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8 October 2021 HRFT Documentation Center Daily Human Rights Report

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

8 October 2021 Daily Human Rights Report

(10/080) Operations and Attacks…

The Ministry of National Defence declared that 1 soldier (Tayfun Özköse) died in an attack against Turkish Armed Forces units in Syria on October 7, 2021.

(10/081) Person Subjected to Physical Violence of Municipality Police in Istanbul…

It is learned that a street hawker was subjected to physical violence of the district municipality police in Kağıthane district of Istanbul on October 7, 2021.

(10/082) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Prison…

It is learned from the news coverage of October 7, 2021 that, 3 prisoners (Evin Kaya, Dilan Yörüklü, Kumru Tokay) who were kept in Diyarbakır Women’s Prison are transferred to Mersin Tarsus Women’s Prison and 2 prisoners (Elif Aydemir and Saliha Ünder) are transferred to Kayseri Bünyan Women’s Prison under coercion.

(10/083) Meeting Request with Abdullah Öcalan Not Responded…

It is learned that the appeal made on October 7, 2021 to chief public prosecutor’s office in Bursa by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers in order to visit him was not responded.

(10/084) Police Intervention to a Protest in Istanbul…

On October 5, 2021, 10 people have been detained on the grounds of participating in the protest against Naci İnci on October 4, 2021, who was appointed as the rector of Boğaziçi University by the President, and 2 of them. The police intervened the press declaration to protest arrest of students, in front of Boğaziçi University campus on October 7, 2021 and detained 13 people by using physical violence and handcuffing the persons behind their backs. It is learned that the police used their shields to prevent journalists from recording the intervention and pushed them away. It is reported that 1 person was detained while journalists were interviewing this person.

10 of 14 detainees are released after statement procedures on the same day.

(10/085) Detained People in Izmir and Manisa…

On October 7, 2021, 12 people are detained in house raids in Izmir and Manisa, through the investigation against the Aegean Association of Families of Prisoners (EGE TUHAY-DER). Ramazan Yavuz, an executive of the association; Ahmet Ertaş, former co-chair of the association; Orhan Yaramış, Yunus Emre district co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and Peace Mother Şükriye Kızıldağ (70) are among the detained people.

(10/086) Detained Person in Ankara…

Merve Demirel, one of the participators of “I Want My Job Back” in Yüksel Street, Ankara is detained on October 7, 2021.

(10/087) Detained Person in Diyarbakır…

On October 6, 2021, writer Serhat Polatsoy was stopped by the gendarmerie at a control point as he was driving on Diyarbakır-Urfa road and he was detained on a warrant. Serhat Polatsoy is released after statement procedures on October 7, 2021.

(10/088) Journalists on Trial in Istanbul…

The final trial of the case against journalists Canan Coşkun, Ali Açar and Can Uğur, on the grounds of ‘targeting a public officer who took part in the fight against terrorism’ in their news reports about death of Berkin Elvan, is held at Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No 34 on October 7, 2021. The court acquitted 3 journalists.

(10/089) Journalist and Executives of ESP and SGDF on Trial…

The trial of the case against 9 people including Ali Sönmez Kayar, Etkin News Agency reporter; Sıtkı Güngör, central executive board member of Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP); Narin Duru, member of The Confederation of Public Employees’ Trade Unions (KESK); and Ali Deniz Esen, central executive board member of The Confederation of Socialist Youth Associations (SGDF), on Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No 32, on the charge of ‘being an illegal organisation member’ is held on October 7, 2021. The court adjourned the trial to February 10, 2022.

Sıtkı Güngör, Ali Deniz Esen, Narin Duru, Eren Bulut and Ali Sönmez Kayar were detained on February 1, 2018 in Istanbul and were arrested on February 6, 2018. These 5 people were released by the court on judicial control conditions on October 31, 2018.

(10/090) HDP Executive on Trial in Osmaniye…

The trial of the case against HDP’s provincial co-chairs Kadriye Tören and Ali Coşkun is held at Osmaniye Heavy Penal Court No 2 on October 7, 2021.

The indictment demands sentence for 2 people on the charge of ‘being an illegal organisation member’.

After defence hearings the court adjourned the trial to November 18, 2021.

(10/091) Director on Trial in Batman…

The retrial of the case against director Veysi Altay and Dicle Anter, director of Yılmaz Güney Movie Theatre, for screening of the documentary “Nû Jîn” on October 14, 2015 in Batman, is held at Batman Heavy Penal Court No 2 on October 7, 2021. Veysi Altay was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months and Dicle Anter was sentenced to 2 years and 1 month for ‘making propaganda for an illegal organisation’, and the supreme court has reversed the local court’s verdict.

After defence hearings the court sentenced Veysi Altay to 1 year and 15 days, and deferred the announcement of the verdict. The court sentenced Dicle Anter to 10 months and converted it to a penalty fine of 6,000 Turkish Liras.

(10/092) People on Trial for Assault to CHP Chair in Ankara…

The trial of the case against 67 people, for the assault against Republican People’s Party (CHP) chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, is held at Çubuk Penal Court of First Instance No 2 on October 7, 2021. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was assaulted by a group during a soldier’s funeral ceremony in Çubuk district of Ankara.

The court adjourned the trial to January 27, 2022.

(10/093) Hande Buse Şeker Case…

Police officer Volkan Hicret has been sentenced to life imprisonment and 20 years by Izmir Heavy Penal Court No 4, on the grounds of sexually assaulting and killing trans woman Hande Buse Şeker in Izmir on January 9, 2019. As the local court’s verdict was reversed by Izmir Regional Court, the retrial of the case is held on October 7, 2021.

The court adjourned the trial to December 30, 2021.

(10/094) Police Raid to Association Office in Izmir…

It is learned that the police raided the office of Ege TUHAY-DER in Konak district of Izmir on October 7, 2021; and seized some documents after search.

(10/095) Ban of Access to Web Contents…

It is learned that the news reports about bribery allegations about Istanbul security director and some other police officers, published on https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr, https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr, https://www.birgun.net websites are banned to access on the grounds of violation of personal rights, by Istanbul Penal Court of Peace No 4 on October 7, 2021.

(10/096) Detentions and Arrests in Alleged Link to Coup Attempt…

On October 7, 2021, 20 people are detained in Istanbul.

(10/097) Covid-19 Pandemic…

The Ministry of Health declared that 217 people died due to Covid-19 pandemic and the daily number of Covid-19 cases is 30,019 as of October 7, 2021.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Turkey increased to 66,016 and total number of confirmed ill patients is 7,318,859 as of October 7, 2021.

On October 7, 2021, professor of pharmacy Mekin Tanker in Istanbul lost his life due to Covid-19.

On October 8, 2021, 2 health workers (Fatma Yeşil in Eskişehir and Nadi Demirbey in Balıkesir) lost their lives due to Covid-19.

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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.