Istanbul Fertility Center, which was shut down on July 25, is reopened.
22 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
Two new emergency decrees: 15,726 people sacked
Two new emergency decrees: 15,726 people sacked
Two new emergency decrees are published in the Official Journal of Turkey.
22 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
Co-Mayors of Diyarbakir arrested
Co-Mayors of Diyarbakir arrested
Co-Mayors of Diyarbakir Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı have been arrested by the court on duty. Former BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) MP Aylin Akat Ata, who protested the detention of co-mayors, is also arrested.
31 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
Operation against Cumhuriyet: editor-in-chief and writers detained
Operation against Cumhuriyet: editor-in-chief and writers detained
As part of the operation against Cumhuriyet Daily, editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu and writers Aydın Engin, Hikmet Çetinkaya, Güray Öz, Hakan Kara and Turhan Güney have been detained.
31 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
Two more emergency decrees lead to abolition of the rectoral elections and shutdown of 15 media organs
Two more emergency decrees lead to abolition of the rectoral elections and shutdown of 15 media organs
With the most recent emergency decrees, 10,158 civil servants and 1267 academics have been sacked, rectoral elections are abolished and 15 media organs including DİHA and Azadiya Welat are shut down
30 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
IHD issues “violations of rights after July 15 coup attempt” report
IHD issues “violations of rights after July 15 coup attempt” report
Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD) issued a report about the violations of rights that have been committed after the coup attempt on July 15 and during the state of emergency.
19 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
Demonstration for press freedom in Istanbul
Demonstration for press freedom in Istanbul
Last evening, people protested the state of emergency decree that led the shutting down of more than 20 TV channels and radio stations.
5 October 2016
After Hayatın Sesi and IMC TV, police raids Özgür Radyo
After Hayatın Sesi and IMC TV, police raids Özgür Radyo
Hayatın Sesi and IMC TV are shut down by a state of emergency decree and today, the buildings of the TV channels have been raided by the police forces. Both channels went off the air. Özgür Radyo is also raided by the police forces. Radio station's terrestrial broadcast is blocked.
4 October 2016
Med Nûçe goes off the air
Med Nûçe goes off the air
After 12 TV channels had been shut down with a decree, Med Nûçe TV also went off the air. The TV channel had been broadcasting to Europe.
3 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
“Academics for peace hunt” under the state of emergency
“Academics for peace hunt” under the state of emergency
With the decree issued on September 2, many academics are dismissed. “Academics for peace” were one of the targets of this recent decree. Academics from Kocaeli University tell about what they have been going through.
7 September 2016 Nazan Özcan
Kerem Altıparmak: “the risk is about the way the state of emergency is practiced”
Kerem Altıparmak: “the risk is about the way the state of emergency is practiced”
Declaration of the state of emergency in Turkey caused debates both in Turkey and other countries. We talked to Assistant Prof. Kerem Altıparmak about the recent developments and ongoing debates.
28 July 2016 Yetvart Danzikyan

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