{"id":2370,"date":"2026-11-10T00:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T23:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eutcc.net\/?page_id=2370"},"modified":"2026-11-10T00:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T23:37:48","slug":"november-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/eutcc.net\/?page_id=2370","title":{"rendered":"November 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Turkey Weekly 1 – 8 November<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkey Today – 08.11.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Free Women\u2019s Movement, which has called for the intensification of the struggle against violence, exploitation and discrimination, has launched its activities in many cities to mark 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rojin Kabai\u015f\u2019s uncle, Ahmet Kabai\u015f, was attacked by four masked men in Istanbul. It was reported that the attackers threatened Kabai\u015f to make him drop the case and that they also targeted Rojin\u2019s father, Nizamettin Kabai\u015f. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Manisa, the DEM Party\u2019s \u015eehzadeler District Organisation drew attention to human rights violations occurring in prisons and called for the immediate release of sick prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

639,454 members cast their votes in the New Party\u2019s leadership primary. Ensar Aytekin announced that the turnout was 81.3 per cent and that \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel had received all the valid votes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkey Today – 07.11.2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protests in \u0130stanbul and Ankara highlighting the cases of ill prisoners Hatice Y\u0131ld\u0131z and Evin Zapsu also stressed that Tuncer Sa\u011flam had lost his life because he was not released from prison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bak\u0131rhan said: \u201cThis process belongs to all of us. If it is to be successful \u2013 and if it is to shape all our lives, from democracy to the economy, from housing to transport, and from pensions to the minimum wage \u2013 then we must all take joint responsibility for this matter.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday Mothers gathered at Galatasaray Square in 1,128 and demanded answers about the fate of Ali Tekda\u011f, who was forcibly disappeared in custody 32 years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Izmir Safe and Accessible Transport Initiative has called for safety and accessibility standards for citizens with disabilities to be implemented as a matter of urgency in public transport areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journalist Ha\u015fim Abak and two others, who were detained four days ago following an unfounded notice have been released under judicial supervision after giving their statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkey Today – 06.11.2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Istanbul branch of the Human Rights Association has reported 899 rights violations in its three-month report on prisons in the Marmara region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Constitutional Court ruled that Mazlum \u0130\u00e7li\u2019s right to a fair trial had been violated, despite evidence showing he was 140 km away from the scene of the events for Kobane, for which he had been given an aggravated prison sentence. It ordered a retrial for \u0130\u00e7li.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the hearing in the case in which Selahattin Demirta\u015f is on trial on charges of \u2018insulting the Prime Minister\u2019, his lawyers requested that the cases currently pending in Istanbul be consolidated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

bianet’s responsible managing editor Vecih Cuzdan was questioned by police in \u0130stanbul today as part of an investigation concerning news report about the arrest of a journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEM Party MP Serhat Eren pointed out that, although the DEDA\u015e electricity fault reporting line offers a Kurdish language option, the customer service representatives who answer the calls do not speak Kurdish, and stated that the scheme is merely for show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Human Rights Association, issuing a statement regarding the condition of the ailing prisoner Evin Zapsu, stated: \u201cThe relevant public prosecutor\u2019s office and the prison authorities must take immediate action to ensure that her treatment continues under medical supervision and that a decision is made to postpone the execution of her sentence.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkey Today – 05.11.2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmu\u015f said that a monitoring commission would be established within parliament in the coming days to oversee the entire process on behalf of the people’s will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Erdo\u011fan stressed his \u201cdetermination\u201d regarding the process but said that work was still focused on identification and verification efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An application calling for the full investigation of the murder of DEP MP Mehmet Sincar has been rejected by the Department for the Investigation of Unsolved Crimes. Sincar was murdered 1993 in Batman.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prisoners held at K\u0131r\u015fehir High Security Prison have announced that they will refuse family visits between November 9 and December 9 in protest against the prison administration’s repressive practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Murat Maden, the superior officer who unlawfully ordered the driver of the armoured vehicle responsible for the deaths of brothers Muhammed (7) and Furkan Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m (6)\u2014who were crushed to death by the vehicle as it entered their home whilst they were asleep in Silopiya\u2014was sentenced to two years and one month in prison; the sentence was converted to a fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A court has blocked access to an article by bianet editor Evrim Kepenek about allegations of a harassment and prostitution network targeting women university students in Tunceli. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access to JINNEWS\u2019s Turkish account on the social media platform X has been blocked in Turkey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkey Today – 04.11.2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mecca Agreement, signed by Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and providing for mutual defense, has been brought before Parliament\u2019s General Assembly today, a day earlier than scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protests were held in many cities to mark the second anniversary of the appointment of trustees to the local councils of Mardin, Batman and Halfeti in Urfa. Speakers stated: \u201cWe were elected; we will not be removed by a trustee.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00fclay Hatimo\u011fullar\u0131, Co-Chair of the DEM Party, visited Selahattin Demirta\u015f. Hatimo\u011fullar\u0131 and Seyit Aslan, Chair of the EMEP, called for the release of political prisoners and an end to the appointment of trustees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Families who lost loved ones on the ship that sank off the coast of Kyrenia have called for a full investigation into all aspects of the accident, for those responsible to be identified, and for the search for the missing three-year-old, Asel, to continue. The families have filed a criminal complaint regarding the incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0130stanbul prosecutors have indicted two journalists over social media posts about a concert attended by ruling party spokesperson \u00d6mer \u00c7elik and a suspect in a wide-ranging investment fund investigation, seeking prison sentences of up to 10 years for one and 18 years for the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two students who were distributing a leaflet in Kocaeli asking \u2018How can Yusuf Tekin be made to resign?\u2019 were taken into custody. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkey Today – 03.11.2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A further attack has been carried out on the cemetery on Mount Gabar in \u015e\u0131rnak where PKK members are buried. During the attack, gravestones were smashed and artificial flowers left at the cemetery were set alight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Peace Mothers, who met with Justice Minister Ak\u0131n G\u00fcrlek, reiterated their request to meet with Abdullah \u00d6calan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Peace Mothers, who are continuing their visits to political parties, met with the New Path, New Party, AKP and MHP Parliamentary Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of the Interior has extended the term of office of the administrator appointed to Mardin Metropolitan Municipality by a further two months. Ahmet T\u00fcrk will not be able to return to his post until 4 January 2027. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u00c7ukurova Association for Mutual Aid and Solidarity with Families of Prisoners staged a protest outside Mersin Courthouse against human rights violations in prisons and the failure to release prisoners despite their sentences having been served. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yasemin S\u00fcr\u00fcc\u00fc, who left letters at AKP and MHP district offices calling for a halt to trade with Israel, was sentenced to one year and 15 days\u2019 imprisonment on charges of \u2018spreading misleading information to the public\u2019. Her lawyer announced that they would lodge an appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkey Today – 02.11.2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Peace Mothers Assembly, whose members traveled to Ankara from 24 Cities to demand freedom for Abdullah \u00d6calan and concrete steps towards the Peace Process, has begun a vigil at Kurtulu\u015f Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sezgin Tanr\u0131kulu, MP for Diyarbak\u0131r from the New Party, visited Osman Kavala, who is being held in Silivri. Commenting on Kavala\u2019s detention, Tanr\u0131kulu said, \u201cThe obstacle to Osman Kavala\u2019s freedom is not legal, but political.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement issued by the DEM Party\u2019s Council for Democratic Local Government regarding the members elected to the Municipal Council as part of the \u201cCity Consensus\u201d, it was stated: \u201cOur councillors elected through the City Consensus will continue to carry out their duties under the auspices of our party.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the case concerning the Proton Block of Flats, which collapsed during the 6 February earthquakes in Mara\u015f, the contractor and the structural engineer were each sentenced to 13 years and 4 months\u2019 imprisonment, whilst two public officials were each sentenced to 6 years and 8 months\u2019 imprisonment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Turkey Today – 01.11.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mithat Sancar, a member of the DEM Party \u0130mral\u0131 Delegation, said: \u201cMr. \u00d6calan has moved to the newly built facility on \u0130mral\u0131. Mr. \u00d6calan\u2019s agreement to move there calls for the process to be accelerated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speakers at the opening session of the women’s conference entitled \u201cWomen Come Together to Discuss the Future\u201d stressed that war continues to be waged on women’s bodies and permeates their everyday lives. They called for collective struggle against patriarchal violence and for a culture of peace to be rebuilt through women’s voices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bah\u00e7eli made statements regarding the \u2018100 Provinces, 1,000 Districts\u2019 project, which envisages changes to Turkey\u2019s administrative structure. Highlighting the dynamics of population growth and urbanisation, Bah\u00e7eli stated that they aim to establish 19 new provinces and 78 new districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Umut G\u00fcner, the owner of the D\u00fcnya newspaper, has been taken into custody as part of a fund investigation being conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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