Erol Önderoğlu - Bianet

Erol Önderoğlu

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Multilingual Diyarbakir Municipality on Trial

Multilingual Diyarbakir Municipality on Trial

After offering municipal services in three languages apart from Turkish, mayor Abdullah Demirbas from the Sur municipality in Diyarbakir was taken from office and his municipal council was dissolved. The trial against Demirbas and twenty others has started.

9 November 2007

Journalist Talu "Warned"

After "Sabah" newspaper journalist Umur Talu wrote a column entitled "He Was the Politest Politician, But Look What Happened", lawyers from the Dogan Media Group issued a refutation and rectification statement.

7 November 2007

Judges and Prosecutors Criticise Prime Minister

The Union of Judges and Prosecutors has condemned Erdogan’s criticism of the State Council’s decision to stop a broadcasting ban on the Hakkari/Daglica attack.

7 November 2007

Nationalist Singer and Composer on Trial

Nationalist Singer and Composer on Trial

Singer Ismail Türüt and composer Arif Sirin, as well as two people charged with creating a clip on YouTube, are on trial for "praising a criminal" and "inciting hatred and hostility". Up to 7.5 years imprisonment are demanded.

7 November 2007

Arat Dink and Seropyan Sentenced

Agos editor-in-chief Arat Dink and licence holder Serkis Seropyan have been given a deferred one-year prison sentence each under Article 301.

7 November 2007

"Changing Article 301 an Urgent Necessity"

The EU Progress Report has demanded an urgent change of Article 301 and has expressed worry over the Anti-Terorrism Law.

7 November 2007

Prosecutor Demands Acquittal for “Minority Report”

The Chief Prosecutor at the Supreme Court of Appeals has called for the acquittal of academics Kaboglu and Oran to be ratified.

6 November 2007

Newspaper Dismisses Writer Speaking on Roj TV

Erdogan Aydin has been dismissed by Cumhuriyet newspaper after taking part in a programme concerning religious education on the Kurdish Roj TV channel.

6 November 2007

Tunc from EMEP Party at ECHR

EMEP Tunceli Province Chair Hüseyin Tunc has been sentenced for “praising a crime and criminals”. He will appeal at the ECHR.

2 November 2007

State Council Criticises Government Censorship

The State Council has criticised the government's insistence on banning radio and TV broadcasts referring to the PKK attack in Daglica, Hakkari, on 21 October.

2 November 2007

Student Making Death Threat in Court

Publisher Necati Abay was threatened by student Mert Sahin after making a statement on the murder of Hrant Dink. The student is now on trial.

2 November 2007

Abuse of Journalists' Confidential Material

Recent events at the Northern Iraqi border are only the tip of the iceberg. Police and prosecution have compromised journalists' sources at least ten times in the last three years.

31 October 2007

Yeni Asya Newspaper on Trial again

Yeni Asya's editor-in-chief Faruk Cakir is on trial again. The charge against him is that of violating the secrecy of an investigation.

30 October 2007

Third Quarterly Media Monitoring Report: Full Text

Bia Media Monitoring Desk

Third Quarterly Media Monitoring Report: Full Text

The third quarterly report of the Bia Media Monitoring Desk has appeared, detailing violations of press freedom and the freedom of expression in the months of July, August and September 2007.

30 October 2007

Decision by Regional Administrative Court:

Police again Protected in Dink Murder Case

The Regional Administrative Court has refused permission to try seven police officers from the Trabzon police department, arguing that they had no involvement in the murder of journalist Hrant Dink.

29 October 2007

3 French Journalists Released after 30 Hours

Perrier, Vigoureux and de Banville, theree French journalists who were detained during border pass have been released, but their camera is seized as "instrument of crime".

26 October 2007

Two French Journalists Detained at Border

Yesterday, two French journalists were arrested at a Turkish border gate with Northern Iraq after they refused to show their film material to officials.

25 October 2007

Government Ban Violates Right to Access to Information

Journalists' associations have condemned the government's decision to ban broadcasts about the PKK attack in Hakkari.

24 October 2007

Reporters Detained in South-East

Four reporters were detained for a short time for covering military activity in the Yüksekova district of Hakkari in south-eastern Turkey.

23 October 2007

BIA Media Monitoring Desk: Quarterly Report Published

The BIA Media Monitoring Desk publishes regular quarterly and annual reports on the state of press freedom and the freedom of expression in Turkey. The period of July, August and September 2007 has again witnessed many trials for journalists.

21 October 2007

Prosecution Not Letting Go of 301

Despite pressure from the EU and human rights activists internationally and domestically, the prosecution of journalists, writers and activists under the infamous Article 301 continues.

19 October 2007

Turkey Ranks Low in Freedom of Press List

According to the Reporters Without Borders yearly list, Turkey ranks 101st out of 169 countries.

17 October 2007

Writer Appeals Against 301 Sentence

Writer Hozatli had been sentenced for claiming that the police has dissidents arrested.

European Parliament Report on Turkey

European Parliament Report on Turkey

The European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee has passed a report on Turkey with 48 votes and 4 abstentions.

ECHR: Compensation for Human Rights Activist Birdal

The European Court of Human Rights has sentenced Turkey to paying compesation for imprisoning human rights activist Akin Birdal.

Second Hearing Brings No Clarity

Hrant Dink murder trial

Second Hearing Brings No Clarity

The second hearing of the Hrant Dink murder trial ended without bringing more clarity into the case. O.S. did "not remember" much, Uzundal accused Tuncel, and Tuncel refused to give names of police officers involved.

Suspect Regrets He Killed Hrant Dink

Hrant Dink Murder Trial

Suspect Regrets He Killed Hrant Dink

"I wouldn't have killed him if I knew he had a family" regretted O.S. the suspect for killing journalist Dink. Three of the eight detained suspects were questioned by the defense lawyers. The defendants told conflicting stories.

Academics Support Oran and Kaboglu

114 lecturers at Bosphorus University have come out in support for Professors Oran and Kaboglu.

Caricature Brings Prison Sentence!

Caricaturist Muhammet Sengöz has been sentenced to 11 months and 20 days imprisonment for a caricature. This was converted to a fine.

Hrant Dink murder trial

Rights Activists Will Monitor Dink Trial

Even if applications to become third-party plaintiffs have been mostly unsuccessful, rights organisations are determined to witness the murder trial.

Will Someone Explain Freedom of Expression to Erdogan?

Prime Minister Erdogan has lost his case against journalist Ilhan Selcuk.

28 September 2007

Despair at Hurdles in Dink Murder Trial

Despair at Hurdles in Dink Murder Trial

Just before the second hearing of the Hrant Dink murder trial, lawyer Fethiye Cetin lists the hurdles the plaintiffs have faced in trying to ensure a transparent investigation and trial of all those involved in Dink's murder.

28 September 2007