Newsletter October 2026

Final Resolution: 20 Years of EUTCC Conferences – 20 Demands for Peace and Democracy

The conviction with which the EUTCC was founded twenty years ago has lost none of its significance. Today’s historic situation offers a new opportunity: decades of conflict can give way to a process of peace and democratic transformation. This requires political courage in Turkey and an active, credible and principled European Union.

http://eutcc.net/?p=2349

Male Violence Monitoring Report October 

Men killed 20 women in October and injured at least 45 women. 

https://bianet.org/haber/men-killed-20-women-in-october-325083

Right to Hope 

A letter has been sent to the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) signed by 845 signatories from 50 countries around the world. The signing initiative includes 132 elected representatives and over 20 trade unions. The letter calls for the implementation of the 2014 ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) concerning Abdullah Öcalan.

https://english.anf-news.com/news/over-600-international-personalities-appeal-to-council-of-europe-to-act-on-right-to-hope-for-Ocalan-87936

Statement by Human Rights Watch on Halk TV takeover 

Police in Türkiye carried out a dawn raid on the widely watched, independent news channel Halk TV on October 14, signaling its takeover by a government-appointed administrator who promptly ordered the station to end its live broadcast. The Turkish authorities should take immediate steps to reverse the takeover of the channel.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/10/14/turkish-government-takes-over-independent-tv-news-channel–

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