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Witch Hunt:Gerger Not Allowed to the USA!

Scholar Gerger said: This treatment is part of the 11 September syndrome, but cannot prevent me from defending human rights and fighting against the USAs belligerent policies.

Kurdish Courses Still a Dream

Ulgen, the owner of the English Fast language institute, may not establish a Kurdish Fast class. The Education Ministry did not approve teaching Kurdish at the language institutes where every other language is taught.

7 October 2002 Mehmet Zarif

GP:Narrow-Minded Nationalism and Conservatism

Prof. Dr. Narli: The nationalist and religious attitude of Young Party (GP) excites the ignored, isolated and frustrated youth. It channels peoples anger into politics. The GP can reach out to people with a narrow-minded nationalism an conservatism.

EC Representative to Turkey Starts

Ambassador Hansjörg Kretschmer, Head of the European Commission Representation to Turkey, officially assumed his duties today after he handed over the letter of credence to Mr. Ahmet Necdet Sezer, the President of Republic of Turkey.

28 September 2002

Controversial Businessman Seeks Poor Votes

The IMF will be dismissed, books will be free, lands for homeless..Through intensive propaganda through its own media and pop concerts, the Young Party has become the 6th most supported party. Yildirim, Simsek and Ozakinci tell about the Young Party...

27 September 2002 Hamza Aktan

Controversial Leaders Banned From Elections

Turkeys High Electoral Board ruled that Erdogan, Erbakan, Bozlak and Birdal may not run in November 3 elections. The board decided against Erdogan and Erbakan by a majority of votes, while it voted unanimously against Bozlak and Birdal.

24 September 2002

Women of Derince Come Together

The centers set up by the Foundation of Appraising Womens Handwork have turned into a cooperative. The women owners of the cooperative produce ornaments and contribute to their families income. Coordinator Okcu says, women should organize.

24 September 2002

Diyarbakir-Istanbul Art Network

The people in Diyarbakir embraced Serhat Adas words during the Art Centers opening: People always talk about we and they, there and here in Turkey. With DSM, we will do away with these words and emphasize the words all of us.

13 September 2002 Ayşe Gül Altınay

The World After 9/11: Has Anything Changed?

American policies on renewable energy alternatives, Middle East oil, Israel, global environmental change, and other pressing issues are becoming even more insulated from debate than ever before.

12 September 2002 James Ron

9/11 - Looking at US :Louder Than Bombs

While the Turkish army, the government and the public originally seemed opposed to Bushs plan to wage war against Iraq, more recently Ankara has tried to use the continuing economic crisis in Turkey as a as a reason to help the United States.

12 September 2002 Ragıp Duran

New Phase in Cyprus: New York Talks

TRNC President Denkas said that the Paris talks were pleasing. The talks will continue in New York in October.

10 September 2002

Fine May Be Worse Than Imprisonment

Local Datca Haber publisher Karas sentence for three months in prison was converted to 20 thousand USD fine as the parliament abolished prison sentences for publishers. Yet, Kara now faces three years in prison if he can not pay the fine.

7 September 2002 Erol Önderoğlu

Cancer Increases 16 Years After Chernobyl

40 people in the Findikli village have died of cancer in the last year, the locals say. They have not been able to continue hazelnut farming for the last seven years as the land has lost fertility. Villagers complain for negligence for health services.

7 September 2002

Support for AKP 25 Percent, CHP 15 Percent

None of the parties in Turkish Parliament have enough support to break the 10 percent barrier required for entry into the parliament according to the poll. Support for Genc Party is increasing while support for YTP fell. DSPs support is tumbling.

6 September 2002

Villagers Will Not Vote for Politicians!

1,350 voters from three villages have decided to turn in empty ballots. Complaining of lack of basic services such as roads, water, health and education, the headmen are angry: They did not even respond our demands.> the> politicians: We wr

3 September 2002

Denktas-Clerides Talks In the Eyes Of South

Cypriot Fileleftheros Newspaper wrote that Annan would put forward an ultimatum-like solution proposal. Haravgi newspaper said that Denktas and Clerides talked about sovereignty. According to daily Mahi, no steps have been taken at the negotiation talks.

Serbesti Magazine Confiscated

The State Security Court ordered the confiscation of the Fall 2002 issue of Serbesti Magazine, saying that it disseminated separatist propaganda. The magazines publication committee condemned the censoring mentality of the Turkish state.

30 August 2002 Erol Önderoğlu

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HADEP Voters Treated as Fake Voters

Akad, the provincial head of HADEP, says that the officials are pressuring the party with the aim of preventing voter registrations. 27 headmen have been removed from their posts for allegedly mediating fake voter registrations.

29 August 2002 Mehmet Can Toprak

Kurdish Students Will Return to School

The National Security Council decided in its last meeting that the students,who were expelled for signing petitions demanding Kurdish lessons, could return to school. With this decision, a minimum of 1,445 students will be able to go back to school.

Dev- Yol Trial Continues for 22 Years

The Revoluatarny path Dev-Yol trial continues even after 22 years. Opened under the Military rule, the case comprises 723 Dev-Yol affilates 23 of whom are sentenced to death. The local court converted death penalties for imprisonment for life.

26 August 2002 Yaşar Kanbur

Excavations Ended at Soli, Protection Needed

Excavations at Soli Pompeipolis have been completed. The teams that have left the region are worried about the town, where they came across the remains of five separate periods, could be looted. The efforts to declare the region a Museum Town,continue.

Gold Medalist Sureyya Ayhan Runs For Her Kind

My answer is my success, says a proud Sureyya Ayhan. I ran not only against my rivals but also against rumors, slanders, lies and gossips at home. I am happy that I beat them all.

19 August 2002 Nadire Mater,Ertuğrul Kürkçü

Denktash Panic Over NGOs Call for Solution

It points out that the Cyprus problem should be solved before the end of the year and that the Turkish Cypriots and the people of Turkey would suffer the most if a solution was not reached by then.

Women Ask: Why Does Turkey Need AWACS?

Selek from Peace Promoters, Salman from Womens Platform for Selek of Peace Promoters, Salman of Womens Platform for Peace, Ciftci of HADEP, Keskin of IHD, Temurturkan of ODP, and Seyman of SHP are against Turkeys purchase of four AWACS.

Süreyya Ayhan - Turkeys Secret Weapon

The 23-year-old Ayhan won in 3min 58.79sec, denying Szabo by just two hundredths of a second. A long way back, in a lifetime best of 4:01.28, was the Russian Tatyana Tomashova.

14 August 2002 Doug Gıllon

Call for Release of Cypriot Journalists

IFJ is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Sener Levent and Memduh Ener and for an end to the on-going legal actions against the newspaper which, says the federation, amount to a continuation of a long-running campaign of harassment.

Turkish Cypriots Urge for Immidiate Solution

86 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus NGOs representing a wide spectrum of the Turkish Cypriots on July 9 urged for an immediate political solution to the long standing Cyprus question.

Sokaktan

Who is the Biggest Traitor?

Sener Levent, the director of the Afrika published in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and writer Ener were arrested and sent to prison because of an article. The article, which was published in the Avrupa newspaper in 1999, reads as follows.

10 August 2002 Şener Levent

Reforms In Baggage Turkey Knocks EUs Door

Package abolishes death penalty, brings freedom of education and broadcast in non-Turkish languages, freedom of criticism of the state organs, easing restrictions against foreign NGOs working in Turkey, greater freedom for non-Muslim minority foundations.

8 August 2002 Nadire Mater,Ertuğrul Kürkçü

Reforms Not Enough, Implementation Essential

Lawyer Ilkiz, journalist Boncuk and activist Yurdatapan comments on Turkeys move to abolish death penalty, allow Kurdish education and broadcasts, and grant broader freedom of expression.

8 August 2002 Erol Önderoğlu