Translated from: Парламент комитети Орхан Инандынын уурдалышы боюнча чукул кайрылуу таратты

The Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Security has sent an urgent appeal to the relevant government agencies on the disappearance of public figure Orhan Inandi.

The text of the appeal:

On May 31, 2021, Orhan Inan, President of Sapat Educational Institution, well-known educator, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Laureate of the Medal of Honor of the Kyrgyz Republic, public figure, was abducted by unknown individuals in Bishkek. His whereabouts are still unknown. The shocking news spread like wildfire, causing panic in the Kyrgyz community. Civil society, education teachers, thousands of alumni, and their parents have expressed concern and called on the authorities to take decisive action.

The crime was also covered in the international media and made headlines. Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov also reacted to the disappearance of Orhan Inandi, instructing the State Committee for National Security and the Interior Ministry to intensify the search and attract additional forces.

The Kyrgyz intelligentsia, led by Roza Aitmatova, has also expressed concern and called on the country’s leadership to continue its efforts to find survivors.

In his address to the President and the Jogorku Kenesh, prominent members of the public noted that the fate of Orhan Inan is closely linked not only with his personality but also with the independence of Kyrgyzstan. According to them, no external force should infringe on the dignity and life of a respected teacher, a Kyrgyz citizen, who has made a significant contribution to the education system of independent Kyrgyzstan.

Article 24 of the newly adopted Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic of April 11, 2021, states: “The Kyrgyz Republic shall ensure the rights and freedoms of all persons within its territory and under its jurisdiction. No one shall be discriminated against on the basis of sex, race, language, disability, ethnicity, religion, age, political or other beliefs, education, origin, property or another status, or any other circumstance. ” We adopted the Constitution to ensure the rule of law, justice, and equality.

Therefore, no one has the right to overturn the confidence in the new Constitution and the new government. It is the duty of the relevant law enforcement agencies to investigate this criminal and resonant incident, which took place in the capital of our country in the middle of the night and to reveal the real situation.

There is speculation in the community that this was done with foreign intervention. If the hypothesis is confirmed, one of the main tasks of the state is that the Cabinet of Ministers must take decisive steps to protect the rights of our citizens from violence abroad.

I WANT TO INFORM YOU SHORTLY ABOUT BROKEN CHALK AND OUR PROGRAM.

As you know in the globalizing world people reach whatever they want. Although it seems like making life easier, unfortunately, on the other hand, there is a rapidly increasing in violence, starvation, ignorance in different parts of the world.

That’s why Education plays an important role.

What makes Education so important is that it can help us eliminate the evils, violations, and problems in society,  introduce and increase the good.

Broken Chalk Foundation, in March 2019, was founded by a group of educators abroad who experienced and have been experiencing severe human rights violations in Turkey who had to ask for asylum currently in several countries.

Broken Chalk wants to draw the attention of the public and stakeholders that Education is in danger in several different parts of the World.

We are aware of the significant role that education plays in the development of societies, as well as its contribution to an individual’s future. We believe that this development and change will only occur with a social impetus and with the participation of people from all layers of society.

Broken Chalk aims to remove barriers to education and to be the voice of people who faced human rights violations at the scope of education in the world for them to overcome their challenges.

Broken Chalk opened its door to all individuals from all across the globe, from all professions, and to all individuals.

IF YOU WANT TO BE A MEMBER OR VOLUNTEER IN BROKEN CHALK OR IF YOU WANT TO DONATE YOU CAN FIND OUR LINKS  ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THIS PAGE.

This program was prepared by the education volunteers of the Broken Chalk Foundation to contribute to building solidarity and tolerance, intercultural dialogue, and activities, emphasizing the possibilities of living together with our cultural differences.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS DAY.

IT IS OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS ‘’ THE WORLD DAY FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY FOR DIALOGUE AND DEVELOPMENT.

THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY FIRST DECLARED THIS WORLD DAY IN 2002

EVERY YEAR ON 21 MAY IT IS CELEBRATED BY UNITED NATIONS AND THIS DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND LEARN HOW TO LIVE TOGETHER IN HARMONY.

 

THE WORLD DAY FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY FOR DIALOGUE AND DEVELOPMENT IS AN OCCASION TO PROMOTE CULTURE AND HIGHLIGHT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ITS DIVERSITY AS AN AGENT OF INCLUSION AND POSITIVE CHANGE.

 

WE ARE BEGINNING WITH USA AND DR FERHAT OZTURK IS GOING TO GIVE US A PRESENTATION ABOUT “Community Engagement Activities’’

• Dr. Ferhat Ozturk is the events coordinator of Raindrop Foundation San Antonio since 2019.

Dr. Ozturk received his Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2007 and studied at the University of Nebraska Medical Center as a postdoctoral researcher. He served as founding chair of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Department of Canik Basari University in Samsun, Turkey.

Following the July 15th coup attempt, Dr. Ozturk was among the persecuted academicians; thus, he left Turkey and resettled in the US in 2016. He worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Alma College of Alma, Michigan.

As a long-term human rights activist, Dr. Ozturk serves at various committees of the Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST) and is the spokesperson of Scholars Rights Watch (SRW), which focuses on raising awareness about the persecuted academicians.

To download the presentation from Ferhat Ozturk: About Raindrop Foundation comp

• Isa Erbas (ALBANIA)

DR Isa ERBAS is a lecturer at the Department of Education and English language, Beder University, Tirana-Albania. He is also an administrator at the Turgut Ozal High School Tirana. Dr. Erbas has worked in different educational institutions since 1999.

His presentation is about

‘’The significant role of youth in advancing intercultural dialogue in society’’

To download the presentation from Isa Erbas:  Isa Erbas-DIALOGUE Språk og kultur – 18.pptm

• KERIM KARA (NORWAY)

I hold a Master’s degree in linguistics and worked as a language teacher in an international school in Vietnam for 8 years.
I have been living in Norway since 2017.

I have been the project manager of the Language and Culture Association in Trondheim since 2018 and working as a coordinator at Church dialogue Center since 2020.

He is going to make a presentation with the title ‘’ Celebration of diversity”

To download the presentation from Jerim Kara: Språk og kultur – 18.pptm

• MUSTAFA OZ (ROMANIA)

I have been working in Romania since 2000. During this period, he worked as a teacher and school manager (16 years) at Lumina Educational Institutions operating in Romania. Since September 2020, he has been working as the manager of Ass. for dialog And Universal Values-PresidentAss. for dialog And Universal Values-President

He is going to make a presentation about the ‘’multiculturalism in Romania’’

To download the presentation from Mustafa Oz: Cultural diversity in Romania-4

AFTER THE PROBLEMS IN TURKEY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MOVED TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ALL AROUND THE WORLD. AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS MOVEMENT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE WORLD. AND THESE INTERACTIONS WILL ENABLE SOCIETIES TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER, AND PERHAPS REDUCE PROBLEMS AND HOSTILITIES BETWEEN SOCIETIES.

 

Burhan Kasap, Moderator

 

 

 

World Day Cultural for Diversity for Dialogue and Development

Webinar on World Day Cultural for Diversity for Dialogue and Development

with the theme of “Contributing to Cultural Diversity”

Moderator:

Burhan Kasap,

Broken Chalk, The Netherlands

“I worked 7 years as an English Teacher In Turkey. I also worked in different Educational organizations and we made different projects for the students. I have been living in Netherland since 2018.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speakers:

 

Isa Erbas, PhD.

Turgut Ozal High Sch., Albania

The significant role of youth in advancing intercultural dialogue in society

 

Dr. Isa Erbas is a lecturer at the Department of Education and English language, Beder University, Tirana-Albania. He is also an administrator at the Turgut Ozal High School Tirana. Dr. Erbas has worked in different educational institutions since 1999.

He has finished his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the program of the English language and Teaching at Penza State Pedagogical University, Penza-Russia. In addition to his master’s degree in English Language and Teaching, he has also finished his second master’s degree in Political Science and International Relations at Epoka University, Tirana-Albania. He has received his Ph.D. degree in Political Science and International Relations at the Tirana European University. He has taken pieces of training from the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education and Oxford University Press about ELT Management and Teaching English to Teenagers. Dr. Erbas has delivered presentations in conferences, symposiums, seminars, etc., and published articles in various journals.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/isa-erbas…

 

Kerim Kara,

Language & Culture Ass., Norway

Celebration of diversity

I hold a Master’s degree in linguistics and worked as language teacher in an international school in Vietnam for 8 years.
I have been living in Norway since 2017. I have been the project manager of Language and Culture Association in Trondheim since 2018 and working a coordinator at Church dialogue Center since 2020.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerim-kar…

 

Mustafa OZ,

Ass. for Dialog & Universal Values, Romania

Multiculturalism in Romania

I was born in Kahramanmaraş / Turkey in 1977.
Graduate of Middle East Technical University (METU-ODTÜ ) Chemistry Teaching – 2000
Master in Educational Management at the University of Bucharest
I have been working in Romania since 2000. During this period, I worked as a teacher and school manager (16 years) at Lumina Educational Institutions operating in Romania. Since September 2020, I have been working as the manager of our Association and as the Chairman of the Board. I am married and I have 3 daughters.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafa-o…

 

 

Ferhat Öztürk, Ph.D.

Raindrop Foundation, San Antonio, USA
Community Engagement Activities

Dr. Ferhat Ozturk is the events coordinator of Raindrop Foundation San Antonio since 2019.

Dr. Ozturk received his Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2007 and studied at the University of Nebraska Medical Center as a postdoctoral researcher. He served as founding chair of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Department of Canik Basari University in Samsun, Turkey.

Following the July 15th coup attempt, Dr. Ozturk was among the persecuted academicians; thus, he left Turkey and resettled in the US in 2016. He worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Alma College of Alma, Michigan.

He moved to San Antonio in 2018 to teach Biomedical Sciences at the School of Science and Technology (SST). Dr. Ozturk currently conducts research projects in the field of Medicinal Use of Honey at the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA).

As a long-term human rights activist, Dr. Ozturk serves at various committees of the Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST) and is the spokesperson of Scholars Rights Watch (SRW), which focuses on raising awareness about the persecuted academicians

 https://www.linkedin.com/in/fozturk/

‘World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development‘

Subject: Solidarity of Social Activities Performed by Legal Entities, Cultural Diversity and Contribution to Dialogue

Date: 21 May 2021               Venue: Virtual      Program language: English

Moderator: Burhan Kasap

 

Introduction

For all segments of society to benefit from sustainable development and to ensure solidarity, parts of the community must be in dialogue, and dialogue continuity is required. For this purpose; It has been brought to the agenda by the United Nations as the “World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development” to increase the value of cultural diversity, dialogue, and development all over the world.

Today, many forms of culture, diversity of cultural expressions; To reveal how these contribute to dialogue, mutual understanding, and the social, environmental, and economic aspects of sustainable development constitute an opportunity to articulate the activities undertaken.

 

Importance

In order to live together with our differences, it is essential to develop a dialogue arising from cultural unity, bringing solidarity to the forefront, and what is done to contribute to life in the social and historical harmony, which is the pool of tolerance of conflicts and dispute.

Cultural diversity, to contribute as the Broken Chalk Association on behalf of the programs that express cultural diversity, the peaceful coexistence of people from different cultures and values, and that will increase social activities and solidarity, such a program has been planned for the support of our association to emphasize what a vital function education and educators fulfill and the importance of sharing.

It is seen how societies that live together with the differences of cultural communities in their religion, daily practices, houses, jobs, places of worship, etc., exhibit tolerance and solidarity with their colorful structures.

A program emphasizing the work of the education volunteers of the Broken Chalk Association in this field was prepared in order to enable us to recognize different cultures and the opportunities of living together with our cultural differences, as well as to discover the truth, to build solidarity and tolerance, to contribute to intercultural dialogue and activities.

Nature of the Program

The program is designed for participants to share their contribution to cultural diversity in the countries where they live. Participants are asked to explain their activities to the audience by using visuals and the events they experienced.

For example; They can explain the purpose of a charity, who participated, what kind of effect it created, where and when it was done, and what the feedback after the bazaar was shared with various visuals.

 

Invitation

We invite you to the program prepared by our association, Broken Chalk, where educators, students, and community volunteers from different countries will share their social activities in the name of “contributing to cultural diversity.” In addition, If there are local foundations and associations whose participation you consider essential, our program will be more colorful with their invitation.

Thank you for your contribution and help.

 

Contact details:

Contact person: Burhan Kasap

Mail: mailto:socialmedia.en@brokenchalk.org

Phone: +31 6 84712594

According to Turkey’s state-run news agency, Turkish police detained the prominent pro-Kurdish party HDP politician Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu, weeks after he has stripped off his Parliament his conviction for social media posts which the courts considered “terrorist propaganda.”

For re-tweeting a 2016 article about a call for peace by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, Gergerlioglu was sentenced to two and a half years in jail after the court deemed the social media post as “spreading terrorist propaganda.” The appeals court upheld the sentence, which led him to lose his parliamentary seat, although his appeal to the Constitutional Court is pending.

The final judicial decision against Gergerlioglu was read in the Turkish Parliament on March 17. With the reading of the decision, Gergerlioglu was stripped of his membership in Parliament. Gergerlioglu then started the “justice watch,” where he stayed in the Turkish Parliament and refused to leave. During his fifth day in the Parliament, around 100 police officers entered the HDP’s hall in the parliament building, where Gergerlioglu stayed. They forcefully took him away in his pajamas and slippers without even sparing him a moment to change his clothes and wear his shoes.

On the evening of April 2, 2021, police raided Gergerlioglu’s home and arrested him forcibly after he failed to report to police within the 10-day legal notice. One of the police officers who arrived to arrest him was the same officer Gergerlioglu exposed as a torturer in a speech to the Parliament in 2019. This police officer and others aggressively pushed and kicked Gergerlioglu out of his house, once again dragging him barefoot, similar to the case in the Parliament raid. A police officer insulted him and threatened to punch him during his transfer. Gergerlioglu was sent to prison despite his chest pains and a physician’s health report. He was eventually taken to hospital from jail on April 3, hours after his arrest, where he underwent angiography for elevated blood pressure and was placed in intensive care. He then was transferred back to Sincan High-Security Prison to serve his sentence.

Gergerlioglu became a target for the Turkish government after repeatedly speaking out against human rights violations and torture claims in the country and strip searches of female inmates in prisons.

Gergerlioglu’s arrest over a social media post is yet another blow for Turkey’s democracy and an epitome of police brutality and the decline of the rule of law in Turkey.

 

References:

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2021/03/21/Turkey-arrests-pro-Kurdish-MP-who-was-expelled-from-parliament-

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2021/03/17/Turkey-s-parliament-strips-pro-Kurdish-deputy-of-seat-in-blow-to-third-largest-party

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-opposition-lawmaker-arrested-in-ankara/2196627

https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkey-arrests-former-hdp-deputy-omer-faruk-gergerlioglu-news-56928

https://apnews.com/article/turkey-media-social-media-ankara-arrests-442c03d1e9004abf583a51f1bb34ef33

Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) has published their report “Education Under Attack 2020”.

GCPEA is an inter-agency coalition created in 2010 to resolve the issue of targeted attacks on education institutions, their students, and staff in countries affected by armed conflict and insecurity.

In this report, GCPEA monitors the attacks on schools, universities, students, and staff between 2015-2019.

According to the report, there were more than 11.000 reported attacks, with casualties of 22.000 students and educators in at least 93 countries. The report covers 37 countries where at least ten attacks took place between 2015-2019.

GCPEA describes attacks on education as any threatened or actual use of force against students, teachers, academics, education support and transport staff (e.g., janitors, bus drivers), education officials, education buildings, resources, or facilities (including school buses). According to GCPEA, attacks on education kill or injure students or educators, lead to student dropouts and closures of educational facilities. Moreover, these attacks reduce academic quality and have catastrophic long-term societal impacts.

The full report has several parts such as attacks on schools, attacks on students & staff, military use of schools, child recruitment, sexual violence, attacks on higher education, and targeted attacks on girls and women. Each topic is explained elaborately for all 37 countries covered.

The organization offers a solution to these attacks by coming up with a list of recommendations for national governments, international agencies, and local civil society, including school and university communities.

You can find the full report at the following link:  https://eua2020.protectingeducation.org/

There are several human rights violations are going on in Turkey. And also, it is not easy for human rights defender to do their work. Amnesty International Turkey’s former Chair, Taner Kılıç, has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison for membership of the Gülen movement.[2]

He is an activist, human rights defender, and a Turkish Parliament member (People’s Democracy Party-HDP) named Omer Faruk Gergelioglu. Gergerlioğlu had been dismissed from the medical profession by a decree (KHK) issued under the state of emergency on January 7, 2017. Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu was sentenced to two years and six months in prison on February 21 for social media posts about the Kurdish issue and the breakdown of the peace process in 2015.

I will not give up following the incident in which the young female students got strip-searched on 31 August in Usak Police HQ. @insanhaklari @ihd_genelmerkez @amnesty @aforgutu @hrw @esinclairwebb @NachoSAmor @SLagodinsky @mbachelet @CoE_CPT @CoESpokesperson @Dunja_Mijatovic pic.twitter.com/vf5uqeyoER

— Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu (Eng) (@gergerlioglueng) December 15, 2020

He firmly stands against all kinds of human rights violations in Turkey. Nowadays, he was targeted by the parliament members of the ruling party (AKP). There was a strip search on female university students in Usak[3]. Gergerlioglu increases his voice against this horrible act[4] and got support from many people within Turkey. People who face strip search publish their stories on social media.

İçişleri Bakanının hakkımdaki iftiralarına cevabımdır! pic.twitter.com/ix9zNUtCM6

— Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu (@gergerliogluof) December 24, 2020

Gergerlioğlu said. “They attack me because I oppose sexual harassment of women, men, and children, and because all of the public is with me, the nation is behind me,”

The Following sentence has belonged to Ozlem Zengin, deputy head of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) bloc in parliament.

“No parliamentarian terrorizes parliament as much as Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu. I categorically do not believe that strip searches exist in Turkey. Such a thing does not exist,” [5]

Furthermore, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has branded HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu a “terrorist” after the latter exposed the practice of strip searches by police.[6] Soylu also called the judiciary to open a case against Gergerlioglu, and he said, “I here call on the judiciary. This man is a terrorist. We have filed several lawsuits against him; do what is necessary,” [7]

After the above calls, a few days ago, a summary was prepared against Gergerlioğlu for his tweet about the arrests of mothers with babies, accusing of ‘provoking the public to hatred and hostility’ by Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.[8]

Most media outlets are under the Government’s control; they are writing against the Gergerlioglu.[9] [10] Their main aim is to stop Gergerlioglu’s activities as a human rights defender. He is among the few figures in Turkey who firmly stands against the human rights violation. Turkey needs human rights defender like him these days more than ever.

In this respect, Protecting human rights is becoming more difficult every day in Turkey. Government increases its control on NGO’s[11] and human rights defenders are doing their work under the pressure of the Turkish Government. At Broken Chalk, one of our primary duties is to protect and support all human rights defenders worldwide.

If the human rights defenders and organizations present their support to him openly, the Turkish Government will reduce her pressure on Gergerlioglu. Moreover, Gergerlioglu increases his voice and fights against the violations of human rights in Turkey.

Broken Chalk

[1] Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu (born 2 November 1964, in Şarkikaraağaç, Turkey) is a medical doctor (pulmonologist), human rights activist and an MP (Member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly – TBMM) for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP). He has dedicated his political career to fighting against human rights violations in Turkey.

[2] https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/turkey-amnesty-chair-convicted-travesty-justice

[3] https://www.duvarenglish.com/strip-search-sexual-violence-claims-in-turkish-prisons-prompt-outrage-news-55501

[4] I will not give up following the incident in which the young female students got strip-searched on 31 August in Usak Police HQ. https://twitter.com/gergerlioglueng/status/1338956656151994369

[5] https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/turkey/22122020

[6] https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-interior-minister-suleyman-soylu-brands-hdp-mp-omer-faruk-gergerlioglu-terrorist-for-exposing-practice-of-strip-searches-in-police-custody-news-55621

[7] https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-interior-minister-suleyman-soylu-brands-hdp-mp-omer-faruk-gergerlioglu-terrorist-for-exposing-practice-of-strip-searches-in-police-custody-news-55621

[8] http://mezopotamyaajansi25.com/en/ALL-NEWS/content/view/121659

[9] https://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2020/12/24/son-dakika-icisleri-bakani-soyludan-hdpli-gergerliogluna-bu-adam-muptezeldir-teroristtir

[10] https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/bakan-soylu-gergerlioglu-fetocu-bir-teroristtir-540659.html

[11] https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-tightens-control-over-ngos-to-combat-terrorism/a-56088205