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15 February 2022 HRFT Documentation Center Daily Human Rights Report

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

15 February 2022 Daily Human Rights Report

(02/171) Police Intervention Against “I Want My Job Back” Protest in Ankara…

The police intervened the press declaration which were made within the scope of “I Want My Job Back Protest” in front of Human Rights Monument in Yüksel Street on February 14, 2022 and forced people away from the monument by using physical violence.

(02/172) Police Intervention to a Protest in Ankara…

The police intervened the press declaration of Şişli Municipality workers in front of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) on February 14, 2022 and forced people away from the building by using physical violence.

(02/173) Detained HDP Members and Executives in Manisa…

On February 14, 2022, 4 people including Hayri Bökü and Naile Gümüştaş, Turgutlu district co-chairs of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) are detained in house raids in Manisa. The reason of detention is unknown.

Detained people are: Hayri Bökü, Naile Gümüştaş, Mehmet Ali Demir, Arafat Tekemen.

(02/174) Detained Peace Mother in Mardin…

Peace Mother Halime Işık is detained by the police raiding her house in Artuklu district of Mardin on February 14, 2022. The reason of detention is unknown. It is learned that Halime Işık had a surgery on February 8, 2022 and was discharged from the hospital on February 12, 2022.

(02/175) Detained HDP Member and Other People in Batman…

On February 14, 2022, HDP Youth Assembly member Ferman Akbulut and Agit Şahin are detained in house raids in Batman.

(02/176) Detained People in Şırnak…

On February 14, 2022, 5 people are detained in house raids in Silopi district of Şırnak. The reason of detention is unknown.

Detained people are: Dicle Adağ, Rıdvan Özmen, Doğan Şavluk, Nesim Sayın, Selahattin Ormanlı and Ziya Durmuş.

(02/177) Detained People in Şırnak…

4 people who were detained in Cizre district of Şırnak on February 11, 2022 are released by the court on judicial control conditions on February 14, 2022.

(02/178) Detained People in Adana…

On February 14, 2022, 14 people are detained in house raids in Adana. The reason of the detention and the names of the detained people are unknown.

(02/179) Detained People in Mersin…

The number of people detained on the grounds of “being in preparation for actions” in house raids in Mersin on February 12, 2022 and following days, raised to 43.

(02/180) Detained People in Van…

20 people are detained in house raids in Van on February 14, 2022. The reason of the detention and the names of the detained people are unknown.

(02/181) Detained People in Van…

4 of 7 people who were detained on the grounds of ‘aiding an illegal organisation member’ in Gürpınar and Çatak districts of Van, are arrested by the court on February 14, 2022. 3 people are released on judicial control conditions.

(02/182) Detained People in Ağrı…

On February 14, 2022, 5 people are detained in house raids in Diyadin district of Ağrı. The reason of detention is unknown.

Detained people are: Ali Yaşar, İbrahim Turan, Nuri Sarı, İsmail Mert, Cengiz Vertan.

(02/183) Detained People in Diyarbakır…

On February 14, 2022, 27 people are detained in house raids in Diyarbakır on the grounds of “being in preparation for actions”.

The names of detained people learned so far are: Büşra Yentürk, Fatma Önkol, Diyar Sincar, Nurullah Özgün, Ahmet Ateş, Haşim Atman, Mazlum Kardaş, Baver Demirtaş, Agit Kezer, Hadi Sağır, Ferhat Baytaş, Kerem Senim, Mehmet Emin Gülcü, Faysal Kadar, Murat Başer, Şirvan Kaya, Veysel Demirbaş, Cemal Dağ, Agit Satıç, Nurettin Çeliktemel, Ali Şeker, Mehmet Noyan, Muhammed Elmuhammed, Zana Sancar, Veysi Varol, Doğan Alptekin and Fuat Yalçın.

(02/184) Detained People in Izmir…

On February 14, 2022, 8 people including 3 Syrians are detained in house raids in Izmir. The reason of detention and the names of detained people are unknown.

(02/185) Arrested Person in Denizli for Insulting the President…

A person (H. T.) who was detained in Denizli on the grounds of insulting the President in social media posts is arrested by the court on February 14, 2022.

(02/186) Journalists Sent to Prison in Istanbul and Manisa…

The verdict of Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No 34 in the case against Mehmet Ferhat Çelik (managing editor of Yeni Yaşam newspaper), Aydın Keser (executive editor of Yeni Yaşam newspaper), Barış Pehlivan (managing editor of Oda TV), Barış Terkoğlu (chief news editor of Oda TV) and reporter Hülya Kılınç, Murat Ağırel (Yeniçağ newspaper writer) for the news reports on the National Intelligence officer who died in Libya and was buried in Manisa, was approved by Penal Department No 3 of the Istanbul Regional Court on January 28, 2022. Barış Pehlivan and Murat Ağırel are sent to Silivri Prison in Istanbul, and Hülya Kılınç is sent to prison in Manisa on February 15, 2022. It is learned that Aydın Keser and Ferhat Çelik are out of country.

The court has sentenced Aydın Keser, Ferhat Çelik and Murat Ağırel to 4 years and 8 months and 7 days each, and Barış Pehlivan and Hülya Kılınç to 3 years and 9 months for ‘violating the law of national intelligence organisation’.

(02/187) HDP Executive on Trial in Muş…

The first trial of the case against HDP’s provincial co-chair Belma Nergiz is held at Muş Heavy Penal Court No 2 on February 14, 2022.

Belma Nergiz joined the trial from prison via sound and vision system. After defence hearings the court decided to release Belma Nergiz from prison and adjourned the trial.

Belma Nergiz was detained on August 11, 2021 and was arrested by the court on August 13, 2021.

(02/188) Person on Trial in Ankara…

The final trial of the case against Emine Şenyaşar, for her expressions about İbrahim Halil Yıldız, is held at Ankara Penal Court of First Instance No 6 on February 14, 2022. The court sentenced Emine Şenyaşar to 265 days of judicial fine and deferred the announcement of the verdict. On June 14, 2018, Justice and Development Party Urfa MP candidate İbrahim Halil Yıldız and his personal guards had a quarrel with shopkeepers in Suruç district of Urfa which resulted in death of Emine Şenyaşar’s husband Hacı Esved Şenyaşar and her sons Adil and Celal Şenyaşar.

(02/189) Mehmet Sincar Case…

The retrial of the case against Cihan Yıldız, for murder of Mehmet Sincar on September 4, 1993, who was Batman MP of the Democracy Party back then, is held at Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court No 6 on February 14, 2022.

The court board did not allow journalists in the courtroom. The court rejected to arrest Cihan Yıldız and to hear Kutlu Savaş as a witness and adjourned the trial to June 27, 2022.

(02/190) Detentions and Arrests in Alleged Link to Coup Attempt…

On February 14, 2022, 16 people are detained in Urfa.

(02/191) Covid-19 Pandemic…

The Ministry of Health declared that 266 people died due to Covid-19 pandemic and the daily number of Covid-19 cases is 76,632 as of February 14, 2022.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Turkey increased to 90,808 and total number of confirmed ill patients is 12,984,953 as of February 14, 2022.

It is learned that 4 health workers (doctor Nevzat İspir in Bursa, professor Haydar Dümen in Istanbul, health officer Vahdettin Boğadur in Batman and doctor Mehmet Gürocak in Antalya) lost their lives due to Covid-19 on February 14, 2022.

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