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22 August 2024 Daily Human Rights Report
(08/162) Prisoner whose Release was Postponed by the Prison Administration and Observation Board…
It is learned from the news coverage of August 22, 2024, that the release of Ataş Göbe, a prisoner in Bolu F Type Prison, who completed the execution of his life sentence of 30 years on June 2, 2024, was postponed for 3 months by Prison Administration and Observation Board (İGK) on the grounds of ‘not being in good behavior’, for not accepting remorse.
(08/163) Meeting Request with Abdullah Öcalan not Responded to…
It is learned that the appeal made on August 22, 2024, to the chief public prosecutor’s office in Bursa by lawyers in order to visit their clients PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş in İmralı Prison was not responded.
(08/164) Person Subjected to Spying Imposition in Siirt…
It is learned from the news coverage of August 22, 2024, that a high school student (18, f) in Siirt was confronted by the police officers on August 5, 2024, at the entrance of the dormitory where she was staying and was called to the room of the director of the dormitory, where she was forced to be a spy by plainclothes police officers. It is also reported in the news that the father of the woman who filed a criminal complaint to the prosecutor’s office was called by a police officer on duty at the Provincial Security Directorate and was asked to withdraw their complaint.
The person who was subjected to the imposition of being a spy stated the following to the press: “As soon as I entered the director’s office, ten plainclothes police officers entered the room. They said there was a report and showed my photograph and said ‘We will interview you’. They did not take me to the police station. They did not let anyone in the room. They told me things like, ‘You were carrying a gun, you were going to go to the mountains’. They asked me a few more questions and said, ‘If you do what we want, we will place you in the university. I reacted to what they said and rejected their offer. Despite my refusal, they kept coming at me with offers and questions. I stayed in that room with them for several minutes. My best friend wanted to enter the room but they wouldn’t let her in. Finally they said ‘we want to communicate with you, do you have a phone?’ When I said ‘no’ they said they would buy me a phone. I did not accept this offer and they gave me money and a phone coercively. On the other day, it continued in the same way and they asked me questions such as ‘you will give us names’, ‘who works for the terrorist organization, who helps them’. Again, they asked about my relatives who were unrelated to the incident. I reiterated that I did not know anyone and would not accept their offer. The next day I called my father and told him about the incident. We applied to the necessary places. After the prosecutor’s office, I went to the Human Rights Association (IHD) and filed a criminal complaint.”
(08/165) Gendarmerie Intervention Against a Protest in Mardin…
It is learned from the news coverage of August 22, 2024, that the gendarmerie used tear gas and water cannons to intervene against people protesting Dicle Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. teams going to the Sürgücü neighborhood of Savur district of Mardin. It is not known whether anyone was detained during the intervention.
(08/166) Police Intervention Against a Protest in Konya…
It is learned from the news coverage of August 21, 2024, that Abdullah Koyuncu, a farmer selling fruit in a park in the Karatay district of Konya, protested in front of the Karatay Municipality building and was detained by the police. It is also reported that press workers and journalists who wanted to take video footage of the police intervention were prevented by the police. Abdullah Koyuncu was released the same day after statement procedures.
(08/167) People on Trial in Istanbul…
It is learned from the news coverage of August 22, 2024, that, the indictment against 8 people, including 3 children (B.K., C.G., Ö.T.) who were detained in house raids in Istanbul on July 27, 2024, on the grounds of dancing halay to Kurdish music and sharing the footage on social media, was accepted by Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No 22 and the file of 3 children was separated and sent to Juvenile Crimes Investigation Bureau. The indictment demands a sentence for 5 people (Temurşah Sayan, Yıldırım Kaya, İlhan Kaya, Yasin Tektaş and Berdan Sal) on the charge of ‘making propaganda for an illegal organization’. The first hearing of the case will be held on October 15, 2024.
(08/168) Ban of Access to Web Content…
It is learned from the news coverage of August 21, 2024, that the https://mezopotamyaajansi38.com website of Mezopotamya Agency (MA) was banned from access by Eskişehir Criminal Peace Judgeship. The reason for the access ban and the date of the decision could not be learned.
(08/169) Detained People…
The Ministry of National Defence (MSB) announced on 21 August 2024 that 4 people who were allegedly trying to illegally flee the country were detained on the grounds of ‘being a member of an illegal organization’.
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