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19 November 2025 Daily Human Rights Report
(11/126) Journalist on Trial in Urfa…
The final hearing of the retrial of the case against journalist Hamdullah Bayram was held on November 18, 2025 after the verdict of Urfa Heavy Penal Court No 2 was reversed by Antep Regional Court of Appeals. The court sentenced Hamdullah Bayram to 7 years and 6 months on the charge of ‘being an illegal organization member’ and released him on bail.
(11/127) Journalist on Trial in Ağrı…
The trial of the case against Abdullah Kaya, reporter of Dicle News Agency which was closed down by a state of emergency decree, is held at Ağrı Heavy Penal Court No 2 on November 18, 2025. The indictment demands sentence for the journalist on the charges of ‘being an illegal organization member’ and ‘aiding an illegal organization’. The court adjourned the trial to January 22, 2026.
(11/128) Investigations Against People in Istanbul…
It is learned that Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office initiated an investigation against 7 people on the grounds of ‘publicly insulting 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’, for the slogans “femicide is political” and “state hands off my body” during the protest in Istanbul on October 26, 2025 to protest the 11th Judicial Package which includes discriminatory and phobic regulations.
(11/129) Phobic and Discriminatory Speech of Party Chair…
The following discriminatory and phobic statements were made by Fatih Erbakan, Chairman of the Yeniden Refah Party, in his speech at his party’s 3rd Ordinary Congress held in Ankara on November 16, 2025: “We will abolish the Istanbul Convention in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Instead of Law No. 6284, we will establish a domestic and national law that protects the family while protecting women (…) The struggle from now on will be between the foci that submit to global impositions and the Yeniden Refah cadres who prioritize the interests of our nation and country. We will put an end to LGBTI+ associations and their activities, which are one of the most important indicators of social collapse and immorality.”
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