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Election Propaganda Should be in Turkish

RTUK warned radio and television stations to follow the broadcasting principles determined by the YSK. Radio and Television stations may not broadcast programs about the elections in any language other than Turkish.

11 February 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

RTUK Calls off Programs at 6 TVs and a Radio

RTUK, in its last meeting, warned 21 media organizations for their Paparazzi programs. It called off programs at some media organizations including GUN TV in Diyarbakir, national Show TV channel, CNBC-e and even some cable TV stations.

11 February 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Gun FM: How do you Determine Viewer Profile?

Gun FM and Gun TV director Dogan said the new Language Regulation was more backward than a previous draft. He said just like the issue of opening Kurdish courses, Kurdish broadcasts were trying to be prevented through bureaucratic obstacles.

27 January 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Bar Opens Case against Broadcast Regulation

According to Diyarbakir Bar Head Tanrikulu, the regulation on Kurdish language broadcasts is more backward than the related law. Tanrikulu said the regulation does not say how the broadcasts will be done, but instead says how they will not be done.

27 January 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Mumcu and Other 19 Journalist Who were Killed

PEN Supports Calls for Anniversary of Ugur Mumcus Murder to be Marked as an International Day of Justice. at least 19 other writers and journalists have been killed in Turkey. Many were clearly murdered by those who objected to their views.

26 January 2004

Radio Journalist Charged for Prison Stories

Karakurt, the former manager of the Anatolias Voice radio, who broadcasted programs about the operations at the F-type and Ulucanlar prisons, was acquitted. But a prosecutor appealed the verdict saying he should be sentenced for dangerous incitement.

23 January 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Police Detain Runaway Reporters

Police detained 3 distributors of the Yeniden Ozgur Gundem newspaper, and 3 reporters of the Dicle News Agency. The reporters are accused of aiding an illegal organization through publications. They were released after 24 hours.

22 January 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Army will Test Medias Confidence

About inviting Yeni Safak representatives to the press conference at the General Staff military quarters, Secretary-General of the General Staff Demireren said, This is an exception. We can say we have accepted Yeni Safak as an intern.

20 January 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Turkey is the First Target of IPC Campaign

The International Penal Court Coalition, which has 2,000 members worldwide, is launching a new campaign for countries that have not approved the court yet. Turkey is the first target. Coordinator Aguirrezabal is coming to Ankara on January 29.

19 January 2004

Magazine Head Arrested for Demonstrations

Ozgen Is, the editor-in-chief of the Revolutionary Contestation Union, was taken to the prison for violating the demonstrations law and resisting the police. He was watching a press statement in criticism of the police.

19 January 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

RTUK Issues Warnings to Three TV Channels

RTUK issued a warning to TGRT saying it aired programs that would hurt the physical, mental and moral development of youngsters. ART was also warned for violating the rule that, there must be at least 20 minutes between advertisements.

13 January 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Egoyans Ararat Withdrawn After Threats

Cetin should have screened the movie, said actor Ergun; The movie was wrong from the start, said movie writer Tasciyan; while Journalist Eryilmaz said the reasons of the decision should be discussed, rather than the decision itself.

9 January 2004 Burçin Belge

Journalist Sentenced For Insulting Parliament

We are shocked by this sentence, which is utterly disproportionate. We remind you that under international norms, prison terms should not be imposed for press offences, Ménard, secretary general of RSFsaid in a letter to Justice Minister Cicek.

Journalist Appeals Motion Sentence

Sabri Ejder Ozic, the former head of the local Radio Dunya, has been sentenced to a year in prison for insulting the TBMM. Ozic was accused of saying, This parliament is terrorist. Ozics lawyer Meric has appealed the court decision.

8 January 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Mister Detainees Should be Freed at Once

The Human Rights Association criticized the fact that 2 DEHAP officials were arrested because they referred to Kurdish rebel leader Ocalan as Mister. Those who did this are not trying to implement law. They are trying to resist EU reforms said IHD.

Journalist Who Criticised the Army Arrested

Ozkoray who is facing legal proceedings in a number of press cases, was released the following day. His trouble with the law stems from having criticized the army and raising a variety of taboo subjects in his articles, such as the Kurdish issue.

23 December 2003

Trial against 4 lawyers of the Diyarbakir Bar

Lawyers Tanrikulu, Korkmaz and Deyars are indicted for misconducting duty and abusing their legal responsibility in connection with compensation cases of 96 villagers from Diyarbakir discrict evacuated and burned in the years 1993 and 1994.

10 December 2003

More than 300 Generals Sue Islamist Newspaper

RSF called on the Turkish armed forces to show more respect for press freedom after 312 generals filed suit against the Islamist daily Vakit and columnists, Yenihaber, demanding 367,000 euros in damages for an article.

5 November 2003

Gray Wolves Attacked to Journalist Kanatli

Gray Wolves carried out a protest in Nicosia toprotest the intervention of EU and USA in TRNC elections. Journalist Kanatli said that he did not carry anything provocative and did not speak to anyone that could have triggered this.

20 October 2003

Criticizing the Army Still a Crime

The trial against Özgüden and his two colleagues for insulting the Army continued. The court renewed the arrest warrant against Özgüden. The judge also decided to order all border check points to inform the tribunal of the earlier arrest warrant.

16 October 2003

Court Says Websites Insult Army

According to an Ankara Court decision, the websites of the weekly Ekmek ve Adalet magazine and the daily Ozgur Politika newspaper were halted. All access to the websites are restricted through filters since months.

14 October 2003 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalists dont Know Why They are Accused

Dersim magazine managers Mutlu and Coskun, who are being charged with inciting hatred and hostility, asked the court to be acquitted. Lawyer Demir said the indictment and the study about the case did not say what parts in the magazine constituted crime.

30 September 2003 Erol Önderoğlu

An Inquiry Should be Made for Aydin Prison

MAZLUMDER emphasized that the prison management made it very difficult for not only the lawyers, but also the lawmakers to see the victims. We are afraid that there are serious human rights violations in the prison, it stated.

19 September 2003

Books are Tried, Coups are Not

Publisher Zarakolu was being charged of inciting hatred, by publishing the book, Trying the September 12, 1980 Regime. Asans book, Pontos Culture, has been cleared of divisiveness. Deniz Zarakolu has been acquitted for his funeral speech.

19 September 2003

Journalist Kara Faces More Trials

Journalist Kara, who filmed local governer while he was swimming, faces up to 15 days in prison for disturbing him. He is also charged with swearing though a book he wrote and he also has 13 cases pending at the appeal Court.

19 September 2003 Erol Önderoğlu

5 Television Stations Suspended For 1 Mounth

RSF has called on RTUK to rescind the one-month suspension it imposed on 5 television stations. RTÜK accuses the television stations of carrying broadcasts defending the unfair interests of their owner, their shareholders and members of the family.

WPFC Concerned About Journalist Özgün

The charges stem from Özgüns 1998 new trial petition in which he accused security forces of brutality in southeastern Anatolia and of murdering journalists belonging to pro-Kurdish newspapers.

Council of State to Decide on Kurdish

Lawyer Ilkiz said TRTs application to cancel the RTUK ordinance was far from seriousness. The ordinance violates the Constitution, we also went to the Council of State, said Sincar of Radio Dunya.

24 June 2003 Özge Gözke

RTUK Suspends a Radio for Kurdish Broadcasts

RTUK ordered Radio Dunya off the air for a month for broadcasting a program in Kurdish. Ozic said the recent reforms in Turkey allowed Kurdish broadcasts.

Turkey - Media 2002 From RSF

Despite the announcement of democratic reforms prosecutions for beliefs and opinions are still systematically and severely punished by virtue of a repressive legislative arsenal aimed at protecting the state against Kurds, Islamists and far left.

Kara Sentenced to a Year in Prison, Fined

Kara, who stood trial for five separate cases, was sentenced to a year in prison. The court also handed Kara a fine of 20 billion Turkish lira. The journalist was acquitted in one of the cases and another trial was postponed till June 16.

BIA Local Media Report 2002: Arrests, Attacks

According to a report by BIAs Legal Branch; 2 journalists were arrested in 2002, 21 are still being tried, and 12 were attacked. RTUK ordered TVs and radios off the air for 2,921 days. BIA provides legal assistance to media organizations since 2000.

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