Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center[1][2][3][4][5]
29 – 31 July 2023 Daily Human Rights Report
(07/218) Operations and Attacks…
It is learned from the news coverage of July 30, 2023 that, 1 militant died in a clash between the Turkish Armed Forces units and HPG militants in Metina area of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government on July 19, 2023.
The Ministry of National Defence announced that 1 soldier (İsmet Eraslan) who was injured in a clash between security forces and HPG militants in 2018, died in hospital on July 29, 2023.
It is learned from the news coverage of July 30, 2023 that, 1 militant died in a clash between security forces and HPG militants in the rural areas of Bitlis on July 27, 2023.
It is learned from the news coverage of July 31, 2023 that, 3 militants died in a clash between the Turkish Armed Forces units and HPG militants in Metina area of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government.
(07/219) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Prison…
It is learned from the news coverage of July 28, 2023 that, journalist Fırat Can Arslan was kept in a solitary cell in Ankara Sincan F Type Prison No. 1.
It is learned from the news coverage of July 29, 2023 that, a prisoner named Raziye Söner was forced to strip search and to be kept in unattached prisoners’ ward and was put in a solitary cell in Mersin Tarsus Women’s Prison.
(07/220) Meeting Request with Abdullah Öcalan Not Responded…
It is learned that the appeal made on July 28, 2023 to the chief public prosecutor’s office in Bursa by families and tutelary of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, and Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş in Imralı Prison, in order to visit them was not responded.
(07/221) Gendarmerie Intervention to Defenders in Muğla…
The gendarmerie intervened in the rights defenders and residents protesting the tree felling for a lignite mine intended to be established in Akbelen Forest in Milas district of Muğla, on July 29, 2023 and detained 24 people including 2 lawyers and the Greens and Left Future Party (YSP) central executive board member Deniz Melsa Ergenç by using physical violence. Detained people were released provided that 4 of them will be on judicial control.
On July 30, 2023, the Muğla Environment Platform’s Menteşe Assembly member and Deştin Environment platform spokesperson was detained by the gendarmerie using physical violence. It is learned that Haluk Özsoy was taken into a civilian car and was threatened in it by civilian persons saying “All roads lead to you, you draw too much attention. You will not to be able to be free if you continue this way”. Haluk Özsoy stated the following to the press: “A white car stopped in front of me and they wanted to put me in the car . These people did not show me ID. I resisted not to get on. ‘Who are you?’ I started shouting. They tried to get me in the car. Then came the gendarmeries standing at the door. They bent me to the ground and punched me twice in the back of my neck. Later, 4-5 people took me to the place where the other gendarmeries were. They kicked me on the ground. When the people around came and reacted, they started to use pepper spray. Then they quickly took me in the same car. They did not say whether they were gendarmeries or not. I realized they were public officials but I do not know if they were civilians from the national intelligence organisation, or the police or the soldiers. They said that they would take me to the hospital for a health check first and then to the police station. At the police station, they put me through the back door. When I was detained, I was not involved in any action and there was no warrant for my arrest. On the way they said ‘I know you from Deştin, all roads lead to you, you draw too much attention. You will not to be able to be free if you continue this way. Look at those from Gezi, they are still imprisoned.”
(07/222) Police Intervention to Press Declaration in Istanbul…
The police intervened in the press declaration of Saturday Mothers/People held at the Galatasaray Square of Beyoğlu district of Istanbul on July 29, 2023, and detained 50 people including the HRFT Istanbul representative Ümit Efe, the Human Rights Association (HRA) chair Eren Keskin, the HRA General Secretary and HRFT executive board member Hüseyin Küçükbalaban and the HRA Istanbul branch chair Gülseren Yoleri by using physical violence. It is learned that the police prevented journalists from recording the intervention. Detained people were released after statement procedures on the same day. Detained people were: Hanife Yıldız, İkbal Eren, Besna Tosun, Maside Ocak, Ayşe Gülen Eyi, Mikail Kırbayır, İrfan Bilgin, Ali Tosun, Hüseyin Ocak, Eren Keskin, Gülseren Yoleri, Ümit Efe, Hüseyin Küçükbalaban, Sevinç Koçak, Leman Yurtsever, Meriç Eyüboğlu, Aslı Takanay, Gülendam Özdemir, İsmail Yücel, Cüneyt Yılmaz, Fırat Akdeniz, Taylan Bekin, Sema Barbaros, Ahmet Ergin, Zeynep Çelik, Ömer Kavran, Deniz Aytaç, Güliz Sağlam, Feride Eralp, Rojda Aksoy, N. Evrim Şerifoğlu, Evrim Gürenin, Aysun Çegar, Songül Sakin Öncel, Şevval Bülent Durmagit, Asel Bayram, Ezgi Karakuş, Dilek Başalan, Aylin Karakaş, Selin Top, Atike Eski, Esmanur Yıldız, Davud Arslan, Ekinsu Devrim Danış, Hünkar Yurtsever, Arat Dink, Hatice Onaran, Kenan Yıldızerler, Begali Kurnaz, Fethiye Kızmaz.
(07/223) Police Intervention to Press Declaration in Tunceli…
The police intervened in the press declaration held in Tunceli by the HRA for solidarity with Saturday Mothers/People on July 29, 2023 and detained 7 people including the HRA branch chair Gürbüz Solmaz and branch executive Gönül Sonbahar. Detained people were released after statement procedures.
(07/224) Former MP on Trial…
It is learned that the indictment of Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office against former parliamentary member Leyla Zana was accepted by Ankara Heavy Penal Court No. 27 on July 28, 2023. The indictment demands sentence for Leyla Zana on the charges of ‘making propaganda for an illegal organisation’ and ‘accepting academic degrees or honours, titles, medals and other honorary ranks or salaries or other benefits from a state at war with Turkey’. The first trial will be held on September 7, 2023.
(07/225) Ban of Events in Tunceli…
Tunceli Governorate’s Office made a declaration on July 28, 2923 and banned all events such as press declarations, demonstrations, marches, open-door meetings, protests, sit-in protests, commemorations, opening stands, collecting petitions, concerts and festivals, hanging banners and posters, carrying torches and so on for 1 day as of January 29 , 2023.
(07/226) Special Security Zones in Şırnak…
Şırnak Governorate made a declaration on July 28, 2023 and announced 14 regions (Cudi Mountain, Bestler Dereler, Kurt Mountain, Kureşin, Karaçalı T., Kel Mehmet D., Serin V., 2088 Rk T., Küçük Su Y., Gabar Mountain, Altın Mountain, İncebel Mountain, Oymakaya, Tanin Tanin) in central, Cizre, Silopi, Uludere, Güçlükonak, Beytüşşebap districts as special military security zones between July 30-August 13, 2023.
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