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Court Acquits Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, Former Chairperson of The Institute of Forensic Medicine in Istanbul and President of Turkey’s Human Rights Foundation

July 20, 2019

Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci and two journalists, Erol Onderoglu and Ahmet Nesin, were arrested in June 2016 and accused of spreading terrorist propaganda for their work with a Kurdish newspaper, which has since been closed. The three guest-edited the paper to assist the staff. Turkey Journalists And Activist Acquitted Of Terrorism Charges ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases Tagged With: acquitted, Ahmet Nesin, Erol Önderoğlu, Şebnem Korur Fincancı

New Court Date for Turkish Writers and Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine at Istanbul University

October 28, 2016

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Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, Professor and head of the Department of Forensic Medicine at Istanbul University, along with two prominent journalists, Erol Onderoglu and Ahmet Nesin, will go to trial on November 8. They have been charged with “terror propaganda.” These charges preceded the attempted coup in Turkey and these individuals had nothing to do with that event. CCS has advocated for these ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Academics, Ahmet Nesin, Erol Önderoğlu, Scientists, Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Turkey

Professor and President of Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Arrested

June 24, 2016

Istanbul University

Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, professor and head of the Department of Forensic Medicine at Istanbul University was arrested on June 20 and charged with “terror propaganda” along with two other prominent writers, Erol Onderoglu and Ahmet Nesin. The arrests seem to have been triggered in response to their participating as “on-duty editor-in-chief” of the newspaper Ozgur Gundem, a pro-Kurdish ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Ahmet Nesin, Erol Önderoğlu, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Scientists, Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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