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26 April 2022 HRFT Documentation Center Daily Human Rights Report

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

26 April 2022 Daily Human Rights Report

(04/309) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Van…

It is learned that 1 person who was stopped by the police wanting a criminal record check, as he was walking on the street and singing a Kurdish song in Van on April 25, 2022; was subjected to physical violence of the police after a quarrel took place and was handcuffed behind his back as he was detained.

(04/310) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Prison…

It is learned from the news coverage of April 25, 2022 that, 1 prisoner in Manisa T Type Prison was subjected to the torture of foot whipping and was injured.

(04/311) Police Intervention to a Protest in Istanbul…

The police intervened 3 people (Erkan Yıldırım, Hüseyin Kütük and Muhammet Akyıldız) who were marching from Istanbul to Ankara which was held to draw attention to Sibel Balaç and Gökhan Yıldırım, the prisoners on hunger strike, and detained them in Kartal district of Istanbul on April 26, 2022.

(04/312) Police Intervention to a Protest in Ankara…

The police intervened the press declaration of Yasin Keskin, who demands to be reinstated to his job at Çankaya Municipality, outside of municipality building on April 25, 2022 and forced him away from the building by using physical violence.

(04/313) Police Intervention Against “I Want My Job Back” Protest in Ankara…

The police intervened the press declaration which were made within the scope of “I Want My Job Back Protest” in front of Human Rights Monument in Yüksel Street on April 25, 2022 and forced people away from the monument by using physical violence.

(04/314) Preventions and Bans for 1 May Events…

The police and private security guards intervened the stand that was opened for 1 May events in the North Campus of Boğaziçi University on April 25, 2022. It is learned that one student who was injured due to physical violence was admitted to a hospital by an ambulance while another student was injured at the arm. It is reported that 2 people were detained by using physical violence.

(04/315) Detained Association Executive in Izmir…

Nilay Güleser, co-chair of the Aegean Association of Prisoners’ Families (EGE-TUHAYDER), is detained in a street near her house in Izmir on April 25, 2022. The reason of detention is unknown. Nilay Güleser is released after statement procedures on the same day.

(04/316) Detained ESP, SGDF and SKM Members in Çanakkale…

On April 25, 2022, 9 people including members of the Socialist Youth Associations’ Federation (SGDF), the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) and the Socialist Women Assemblies (SKM) are detained in house raids in Çanakkale.

Detained people are: Öznur Çençik, Veysi Olan, Ozan Aksünger, Zeynep Altuntaş, Ömer Kadan, Mustafa Karataş, Yusuf Şahin, Kamuran Efe and Ahmet Toprak.

(04/317) Detained HDP and DBP Members and Executives in Ağrı…

On April 22, 2022, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Doğubayazıt district co-chair Gönül Öztürk, the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Party Assembly member Abdullah Ekelik, HDP’s former district executive Bahattin Öztürk and Mustafa Taşdemir were detained in house raids in Doğubayazıt district of Ağrı. 4 people are detained by the court on the charge of ‘being an illegal organisation member’ on April 25, 2022.

(04/318) Detained Person in Batman…

It is learned that a person who said “If you call Öcalan a terrorist, then you call 40 millions of Kurdish people terrorists too” to the Innovation Party chair Öztürk Yılmaz as he was visiting Batman on April 10, 2022; is detained by the police on the grounds of ‘making propaganda for an illegal organisation’ on April 26, 2022.

(04/319) Gezi Case…

The final trial of the case against 17 people, for Gezi Park protests in 2013, is held at Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No 13 on April 25, 2022.

Mücella Yapıcı, Çiğdem Mater, Can Atalay, Hakan Altınay, Mine Özerden, Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi and Tayfun Kahraman attended the trial.

The court sentenced Osman Kavala to heavy life imprisonment on the charge of ‘attempting to overthrow the government’, and acquitted him on the charge of ‘espionage’.

The court sentenced Mücella Yapıcı, Çiğdem Mater, Hakan Altınay, Mine Özerden, Can Atalay, Tayfun Kahraman, Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi to 18 years each on the charge of ‘aiding to the attempt to overthrow the government’ and decided to arrest them.

It is learned that a judge in the court board issued a dissenting opinion on the grounds that “there is no evidence other than the wiretapping records in the file and that the wiretapping records, as in the file, are considered illegal and unlawful evidence”.

The Court of Cassation has reversed the acquittal decision of the local court regarding the “Gezi Case”, and the number of defendants raised to 52, as the case was consolidated with the “Çarşı Case” on October 8, 2021. Osman Kavala who has been arrested on November 1, 2017, was acquitted on February 18, 2022 in the Gezi Park protests case but was arrested without being released from prison, on the grounds of another investigation regarding the coup attempt in 2016.

(04/320) MP on Trial in Diyarbakır…

The trial of the case against HDP Siirt MP Meral Danış Beştaş on the charges of ‘being an illegal organisation member’, ‘inciting the public to unlawful meetings and demonstrations’, ‘participating in unlawful meetings and marches’ and ‘publicly inciting to commit a crime’ is held at Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court No 8 on April 26, 2022.

Meral Danış Beştaş’s lawyer demanded that the proceedings should end, citing the violation decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding the lifting of parliamentary immunity. The court rejected the demand and adjourned the trial to October 17, 2022.

(04/321) MP on Trial in Diyarbakır…

The trial of the case against HDP Diyarbakır MP Feleknas Uca, for the meetings she participated in and some declarations in 2015 and 2016, on the charge of ‘being an illegal organisation member’ is held at Diyarbakır Heavy penal Court No 5 on April 26, 2022.

Feleknas Uca’s lawyer demanded that the proceedings should end, citing the violation decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding the lifting of parliamentary immunity. The court rejected the demand and adjourned the trial to October 11, 2022.

(04/322) Birol Yıldırım Case…

The trial of the case against 12 police officers including 1 arrestee, for death of Birol Yıldırım at Esenyurt district police station in Istanbul on June 5, 2021, is held at Istanbul Bakırköy Heavy Penal Court No 13 on April 25, 2022.

It is learned that journalists were not allowed in the courtroom. After defence hearings the court decided to release the only arrestee of the case, officer I. S., and adjourned the trial to September 19, 2022.

(04/323) Police Raid to Cultural Center in Çanakkale…

It is learned that Düş Yolcuları Youth Cultural Center is raided by the police on April 25, 2022.

(04/324) Covid-19 Pandemic…

The Ministry of Health declared that 15 people died due to Covid-19 pandemic and the daily number of Covid-19 cases is 2,604 as of April 25, 2022.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Turkey increased to 98,706 and total number of confirmed ill patients is 15,021,151 as of April 25, 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.