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Redhack Releases Cables on Reyhanlı Blasts [22 May 2013]
Redhack released a series of cables that revealed the dawn of Reyhanlı twin blasts through top secret gendarmerie intelligence files. ...»
Homosexuality Not An Obstacle, Expert Says [22 May 2013]
The hearing of Halil İbrahim Dinçdağ - Turkey’s first openly declared gay referee who was restrained from his profession - continued yesterday with a designated expert ...»
Commission Passes Alcohol Restriction Bill [22 May 2013]
A parliamentary commission on planning and budget passed a bill draft bill that envisioned a series of limitation on public alcohol use in Turkey, including in ...»
Author Nişanyan Sentenced to 13.5 Months of Prison [22 May 2013]
Istanbul 14th Peace Court convicted author Sevan Nişanyan to 13.5 months of prison for “openly insulting religious values of a certain faction of the society” in ...»
"Police Will Fade University's Colors" [21 May 2013]
Reacting to Interior Ministry's new plan to assign to "guard officers" on university campuses, current and former student leaders spoke up to bianet, claiming that police ...»
16,585 People With Kurdish Name Zîlan in Turkey [21 May 2013]
According to the statistics released by Interior Ministry upon our application, 16,585 people used the name Zîlan - a Kurdish name. Other commonly used Kurdish names ...»
Ministry Releases Official Sexuality Guide [21 May 2013]
Family and Social Policies Ministry released a booklet that contained tips for couples on a healthy sex life. ...»
Kurdish Speaking University to Open in Diyarbakır [21 May 2013]
Diyarbakır province is preparing to house the first Kurdish speaking university by 2016 - a trilingual institution that is mainly expected to address Mesopotamian people. ...»
3rd Protest Kiss in Eurovision [20 May 2013]
Turkey's state television TRT refused to broadcast the 58th Eurovision Song Contest, saying that it protested the winner selection system. ...»
Hunger Strike in Van Prison [20 May 2013]
12 inmates from Van High Security Prison have launched a hunger strike, demanding improvement in medical treatments and food service - a protest that reached its ...»
Declared Homosexual Missing for 87 Days [20 May 2013]
Umut Göktuğ Söyler, a declared homosexual who has been briefly abducted by his own father and uncle for his sexual orientation, is missing for 87 days. ...»
2 More Controversial Deaths in Barracks [20 May 2013]
The recent death of two soldiers who served under the compulsory military service in Kırıkkale and Mardin resumed controversy in Turkey's barracks. ...»
Kurdish Language Feast Observed in Turkey [17 May 2013]
Turkey's Kurds observed the Kurdish Language Feast on May 15 - the publication start date of Kurdish magazine Hawar in 1932. ...»
Following the implementation of "Family Protection and Prevention of Violence Against Women" Act in March 2012, the number of women who requested and benefited from police ...»
Report Offers Solutions on Freer Press in Turkey [17 May 2013]
Center for American Progress released its report on Freedom of the Press and Expression – a comprehensive document that also included recommendations for a free freer ...»
Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals announced its verdict on Dink case, overthrowing Yasin Hayal's acquittal on "being terrorist organization leader" and finding him guilty of "founding ...»
4 Arrested in Reyhanlı Blasts [16 May 2013]
While prosecutors released 4 suspects in the Reyhanlı twin blasts case, a court arrested 4 individuals for their involvement in the twin blasts in Reyhanlı district. ...»
Court Lifts Media Ban on Reyhanlı Blasts [16 May 2013]
Hatay 1st High Criminal Court lifted the media ban on the coverage of Reyhanlı blasts. ...»
ECHR: Constitutional Court First [16 May 2013]
The European Court of Human Rights rejected an applicant from Turkey, saying that the applicant has not "exhausted remedies" of Turkish court system - a verdict ...»
First PKK Group Completes Withdrawal, Everyone Excited [14 May 2013]
The first group of PKK guerrillas - 7 men and 6 women - arrived at South Kurdistan Medya Defense Area along with journalists Hasan Cemal and ...»
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