Ömer Lütfi Akad, Director of memorable Turkish films, has died on 19 November at the age of 95. The first funeral ceremony for Akad has been held today at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSGSÜ) Cinema and Television Department where he has given lecture for more than 20 years. Following a second funeral ceremony at Levent Mosque, Akad has been buried at Ulus Cemetery in Istanbul.
A Court in Istanbul has asked that 41 lawyers are remanded in custody. The lawyers, belonging to the Asrın Hukuk Bürosu and representing Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan have been detained on Tuesday.
Prosecutor asked lawyers ‘why they met with Öcalan’
Following the tension with prosecutor who refused the lawyers' demand to testify in front of the investigating prosecutor, lawyers of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan have started to give their testimonies.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Various activities are arranged around the world to draw attention to the need for continuing action to eliminate violence against women, projects to enable women and their children to escape violence and campaigns to educate people about the consequences of violence against women. Locally, women's groups may organize rallies, communal meals, fundraising activities and present research on violence against women in their own communities.
Diyarbakır deputy Leyla Zana could not attend a meeting at the European Parliament and sent a message instead. The meeting was about human rights and the Arab Spring.
Academics worried about freedom of expression in Turkey
Several academics warned that academic work in Turkey is being constrained. The academics pointed to a restriction of freedom of expression and education/teaching in an oppressive environment that is created by "arbitrary" police custody and long detention periods. Their first meeting was held in Paris on 21 November.
While most of the lawyers arrested on Tuesday are being brought to court this morning, the International Initiative has released a statement condemning the repression.
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The KCK trial at Istanbul Courthouse, which continued without the lawyers of defendants after the boycott at Court, has been concluded.
Ömer Lütfi Akad, Director of memorable Turkish films, has died on 19 November at the age of 95. The first funeral ceremony for Akad has been held today at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSGSÜ) Cinema and Television Department where he has given lecture for more than 20 years. Following a second funeral ceremony at Levent Mosque, Akad has been buried at Ulus Cemetery in Istanbul.
A Court in Istanbul has asked that 41 lawyers are remanded in custody. The lawyers, belonging to the Asrın Hukuk Bürosu and representing Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan have been detained on Tuesday.
Following the tension with prosecutor who refused the lawyers' demand to testify in front of the investigating prosecutor, lawyers of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan have started to give their testimonies.
Various activities are arranged around the world to draw attention to the need for continuing action to eliminate violence against women, projects to enable women and their children to escape violence and campaigns to educate people about the consequences of violence against women. Locally, women's groups may organize rallies, communal meals, fundraising activities and present research on violence against women in their own communities.
Diyarbakır deputy Leyla Zana could not attend a meeting at the European Parliament and sent a message instead. The meeting was about human rights and the Arab Spring.
Several academics warned that academic work in Turkey is being constrained. The academics pointed to a restriction of freedom of expression and education/teaching in an oppressive environment that is created by "arbitrary" police custody and long detention periods. Their first meeting was held in Paris on 21 November.
While most of the lawyers arrested on Tuesday are being brought to court this morning, the International Initiative has released a statement condemning the repression.