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Human Rights Foundation Speaks out on Kurdish Question

Human Rights Foundation Speaks out on Kurdish Question

In a document which the foundation handed the Minister of the Interior it outlined its own vision of progess towards a solution of the Kurdish question.

18 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

"Crimes against Humanity Have No Statute of Limitations"

"Crimes against Humanity Have No Statute of Limitations"

The Saturday Mothers/People and the Peace Mothers collaborated in a call for peace and the merging of the JİTEM case with the Ergenekon trial.

17 August 2009 Bawer Çakır

24 Billion TL "Earthquake Taxes" Used Elsewhere

24 Billion TL "Earthquake Taxes" Used Elsewhere

Istanbul chartered accountants have accused the state of diverting money collected through "earthquake taxes" elsewhere.

At the Soldiers' Graveyard

At the Soldiers' Graveyard

These days, Turkey is discussing a solution to the Kurdish question. Tens of thousands of young people have died in the last decades. Bawer Çakır visited a military graveyard in Istanbul, the Edirnekapı Şehitliği.

14 August 2009 Bawer Çakır

125 Defendants in Three Months: Freedom of Expression Now!

125 Defendants in Three Months: Freedom of Expression Now!

According to the second quarterly BİA Media Monitoring Report, 125 people, 57 of them journalists, have been on trial between April and June.

14 August 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Minister of Interior Meets with DTP

Minister of Interior Meets with DTP

The meeting between Minister Atalay and the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party was described as positive by both sides.

13 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

How CHP and MHP Can Be Part of the Solution

How CHP and MHP Can Be Part of the Solution

According to Prof. Dr. Ersanlı, the opposition parties need to rethink their attitude, while the AKP needs to be pushed to more radical steps.

13 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

Dink Foundation Organizes Film Project “Calling Conscience”

Dink Foundation Organizes Film Project “Calling Conscience”

The International Hrant Dink Foundation prepared an open film project on the topic of conscience. Short films can be submitted till 30 November and will be assessed by a jury formed by Costa Gavras and Georges Moustaki.

"At Least Some Diyarbakır Soil for Aram Tigran"

"At Least Some Diyarbakır Soil for Aram Tigran"

Because the Turkish Ministry of the Interior did not permit his funeral in Diyarbakır, musician Tigran was buried in Brussels.

13 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

Öcalan's "Road Map" Obstructed by "Inclement Weather"

Öcalan's "Road Map" Obstructed by "Inclement Weather"

Because of "inclement weather", Öcalan's lawyers have not been given permission to visit him on İmralı island.

12 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

Minister Atalay Meets with TOBB

Minister Atalay Meets with TOBB

Today, Minister of the Interior Atalay met with representatives of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.

12 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

"MHP and CHP Should Be Most Supportive of Kurdish Initiative"

"MHP and CHP Should Be Most Supportive of Kurdish Initiative"

Assoc. Prof. Tosun believes that the MHP's opposition to the government's initiative is an attempt to keep its base. However, the party is moving away from the centre.

12 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

Minister Atalay Speaking to Political Parties about Initiative

Minister Atalay Speaking to Political Parties about Initiative

Atalay is to meet with the DSP, the BBP and the DTP this week. The MHP refuses a meeting, while the CHP wants to know the content of the "package".

11 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

Soldier Mothers and PKK Mothers Embrace in Diyarbakır

Soldier Mothers and PKK Mothers Embrace in Diyarbakır

Women who have lost their children in the fighting of the last decades came together in Diyarbakır to call for peace.

Women in Hakkari and Istanbul Stage "Peace Watch"

Women in Hakkari and Istanbul Stage "Peace Watch"

The night from Saturday to Sunday, women at two opposite ends of the country held a night-long watch to call for peace.

Armenian Musician Aram Tigran to Be Buried in Diyarbakır

Armenian Musician Aram Tigran to Be Buried in Diyarbakır

According to his own wishes, Tigran will be laid to rest in Diyarbakır.

10 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

Istanbul Resistance to IMF and World Bank Begins

Istanbul Resistance to IMF and World Bank Begins

Direnistanbul launched its programme of resistance in Taksim Square yesterday evening.

6 August 2009 Bawer Çakır

Türk: "Happy and Hopeful", Erdoğan: "Hopes Have Increased"

Türk: "Happy and Hopeful", Erdoğan: "Hopes Have Increased"

Following the meeting between Prime Minister Erdoğan and a delegation from the pro-Kurdish DTP today, both sides displayed optimism.

5 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

An Eulogy for Comrade Sarkis

An Eulogy for Comrade Sarkis

He taught Armenian young people Armenian history and literature, and us our own history. We learned socialism and history from him. He was a true internationalist. My master, my comrade, my friend, my older brother Sarkis, I will always carry you inside me. And I will always miss that smile, as we all will.

5 August 2009 Ragıp Zarakolu

"Real Issue Is PKK's Participation in Legal Politics"

"Real Issue Is PKK's Participation in Legal Politics"

According to Assoc. Prof. Yeğen, the government seems to have achieved public support for its Kurdish initiative, but there are still open questions.

5 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

"Party Leader" Erdoğan Finally to Meet Kurdish MPs

"Party Leader" Erdoğan Finally to Meet Kurdish MPs

After long refusing to meet with MPs from the pro-Kurdish DTP, Prime Minister Erdoğan will meet a delegation tomorrow, but emphasises that he will attend the meeting as a party chair.

4 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

"Lightbulb Tayyip" Has Confused Bursa Courts

"Lightbulb Tayyip" Has Confused Bursa Courts

While one Bursa court punished a child for "insulting a civil servant on duty", another Bursa court has acquitted eight people for similar slogans.

4 August 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Six People Arrested for Attack on Local Journalist

Six People Arrested for Attack on Local Journalist

Following an investigation into the attack on journalist Tuna, six people have been arrested.

3 August 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Minister Atalay Listens to Journalists' Suggestions

Minister Atalay Listens to Journalists' Suggestions

The first activity after announcing that the government would take the Kurdish question into hand was a meeting with 15 journalists.

3 August 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

Possibility of a "Solution" Needs to Be Taken Seriously

Possibility of a "Solution" Needs to Be Taken Seriously

Although it would be exaggerating to say that the government is preparing a "solution", there is a window of opportunity that all socialists and democrats need to make use of.

31 July 2009 Ertuğrul Kürkçü

"Türkler's Murderer Was Protected by Secret Service"

"Türkler's Murderer Was Protected by Secret Service"

Lawyer Öz is outraged at the acquittal of defendant Osmanağaoğlu for the third time, accusing the secret service of protecting him.

31 July 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Freedom of Expression a Must for Discussion of Kurdish Question

Freedom of Expression a Must for Discussion of Kurdish Question

If the government is serious about a Kurdish initiative, then there must be an end to the censorship of Kurdish and dissident publications and changes in legislation.

30 July 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Diyarbakır Hopeful after Minister's Speech

Diyarbakır Hopeful after Minister's Speech

Bar Association President Aktar senses optimism in the Kurdish-majority city after Minister Atalay's speech.

30 July 2009 Tolga Korkut

Dissident Journalist Attacked by Municipal Employees

Dissident Journalist Attacked by Municipal Employees

Boğatekin was attacked by municipal staff when he tried to record a fire in a municipal dump.

29 July 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Minister Atalay: "We Will Speak to Anyone for a Solution"

Minister Atalay: "We Will Speak to Anyone for a Solution"

The Minister of the Interior said that the government was open to dialogue with all political parties, NGOs, academics and the media.

29 July 2009 Tolga Korkut

Informant Aygan Names More JİTEM Employees

Informant Aygan Names More JİTEM Employees

PKK member-turned JİTEM employee Aygan has revealed three more names of people he claims worked for the clandestine JİTEM organisation in Diyarbakır.

29 July 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Parents Join Student Protests against Rise in Charges

Parents Join Student Protests against Rise in Charges

Parents supported their children in their protest against increases in study charges and against police violence.

28 July 2009 Çetin Ak