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“AK Party Is Eavesdropping” Claims The Opposition

The opposition party (CHP) accuses the governing party (AKP) for tapping and bugging their conversations and giving the information to the newspapers of their choice. The government refuses the charges.

Women React To The Religious Directives On “Sexual Life”

The Director of Religious Affairs puts some directives about sexual life on its internet site. The women find them discriminating. They say people take them seriously and therefore they need to be careful in what they say about women.

28 May 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

The State Council Backs The Supreme Court

The State Council is displeased by the government’s statements targeting the Supreme Court. It says the judiciary organs take their authority to share their opinions from the same Constitution.

The Ruling Party Wants A Subservient Judiciary Says The Supreme Court

The Ruling Party Wants A Subservient Judiciary Says The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s Board of Chairperson critiques the government, stating that the government has stepped outside the bounds of the legitimate means of defending itself. The government says the Board cannot take a side.

School Principle Beats And Injures 12 Students

A school principle beats up 12 students for not cleaning the school garden by hitting their hands with a big pair of compasses. The students are hospitalized and the principle is suspended until the investigation is completed.

15 May 2008 Tolga Korkut

Armed Attack Attempt On Protestant Church In Ankara

Armed Attack Attempt On Protestant Church In Ankara

The perpetrators come to a Kurtuluş (Salvation) Church in Ankara, ask for the pastor and leave after throwing threats. The association of Kurtuluş Churches ask for protection.

Ruling AKP Defends Against Prosecutor’s Indictment

The ruling party of Turkey, the Justice and Development Party, launches defense against the Supreme Court Prosecutor's indictment that the party has become a focus for anti-secular activities.

Turkish Publisher of “God Delusion” Acquitted

An Istanbul court has acquitted publisher Karaaslan who published the Turkish translation of Dawkin’s “God Delusion.”

4 April 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Prosecutor Rejects Trial for 1 May Police Violence

38 people who were attacked by the police at last year’s 1 May protests have been told that their demonstration was illegal and the police used legitimate force.

3 April 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Supreme Court Threatens Islamic Party's Government in Turkey

Turkey was thrown into crisis yesterday when the country's supreme court moved to oust the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and close down his political party, the country's biggest and most successful.

2 April 2008 Ian Traynor

Constitutional Court Starts AKP Closure Trial

Constitutional Court Starts AKP Closure Trial

Yesterday afternoon the Constitutional Court announced that it has decided to hear the closure case against the ruling AKP.

1 April 2008 Erhan Üstündağ

Turkey's Youth Offers "Window of Opportunity"

Turkey's Youth Offers "Window of Opportunity"

The fact that 12 of Turkey's 70 million are aged between 15 and 24 offers the country a golden opportunity to create a better future. However, this is only possible if there is investment - otherwise, poverty and social unrest lie ahead.

Prosecutor: Ergenekon Not Related to Other Trials

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Aykut Cengiz Engin has released a written statement saying that the investigation into the Ergenekon gang is unrelated to any other current trials.

25 March 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

The Real Injustice…

The Real Injustice…

While some are railing at the "injustice" of raiding the house of an 83-year old journalist at dawn or the arrest of a party leader, their sense of "justice" is hypocritical.

25 March 2008 Ertuğrul Kürkçü

More Detentions and Arrests in Ergenekon Case

More Detentions and Arrests in Ergenekon Case

After 37 people were arrested in the Ergenekon case in January, there was a new wave of police detentions on Friday. Journalist Selcuk, former university rector Alemdaroglu, and party leader Perincek were among those taken into custody.

24 March 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Women Oppose Categorisation into Covered/Uncovered

Under the slogan “We look out for each other,” over 1,000 women have signed a statement condemning the categorisation of women into those who are covered and those wo are not.

19 March 2008 Emine Özcan

AKP Closure: What Do the People Think?

Bianet asked people in the street what they thought about the attempt to close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

18 March 2008 Emine Özcan

AKP’s Defense against Closure is Hypocritical

AKP’s Defense against Closure is Hypocritical

The ruling AKP has been in power for six years, but has not made any attempts to change the Law on Political Parties or the constitution. Its current defense smacks less of democracy than of fascism.

18 March 2008 Erhan Üstündağ

AKP: “Closure Trial will Give Us 70 Percent of the Vote”

Members of the ruling AKP have reacted indignantly to the closure demand by Prosecutor Yalcinkaya, saying that the AKP would get even more support in the next elections.

17 March 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Reactions to AKP Closure Request

Reactions to AKP Closure Request

President Gül said that he was “above politics” as president. The CHP and MHP have responded cautiously, while the DTP has condemned efforts to close both the AKP and the DTP.

17 March 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Prosecution Wants to Close Ruling AKP

Prosecution Wants to Close Ruling AKP

The prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals has filed a court request to close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), alleging that it is antisecular.

15 March 2008 Tolga Korkut,Erhan Üstündağ

37 Years after Military Coup

On 12 March 1971, a military coup took place in Turkey. Although it has been the topic of a popular TV series, Turkey needs more than one TV programme to face up to its past.

13 March 2008 Erhan Üstündağ

Compulsory Religious Education is Hypocritical Violation of Rights

Constitutional law expert Gürcan has criticised the continuing obligation of school children to attend Religious Education classes and has described the attitude of the AKP as hypocritical.

11 March 2008 Tolga Korkut

Turkey Mourns Death of Academic Sadun Aren

Prof. Dr. Sadun Aren, co-founder of the Turkish Workers’ Party and formerly lecturer in Political Sciences at Ankara University, died in hospital on Saturday.

10 March 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

“Ergenekon” Gang Linked to Several Murders

The investigation into the ultra-nationalist Ergenekon gang is looking at three murders. A photo proving connections between retired general Kücük and the suspect in the State Council murder has been found.

6 March 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

IPS Communications Foundation and Press Now Organised Workshop in Antalya

25 reporters and journalists from local radio stations, TV channels and newspapers joined the workshop organised by IPS and Press Now in Antalya at the weekend.

3 March 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Headscarves Not “In the Clear” Yet

Headscarves Not “In the Clear” Yet

The opposition CHP has appealed to the Constitutional Court to overrule the headscarf amendments, and university rectors have called for the resignation of Higher Education Council President Özcan.

28 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç,Gökçe Gündüç

Displaced Children Regain Confidence

Children forcibly displaced by the armed conflict in the southeast of Turkey have found a ray of hope with the Basak Foundation.

28 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Ultranationalist Ergenekon Gang Everywhere…

On Tuesday, the police arrested a further six people as part of the Ergenekon operation. There are three academics, a journalist, and a gold dealer among them.

27 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

President Gül Ratifies Headscarves at University

On 22 February, President Gül ratified the constitutional amendments of Articles 10 and 42, which allow women with headscarves to attend university.

25 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Yet More Deaths at Tuzla Shipyards!

According to the trade union LIMTER-IS, two more shipyard workers have died, raising the death toll since the beginning of the year to six.

20 February 2008 Tolga Korkut

Women Can Not Rely on The Army for Their Gains

Women Can Not Rely on The Army for Their Gains

Those who believe that the issue of headscarves at university is a “legal issue” are totally mistaken. We are faced with a historical question: Does the new block of Islamist AKP and ultranationalist MHP with the passive consent of the army represent a moment of freedom?

18 February 2008 Ertuğrul Kürkçü