Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center[1][2][3][4][5]
27 October 2026 Daily Human Rights Report
(10/162) Prisoner Who Lost His Life…
It has been reported that Abdullah Tırpan (73), a prisoner held at Metris Type R Prison, lost his life at the Istanbul Başakşehir Çam and Sakura Hospital, where he was receiving treatment.
(10/163) Mayor and Others Detained in Denizli…
On 27 October 2026, 27 people, including Mayor Şeniz Doğan, were detained as part of an investigation into the Merkezefendi Municipality in Denizli.
(10/164) Deputy Mayor and Others Detained in Istanbul…
On 27 October 2026, as part of an investigation into the Bakırköy Municipality in Istanbul, at least 56 people, including deputy mayors, were detained on allegations of ‘tender rigging’ and ‘extortion’.
(10/165) Journalists Detained…
Ercüment İşleyen, Editor-in-Chief of the Sözcü newspaper’s website, and Tuğba Nur Çelik, Managing Editor, were detained on 26 October 2026 and released the same day following questioning by the police. The grounds for their detention could not be learned.
(10/166) Trans Women Arrested…
On 23 October 2026, as part of an Ankara-based investigation, operations were carried out in seven provinces (Ankara, Diyarbakır, Mardin, Çankırı, Istanbul, Bolu and Antalya), during which 12 trans women were detained on the grounds of social media posts; nine of them were arrested on 26 October 2026 by the magistrates’ court to which they were referred.
(10/167) Journalists Detained on the Grounds of Social Media Posts…
On 26 October 2026, Muhammed Emin Yıldırım, the Istanbul Representative of Köklü Değişim Medya, was detained in Istanbul on the grounds of social media posts. It was reported that Muhammed Emin Yıldırım was released on 27 October 2026 following his questioning.
It was reported that journalist Fatih Erşahin, who was summoned to give a statement in Ankara on 26 October 2026 as part of the same investigation, was released after giving his statement.
On 27 October 2026, Ahmet Sapa, the Hatay correspondent for Köklü Değişim Medya, was taken into custody from his home on the grounds of social media posts.
(10/168) Person Detained in Muş…
On 27 October 2026, a man named Cihat Karaçelik was detained during a raid on a house in the Bulanık district of Muş. The grounds for his detention could not be ascertained.
(10/169) The Trial of the Mayor of Rize…
On 26 October 2026, proceedings continued at the Pazar Magistrates’ Court in the case brought against Ercüment Şahin Çervatoğlu, the Mayor of Fındıklı in Rize, in connection with a protest against mining exploration work planned by TÜPRAG Metal Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. within the district’s boundaries. The indictment seeks the prosecution of Ercüment Şahin Çervatoğlu on charges of “depriving a person of their liberty” and “obstructing, hijacking or detaining means of transport”. The court adjourned the hearing until 14 December 2026 due to technical difficulties.
(10/170) Indictment Prepared Against a Journalist…
The indictment prepared by the Istanbul Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against journalist Fatih Ergin—who was detained for a social media post regarding the discovery of the body of Turgay Tamer, a former prison campus doctor detained in the investigation into former MIT officer Kaşif Kozinoğlu—was accepted by the Silivri Criminal Court of First Instance No. 3 on 26 October 2026. The indictment seeks the journalist’s conviction on the charge of “publicly disseminating misleading information”.
Fatih Ergin had been arrested on 28 September 2026.
(10/171) Bar Association Presidential Candidate Under Investigation in Istanbul…
According to news reports on 26 October 2026, it was learned that the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office had launched an investigation into Prof. Dr Osman Korkut Kanadoğlu, a candidate for the presidency of the Istanbul Bar Association, on the grounds of a speech he made at the Bar Association’s 128th Ordinary General Assembly held on 24–25 October 2026.
(10/172) Mayor Removed from Office…
Fevzi Topuz, the Mayor of Milas District in Muğla, who had been arrested as part of an investigation into the Milas District Municipality, was removed from office by the Ministry of the Interior on 26 October 2026.
(10/173) Social Media Accounts Blocked…
According to news reports published on 26 October 2026, it was reported that access to 31 X social media accounts, including those belonging to journalists Birsen Altuntaş and Erk Acarer, had been blocked under Article 8/A of Law No. 5651.
It emerged from press reports on 26 October 2026 that access to the Instagram accounts belonging to the Socialist Reconstruction Party (SYKP) Headquarters and the party’s Istanbul Provincial Organisation had been blocked under Article 8/A of Law No. 5651, and that the accounts had been made invisible from within Turkey.
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