content tagged with military service

Conscientious Objector Aru Fined 3,000 TL

Conscientious Objector Aru Fined 3,000 TL

Conscientious objector İnan Mayıs Aru who was standing trial for draft evasion, has been sentenced to five months in prison. The prison sentence was converted to a fine of 3,000 TL.

30 October 2017

ECHR: "State Responsible for Death of Soldier"

ECHR: "State Responsible for Death of Soldier"

In the case of the alleged suicide of a soldier, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that "the government is responsible for a death at the military" and that "people addicted to alcohol and narcotics should not be conscripted".

2 September 2011

Military Service No Longer Condition for Citizenship

Citizenship Law Amendment

Military Service No Longer Condition for Citizenship

The new citizenship law passed in parliament has brought important changes.

29 May 2009 Tolga Korkut

Renewed Discussions about Military Service

Renewed Discussions about Military Service

YARSAV President Eminağaoğlu has argued that the constitution speaks of “service to the country” and not military service, thus renewing discussions about conscientious objection. At the same time, the number of people demanding to pay instead of doing military service is steadily rising.

25 March 2009 Emine Özcan

Conscientious Objection Is on EU Accession Agenda

Conscientious Objection Is on EU Accession Agenda

Answering the questions of Dutch MEP Erik Meijer, the European Commission said that EU accession negotiations would also include a discussion of the right to conscientious objection or social instead of military service.

3 February 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

Two Journalists Acquitted Of Conscientious Objection Interview

Two Journalists Acquitted Of Conscientious Objection Interview

The court acquitted journalists Gençay and Çeşmecioğlu of their interview with the conscientious objector Bolot on October 30, 2005. There are still many cases like this one.

24 October 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Conscientious Objector Tarhan's Tormentors Are Acquitted

The four soldiers who were accused of tormenting conscientious objector Mehmet Tarhan are acquitted. Tarhan’s lawyer is getting ready to appeal the verdict.

17 October 2008 Bawer Çakır

Women Are Against Sending Their Sons To The Army For Military Service

Women Are Against Sending Their Sons To The Army For Military Service

Bianet asks the mothers their opinion about sending their sons to the army. They ask who would. They think the problem may be solved if the mothers refuse to send their sons.

9 October 2008 Emine Özcan

Torture Goes Unpunished, Conscientious Objector May Be Sued For Insulting Military

Torture Goes Unpunished, Conscientious Objector May Be Sued For Insulting Military

The Military Prosecutor sees no need to file a lawsuit for the bad treatment and torture conscientious objector Bal had to endure. Instead, Bal may be sued under article 301 for insulting the Turkish Armed Forces.

20 August 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Military Court Releases Conscientious Objector Bal

Adana military court released conscientious objector Mehmet Bal by finding him not fit for military service. His lawyer objects the decision, since, he says, Bal rejected military service based on his belief in conscientious objection.

26 June 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Human Rights Committee May Investigate Bal’s Ordeal

The Human Rights Investigation Committee may look into conscientious objector Bal’s ordeal, either when petitioned by the victim or informed about the subject.

12 June 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Conscientious Objector Goes On Hunger Strike

Mehmet Bal, who refuses completing his military service on the ground of being a conscientious objector, goes on hunger strike to protest the treatment and violence he has been subjected to in the hands of his captors.

Mehmet Bal Is Arrested For Refusing Military Service

Bal, a conscientious objector, is arrested for refusing to return to his unit. He was manhandled in the military detention facility where he spent the night. The Human Rights Association plans to protest the incident.

10 June 2008 Bawer Çakır

Halil Savda Is Sentenced Again For Speaking Against Military Service

Halil Savda, a conscientious objector, who is in jail for supporting other conscientious objectors, is also sentenced to five months for supporting the Israeli conscientious objectors.

3 June 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Conscientious Objector Refuses Military Service

The conscientious objector Savda, still in prison, is declared exempt from military service to prevent the discussion of conscientious objection. Savda claims that he did not want the certificate of discharge.

Conscientious Objector Arrested

Conscientious objector Ismail Saygi, who was taken into custody on 16 March, has been arrested. His supporters have planned a campaign for today.

19 March 2008 Emine Özcan

Conscientious Objectors in Northern Cyprus

Turks in Northern Cyprus have also formed a Conscientious Objectors' Initiative, opposing militarism and legislation which punishes "alienating the public from military service".

28 December 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

DTP: Our Chairman Not Running Away

The DTP has denied that its co-chairperson Nurettin Demirtas is avoiding arrest; the party says he is abroad in order to explain "democratic autonomy".

28 November 2007 Tolga Korkut

Newspaper Confiscated for "Anti-Military" Article

The 32nd issue of a local Gaziantep newspaper was confiscated after an article entitled "Mother, Don't Send Me to the Army" was published.

14 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Motherhood Has No Ethnicity: The Tears Are The Same

Motherhood Has No Ethnicity: The Tears Are The Same

Gürbüz, whose son has been tried and imprisoned for PKK membership, said that she feels the pain of the dead soldiers' mothers: "There should be no death, not in the army and not outside of it".

24 October 2007 Gökçe Gündüç