Bawer Çakır - Bianet

Bawer Çakır

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MARDİN MASSACRE

"State's Duty to Protect Children in Mardin"

Social worker Altuğgil explains why children of the massacred families should stay with relatives. "An analysis of the feudal relations necessary to protect children from abuse."

FLYING BROOM

Women's Films Festival Takes on the Military Coup

Opening for a 12th time, International Flying Broom Festival features 90 films from 26 countries. This year's main theme is the "80s".

“Poverty, Migration, Denial, Armament = 44 Dead”

Mardin Village Attack

“Poverty, Migration, Denial, Armament = 44 Dead”

KAMER president Akkoç says that around 50 people have died for the same reason in the last year.

End of Hunger Strike: Call for Democratic Solution to Kurdish Question

Operation against the DTP

End of Hunger Strike: Call for Democratic Solution to Kurdish Question

The two-day protest hunger strike in Diyarbakır ended yesterday with a call for a political solution to the Kurdish Question.

More than 400 Detained on May Day

1 May 2009

More than 400 Detained on May Day

Lawyers say that more than 400 people were taken into police custody on May Day.

Trade Unions to Go to Taksim in “Reasonable Numbers”

On the eve of May day

Trade Unions to Go to Taksim in “Reasonable Numbers”

It remains to be seen whether the Istanbul governor and the trade union confederations agree on what a “reasonable number” of people in Taksim Square is on Labour Day.

Armed Left Group DHKC Attempts at The Life of Former MoJ

Hikmet Sami Türk is held responsible for the operations into prisons in 2000, which left 31 inmates and two soldiers dead. Two militants caught, Türk avoids the attack unharmed.

Governor Turns Down Union Demands for May Day in Taksim Square

May Day

Governor Turns Down Union Demands for May Day in Taksim Square

Governor Muammer Güler refused workers applicaation to gather in Taksim Square on 1 May.

Workers Defied Police and Got to Taksim Square

Workers Defied Police and Got to Taksim Square

Trade unions representatives gathered in Taksim to show their determination to gather there on Labour Day.

220 Armenian Intellectuals Exiled in 1915 Commemorated

220 Armenian Intellectuals Exiled in 1915 Commemorated

On 24 April 1915, over 200 Armenian intellectuals were exiled and then killed. The Human Rights Association commemorated this loss to Armenian, Ottoman and Turkish society.

“Children Should Enjoy Equality at Least on Their Day, April 23”

“Children Should Enjoy Equality at Least on Their Day, April 23”

On 23 April, Children's Day, the children we talked to expressed a wish for all children to be equal and take part in celebrations.

Amnesty International: Refugees in Turkey Deprived of Rights

Amnesty International: Refugees in Turkey Deprived of Rights

Amnesty International has launched its report on the situation for refugees in Turkey.

Weapons Found on Educational Foundation Land

Weapons Found on Educational Foundation Land

Yesterday evening, a weapons cache was found on land in Beykoz, Istanbul, belonging to the İSTEK Education Foundation. The foundation has said that the land belongs to the military.

Students Cannot Live off Scholarships

Students Cannot Live off Scholarships

Students from less well-off backgrounds face serious difficulties trying to get by. Cihan Erdal, a third year student in Istanbul, is only one of many.

European Parliament’s Cashman “Worried about Lambdaistanbul Court Case”

European Parliament’s Cashman “Worried about Lambdaistanbul Court Case”

Cashman, chair of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Working Group, has expressed his hope that the Lambdaistanbul case will end positively.

Transsexual Melek’s Killer Arrested

A 26-year-old has been arrested for the murder of Melek, a member of the Pink Life LGBTT Association. This is only the latest in a spate of murders affecting the LGBTT community.

“Children on Trial are a Problem for Whole of Turkey”

Members of an iniative called Justice for Children have demanded a change in the Anti-Terrorism Law which currently allows children to be tried for acts of terrorism.

Operation Targeting the DTP: 40 People Detained

Operation Targeting the DTP: 40 People Detained

Simultaneous operations in 13 provinces have led to the detention of 40 people, among them leading members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party. The searches continue.

Transgender Melek Murdered in Ankara

Friends protest rising violence against LGBT individuals.

Workers Insist on Taksim Square

Workers Insist on Taksim Square

Following the government announcement that 1 May will be a public holiday, workers are still insisting that they want to express their concerns in Taksim Square on Labour Day.

LGBT Pride Week in Turkey in June

LGBT Pride Week in Turkey in June

The 17th Gay Pride Week will take place in Turkey from 22 to 28 June. The hormone tomato anti-homophobia awards will be presented, and a Gay Pride March will take place in Istanbul.

Workers Demand Taksim Square on 1 May

Workers Demand Taksim Square on 1 May

The DİSK and KESK trade union confederations have announced that they will gather in Taksim Square on Labour Day, despite bans and clashes with the police in previous years. Prime Minister Erdoğan has ordered that 1 May be a public holiday.

Protests as Obama Leaves Turkey

Protests as Obama Leaves Turkey

Shortly before US President Obama left Turkey, activists protested in central Istanbul, saying, “Obama, your hands are bloody too, get out of our country.”

After 39 Deaths, Denim Sand Blasting is Banned

The Ministry of Health has announced that Denim Sand Blasting has been banned because it causes lung problems. The Ministry hopes to wipe out silicosis by 2030.

“Obama Wants Soldiers for Afghanistan, Not Peace”

“Obama Wants Soldiers for Afghanistan, Not Peace”

Mater from the Global Peace and Justice Coalition believes that NATO should be disbanded. He adds, “Obama is sending 17,000 soldiers to Afghanistan. He is not bringing peace.”

Two Dead as Police Prevents Öcalan Birthday Celebrations

Two Dead as Police Prevents Öcalan Birthday Celebrations

The police intervened when around 5,000 people tried to visit the village of imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan’s birth on his birthday. Two people died. More than 10,000 people took part in the funeral of one of them.

State Radio Now Also in Kurdish and Armenian

Radio 6 will broadcast in Kurdish 24 hours a day, while Armenian has been added to the variety of languages on “Turkey’s Voice” Radio.

“Pink Istanbul” against Homophobia and Transphobia

“Pink Istanbul” against Homophobia and Transphobia

The Pink Amsterdam event which was organised previously to draw attention to homophobia and transphobia in Amsterdam and Istanbul is now also coming to Istanbul. There will be a conference and a night of music with DJs and musicians at Ghetto.

Islamists Attack Students in Istanbul: 5 Injured

Students handing out flyers near the Istanbul University Beyazit campus were attacked with sticks and bottles when they criticised the AKP. 5 students were injured.

“Voters Want Pluralist Government”

“Voters Want Pluralist Government”

According to Prof. Dr. Narlı, the decrease in votes for the AKP and the rise in support for other parties shows that voters are fed up with the AKP’s monopoly. She also criticised the lack of female representation in parties.

Türk: AKP Did Not Solve Kurdish Question, Kurds Took Votes Elsewhere

Türk: AKP Did Not Solve Kurdish Question, Kurds Took Votes Elsewhere

Evaluating the election results, Türk from the DTP said that the “charity approach” of the AKP has not worked. The DTP has won in Diyarbakır, a city that Erdoğan wanted to win in, as well as in seven provincial and 51 district municipalities.

Diyarbakır Bomb Blamed on PKK

The Diyarbakır Anti-Terrorism Police has taken 10 people into custody after operations in six provinces, claiming that the perpetrators of the bomb attack in Diyarbakır in 2006 have been caught.

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