DEM Party's Çiçek Submits Parliamentary Question on Detentions and Access Restrictions in the Turkish Parliament
Recent rights violations, detentions, and access restrictions have been brought to the parliamentary agenda.
DEM Party Istanbul Deputy Cengiz Çiçek has brought the recent surge in detentions, investigations, access restrictions, and police interventions to the agenda of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM), with a request for Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz to respond.
Rationale for the Parliamentary Question
DEM Party Istanbul Deputy Cengiz Çiçek questioned how practices that narrow the scope of democratic politics, freedom of expression, and association would impact public trust.
Operations and Proceedings
It was stated that judicial proceedings were initiated against numerous individuals, associations, and businesses during operations carried out across 15 provinces on September 13.
Access Restriction Decisions
By the decision of the Bakırköy 4th Criminal Judgeship of Peace, access restrictions were imposed on the accounts of various media organizations, associations, and human rights defenders.
Protests and Detentions
During protests held in Istanbul, Izmir, and Ankara, over a hundred people, including political party executives and journalists, were detained.