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"Defense Minister Admits The Ethnic And Religious Cleansing, But Takes No Lessons"
Dr. Aktar discusses Defense Minister’s statement that “If the Greeks and the Armenians had stayed, today’s nation would not come into existence.” While agreeing with the minister's conclusion, Aktar emphasizes the same cannot be forced upon the Kurds.
17 November 2008
Parliament Refuses To Discuss Status of The Alevi Place Of Worship
Although the Republican People’s Party (CHP) supported Kamer Genç’s proposal to discuss the legalization of the Alevite place of worship, the Parliament refused to bring it up.
12 November 2008
Alevis Rally Against Discrimination
Turkey’s Alevite community is getting ready to shout their demands in a mass gathering. They want to inform the public of the discrimination the Alevis have been experiencing and reveal the insincerity of the ruling party towards the Alevi demands.
7 November 2008
The EU Progress Report Points To Lack Of Reforms In Turkey
According to the European Union’s progress report about Turkey, the reforms stalled, the military interfered in the politics again and no steps were taken towards strengthening the civil control.
5 November 2008
The Kurdish Genocide Claim Arouses Reactions
The Democratic Society Party (DTP) stands behind Ahmet Türk by stating that the text Türk read reflects the opinion of the party on the matter and emphasizes the importance of Abdullah Öcalan in the Kurdish problem.
23 October 2008
Inspectors Ignore The Medical Reports In The Torture Investigation
The investigation by the inspectors of the Ministry of Interior determines Ceber and his friends were not tortured at the Istinye Police Station. Their lawyer states that the medical reports claim the opposite.
22 October 2008
Tortured Activists Released After The Third Application
The court released Gün, Karakaya and Baykal, who were taken into custody together with Engin Ceber, activist who died of bad treatment in prison a few days ago.
15 October 2008
Justice Minister Recognizes The Possibility Of Torture
The inspectors from the Ministry of Justice reached the conclusion that there was bad treatment in the case of Ceber’s death. 19 officials from the Metris Prison have been removed from their posts temporarily.
14 October 2008
Lawyers Cannot Have The File In Ceber’s Death
Lawyer Timtik says the secrecy decision in the investigation of Engin Ceber’s torture will affect the trial of the case negatively.
13 October 2008
A 29 Year Old Dies From Torture For Participating In A Press Release
Lawyer Aslan said that one of her clients, twenty-nine year old Ceber, died because of torture and another one of his clients is in the danger of dying.
10 October 2008
Human Rights Association Advises Resistance Against The Idea Of State Of Emergency Powers
According to the president of the Human Rights Association, the police and the military want to return to the days of the state of the emergency powers to be able to search everyone and everywhere and to torture.
7 October 2008
Peace Despite The Latest PKK Attack
Former president of Diyarbakır’s Chamber of Doctors İpekyüz and Peace Assembly spokesperson Yağmurdereli are concerned that the latest incidents may increase the polarization in the society.
6 October 2008
IHD Investigates Mob Attacks Against Kurds In The Small Town Of Altınova
The Human Rights Association investigates the Altınova mob attacks against the Kurds. Witnesses say Grey Wolves were brought from other places and the gendarmerie intervened late. Kurdish people could not leave their houses.
3 October 2008
“Combine The Cases For The JITEM And The Ergenekon”
Lawyer Elçi files a petition with the Diyarbakır court to have the cases of the Gendarmerie Intelligence And Anti Terror Unit (JİTEM) in Diyarbakır and the Ergenekon in Istanbul combined.
24 September 2008
Call To Reject the Iraqi Operations Of The Armed Forces
Perinçek from the Human Rights Association and Bilgen from the Peace Assembly want the deputies to refuse the proposal to permit the Armed Forces to have operations in Iraq. Instead, they propose more peaceful options such as forming a commission for the Kurdish problem.
23 September 2008
Rakel Dink Urges Raising Voices Against Discrimination Higher
In the panel held for the birthday of Hrant Dink, the participants urged for more decisive struggle against discrimination.
17 September 2008
CHP Deputy Speaks Against Closing The Democratic Society Party
Şevket Köse, Adıyaman deputy for the Republican People’s Party (CHP), believes that the Constitutional Court should not close the Democratic Society Party (DTP) at least to be consistent with its previous decision in the AKP case.
15 September 2008
Strip Searcher Officer Under Protection From Investigation
Tire/Izmir District Governor Göçer protects the women officer who has been strip searching the women visitors to the prison, claiming there is no evidence.
11 September 2008
“The Relations With Armenia Can Be Normalized By The People On Both Sides”
Dr. Aktar sees many obstacles between the both states. It is a very long process, he says, but “the Armenian and Turkish peoples can do it. Those who are interested in this process need to create more occasions to meet.”
8 September 2008
Chief Of Staff Moves To Cripple The PKK Economically
According to journalist Faruk Balıkçı, in his Diyarbakır meeting, Chief of Staff İlker Başbuğ concentrated only on the economic dimension of the Kurdish Problem to prevent more people from joining the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK); the political dimension was missing.
5 September 2008
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DTP Branch Offices Under Poisoned Letter Attacks
The Democratic Society Party announced that their Gaziosmanpaşa and Bağcılar district offices, both in Istanbul, had received poisoned letters.
3 September 2008
DTP Members Forced To Walk The 70 Km To Their Opening
Democratic Society Party deputy Geylani told how they had to walk the 70 Km to the opening of their branch office: The military banned driving on the way to their premises.
2 September 2008
“The Family Council” Becomes An Excuse For Honor Killings Of Women
A member of the Supreme Curt of Appeals 1st Penal Chamber, announced that he would require there to be a “family council decision” in a murder with a motive of custom. Women lawyers say there is no such requirement in the law.
29 August 2008
Invisible Problem Of Sexual Harassment On The Streets
Activist Zozan Özgökçe is harassed on the street. She complains in spite of every man’s insistence that she should simply forgive the harassers. She thinks the problem will never go away, on the contrary will get worse, if the women are not persistent in filing complaints.
26 August 2008
Parliament Discusses The Special Forces For Keeping Files On People
Democratic Society Party deputy Akın Birdal brought the topic of keeping files on people to the Parliament. He asked Interior Minister Beşir Atalay questions about the matter.
7 August 2008
Parliament's Equality Commission In September
Fatma Şahin, a deputy for the Justice and Development Party, says they are expecting that the bill to form commission about the equality between men and women will become a law in September.
29 July 2008
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Police Officers Finally On Trial For Beating Transsexual Esmeray
The police officers who beat up and insulted transsexual Esmeray in June 2007 for passing by the front of the station will be tried for the crime of “simple bashing and insulting.”
18 July 2008
Strip Searching Women Visitors to Prison Arouses Anger
Women visitors are strip-searched at Tire Prison. Their external body opening, including their sexual organs, are inspected closely. Contemporary Jurists Association says this is illegal.
16 July 2008
Women Activists Are Educating Each Other For Peace
Thirty women from various organizations in Greece, Turkey, Northern and Southern Cyprus gathered at the Bosphorus University in Istanbul for an education program to improve their ability for working towards peaceful solutions.
28 June 2008
A Cypriot Journalist Receives The Courage In Journalism Award
The International Women’s Media Foundation awards Sevgül Uludağ, a journalist from Cyprus with the Courage in Journalism Award for her work done under very difficult conditions.
27 June 2008
Pregnant Wife Gets A Beating For Conceiving A Daughter
The prosecutor releases the husband who gave a beating to his wife for not conceiving a son. Lawyer Moroğlu says that this is against the new Penal Code, but the authorities are usually reluctant to apply the new measures.
11 June 2008
We Are Asking Civil Society To Inspect The Detention Centers
The Human Rights Presidency, a government body, declares that its committees will inspect the police and gendarmerie detention centers unannounced and they want at least one member of them to come from the non-governmental organizations.
21 May 2008
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