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21 May 2021 HRFT Documentation Center Daily Human Rights Report

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

21 May 2021 Daily Human Rights Report

(05/118) People Got Wounded by Security Fire in Hakkari…

It is learned from the news coverage of May 20, 2021 that, Şahap Şendol, a shepherd in Derecik district of Hakkari and a 17-year-old child (C. E.) got wounded by the fire opened by soldiers on May 18, 2021.

(05/119) Meeting Request with Abdullah Öcalan Not Responded…

It is learned that the appeal made on May 20, 2021 to chief public prosecutor’s office in Bursa by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers in order to visit their client was not responded.

(05/120) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Prison…

It is learned from the news coverage of May 20, 2021 that, in Izmir Şakran Closed Prison the water is cut off almost for 14 hours a day.

(05/121) Person Subjected to Torture and Ill-Treatment of Gendarmerie in Tunceli…

It is learned from the news coverage of May 20, 2021 that, the gendarmerie officers performing an identity check at Palavra Square of Tunceli, forced a woman to lie face downwards and held gun to her head; and they used pepper spray against the people gather around to react, and then fired their gun into the air.

Tunceli Governorate’s Office made a declaration on May 20, 2021 and stated that 2 gendarmerie officers were suspended from their duties, and both legal and administrative investigations are launched against them.

(05/122) Allegation of Torture and Ill-Treatment in Diyarbakır…

It is claimed in the news coverage of May 20, 2021 that, 1 person who is alleged to be a HPG militant and who was captured after getting wounded in the military operation in rural areas of Yaylak neighbourhood of Kulp district of Diyarbakır that started on May 13, 2021; was subjected to torture and ill-treatment of the soldiers.

(05/123) House Raids in Diyarbakır…

It is learned from the news coverage of May 20, 2021 that, 3 houses in rural areas of Yaylak neighbourhood of Kulp district of Diyarbakır were raided by the soldiers during the military operation which was launched in the area on May 13, 2021.

(05/124) HDP Member Forced to be Police Informant…

It is learned from the news coverage of May 20, 2021 that, Caziye Aygün, a member of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Youth Assembly, was threatened by unknown persons and was forced to be a police informant by them, in Kadıköy district of Istanbul on May 18, 2021.

Caziye Aygün noted that these persons who have called them as deliverers, and then came to the bus station where she was waiting, and she stated the following: “They threatened me in some way. They said ‘You may cooperate with us some day, and you can see your friends then too. But you should report it to us. We could help you in both material and immaterial ways. (…) When I rejected they said ‘If you continue in this way you might be taken from your home suddenly one night’ and threatened me”.

(05/125) Police Intervention to a Protest in Istanbul…

The police intervened the press declaration of the United Youth Assemblies, Kaldıraç and Socialist Students Movement, to protest Israel’s attacks to Palestine; which was to be held at Taksim Square on May 20, 2021; and detained 15 people by using physical violence. The names of detained people are unknown.

(05/126) Police Intervention to a Protest in Ankara…

The police intervened the commemoration for Ibrahim Kaypakkaya, held at Tekmezar Cemetery in Mamak district of Ankara on May 20, 2021 and detained 13 people. It is reported that the police raided the houses of these 13 people. Detained people are: Cihan Altaş, Ozan Deniz Ödemiş, Hasan Altun, Deniz Ağrıdoğdu, Seçil Işık, Faik Hamarar, Hüseyin Gençay, Sıla Yurt, Selma Tokaç, Celil Resiloğulları, Doğukan Ertan, Devin Asya Açıkelli and Berk Gökşar.

(05/127) Police Prevention to Political Party Visit in Rize…

It is learned that the police prevented the members of IYI Party who wanted to visit the poeple resisting against the stone pit project in İşkencedere valley of İkizdere district of Rize, and allowed only Meral Akşener, the chair of IYI Party, on May 20, 2021.

(05/128) Detained Former Co-Mayor, HDP Executives and Other People in Mardin…

On May 18, 2021, 25 people were detained in house raids in Midyat, Nusaybin, Artuklu and Savur districts of Mardin. Detained poeple are released on May 20, 2021.

Some of the detained people were: former provincial executive of HDP Bedii Yılmaz, provincial executive of Ayşe Bozan, former Savur district co-mayor Mehmet Aydın Alökmen, Meles Gültekin, Hamit Başdaş, Cemal Kızar, İsmail Kadam, Nuri Seyhanoğlu, Adnan Cengiz, Ahmet Leventoğlu, Zeki Demir, Mehmet Çiçek, Mahsum Bilbay, Halil El.

(05/129) Detained Person for Social Media Posts in Antalya…

Sümeyya Avcı, a public employee who had been dismissed from her duty in 2016; and who was detained for her social media posts in Antalya on May 19, 2021, is released by the court on judicial control conditions on May 20, 2021.

(05/130) HDP MP on Trial…

The trial of the case against Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Siirt MP Meral Danış Beştaş, on the grounds of ‘being an illegal organisation member’, ‘provoking the public for unlawful meetings and assemblies’, ‘participating in unlawful meetings and assemblies’ and ‘publicly inciting to committing crime’, is held at Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court No 8 on May 20, 2021. The court decided to send a writ to public prosecutor’s offices in Ankara and Diyarbakır to find out which offences are subject to the investigation; and send a writ to the Grand National Assembly to find out when Meral Danış Beştaş was elected as parliamentary member and for how long she is in this position; and adjourned the trial to November 21, 2021.

(05/131) Suspended Prosecutor…

It is learned from the news coverage of May 20, 2021 that, Eyüp Akbulut, public prosecutor of Viranşehir district of Urfa, is suspended by the Council of Judges and Prosecutors. The council has initiated an investigation against Eyüp Akbulut for his social media posts that criticize the state precautions for Covid-19 pandemic.

(05/132) Detentions and Arrests in Alleged Link to Coup Attempt…

On May 20, 2021, 35 people including former military members are detained in house raids in Izmir.

(05/133) Covid-19 Pandemic…

The Ministry of Health declared that 207 people died due to Covid-19 pandemic and 856 new Covid-19 ill patients were diagnosed on May 20, 2021. It is also declared that the daily number of Covid-19 cases is 9,385.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Turkey increased to 45,626 and total number of confirmed ill patients is 5,160,423 as of May 20, 2021.

It is learned that dentist Mehmet Tatlıgil in Istanbul lost his life from Covid-19 on May 20, 2021.

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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.