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Erol Önderoğlu
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Dink Lawyers Insist on Prosecution of Trabzon Police Officers
HRANT DINK MURDER CASE
Dink Lawyers Insist on Prosecution of Trabzon Police Officers
The Dink family lawyers requested the prosecution of ten officials of the Trabzon Police who were on duty at the time of the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. The lawyers' latest petition is based on the statements of former Trabzon Police executives.
10 May 2011
EU Conference 'Spoke Up!' for Turkish Journalists in Prison
EU Conference 'Spoke Up!' for Turkish Journalists in Prison
Journalists in prison and internet censorship were discussed in the "Speak Up!" conference in Brussels on 6 May. Nadire Mater, Firket İlkiz and Yaman Akdeniz were among the seven guests invited from Turkey.
9 May 2011
Journalist Şener on Trial for Business Man's Wedding Contract
Journalist Şener on Trial for Business Man's Wedding Contract
Arrested journalist Şener was at court in the context of an "alleged violation of private life" of Turkish business man Uzan based on an article about a wedding contract. Şener was supported by colleagues and members of the Freedom for Journalists Platform.
9 May 2011
Heavy Prison Sentence for Journalist Abay
Heavy Prison Sentence for Journalist Abay
The Istanbul 12th High Criminal Court sentenced publisher Abay to almost 19 years imprisonment on charges of managing the MLKP organization. Former Atılım newspaper chief editor Duman was handed down a life sentence. The decision was taken to the Court of Appeals.
6 May 2011
Declaration of the Freedom for Journalists Congress
Declaration of the Freedom for Journalists Congress
In its final declaration, the Freedom for Journalists Congress urged for the release of journalists in prison, the abrogation of provisions in the Anti-Terror Law that restrict press freedom and freedom of expression and the amendment of the Criminal Procedure Law.
6 May 2011
Journalists Union and Reporter Özer Won Accreditation Trial
Journalists Union and Reporter Özer Won Accreditation Trial
After more than three years, the Administrative Litigation Chamber Board of the Council of State decided to repeal the accreditation ban imposed to Günlük Evrensel newspaper reporter Özer.
6 May 2011
Journalists Union and Reporter Özer Won Accreditation Trial
Journalists Union and Reporter Özer Won Accreditation Trial
After more than three years, the Administrative Litigation Chamber Board of the Council of State decided to repeal the accreditation ban imposed to Günlük Evrensel newspaper reporter Özer.
6 May 2011
"Mehmet's Book" still Up to Date on an Ever-Pressing Conflict
"Mehmet's Book" still Up to Date on an Ever-Pressing Conflict
Nadire Mater's book on eye-witness accounts of soldiers in Turkey's South-East was part of the Political Plays Festival in Istanbul. Mater was tried and acquitted when the book was first published in 1999. Twelve years later the topic of the book is still up to date.
5 May 2011
Freedom of Expression Defendants Name by Name
BİA 2011 FIRST QUARTER MEDIA MONITORING REPORT
Freedom of Expression Defendants Name by Name
The January-February-March Media Monitoring Report by the BİA Media Monitoring Desk revealed that a total of 103 people, 62 of whom are journalists, were tried in cases related to freedom of thought and freedom of expression.
4 May 2011
International Call for Freedom for Arrested Turkish Journalists
FREEDOM FOR JOURNALISTS CONGRESS
International Call for Freedom for Arrested Turkish Journalists
At the Freedom for Journalists Congress on 3 May in Istanbul, representatives of the OSCE, Reporters without Borders and several other international organizations called for the immediate release of journalists in prison. Judicial practices were seen as problematic.
4 May 2011
Anti-Terror Law Took the Lead in 2010
BİA 2010 ANNUAL MEDIA MONITORING REPORT
Anti-Terror Law Took the Lead in 2010
The BİA 2010 Annual Media Monitoring Report claims that 220 people, among them 104 journalists, were tried for the opinions they voiced in words and writing in 2010. Penalties handed down by the ECHR were on the rise as well as domestic convictions under the Anti-Terror Law. 30 journalists were in jail.
3 May 2011
World Press Freedom Day Welcomed by 103 "Defendants of Opinion"
BİA MEDIA MONITORING REPORT
World Press Freedom Day Welcomed by 103 "Defendants of Opinion"
By 31 March, 5 journalists were in prison for their writings, another 42 press members in the context of operations like "Ergenekon" and other major trials and investigations. Within 3 months, 13 people were sentenced to monetary fines and almost 22 years in jail on the grounds of their opinions on the Kurdish question.
2 May 2011
BİA 2010 Media Monitoring Report: Defendants Name by Name
Read here a list of journalists, writers, politicians and media institutions that were tried in 2010 on charges related to freedom of thought and expression. This list was compiled according to the annual report of 2010 prepared by the BİA Media Monitoring Desk.
29 March 2011
Witnesses to be Brought to Court on Compulsion after 4 Years
DINK MURDER TRIAL
Witnesses to be Brought to Court on Compulsion after 4 Years
The Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court accepted the plaintiff lawyers' request to re-investigate the TÜBİTAK report on the allegedly missing footage of the Hrant Dink murder. Witnesses Çakmak and Yıldırım will be brought to court on compulsion at the next hearing on 30 May.
29 March 2011
Legal Landscape of 2010 Dominated by Anti-Terror Law
BİA 2010 MEDIA MONITORING REPORT
Legal Landscape of 2010 Dominated by Anti-Terror Law
According to data compiled by the BİA Media Monitoring Report, 220 people, 104 of whom were journalists, stood trial in 2010 in the scope of freedom of thought and expression. 33 people were sentenced to 365 years in prison under the Anti-Terror Law. 30 journalists are in jail.
28 March 2011
Journalist Çapraz and 10 Other People in Custody
Journalist Çapraz and 10 Other People in Custody
Journalist Necip Çapraz, owner of the local Yüksekova News daily, is one of ten people who were taken into custody on 21 March in Hakkari upon the directive of the Van Special Authority Public Chief Prosecution. The journalist's home was searched by the police.
23 March 2011
Sociologist Beşikçi and Lawyer Şimşek Convicted
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Sociologist Beşikçi and Lawyer Şimşek Convicted
Sociologist Beşikçi was sentenced to 15 months in jail because of an article in the periodical of the Contemporary Lawyers Association. Lawyer and magazine executive Şimşek received a TL 16,660 monetary fine.
7 March 2011
Turkish Journalists Association: "A Dark Year for Press Freedom"
Turkish Journalists Association: "A Dark Year for Press Freedom"
After eleven people, mostly journalists, were taken into custody under the Ergenekon investigation, the Turkish Journalists Association warned that "crimes of thought are on the rise again". The Contemporary Lawyers Association sees a fair trial endangered.
4 March 2011
Yalçın Appeals against Arrest, Balbay Applies to ECHR
JOURNALISTS IN DETENTION
Yalçın Appeals against Arrest, Balbay Applies to ECHR
Journalists Yalçın, Pehlivan and Terkoğlu from the Oda TV news site applied to court for their release pending trial. They were arrested last week. Journalist Balbay, detained in the scope of the Ergenekon trial for 31 months, applied to the ECHR.
28 February 2011
166-year Prison Sentence for Journalist Kurşun to be Quashed?
166-year Prison Sentence for Journalist Kurşun to be Quashed?
The Court of Appeals Public Prosecution demanded to overturn the 166.5-year prison sentence received by journalists Kurşun, former executive of the Azadiya Welat newspaper. The Court of Appeals will announce its decision on 2 March.
21 February 2011
Armenian Honour Award for Turkish Publisher Zarakolu
Armenian Honour Award for Turkish Publisher Zarakolu
Publisher and journalist Ragıp Zarakolu was awarded with the Hagop Meghabart Medal of Honour Lifetime Achievement Award from Armenia. Zarakolu is the first laureate of the prize from Turkey.
21 February 2011
Turkish Court Grants Compensation for Dink Family
HRANT DINK MURDER
Turkish Court Grants Compensation for Dink Family
Four years after the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink, the Istanbul 10th Administrative Court handed down a TL 100,000 fine in compensation to the Ministry of the Interior on the grounds that the police failed to protect Dink.
21 February 2011
"The Prime Minister May Suspend a Broadcast"
"The Prime Minister May Suspend a Broadcast"
The General Assembly of the Turkish Parliament passed the Draft Bill on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and their Broadcasts despite prior warnings related to restrictions of press freedom.
17 February 2011
Imprisoned Writer Berktaş Wins at ECHR
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Imprisoned Writer Berktaş Wins at ECHR
"Hücreler" - 'Prison Cells' is the title of the book that brought writer Berktaş to jail. Berktaş now won her case at the ECHR and Turkey was sentenced to a fine of € 15,000 in compensation. The same amount has to be paid to publisher Çamyar.
16 February 2011
NTV Wins against RTÜK
NTV Wins against RTÜK
NTV won a case against RTÜK regarding a warning fine based on a statement of an executive in Northern Cyprus. The State Council referred to press freedom in its decision. Another fine against NTV was temporarily stalled by an administrative court.
11 February 2011
CHP Deputy Chair Batum Investigated under "301"?
CHP Deputy Chair Batum Investigated under "301"?
The Public Prosecutor of Zonguldak applied for the approval of the Ministry of Justice for an investigation about CHP Deputy Chair Batum under Article 301.
10 February 2011
Murder Suspect and Victim's Daughters Testified
AYŞE PAŞALI MURDER TRIAL
Murder Suspect and Victim's Daughters Testified
The Ankara 1st High Criminal Court decided to research defendant Yetkin's competence to stand trial. Yetkin is tried for killing his divorced wife Ayşe Paşalı. Both daughters of the victim gave their statements at the second hearing of the trial.
10 February 2011
Turkey Pays and Pays...
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Turkey Pays and Pays...
The ECHR handed down monetary fines worth € 27,600 in total to Turkey. The latest sanctions stem from the refusal of national courts to return books to publisher Öztürk and from injuring lawyer Tuncer in a clash with the police at a demonstration.
9 February 2011
"Religious Indication on IDs Contrary to Human Rights"
"Religious Indication on IDs Contrary to Human Rights"
Turkey received a warning from the Council of Europe: Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights, demanded Turkey to lift religious indication on IDs and to abolish compulsory religious education at school.
7 February 2011
BİA Media Monitoring Report 2010 Third Quarter - Full Text
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
BİA Media Monitoring Report 2010 Third Quarter - Full Text
According to the July-August-September 2010 Media Monitoring Report by the Independent Communication Network (BIA) Media Monitoring Desk, the judiciary persecutes independent media and media that voice different opinions on the "Kurdish Problem". Its justification: "fighting against terrorism."
4 February 2011
Turkey's Stumbling Blocks: Freedom of Speech and Torture
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Turkey's Stumbling Blocks: Freedom of Speech and Torture
Turkey has to pay € 16,000 in compensation to Faruk Temel, member of the People's Democracy Party, by reason of a breach of the right to freedom of expression. German national Mehmet Desde was also compensated by the ECHR related to torture allegations.
2 February 2011
Mumcu's Relatives Urge for Punishment of Offical Neglect
18 YEARS OF IMPUNITY
Mumcu's Relatives Urge for Punishment of Offical Neglect
18 years after the murder of journalist Uğur Mumcu, his family applied to the prosecution to identify and punish the ones responsible for the murder. They demand to punish "the officials who neglected the investigation and the prosecution of the real perpetrators".
25 January 2011
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