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55 Children Arrested in One Week
55 Children Arrested in One Week
Despite legal changes in the Anti-Terror Law, 75 children were taken into custody during last week. 55 of them were arrested and imprisoned. Amnesty International launched a campaign for children who became victims of the Anti-Terror Law.
24 February 2011
1,469 Bodies in 114 Mass Graves - More to Come
1,469 Bodies in 114 Mass Graves - More to Come
A research by the Turkish Medical Association revealed that the remains of 1,469 people were found in 114 mass graves so far, the real figure may exceed these numbers by far. The association is concerned about the obscuring of evidence during the excavations.
23 February 2011
Prisons Ban Book on "Return to Life Operation"
Prisons Ban Book on "Return to Life Operation"
The book "The Return to Life Operation, from the ward to the cell" about the correspondent police operation and Turkish F Type Prisons was banned in certain prisons because it "might encourage convicts to death fasts".
23 February 2011 Ayça Söylemez
Court of Appeals Quashed 21-year Sentence of Journalist Kılıç
Court of Appeals Quashed 21-year Sentence of Journalist Kılıç
The Court of Appeals quashed the 21-year prison sentence of journalist Kılıç, former chief editor of the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper. Journalist Kutal from the same daily was sentenced to 10 months in jail. DİHA reporter Çetin is facing up to 5 years behind bars.
23 February 2011
Cypriots Call for a "Military-Free Nicosia"
Cypriots Call for a "Military-Free Nicosia"
The people of Cyprus demonstrate for a "Military-free Nicosia" once a year since 2006. In this year's event, they reiterated their call for a military-free and united city of Nicosia and island of Cyprus.
22 February 2011
Students Call for Education in Kurdish
Students Call for Education in Kurdish
University students in Istanbul reiterated the demand for education in the mother language on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day. One student gave a symbolic Kurdish lesson next to the campus of the Yıldız Technical University.
22 February 2011 Elif Gençkal
Arrests Disputed: Was the Evidence Forged?
Arrests Disputed: Was the Evidence Forged?
The documents that were found on the Oda TV computers and lead to the arrest of three employees of the news portal were placed into the Oda TV files by hackers, the joint attorneys of the journalists say.
22 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 Erol Önderoğlu
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 Erol Önderoğlu
Three Oda TV Journalists Arrested
Three Oda TV Journalists Arrested
Journalists Soner Yalçın, Barış Pehlivan and Barış Terkoğlu were arrested and detained in an Istanbul prison on 18 February. The employees of the Oda TV news portal are alleged of "membership of a terrorist organization. Their colleague Ayhan Bozkurt was released.
21 February 2011
Turkish Court Grants Compensation for Dink Family
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 Erol Önderoğlu
CPJ: Press Freedom in Turkey Unstable
CPJ: Press Freedom in Turkey Unstable
The 2010 report of the Committee to Protect Journalists criticized punishments handed down to Turkish journalists on the grounds of their reports about the Kurdish question or the Ergenekon case. The report also drew attention to the slow procedures of the Dink murder case.
18 February 2011
Excavations Unscientific and Counterproductive
Excavations Unscientific and Counterproductive
Forensic medicine expert Prof. Fincancı stressed the need for an international commission to supervise the excavation of mass graves. "Forensic procedures were neglected", she said. Lawyer Tanay announced to file a complaint against the officials involved.
18 February 2011 Elif Gençkal
Critics not Silenced by Persecution of Dissident Voices
Critics not Silenced by Persecution of Dissident Voices
The four administrators of the OdaTV.com news portal are still in custody after the raid on their homes and office earlier this week. Turkish journalists organizations and the Human Rights Association criticized the operation as an attempt to silence dissident voices.
18 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 Erol Önderoğlu
Journalist Ekşi at Court for "Insult"
Journalist Ekşi at Court for "Insult"
The trial against former Hürriyet Chief Editor Ekşi filed by PM Erdoğan and State Ministers Eroğlu and Yıldız commenced on 15 February. Defence lawyer Bayraktar claimed that his client did not address the complainants but used a common idiom.
17 February 2011
Kurdish Politician Puts up with Fine but Demands Respect
Kurdish Politician Puts up with Fine but Demands Respect
Diyarbakır Metropolitan Mayor Baydemir has to pay TL 30,000 (€ 15,000) in compensation to Prime Minister Erdoğan on charges of "attacking his personal rights". Baydemir commented, "I only want him to respect us. I will pay the 30,000 lira".
17 February 2011 Ayça Söylemez
Kurdish in Election Campaigns Lands Nobody in Jail any More
Kurdish in Election Campaigns Lands Nobody in Jail any More
Due to a legal amendment, propaganda in the run-up to the elections in languages other than Turkish does not carry prison sentences any more, but the related ban in the Political Parties Law has not been lifted.
16 February 2011 Elvan Kısmet
Imprisoned Writer Berktaş Wins at ECHR
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 Erol Önderoğlu
"Detention as a Means of Punishment"
"Detention as a Means of Punishment"
Detentions in the scope of major cases currently tried in Turkey caused criticism within the country and from abroad. Bianet talked to representatives of Turkish human rights organizations about applications of detentions as a significant part of legal procedures.
16 February 2011 Ayça Söylemez
Trabzon Prosecution Broadens Investigation
Trabzon Prosecution Broadens Investigation
The Rize High Criminal Court insisted on the reversal of the decision given by the Trabzon Chief Prosecution regarding alleged negligence prior to the murder of journalist Dink. The Prosecution had decided to drop procedures. Now, the investigation will be broadened.
16 February 2011
Journalist Zengin Remains in Detention
Journalist Zengin Remains in Detention
The Istanbul 10th High Criminal court rejected the release of journalist and interpreter Suzan Zengin. Zengin will have been kept in detention for almost two years by the time of the next hearing on 14 June.
16 February 2011 Elif Gençkal
"My name is Suszan Zengin, I am in Prison"
"My name is Suszan Zengin, I am in Prison"
Prior to her second hearing on Tuesday (15 February), journalist Suzan Zengin wrote a letter from prison. Zengin has been detained for 18 months under allegations of "membership to an illegal organization".
15 February 2011
Assassination Plot against Journalist Metiner
Assassination Plot against Journalist Metiner
One person was taken into custody for an alleged assassination plot against Star newspaper writer Metiner. Suspect K.B. is allegedly affiliated with the militant PKK. The journalist assumed that he was targeted due to his support of the AKP policies.
15 February 2011
Four Oda TV writers in Custody after "Ergenekon" Raid
Four Oda TV writers in Custody after "Ergenekon" Raid
The Istanbul office of the Oda TV internet site was searched along with the homes of four writers of the website "in the scope of the Ergenekon investigation". Journalists association criticized the raid as undemocratic and worrisome.
15 February 2011 Emir Çelik
Massive Police Intervention on Campus
Massive Police Intervention on Campus
Students from the Black Sea Technical University in Trabzon faced a massive police intervention when they demonstrated against the construction of hydro-electric power plants on the campus. Organizations and platforms from the Black Sea region condemned the intervention.
14 February 2011 Emir Çelik
Saturday Mothers Demand Political Determination
Saturday Mothers Demand Political Determination
The Saturday mothers announced their demands delivered to PM Erdoğan at their weekly protest action on Saturday. They requested independent members to be appointed to the sub-commission on unsolved disappearances and called for signing the related UN convention.
13 February 2011 Elif Gençkal
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 Erol Önderoğlu
522 Unsolved Murders in 5 Years
522 Unsolved Murders in 5 Years
Research of the Human Rights Association in Eastern and South-Eastern Turkey revealed 375 cases of unsolved murders from 2006 till the present. According to data compiled by the Turkish Human Rights Foundation, a total of 522 unsolved murders were committed.
11 February 2011 Ayça Söylemez
D&R Book Store Censors Bir+Bir Magazine
D&R Book Store Censors Bir+Bir Magazine
The D&R book stores stopped sales for the current issue of the bir+bir magazine because customers complained about a "denigration of the national anthem" in a poem printed in the issue. The magazine criticized the decision and urged their readers not to be deterred by fascism.
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 Erol Önderoğlu
Closure Trial for Alevi Association
Closure Trial for Alevi Association
The first hearing of the closure trial against the Çankaya Cem House Founding Association is held today in Ankara. The Ankara Governorship demands the closure because of the association's refusal to remove articles form the statutes that recognize Cem houses as places of worship.
10 February 2011
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