Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center[1][2][3][4][5]
25-27 November 2023 Daily Human Rights Report
(11/210) Operations and Attacks…
It is learned from the news coverage of November 24, 2023, that a village guard (Faruk Bilik) on duty in Şırnak died due to an accident with a bullet.
Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced that 3 soldiers (Necdet Çalış, Emrah Gündüz, Fevzi Kızıltaş) were killed and 1 soldier was wounded in a clash between the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) units and HPG militants during the ” Pençe-Kilit” operation in Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (IKBY) on November 26, 2023.
(11/211) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Prison…
It is learned from the news coverage of November 25, 2023, that the tap water in the wards of Ankara Sincan Women’s Prison is unclean. It is also stated in the news reports that prisoners’ demand for a purifier to be installed in the wards was rejected by the prison administration on the grounds of “security”.
It is learned from the news coverage of November 25, 2023, that in Kütahya prison, some wards are given water for 45 minutes a day, and some wards are given water for 2 hours a day, the food given to prisoners is of poor quality, and the heaters are turned on for 3 hours and 30 minutes a day.
(11/212) Bans and Interventions Against November 25 Protests…
Diyarbakır Governorate announced on November 24, 2023, that the march organized for November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, is banned.
On November 25, 2023, the police intervened against the march in Diyarbakır for November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and detained 3 people by using physical violence. It is learned that the police prevented journalists from recording the march and broke the camera of a journalist.
The police intervened against the march in Şırnak on November 25, 2023, and detained 21 people, including 3 journalists (Zeynep Durgut, Ömer Akın, and Rozerin Gültekin) by using physical violence. It is reported that 2 people were injured as a result of the intervention. It is learned that the police broke a camera and three tripods of journalists during the intervention. Detained people were released after statement procedures on the same day.
The police prevented the march in the Şişli district of Istanbul in the same context. It was learned that the police prevented the march, and people gathered at Mecidiyeköy Square to hold a press statement.
(11/213) Police Intervention Against a Protest in Bursa…
On November 25, 2023, the police detained 2 people who spilled Coca-Cola on the ground in front of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) district office in the Gemlik district of Bursa to protest the Israeli attacks on Gaza.
(11/214) Police Intervention Against a Protest in Izmir…
On November 27, 2023, 6 workers, who were dismissed from their jobs for being union members, were detained by the police after they went on the roof of a building in Izmir and opened a banner saying “Give us our rights”.
(11/215) HEDEP Members and Others Detained in Diyarbakır…
On November 27, 2023, 9 people, including members of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (HEDEP) Youth Assembly, were detained in house raids in the Silvan district of Diyarbakır. The reason for detention is unknown.
(11/216) People Detained in Kocaeli…
On November 27, 2023, 3 people (Muhammet Zaman, Taner Aslan, and Kadir Ankay) were detained in house raids in Kocaeli. The reason for detention is unknown.
(11/217) People Detained in Mardin…
On November 27, 2023, 17 people were detained in house raids in the Derik and Kızıltepe districts of Mardin on the grounds of ‘making propaganda for an illegal organization’ in their social media posts.
(11/218) Party Executives Detained in Osmaniye…
On November 27, 2023, HEDEP Provincial Co-Chair Müslüm Çağan and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Provincial Spokesperson İsmail Esen were detained in house raids in Osmaniye on the grounds of social media posts.
(11/219) Person Detained in Urfa…
On November 27, 2023, 1 person was detained in a house raid in Urfa on the grounds of making propaganda for an illegal organization in social media posts and was released the same day after statement procedures at the prosecutor’s office.
(11/220) Person Detained in Antep…
On November 27, 2023, HEDEP Youth Assembly member Abdurrahman Elmas was detained in a house raid in Antep. The reason for the detention is unknown.
(11/221) ESP and SGDF Member and Executives Detained in Diyarbakır…
2 of 5 people (Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) Deputy Co-Chair Beycan Taşkıran and Socialist Women’s Assemblies (SKM) MYK member Satiye Ok) who were detained in Diyarbakır on November 22, 2023, were released by the court on judicial control condition on November 25, 2023. 3 other people [Socialist Youth Associations Federation (SGDF) members Serhat Eren, Muhammet Altınkaya, and Heja Kayan] were released after statement procedures at the prosecutor’s office.
(11/222) Union Executive and ESP Member Detained in Bursa…
2 of 4 people, including Eğitim-Sen Bursa Branch Secretary Murat Pınar and ESP member Rıza Çimen, who were detained in Bursa on November 22, 2023, were arrested by the court on November 24, 2023, on the charge of ‘being a member of an illegal organization.’ The names of those arrested are Rıza Çimen and Abdülkadir Karabağ.
(11/223) Citizen of Iran Detained in Istanbul…
Shailin Asadollahi, a citizen of Iran, who was detained on 23 November 2023 in Istanbul and taken to Silivri Removal Center, was released on 25 November 2023.
(11/224) Journalist on Trial in Istanbul…
The final hearing of the case filed against journalist Levent Gültekin upon the complaint of the President’s son-in-law based on a social media post Levent Gültekin made was held at Istanbul Civil Court of First Instance No. 23 on November 23, 2023. The court sentenced Levent Gültekin to pay 25,000 TL compensation.
(11/225) Decision of Non-Prosecution Regarding Allegations of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment at the Removal Center in Izmir…
It is learned from the news coverage of November 25, 2023, that the Izmir Public Prosecutor’s Office decided on non-prosecution for the allegations that 2 refugees were subjected to torture and ill-treatment in Izmir Harmandalı Removal Center in 2021.
(11/226) Banned Events and Protests…
The Governorate of Van announced on November 24, 2023, that all events such as press statements, sit-ins, polls, opening/setting up tents and stands, organizing petitions, distributing leaflets, brochures, and flyers, and all kinds of protest actions and similar activities are banned for 4 days as of November 25, 2023.
(11/227) Special Security Zone in Şırnak…
The Governorate of Şırnak announced on November 11, 2023, that Cudi Mountain Region, Bestler Dereler Region, Kurt Mountain Region, Kurşin Region, Karaçalı T. Region, Kel Mehmet D. Region, Serin V. Region, 2088 Rk T. Region, Küçük Su Y. Region, Gabar Mountain Region, Altın Dağ Region, İncebel Mountain Region, Oymakaya Region, Tanin Tanin Region, Tanin Tanin Region, are declared as temporary special security zones between November 27, 2023, and December 11, 2023.
(11/228) People Detained and Arrested in Relation with the Coup Attempt…
On November 25, 2023, Yahya Memiş, a dismissed former member of the Court of Cassation, was detained in Manisa.
On November 26, 2023, former Şırnak University lecturer Bedirhan Önem was detained in Istanbul
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