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Gays&lesbians Urge for Equality Before Law

Representatives of gay&lesbian groups urge for inclusion of their demands in the new draft criminal law moved by the government. Gays&lesbians raise their demands that sexual identity is not regarded as provocation in homosexual murders.

28 May 2004 Burçin Belge

Center to Protect Children

Meltem Yatagan, the spokeswoman for the Childrens Friends Study Group, said they were working to set up a Child Protection Center. The center will be set up with financial support from the World Bank.

Poverty Pushes Children onto Streets

Children, who work and live on streets go to school on the one hand and sell tissues, gather garbage or dye shoes on the other. The families of most of them have no income. Migration, poverty and unequal distribution of income push children on streets.

7 May 2004 Erhan Üstündağ

Turkey is Second in Honey Production

Turkish Apiarists Union chair Yilmaz said that the EU imported some 200,000 tons of honey each year and Turkey, which produces 70,000 tons of honey each year, exports only 18,000 to Europe.

12 April 2004 Umut Tarhan

Massive Rally Against US War in Iraq

The anti-war activists will protest U.S. and British forces at the Taksim Gazi Park on the first year of the invasion of Iraq. They will emphasize that the lies about the reasons of invasion have become more obvious a year later.

Owner of Manner Magazine Arrested

Muharrem Cengiz of Manner in the Culture and Arts World, magazine, was arrested at the Istanbul DGM where he went as a witness. He was sent to prison because of statements against him. His magazine and Group Yorum criticized the arrest.

8 March 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Homosexuals Criticize Statue Protest

The Rainbow Homosexual Society Movement criticized Cicek, who objected to placing a statue of Attalos IIs statue in Antalya saying he was gay. They said he had animosity against homosexuals and called on everyone to put an end to discrimination.

11 February 2004

Istanbul Meeting for A World With no Wars

Peace activists from France, Israel, England and the United States of America will attend the International Meeting for a World With no Wars, organized by the Coalition for Global Peace and Justice. The meeting will be held at the Bilgi University.

22 January 2004

25 Killed, 390 Wounded in Two Blasts

In two simultaneous explosions in HSBC Bank headquartes in Istanbuls financial district Levent and in the British Consulate in Beyoglu district 25 were killed and 390 wounded. Britains İstanbul Council Roger Short too is killed.

20 November 2003

Turkeys Jews Feel Security Slip Away

A million bombs cannot drive us Jews out of here, said Josef Habib Gerez, a 77-year-old painter in Istanbuls Galata neighborhood, home to Neve Shalom, the citys largest synagogue.

17 November 2003 Amberin Zaman

Death Penalty should be Outlawed Altogether

TIHV head Onen and IHD head Ondul said Turkey has to ratify protocol 13, which outlaws peacetime and wartime executions, along with protocol 6, which only outlaws peacetime executions.

14 November 2003

Deporting Kurdish Boat PeopleArouses Protests

Refugee support groups are calling the Australian governments success in towing a fishing boat carrying 14 Kurdish men from Turkey back to Indonesia a flagrant violation of international treaty obligations.

13 November 2003 Bob Burton

Earthquake Victims Detained

The earthquake victims spent the fourth anniversary of the Marmara earthquake under detention in Ankara. They demand that the government allocates plots to their cooperative and ask for a ten-year mortgage.

13 November 2003

Mine Danger will increase as villagers return

4 children died, 7 were injured when they accidentally set off a leftover explosive in the Uluderediscrict of the southeastern . There are many leftover explosives in the area that cause deaths and injuries.

6 November 2003 Burçin Belge

Religious Education at Temples

Religious is not a profession, it is a faith, said Dink, the editor-in-chief of the Agos Newspaper. There should be a discussion on the training of religious officials, not on religious education at schools, said Dink.

17 October 2003 Burçin Belge

Wheat, Grapes, Hazelnut: Furious Producers

With the IMF and World Bank policies, Turkey has started importing goods that it could produce and export. In hazelnut production, producers surrendered to foreign monopolies. Problems will continue unless producers organize.

25 September 2003 Abdullah Aysu

Global Protest Against Global Attacks

BAK is calling on everyone in Turkey to be out on the streets on September 27 along with the whole world. The aim of the demonstration in Ankara will be to put pressure on Turkeys parliament as Turkey considers to send troops to Iraq.

22 September 2003

Honor Killings in Turkey

Last month a woman named Semse Allak was buried in a corner of a municipal cemetery here. She, unmarried and pregnant, had died from a stoning. When she died on June 7, noone from her family and relatives claimed her body and attended the funeral.

15 July 2003 Dexter Fılkıns

One out of 70 Mosques in Turkey is in Kocaeli

There are 838 mosques as opposed to 496 schools in Kocaeli. 612 of the mosques are in villages. In Kandira, there are 186 mosques, eight of which are in the district center, and only 26 schools.

Cyprus - Retrieving the Past

Turkish Cypriot family finds old friends in hitherto off-limits southern Cyprus. Ioannou, the young Greek Cypriot soldier, had risked his life to help my Turkish Cypriot family. My father hid for several days in fear of being rounded up again.

24 June 2003 Esra Aygın

Article 159 Remains Always a Serious Threat

The public prosecutor claims a prison term of up to six years against Özgüden and Karaca, for the articles that they had written to the review Türkiyede ve Avrupada Yazin. Editor Sert risks a heavy fine for having published these articles.

They Respond to Peoples Grief with Guns

Elci, a housewife in Bingol cannot understand the polices harsh reaction toward the people. The people could even revolt. Do they have to respond with guns? she asked.

5 May 2003 Hamza Aktan

Anti-War Protests over The Weekend

Peace activists took to the streets in Istanbul, Ankara, Adana, Samsun, Sanliurfa, Van, Bartin, Nigde...Flying balloons in the air, sending letters to the United Nations, hanging a banner on historic Galata Tower.

Blood Donation Campaign for Iraqi Civilians

Nilufer district mayor Bozbey launches blood donation campaign for Iraqi war victims. Local representatives from various political parties join the campaign.

18 April 2003 Ahmet Akhan

Kurultay Katılımcıları

Kurultaya Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Balıkesir, Batman, Bursa, Çanakkale, Diyarbakır, İstanbul, İzmir, İzmit, Mardin ve Mersinden 53 kadın grubu katıldı.

Boycott US and British Goods

Municipal and Public Service Workers Union has called for boycott of US and British goods. Unions chair Cinar called for not consuming goods such as Coca Cola, Sprite, BP.

A Candlelit Peace Cry from Mis Sokak

Turkali sings Hiroshima, a cry against the war in the silence of the candles. In Ankara, Izmir, Bodrum and Assos... New Zealand to New York, Montreal, Paris, Manila, Santiago and everwhere. At 19:00, they all demanded peace, those on Azores demanded war

Turn the Lights Off for Peace

The peace activists called on everyone to join the One Minute Darkness fore Peace action. The peace activists will be gathering signatures for peace on Fridays and Mondays.

20 February 2003 Özge Kural

People of Turkey Say No to War!

In February 15, The people, all over the world will protest the US attac on Iraq. The people of Turkey living in New York will join the anti-war demonstration in New York.

6 February 2003

Assembly of the 100s Peace Declaration

Turkey must withstand this war which will bring about dismay, instability and crisis in our country, region and humanity as a whole. we warn all authorized bodies and institutions in the world and in Turkey: Let Ankara be the capital of peace!

5 February 2003

Anti-War Activism in Turkey

What will Turkish Government remember as it votes on the war this week? There is ction almost everywhere in the country starting Friday, January 24th: Conscientious Objectors, international peace activists, Assembly of the 100s: A United Declaration.

5 February 2003 Ayşe Gül Altınay

Mersin Ironsmiths Protest War on Iraq

Yelkovan, Chamber of Ironsmiths chair, said production halted and unemployment increased after the Gulf War. The tradesmen at the Mersin Industry Complex closed their workplaces and tied black ribbons on their cars to protest possible U.S. attack.

31 January 2003 Recep Yıldırım