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Persecuted Left Groups Sue Local TV for Slandering
Persecuted Left Groups Sue Local TV for Slandering
Joint attorneys of the political organizations SDP and TÖP filed a criminal complaint against officials of the Küre.tv internet site because of biased broadcasts about the arrest of 13 members of SDP and TÖP. The lawyers will appeal to the arrests on 30 September.
29 September 2010 Emir Çelik
Boycott for The Rights of Kurds Spreads to Universities
Boycott for The Rights of Kurds Spreads to Universities
"Education cannot leave out the mother tongue" was the message of Kurdish students who started a boycott at universities after the one-week boycott at south-eastern primary and high schools. They demand education in Kurdish, the Laz language and Circassian.
29 September 2010 Semra Pelek
Leading Kurdish Politician Convicted
Leading Kurdish Politician Convicted
A Diyarbakır court handed down a suspended ten-month prison sentence to BDP Co-chair Demirtaş, former president of the Human Rights Association branch, under charges of "propaganda for an illegal organization" because of a statement he made about PKK leader Öcalan.
29 September 2010 Erhan Üstündağ
"Finally, it is a Crime to Humiliate Roma"
"Finally, it is a Crime to Humiliate Roma"
80 defendants face imprisonment of three to 150 years on the grounds of an attack against Roma in Selendi/Manisa in January this year. They stand accused of inciting the public to hatred and hostility.
28 September 2010 Semra Pelek
"Propaganda" Trial for Güney Magazine
"Propaganda" Trial for Güney Magazine
Güney magazine editorial manager Özer is prosecuted over allegations of "spreading PKK propaganda" because of a story written by Mehmet Söğüt and a short picture story by Meray Ülgen. The first hearing is scheduled for 7 October.
28 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
Torturers Will be Called to Account
Torturers Will be Called to Account
The Facts Research and Justice Commission decided to take the torturers of the Diyarbakır prison from the time around the 1980 military coup to court. Kurdish politician Miroğlu who was detained in the prison for several years, is both a victim and a witness.
28 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
French State Becoming more and more Xenophobic
French State Becoming more and more Xenophobic
The French Government announced that they will shut down the existing 300 Roma camps, claiming they became crime centers. The total number of deportees was 11.000 last year. EU specialist Aktar sees a connection between radical changes of policies and President Sarkozy's run-up to the 2011 elections.
27 September 2010 Burak Cop
"I Informed the Police of Dink Assassination," Testifies Witness
"I Informed the Police of Dink Assassination," Testifies Witness
Fethiye Çetin, joint attorney in the murder case of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink, said that the new statement of witness Özen should be taken seriously. She indicated to request the court in the coming hearing to investigate Özen's statement.
27 September 2010 Berivan Tapan
13 Left Wing Activists Arrested Under Terrorism Charges
13 Left Wing Activists Arrested Under Terrorism Charges
13 out of 17 people who were under police custody last week under charges of affiliation with a clandestine Revolutionary Headquarters Organization are arrested. The arrested belong to legal political groups of the Social Democracy Party and the the Platform for Social Freedom .
27 September 2010 Berivan Tapan
No Education in Mother Tongue with PM Erdoğan
No Education in Mother Tongue with PM Erdoğan
On the last day of the one-week school boycott for the right to education in the mother tongue in the Kurdish-majority South-East, PM Erdoğan announced: "Do not expect us to agree to education in the mother tongue, Turkey's official language is Turkish".
27 September 2010 Semra Pelek
Journalists Kurt and Doğan Acquitted in "Photo Trial"
Journalists Kurt and Doğan Acquitted in "Photo Trial"
The Istanbul 11th High Criminal Court acquitted journalists Doğan and Kurt. They stood accused of showing a colonel as a "target" because of publishing his picture in the context of the investigation into an assassination plot against Deputy PM Arınç.
24 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
More than 60 Trials against Journalist Erdal...
More than 60 Trials against Journalist Erdal...
More than 60 cases were opened against journalist Erdal because of her news articles about "Ergenekon" and the "Sledgehammer" coup plan. Now she was in court with journalists Arslan and Beşer. The Media Association criticizes a "breach of international agreements".
24 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
5 Children Arrested for School Boycott Campaign
5 Children Arrested for School Boycott Campaign
BDP District Mayor Demirel and 5 children were arrested in the town of Tutak when they distributed leaflets on the school boycott for the right to education in their mother tongue. BDP Provincial Chair Akyol was also interrogated in the context of the boycott.
24 September 2010 Semra Pelek
Congress Declaration Entails Investigation over Kurdish Politicians
Congress Declaration Entails Investigation over Kurdish Politicians
An investigation has been launched over six people including Kurdish politicians Türk and Tuğluk, co-chairs of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK). The probe is based on the report of results issued after the DTK Permanent Assembly's meeting.
23 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
Attack on Art Galleries in Istanbul
Attack on Art Galleries in Istanbul
Five people were injured in an attack on art galleries in the Tophane district of Istanbul. Seven people were taken under police custody. Faculty member Dikbaş said it was an organized assault. Governor Mulu announced to launch a thorough investigation.
23 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
9 Arrests in Socialist Democracy Party and Social Freedom Platform
9 Arrests in Socialist Democracy Party and Social Freedom Platform
9 Members of the Socialist Democracy Party and the Social Freedom Platform were arrested in Istanbul and Bursa because of an alleged "connection with the Revolutionary Headquarters Organization", among them Party Chair Turan and Platform spokesman Kayserilioğlu.
22 September 2010 Ertuğrul Kürkçü
No Progress inTrial against Journalist Birand and Politician Tuğluk
No Progress inTrial against Journalist Birand and Politician Tuğluk
Journalist Birand, Deputies of the dissolved DTP Tuğluk and Akat, lawyer Şakar and another six people are facing imprisonment of up to 10 years. The court postponed the case to wait for the arrest of lawyer Şakar.
22 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
Journalists Durukan and Çakkalkurt on their Way to Jail?
Journalists Durukan and Çakkalkurt on their Way to Jail?
The new prosecutor allocated to the trial against journalists Namık Durukan and Hasan Çakkalkurt followed his predecessor and demanded the conviction of the journalists once more. The case was postponed to 23 November.
22 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
School Boycott for Education in Mother Tongue
School Boycott for Education in Mother Tongue
The education union Eğitim-Sen and pro-Kurdish organizations called for a one-week school boycott in the Kurdish-majority South-East to claim the right to education in their mother tongue. President Gül criticized the boycott as the "enlisting of children for a political cause".
21 September 2010 Semra Pelek
Retired Colonel Temizöz Detained Pending Trial
Retired Colonel Temizöz Detained Pending Trial
Colonel Cemal Temizöz, former Kayseri Provincial Gendarmerie Regiment Commander, was brought to the Diyarbakır D Type Prison. He is tried for alleged kidnapping and killing 20 people with torture in Cizre between 1993 and 1995.
21 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
PKK Ceasefire Extended for 1 Week
PKK Ceasefire Extended for 1 Week
The militant Kurdistan Workers Party announced to have extended the ceasefire declared on 13 August until their meeting in the coming week. The organization emphasized that they were not behind last week's roadside bombing in Hakkari and blamed the Turkish government for disinformation.
20 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
Ahtissari: Cyprus Issue Hinders EU Accession Process
Ahtissari: Cyprus Issue Hinders EU Accession Process
Ahtissari from the Independent Commission on Turkey said that everybody in Diyarbakır wants violence to end. He urged to find a mediator and prolong the ceasefire. Aguirre argued that the right to education and publications in the mother tongue are legitimate demands.
20 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
Armenian Christians Celebrate First Mass after 95 Years in Akdamar
Armenian Christians Celebrate First Mass after 95 Years in Akdamar
The first service in 95 years was held in the Church of the Holy Cross on the island of Akdamar. Archbishop Ateşyan said that many people did not attend the mass because the cross had not been installed atop the dome.
20 September 2010 Semra Pelek
Facing 4 Years in Jail for 2 "Peace" Messages
Facing 4 Years in Jail for 2 "Peace" Messages
Musician Pınar Sağ is facing imprisonment of a total of four years for allegedly praising leftist revolutionary İbrahim Kaypakkaya and for criticizing the killing of 17 people by security forces. Sağ said in her defence: "I advocated for peace".
18 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
Reality at Court Contradicts Ministry's Announcement
Reality at Court Contradicts Ministry's Announcement
Turkish journalists striving to reveal facts about the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink are prosecuted at special authority high criminal courts whereas officials who failed to prevent the murder are tried at magistrate courts. Journalist Göktaş now stands accused of "severe crime".
17 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
10 People Killed by Roadside Bomb in the South-East
10 People Killed by Roadside Bomb in the South-East
10 minibus passengers died in an explosion in the south-eastern province of Hakkari, four people got wounded. The Kurdish KCK blamed the "counter guerrilla" for the attack. PM Erdoğan said the attack would "not remain unanswered".
17 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
ECHR Decision not yet Considered in Trabzon Trial
ECHR Decision not yet Considered in Trabzon Trial
Şevki Uluçam, lawyer of defendant Colonel Öz, insists on his request to recuse the judge in the Trabzon case on "neglect" regarding the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink. The recently pronounced conviction of Turkey by the ECHR will be considered on 24 November.
16 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu,Berivan Tapan
Prison Threats Endanger Investigative Journalism in Turkey
Prison Threats Endanger Investigative Journalism in Turkey
Mijatovic from the OSCE appreciated Minister Davutoğlu's initiative for legal amendments to avoid trials on freedom of expression at the European Court of Human Rights and offered her assistance. She said that critical reporting is hindered by prion threats in Turkey.
16 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
54 Pro-Kurdish Mayors Acquitted of "Propaganda" Charges
54 Pro-Kurdish Mayors Acquitted of "Propaganda" Charges
The Diyabakır 5th High Criminal Court acquitted the 54 mayors who were tried for calling the militant PKK the "Kurdish opposition". The mayors had been facing prison sentences but the court followed the final plead of the prosecution.
15 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
Turkey Unanimously Convicted in Hrant Dink Case
Turkey Unanimously Convicted in Hrant Dink Case
The European Court of Human Rights unanimously convicted Turkey in the murder case of Hrant Dink, then chief editor of the Armenian Agos newspaper. The court ruled for violations of freedom of expression, the right to life and to an effective remedy.
15 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
Journalist Önal Threatened: The Day Will Come...
Journalist Önal Threatened: The Day Will Come...
CHP municipality member Bayraktar threatened journalist Önal in a meeting of the Şarköy (Thrace) municipality because of an article about his conviction on the grounds of beating his wife. Önal criticized the lack of intervention by the mayor.
14 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
Criminal Charges Pressed against Coup Instigators of 1980
Criminal Charges Pressed against Coup Instigators of 1980
The MAZLUMDER human rights association in Ankara filed a criminal complaint against the coup instigators from the military coup 1980 one day after the referendum approved the lifting of provisional Article 15. The EDP filed complaints in Izmir and Bursa.
14 September 2010 Semra Pelek
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