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16 December 2022 HRFT Documentation Center Daily Human Rights Report

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

16 December 2022 Daily Human Rights Report

(12/136) Operations and Attacks…

The Ministry of National Defence announced that 1 soldier (Tunahan Yavuz) who was wounded on December 5, 2022 during the “Claw-Lock” military operation of the Turkish Armed Forces into the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government, died on December 15, 2022.

It is learned that 8 police officers and 1 civilian were injured as a result of a bomb attack during the passage of a vehicle that carrying police officers on the Diyarbakır-Mardin highway on December 16, 2022. It is reported that 5 people were detained in connection with the attack.

It is learned from the news coverage of December 16, 2022 that, 1 HPG militant died in the Qandil area of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government.

(12/137) Hunger Strike in Prison…

It is learned from the news coverage of December 16, 2022 that, the prisoners in Konya Ereğli High Security Prison who started an indefinite hunger strike in turns on October 4, 2022 to demand an end to right violations which was then continued with constant participants on November 16, 2022; were put in solitary cells.

(12/138) Police Intervention to a Protest in Istanbul…

The police intervened in the press declaration held in front of Çağlayan Courthouse in Istanbul on December 15, 2022 to protest detention of prisoners’ families and detained 8 people (Ümit Özçelik, Yıldız Turan, Özlem Balkı, Kemal Gün, Hasan Kocaman, Bakican Işık, Hasan Karapınar, Arif Pel). Detained people are released on the same day.

(12/139) Police Intervention to a Protest in Ankara…

The police prevented the press declaration of the Confederation of Public Employees’ Unions (KESK) to be held in front of the Grand National Assembly on December 16, 2022 to protest the relocation of the demonstration to be held at Tandoğan Square in Ankara on December 17, 2022, to Anıtpark by the Governorate’s Office. It is also reported that the police prevented journalists from recording. It is learned that the press declaration was held elsewhere.

(12/140) Detained Former Mayor…

Former Beşiktaş district mayor of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Murat Hazinedar who was detained in Kastamonu on December 13, 2022 through an investigation against Beşiktaş Municipality and who was then taken to Istanbul is arrested by the court on December 15, 2022.

(12/141) Detained Documentary Director in Ankara…

Documentary director Sibel Tekin was detained in a house raid Ankara on December 16, 2022. It is learned that digital materials, including Sibel Tekin’s documentary works, as well as a computer, camera and some books were seized during the house search. The reason for detention could not be learned.

(12/142) Detained Cemevi Executive in Istanbul…

Armutlu Zeynep Yıldırım Cemevi chair Beyhan Gün is detained in a house raid in Sarıyer district of Istanbul on December 16, 2022.

(12/143) Detained Person in Istanbul…

Boğaziçi University student M. A. is detained on December 15, 2022 while leaving the campus. It is learned that the reason for detention was that the posters hung in the campus by M. A. who was released on December 16, 2022 after the statement procedures at the prosecutor’s office.

(12/144) Detained People in Istanbul…

7 of 26 people who are relatives of prisoners and who were detained through an Istanbul based investigation are arrested by the court on December 16, 2022 on the charge of ‘financing an illegal organisation’ by transferring money to prisoners. 1 person is released on judicial control conditions and 3 people are released on house confinement while 1 person is still under custody. 6 of the detainees were arrested while 8 of them were released on judicial control conditions on December 15, 2022.

(12/145) HRA Co-Chair on Trial…

It is learned that the indictment of Izmir Public Prosecutor’s Office against the Human Rights Association (HRA) co-chair Eren Keskin, over the social media post about the case against the father of Deniz Poyraz who was killed in the racist attack against the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Izmir office; is accepted by Izmir Heavy Penal Court No. 18 on December 16, 2022. The indictment demands sentence for Eren Keskin on the charges of ‘insult’ and ‘targeting anti-terror officials’. The first trial will be held on February 23, 2023.

(12/146) HDP Executives on Trial in Istanbul…

The first trial of the case against HDP Kartal district co-chairs Aygül Sincar and Mete Aşnaş is held at Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No. 14 on December 15, 2022. The indictment demands sentence for 2 people on the charge of ‘making propaganda for an illegal organisation’ After defence hearings the court adjourned the trial to March 23, 2023.

(12/147) Union Executive on Trial in Istanbul…

The indictment against Bread Producers Union chair Cihan Kolivar, over his expressions in a television programme reading “Bread is the basic food of stupid societies. Since our society eat full of bread, we have such rulers in power for 20 years”, and over his social media posts is accepted by Istanbul Penal Court of First Instance No. 17 on December 15, 2022. The indictment demands sentence for Cihan Kolivar on the charge of “degrading the Turkish nation, the State of the Republic of Turkey, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the judicial organs of the state”. The first trial will be held on April 7, 2023.

Cihan Kolivar was arrested on November 9, 2022 and was released from prison upon his lawyers’ objection on November 18, 2022.

(12/148) Journalists on Trial in Bursa…

The trial of the case against Evrensel newspaper, upon the complaint of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Bursa MP regarding a news report, with a demand for non-pecuniary damage of 100,000 Turkish Liras is held at Bursa Civil Court of First Instance No. 8 on December 16, 2022. The court adjourned the trial to March 23, 2023.

(12/149) Helin Hasret Şen Case…

The trial of the case against police officer A. E., for death of Helin Hasret Şen, is held at Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court No. 1 on December 15, 2022. Helin Hasret Şen, a 12-year-old child, had lost her life due to fire opened from an armoured police vehicle on October 12, 2015, during curfew in Sur district of Diyarbakır. The defendant police officer did not attend the trial. It is learned that the Forensic Medicine Institute stated that it was “outside of duties and authorities” and did not issue a report based on improvement of the footage and images which was requested by the court. The court rejected to arrest the defendant police officer and ruled to bring the officer forcibly to join the trial via sound and vision system and adjourned the trial.

(12/150) Correction Officers on Trial in Adana…

The final trial of the case against 2 correction officers on duty in Adana Kürkçüler F Type Prison for the torture against and other ill-treatment of the prisoner named Şehmuz Emen is held at Adana Penal Court of First Instance No. 23 on December 15, 2022. The court sentenced 2 correction officers to 5 months each on the charge of ‘injury’ and then converted the jail sentence to a penalty fine of 3,000 Turkish Liras.

(12/151) Prisoner on Trial in Adana…

The final trial of the case against Mehmet Özen, a prisoner in Adana Kürkçüler F Type Prison, is held at Adana Heavy Penal Court No. 11 on December 15, 2022. The court sentenced Mehmet Özen to 6 years and 3 months on the charge of ‘being an illegal organisation member’ on the grounds that he conducts illegal organisation activities in prison.

(12/152) Discriminatory Attack in Bursa…

It is learned from the news coverage of December 16, 2022, that a group broke into the Youth House in Nilüfer district of Bursa on December 2, 2022 and made threats saying, “If the workshop is held on December 3, we will burn this place down, we will make here a burial for the perverted ideas”. It is learned that the workshop titled ‘Gender Equality’ to be held at the Youth House on 3–4 December 2022 was cancelled after the attack.

(12/153) Ban of Access to Web Contents…

It is learned that the news reports about the prosecutor and the judge of the case against Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, published on www.cumhuriyet.com.tr and  https://www.diken.com.tr websites and a social media post about the same issue are banned to access on the grounds of violation of the personal rights, by Istanbul Anadolu Penal Court of Peace No. 5 on December 15, 2022.

(12/154) Ban of Events in Hakkari…

Hakkari Governorate made a declaration on December 15, 2022 and announced that all meetings, open-door assemblies, demonstrations, marches, sit-in protests, human chains, op-ed stands, public sessions, any kind of audio-visual activities with mobile audio-visual vehicles, hunger strikes, opening stands, collecting petitions, flying sky lanterns or balloons, commemorations, concerts, festivals, theatre plays, screening shows, firing torches, distributing leaflets, hanging banners and so on are banned for 15 days as of December 15, 2022.

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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.