09 February 2005 Wednesday
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Bianet Wins the TGC Internet Journalism PrizeBianet wins Internet journalism prize by the Journalists Association of Turkey. Along with ntvmsnbc.com and hurriyetim.com.tr bianet was aawraded the prize ......
08 February 2005 Tuesday
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Thought is Absolutely Free High Court SaysSupreme Court of Appeal in a historic hearing decides that secular state can not be secured through punishing thought. Freedom of ......
07 February 2005 Monday
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Death Under Custody ConfirmedBones unearthed after confessions of former paramilitary JITEM member Aygan belongs to Murat Aslan, lost during custody 10 years ago. The ......
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Bombastic Discourse, Little ProgressPM Erdogan praises US-Turkey friendship during talks with Condolleza Rice: Our strategic alliance perpetuates in a mature and positive manner. These ......
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Textbooks Should be Cleansed of NationalismHistory Foundation, Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA) and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TIHV) announce their proposal to cleanse textbooks of ......
04 February 2005 Friday
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Alevite Demands Turned DownHUman Rights Association sharply criticizes Ankaras Çankaya district administration with denying land allocation for construction of an Alevite temple, Cemevi, in ......
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Anything But Tunceli on News in Zaza LanguageTunceli, homeland of Zazas of Turkey, is yet to be heard in programs in Zaza language broadcasted by TRT while various ......
03 February 2005 Thursday
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Izmir Discusses Rights ReportingMore than 50 newspaper, television and radio reporters from eight provinces attended the media training seminar by BIA. The seminar was ......
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Transgenic Agriculture Another Blow to NatureIn 1999 Donoughue, British Minister of Agriculture, when asked which EU committee authorized multiply the legally authorized level of gliphosate in ......
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Access to Imrali Island Prison Denied for IHDMinistry of Justice remains silent for Human Rights Associations request to examine the prison conditions of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan. A ......
31 January 2005 Monday
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PM to Investigate Death Under CustodyThe Human Rights Directorate of the Prime Ministry launches investigation to look into charges that a Gokhan Belguzar was tortured to ......
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Reporters Face Prison SentencesArrested during a demonstration in early January organized by the Socialist Platform of the Oppressed, BEKSAV cameraman Kervanci and six employees ......
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Turkey Without HandicapsThe Turkish Association of the Handicapped is launching the Turkey Without Handicaps project. The project aims at raising awareness about the ......
27 January 2005 Thursday
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Trials Against Writers Raises ConcernsInternational PEN, expresses concerns for the prosecutions of writer Fikret Baskaya and publisher Ragip Zarakolu. The two are faced with prison ......
25 January 2005 Tuesday
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Four Honor Killings in One Day Across TurkeyWho fail to take the necessary legal and administrative measures, are responsible for the deaths of women in honor killings, protest ......
19 January 2005 Wednesday
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USA Urges Hands Freed in Incirlik AirbaseUS demands for further independence in using Turkish airbases raises public concerns. Dr. Gerger points out that even the formalities of ......
18 January 2005 Tuesday
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Journalist Cevher Ilhan Freed On AppealCevher Ilhan of Yeni Asya newspaper is released from jail. Ilhan is freed after two days in prison due to amendments ......
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Zarakolu Gets Freedom of Expression AwardZarakolu received the Freedom of Expression Award by the Norwegian Writers Association He asked that the arrest warrant issued against Ozguden ......
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Journalists, Embrace Your Jobs!During the 2nd Turkish Journalists Conference, Turkish media embraced the idea of contributing to dialogue between the Western and Arab media. ......
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Turkish Journalists Campaign For UnionJournalists Union has begun a campaign to ensure Press Freedom and to Say No to Censorship and also published a Declaration ......
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BIA2 Annual Media Report: No Jailing ButAccording to the BIA2 Report, RTUK ordered 12 local media off the air for a total of 360 days. Two reporters ......
12 January 2005 Wednesday
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Journalists; Most Educated and UnorganizedThe media sector, with its 60 hours-a-week shifts, state-issued cards that are only handed to sex workers and journalists, connections with ......
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Children of Turkey in 2004During 2004 child negligence and homelessness were frequently covered. The Juvenile Justice System failed to be implemented. Child labor and the ......
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Women Insecure at Home, at Work, on StreetWomen unionists, after a recent tape case, urge the government introduce protective measures to safegurad women workers from sexual harassment. Nurse ......
05 January 2005 Wednesday
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Media Still has Serious ProblemsTGC head Erinc said that the Labor Ministry would finalize its preparations on the Press Labor Law in 2005 and expressed ......
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Yurdatapans Document Quest ContinuesNational Security Policy Document is secret. This is the MGKs reply to human rights activisit Yurdatapans question. When he didnt get ......
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2004 was Good for Women, 2005 will Be BetterRepresentatives of womens groups want the right of equal participation for women through necessary amendments to the Law on Political Parties ......
29 December 2004 Wednesday
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Nomad Guards of Doganli CampNow-nonexistent Uzundere people have changed 4 villages in 9 years. They drink water of the nearby villages well and live in ......
20 December 2004 Monday
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Turkey: The Parties Could Have Come Too EarlyThe problem does not lie only in Turkey, says Nejdet Ates, a hotel worker in Afyon. It is also in Europe. ......
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Turkey Should Force Greekcypriots for ...Turkey will have to recognize Cyprus during EU negotiations, said Akinci from BDH, Soyer from CTP and Angolemli from TKP. There ......
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Womens Movement in Turkeys EU BidAlthough the EU is more advanced than Turkey in terms of equality between sexes, there still exists the dominance of men ......
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Bianet Childrens Site Is LaunchedThe site, which emphasizes childrens rights, aims to encourage media to have more coverage of children, to start a discussion on ......
17 December 2004 Friday
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Turkey: Europe Could Be a Decade AwayTurkey would become the largest EU member, because its population is expected to surpass that of Germany by 2020. ...
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Still Far from EU Standards of Press FreedomThe legislative progress that has undeniably been made should not conceal the fact that the climate remains as harsh as ever ......
15 December 2004 Wednesday
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My Grandmother HeranusDuring the 1915 Armenian deportation, Mrs. Heranus was forcibly taken away from her mother by soldiers. Her name was changed to ......
14 December 2004 Tuesday
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Kurdish Demands Ahead of EU Summit200 Kurdish intellectuals living in Turkey and Europe, from Zana to Uzun, from Elci to Rojin, listed their demands ahead fo ......
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Radio Trial Awaits Propaganda RulingA court, handling the trial opened against Radyo Dunya for citing an announcement by the imprisoned PKK leader Ocalan, decided the ......
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Being a Handicapped FeministThe disabled women congress is a first step toward helping women fight against not only problems arising from being disabled, but ......
13 December 2004 Monday
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Writer Parlak Free Until RulingSuna Parlak, a writer for the Ulkede Ozgur Gundem newspaper, who was detained for being a member of the outlawed Kongra-Gel ......
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IHD: Parlaks Detention is IllegalThe Human Rights Association said that the detention of Parlak, a writer for the Ulkede Ozgur Gundem newspaper, is illegal. It ......
10 December 2004 Friday
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Two Books Accused of ObscenityAfter his acquittal, Cartoonist Ustündağ is being sued again for obscenity of his book Sunday Lovers which has been sent to ......
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EU Raising the Ledge; Watch Out for CatchesEU enlargement expert Aktar said the second EU draft had one improvement in favor of Turkey and two dangerous items. The ......
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Onen: Human Rights Values are being CorrodedThe fight against terrorism has created certain wars, Human Rights Foundations chair Onen. Certain countries have been occupied. Human rights violations ......
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Guler: Can a Father Take his Son to a Clash?How can a father take his 12-year-old son to a clash? asked Guler, a CHP lawmaker and a member of the ......
06 December 2004 Monday
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Writer Albayrak AcquittedHakan Albayrak, the former writer for the Milli Gazete, who was convicted and arrested for insulting Ataturk in one of his ......
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BİA² Local Media Training Program in Trabzon38 newspaper, radio and TV reporters from six provinces in the Black Sea region, discussed responsible journalism and rights reporting during ......
03 December 2004 Friday
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Fury Reigns after Murder of Father and SonThe furious people of the Kiziltepe, Mardin urge for the murder, in a police operation, of the 12-year-old Ugur, and his ......
30 November 2004 Tuesday
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A Myth Under Question: Military-NationA young academic, Ayse Gül Altinay, probes into the intricate mechanisims of Turkish state-building processes, through her invaluable work The Myth ......
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Remove the National Security Document!Lawyer Cetin said that the National Security Board should just be an advisory body, added that the Sept. 12 period legitimized ......
29 November 2004 Monday
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BIA² Holds Rights Journalism Seminar in Bolu23 reporters and womens rights activists from Bolu and six provinces attended the BIA ²training seminar. They discussed responsible reporting and ......
25 November 2004 Thursday
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Prosperous Yet UnhealtyInhabitants of Turkeys most prosperous province Kocaeli, benefit from lesser health facilities than Turks living in the German city Dusseldorf, shows ......
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Erdogan Questioned on Mass GraveINdependent Deputy Sirin handed a question motion to Prime Minister Erdogan about a mass grave found in Diyarbakir and claimed to ......
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Mother Tongue Problem in Childrens RightsProf. Polat said Turkey still didnt pass harmonization laws about the Childrens Rights Convention, 15 years after adopting it. According to ......
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Two Children and a Man KilledIt was the most recent of frequent explosions in Hakkari, an area heavily polluted by anti-personnel landmines and other unexploded ordinances ......
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Anti-Landmine Campaign in Kurdish RegionIts estimated that at least 50 people, mostly women and children, have died or been wounded this year alone as a ......
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Torture Defendants are Mostly AcquittedThe June, July and September reports of the Turkish Human Rights Foundation show that defendants facing charges of torture are mostly ......
18 November 2004 Thursday
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A 30-day DEHAP punishment to Hakkari FMRTUK gives a 30-day closure to Hakkari FM because of Democratic People Partys chair Suvagcis words. In the program he condemned ......
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AI: Judicial Remedies Against TorturesCases against nine police officers from the Istanbul Anti-Terror Branch who were charged with torturing Yeter and 14 others in another ......
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Five Women, 75 Men EngineersWomen lawyers said MTA discriminated against women by employing 75 men and only five women. They called on women to spend ......
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Torture was Set FreeA court acquitted police officers Ismail Icen and Mustafa Yucel, who were being charged for torturing Daslik. Her lawyer appealed the ......
11 November 2004 Thursday
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Lawsuit Against Theatre AmargiActress Genç of Theatre Amargi had a case brought against her for swearing at official on duty based on her lines ......
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Bianet receives City Planning Media AwardTMMOB Chamber of City Planners handed out City Planning Media Awards. Bianet received an award for contributing to the city culture ......
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EU Doesnt Have a Common Minority PracticeIn EU countries, the military is a government institution, said EU Expansion expert Aktar. It doesnt state opinions about political issues. ......
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Guldunya Case May go to ECHRAn Istanbul court rejected a request by the Istanbul Bar, womens organizations, and women, to take part in the trial about ......
09 November 2004 Tuesday
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On Both Sides of the Border - No Security!Turkish truck drivers are complaining that the government is indifferent to increasing numbers of drivers dying at the hands of Islamic ......
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Journalist Sirin is ReleasedJournalist Sirin, who was sentenced to 17.5 years for being a member of an illegal organization, and who has been in ......
05 November 2004 Friday
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Minorities Comment on Report on MinoritiesMembers of Turkeys minority groups denounce violent reactions against the Prime Ministrys working group on Rights of Minorities. Lawyer Bakar calls ......
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Village Headmen Against Domestic ViolenceIzmirs Aliaga district mayoralty introduces support and guidance service for the protection of village women from domestic violence. Volunteered by 13 ......
04 November 2004 Thursday
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Court Lifts The RTÜK Ban on Local Radio3rd Administrative Court in Adana lifted the ban on the local Radyo Dünya for airing Kurdish music during a Turkish language ......
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Draft Law Legalizes TortureThe Draft Law on Execution of Penalties, introducing forced labor, uniforms, defining silent protests as disciplinary crimes and imposing solitary confinement ......
02 November 2004 Tuesday
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Two Journalists Sentence in the Appeal CourtAttorneys of Kutlular the owner of daily Yeni Asya and Şirin, the writer of daily Selam who were sentenced to 2 ......
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RTUK: Police is Monitoring TV and RadioPolice Headquarters, in great self-sacrifice, cooperate with RTUK and do monitoring and recording in places RTUK does not have facilities, said ......
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BİA² Media Monitoring ReportThe BİA² third quarterly Media Monitoring Report for the period July-September 2004 deals with 26 court cases and 69 journalists. Two ......
28 October 2004 Thursday
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Reduced to 1/40, Yet Fines Still in ForceLocal publisher Bogatekin faces fine for the printing houses omittance of the date and address of his company in a past ......
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Journalists Charged for Illegal Affiliation5 press workers arrested during a police raid on the offices of Dicle News Agency (DIHA) and Ozgür Halk newspaper prior ......
27 October 2004 Wednesday
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Turkey is the 113rd in RSFs Freedom ListRSFs third annual worlwide press freedom index says East Asia and Middle East have worst press freedom recordsEU members among the ......
22 October 2004 Friday
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Greens: Reform and Trust Key to EUThe Green Group in the European Parliament, in a public statement after 3-day meeting in Istanbul, encourages Turkish government for further ......
20 October 2004 Wednesday
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Changes to Press Law Acquit Journalist KaraA Datca court acquitted Kara as a result of the amendments to the Press Law. He, the former owner of daiy ......
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Detaining Journalist Karakurt was Illegal!Hurriyet reporter Karakurt, who was detained for interviewing Kurdish militant Karayilan on the Kandil Mountain, and writing about the lives of ......
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Questions Raised for Press Freedom in TurkeyRSF has drawn attention to the continuing problems for press freedom in Turkey on the eve of a visit to Paris ......
19 October 2004 Tuesday
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Leftist Parties View on EU Report on TurkeyGur from DEHAP, Tuzel from EMEP, Kozanoglu from ODP and Kocali from SDP talked about their views on the EU, and ......
18 October 2004 Monday
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Rights Violations Should be InvestigatedTIHV and IHD chairs argued that prime minister is not being democratic in his messages toward human rights organizations, and in ......
15 October 2004 Friday
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Military Steps Back, Yet Media Bans ContiueMilitary control over RTUK ceases, yet radio broadcast bans continue says the report BİA² media monitoring report. 11 cases against 13 ......
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I Will not Let my Charisma be Damaged!Incesu, a caricaturist of daily Ulkede Ozgur Gundem said the international community would not understand why daily Evrensel was fined for ......
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Ozgür Der: Commission Report is HypocriticalOzgur Der argued that the European Commissions progress report on Turkey only focused on the problems faced by the non-Muslims and ......
11 October 2004 Monday
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Rights Journalism Trainning in Diyarbakir51 reporters of 11 eastern and southeastern provinces discussed responsible reporting and reporting on rights at the local media seminar by ......
07 October 2004 Thursday
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IPA Calls for Amendment to Penal CodeInternational Publishers Association sent a letter to the Presidency of the EU and the Commission seeking their assistance in calling upon ......
06 October 2004 Wednesday
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Erdogan: Different Beliefs Freely PracticedWhen one of the parliamentarians said that today was an historic day for Turkey and Europe, Prime Minister Erdogan said, yes, ......
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Commissions Assessments Generally BalancedTurkish Prime Minister Erdogan said, We find the Commissions assessment and analysis generally balanced. ...
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Commission Signals Green Light for TurkeyEuropean Commission today recommens start accession negotiations with Turkey.provided that certain key legislation which is in preparation enters into force. The ......
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Silent Fight Against WeaponsOn the Personal Disarmament day, the Hope Foundation commemorates 3,000 people who die every year in Turkey through personal weapons. Gezer ......
05 October 2004 Tuesday
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Progress on Human Rights Key to EU BidTurkey is now ahead of some EU member states in its legal protections for detainees, said Sugden of HRW. The Turkish ......
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TCK Protects the State Not MediaThe improvements brought about by harmonization regulations to articles on dangerous provocation and insulting the state, have been kept in the ......
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Reforms and Punishments Conflict on MediaGun TV and Can TV were ordered off the air by RTUK for 30 days for broadcasting Kurdish songs and programs. ......
30 September 2004 Thursday
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30 of 35 Demands by Women Were AcceptedSexual crimes are listed under crimes against individuals; the notion of honor is removed from the TCK; partner rape is considered ......
29 September 2004 Wednesday
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15 Thousand Girls Dont Go to SchoolWhile the Come On Girls, to School campaign is continuing, two sisters in the Gazlikuyu village are still working in cotton ......
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Mayor: Everyting is For the Citizens ComfortMayor Yilmaz made a press statement and denied the morality guard reports in the media. He argued that the incident was ......
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Municipal Police Cannot Guard MoralsThe municipal police have no authority to warn the youth who hold hands or cuddle on the shore. The real crime ......
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The Faster The Better!EU experts think that the meeting between Prime Minister Erdogan and EU Enlargement Commissioner Verheugen was positive. Dr. Kaleagasi and Dr. ......
27 September 2004 Monday
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Cicek: No article of TCK restricts freedomsTurkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek said that any article of the Turkish Penal Code could not be interpreted as restricting rights ......
