One of the lawyers in the prosecution to bring #BerkinElvan’s killer to justice, can atalay, one of the #Gezi7 prisoners of conscience wrote a message to mark 9 years since the 15 year-old died on 11 March 2014, after 269 days in a coma.

The 4th hearing of the trial in which Gülsüm and Sami Elvan, the parents of #BerkinElvan who was killed by the police during Gezi Park protests, face “insulting the president” charge is being held in the İstanbul 43rd Criminal Court of First Instance. We're monitoring the hearing

The prosecution presents the remarks of Gülsüm Elvan and Sami Elvan in the press statements held after the September 23, 2020 and January 29, 2021 hearings of the #BerkinElvan Trial as evidence against the parents of #BerkinElvan.

Gülsüm and Sami Elvan’s lawyer Can Atalay is not able to attend today's hearing as he is currently imprisoned after being sentenced to 18 years in the Gezi Trial.

Tayfun Kahraman, an urban planner from Turkey currently serving an 18-year prison sentence for opposition to construction and development plans in Turkey, shares how the country has faltered in its earthquake preparedness. ow.ly/rHi850NxAEw

Today marks the 2000th day in prison for human rights defender #OsmanKavala who was arrested on 1 November 2017. The judgment of the European Court of Human Rights which became final on 11 May 2020, is still pending implementation. #FreeOsmanKavala

In protest of ill-treatment, Gezi prisoner Mücella Yapıcı will not go to hospital duvarenglish.com/in-protest-of-…

Take a look, what kind of place is the women's prisons? There is a lot to learn from the article, from prison architecture to the functioning of the health system inside, to hygiene, to the use of tampons and sanitary pads. Cigdem wrote. Çiğdem Mater'e Özgürlük m.bianet.org/5/102/280840-t…

#OsmanKavala's statement on the letter of notification by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office: "...contains more grave slanders and demonstrates an even more blatant disregard for legal principles." 👇 osmankavala.org/en/statements-…

Can Atalay, Mücella Yapıcı, and Tayfun Kahraman were given 18-year prison sentences for criticizing the Turkish government’s response to the 2023 earthquakes. Each will be awarded the European Prize for Architecture. ow.ly/E9ko50PIVG4

European Prize for Architecture 2023 ödülüne beni layık gören European Centre For Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies’e teşekkür ederim. Bu ödülü Gezi’de polis şiddeti ile hayatını kaybeden gençlerimize ithaf ediyorum. My sincere thanks go to the European Centre For

We are thankful to the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) for the valuable support they have provided in disseminating our call for the Gezi Prisoners. aesop-planning.eu/resources/news…

European Prize for Architecture ödülünü onurla karşılıyor; yaşanılabilir, adaletli, doğa ile uyumlu mekânlar üretilmesi ve mesleğimizin evrensel etik kodlarının geliştirilmesi için çaba göstererek bedeller ödeyen tüm meslektaşlarıma armağan ediyorum.. Dostluk ve dayanışmayla...

PEN Norway joins an important panel event in solidarity with innocent imprisoned lawyer Can Atalay.   Join the event to hear more on this and on PEN Norway's 5 year monitoring of the baseless and illegal Gezi Park Trial. Register here: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Gezi prisoners Atalay, Kahraman, Özerden, Mater mark 600 days in captivity duvarenglish.com/gezi-prisoners…

Following the annulment decision by the 3rd Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation, the second hearing of the retrial of Mücella Yapıcı, Ali Hakan Altınay, and Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi in the Gezi trial is being held at the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court. MLSA is monitoring the

🧵The clash between #Türkiye’s top courts continues & illustrates the deepening erosion of the rule of law in the country, further confirming that the continued imprisonment of Gezi Park trial defendant and elected MP #CanAtalay is politically motivated.

Statement by #OsmanKavala upon completion of his 7th year in prison: "The true consolation for me will be seeing a progress toward the rule of law in my country." For the full statement: osmankavala.org/en/statements-…

The earthquake reminded us, yet we hadn’t forgotten for a single day: How glad we are to have Gezi! Those trees are still there, thanks to those who defended Gezi. With our respect to all our imprisoned friends: Justice for Gezi, justice for all! (Illustration: Ceren Oykut)

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