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15 December 2021 HRFT Documentation Center Daily Human Rights Report

Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center[1][2][3][4][5]

15 December 2021 Daily Human Rights Report

(12/137) Refugee Children Died in Istanbul…

It is learned that 4 Syrian refugee children [B. H. (5), Ş. H. (9), A. H. (9) and S. H. (1)] lost their lives in the fire that broke out in a block in Esenyurt district of Istanbul on December 14, 2021.

(12/138) Prisoner Died in Izmir…

Abdülrezzak Şuyur, an ill prisoner in Izmir Şakran T Type Prison lost his life on December 14, 2021. It is learned that Abdülrezzak Şuyur was diagnosed with lung cancer 3 months ago but was not receiving medical treatment.

(12/139) Operations and Attacks…

It is learned that 4 militants died in a clash between Turkish Armed Forces and HPG militants in Qandil area of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government on December 14, 2021.

(12/140) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Prison…

It is learned from the news coverage of December 14, 2021 that, the heating does not work and the food is given in small portions in Elazığ T Type Prison.

(12/141) Meeting Request with Abdullah Öcalan Not Responded…

It is learned that the appeal made on December 14, 2021 to chief public prosecutor’s office in Bursa by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers in order to visit him was not responded.

(12/142) Police Intervention to a Protest in Ankara…

The police and private security guards intervened the students organising a forum in the campus of Ankara University about economic crisis on December 14, 2021. It is learned that 13 people including Education and Science Workers’ Union (Eğitim-Sen) Ankara Branch No 5 are detained by physical violence. It is learned that detained people are released after statement procedures on the same day.

(12/143) Detained People in Şırnak…

6 of 27 people who were detained in Şırnak on December 11, 2021, are released on judicial control conditions on December 14, 2021. It is learned that 19 people are still under custody. 2 people (Emin Kalkan and Abdullah Kaçmaz) have been arrested through the investigation.

(12/144) Journalist on Trial in Diyarbakır…

The trial of the case against journalist Rojhat Doğru is held at Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court No 8 on December 14, 2021.

The indictment demands sentence for Rojhat Doğru on the charges of ‘disrupting the unity and integrity of the state’ and ‘making propaganda for an illegal organisation member’.

The prosecutor declared legal opinion on the case and demanded heavy life imprisonment for Rojhat Doğru. After defence hearings the court adjourned the trial to January 6, 2022.

(12/145) Journalists on Trial in Diyarbakır…

The retrial of the case against Ercan Yeltaş and Veysi Altın, distributors of Rojeva Medya, is held at Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court No 5 on December 14, 2021. After defence hearings the court adjourned the trial to March 22, 2022.

(12/146) Association Chair on Trial in Diyarbakır…

The final trial of the case against Yılmaz Kan, former co-chair of Immigrants Association for Social Cooperation and Culture (GÖÇ-DER), through the investigation is held at Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court on December 14, 2021. The court sentenced Yılmaz Kan to 6 years and 3 months on the charge of ‘being an illegal organisation member’.

(12/147) Person on Trial for ‘Insulting the President’ in Ankara…

The first trial of the case against Mahmut Konuk, a public officer who was dismissed from by a state of emergency decree and one of the participators of “I Want My Job Back” in Yüksel Street of Ankara, is held at Ankara Penal Court of First Instance No 54 on December 14, 2021. After defence hearings the court adjourned the trial to December 21, 2021.

(12/148) Person on Trial for ‘Insulting the President’ in Izmir…

It is learned from the news coverage of December 14, 2021 that, the final trial of the case against Ahmet Saymadi, for a social media post, is held at Izmir Karşıyaka Penal Court of First Instance No 8 on December 8, 2021. The case was opened on a cartoon about Tahir Elçi, Diyarbakır Bar Association chair who was murdered on November 28, 2015. The court sentenced Ahmet Saymadi to 1 year 2 months and 17 days and ruled that he should pay the counsel fee to the President’s lawyer.

(12/149) Person on Trial in Diyarbakır…

The trial of the case against Meryem Soylu (79), through an investigation against MEBYA-DER (Association of People Lost Their Relatives in the Cradle of Civilizations), is held at Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court No 5 on December 14, 2021. After defence hearings the court adjourned the trial to February 15, 2022.

Meryem Soylu was arrested on March 2, 2021 and was released from prison at the first trial on May 25, 2021.

(12/150) Prisoner on Trial in Ankara…

The trial of the case against Mehtap Kıyar, a prisoner in Ankara Sincan Women’s Prison, for participating in the hungers strike to demand an end to isolation of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, is held on December 14, 2021. Mehtap Kıyar joined the trial from prison via sound and vision system. The court adjourned the trail to January 27, 2021.

(12/151) Konya/Meram Massacre Case…

The first trial against 11 people including 1 arrestee (Mehmet Altun) for the racist attack in Meram district of Konya where 7 members of Dedeoğulları family were killed on July 30, 2021, is held at Konya Heavy Penal Court No 4 on December 14, 2021.

It is learned that journalists and other people were allowed in the courtroom only if they leave their phones and computers out. The court rejected several bar associations’ demand to intervene the case. The court refused to arrest other defendants and adjourned the trial to February 8, 2022.

(12/152) Lütfullah Tacik Case…

The trial of the case against police officers S. O. and H. Ö. Ö. for death of Lütfullah Tacik (17) in Van Repatriation Center on May 27, 2014, is held at Van Heavy Penal Court No 2 on December 14, 2021. The prosecutor declared legal opinion on the case and demanded sentence for S. O. on the charge of ‘intentional injury’ and ‘misconduct’ and demanded sentence for H. Ö. Ö. on the charge of ‘misconduct’. The court adjourned the trial to February 15, 2022.

(12/153) Ban of Events in Maraş…

Maraş Governorate’s Office made a declaration on December 14, 2021 and announced that open-door meetings are banned in the city for 14 days as of December 14, 2021.

(12/154) Detentions and Arrests in Alleged Link to Coup Attempt…

On December 14, 2021, 45 people are detained in operations covering 43 cities through an Ankara based investigation.

(12/155) Trials in Alleged Link to Coup Attempt…

The final trial of the case against former prosecutor Ferhat Sarıkaya is held at Ankara Heavy Penal Court No 16 on December 14, 2021. The court sentenced the defendant to 10 years on the charge of ‘being an illegal organisation member’.

(12/156) Covid-19 Pandemic…

The Ministry of Health declared that 181 people died due to Covid-19 pandemic and the daily number of Covid-19 cases is 21,477 as of December 14, 2021.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Turkey increased to 79,503 and total number of confirmed ill patients is 9,080,452 as of December 14, 2021.

It is learned that 2 health workers (doctor Kutsal Altıntaş in Bursa and worker Mehmet Topçuoğlu in Kocaeli) lost their lives due to Covid-19 on December 14, 2021.

[1]The reports on the human rights violations of the Documentation Center are claims unless they are certified. The claim of violation either is certified through thoroughly investigations of HRFT Documentation Center, including by judicial verdicts, and becomes a definite data or it is not included to the annual report.

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[5] Daily Human Rights Reports are prepared on the information gathered by the Documentation Center from its own network and the following dailies and internet portals: Vatan, Milliyet, Hürriyet, Habertürk, Evrensel, Birgün, Cumhuriyet, Fırat Haber Ajansı, Jinnews, ETHA, Mezopotamya Ajansı, Yurt, Yeni Yaşam, NTV, Yeni Asya, Bianet, Halkinsesi.tv, Cnnturk, Tr724, İleri Haber, Siyasi Haber, Alınteri, Kızılbayrak, Sendika.org, Yüksekova Haber, T24, Diken, Gazete Karınca, Gazete Duvar. Haber Sol, El Cezire, BBC, Deutsche Welle, Reuters, AFP.