(18 Apr 2025)
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Istanbul – 17 April 2025
1. Various of demonstrators outside courthouse UPSOUND (Turkish) “Human dignity will defeat torture”; “Either all together or none at all;” “Oppression cannot discourage us;” “Destroy dungeons, freedom for prisoners”; “We are not afraid, we will not bow down”; “We will win by resisting”; “ This is just the beginning, continue the struggle”
2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Derin Doga Kus, demonstrator and defendant:
"I spent 18 days in the Silivri prison and was released a week ago today."
3. Cutaway demonstrators UPSOUND (Turkish) “Don’t bow down, take ownership of your country”
4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Derin Doga Kus, demonstrator and defendant:
"We spent 18 days in prison for crimes that won’t even go on our records and for which we’ll be acquitted. We all missed our exams, some people lost their jobs."
5. Mid police
6. Wide police
7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Derin Doga Kus, demonstrator and defendant:
"This is not a legal process; it is a process where the law is trampled on."
8. Various of parents of defendants demonstrating UPSOUND (Turkish) “We want justice for our children;” “Stand tall my daughter your mom and dad are standing by you;” “Stand tall my son your mom and dad are standing by you”
9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Avni Gundogan, father of a defendant:
"They engaged in democratic, peaceful, and legitimate activities. They exercised their constitutional rights, and their rights were violated. We demand a verdict of acquittal for our children."
10. Balloons released into the sky
11. Wide of balloons
12. Demonstrators in sit-in
13. Wide of sit-in
STORYLINE:
Dozens of people, including journalists, appeared before a court in Istanbul on Friday, accused of attending banned demonstrations and disobeying police orders to disperse during anti-government protests that were triggered by the jailing of the city’s opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.
Imamoglu, seen as the main challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule, was arrested on March 19 and jailed days later on corruption charges.
His imprisonment has been widely viewed as politically motivated and sparked nationwide protests. The government insists Turkey’s judiciary is independent and that the courts operate independently.
A total of 189 defendants, most of them university students, began defending themselves over charges of participating in banned protests and non-compliance with orders to disperse. Some have also been charged with carrying arms.
Four photojournalists and three journalists, who were reporting on the demonstrations, were also on trial. The court however, on Friday decided to separate their case from the main trial.
The defendants are among more than 2,000 people were detained for taking part in the country’s largest mass demonstrations in more than a decade.
During the opening hearing, lawyers demanded acquittal for all 189 defendants.
Among the defendants was Derin Doga Kus, an Istanbul University student, who was detained from her home on March 24 and released from jail last week along with dozens of other students.
Their release followed a concerted efforts by parents to have their children set free, with many holding daily vigils outside Silivri prison, west of Istanbul.
“I spent 18 days in the Silivri prison and was released a week ago today,” Doga Kus said. “We all missed our exams. Some lost their jobs.”
“This is not a legal process; it is a process where the law is trampled on," she added.
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