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Unions Urge For Taksim Square, Government Says A Wreath Is Enough
PM Erdoğan says yes to a May Day press statement and a wreath-laying ceremony in Istanbul's central Taksim Square, but no to a meeting. The unions propose to enter Taksim only from one side. Çelebi from Disk says they do not want this square closed to them.
30 April 2008
Far Right Storms a Kurdish Solidarity Night
Far right nationalists storm a Kurdish Festival. Police could not disperse the crowd. One dies. DTP deputy accuses the authorities.
29 April 2008
Erhan Üstündağ
Dink’s Murder Trial Will Be Opened to The Media
In the next hearing on July 7 Dink's murder suspect O.S. will be 18 and the trial open to the press. An informant-defendant, İğci who has refrained from testifying, will be assigned a lawyer to be heard in the next hearing the judge decided.
29 April 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
Armenian and Turkish Intellectuals Debate "24 April 1915"
“What happened on April 24, 1915?”. Ara Sarafian of the Gomidas Institute, debates with Turkish colleagues Keskin, Aydın and Zarakolu. It's high time to face the past, intellectuals urge.
27 April 2008
Dink's Lawyers Demand Countrywide Prosecution
15 months later, with a hearing nearly every three months, the court has still not determined all the responsible parties in Hrant Dink’s murder trial. The lawyers do not think “a few young men planned the murder.”
27 April 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
Inspectors Launch Inquiry on Newroz Incidents
Two chief inspectors appointed by the Ministry of Interior have resumed investigations on March 22 incidents in Siirt. Journalists requested to hand over pictures and videotapes in search of evidence.
22 April 2008
Important Issues Still Unresolved in Malatya Massacre
“We have not been able to get a hold of those, who planned and provoked the incident, and their organization,” stated joint attorney Tahir Elci. “Maybe we will have more information after the questioning of Emre Gunaydin.”
17 April 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
North And South Cyprus Get Used To Coming Closer
Last night everyone knew that Arasta was the place to be. For one moment, for one day, Arasta became the great connector. People set aside fears, prejudices, cynicism and just enjoyed the evening.
4 April 2008
Rana Zincir Celal
Two Acquittals under Article 301 for Nokta Interview
Nokta magazine journalist Sik and security expert Sariibrahimoglu have been acquitted after facing a trial under Article 301 for an interview on the military.
3 April 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
Fine for Student Threatening Publisher
Just after Hrant Dink’s murder, high school student Sahin threatened publisher Abay, who had made a statement relating to the murder, with death. He has been given a fine.
3 April 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
Organisations Condemn Internet Censorship
Turkish PEN, the Turkish Writers’ Trade Union, the Association of People of Letters and the Turkish Publishers’ Union have condemned the blocked access to Youtube and other websites in Turkey.
3 April 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
Dink Case May Help in Ergenekon Operation
Dink family lawyer Fethiye Cetin believes that the Dink murder trial may help to find those involved in the Ergenekon organisation who are still in official positions.
2 April 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
12 Dead in Battle in Southeast
In a battle in Sirnak 3 soldiers and 9 PKK militants died, while 5 soldiers were wounded. Military operations continue in seven provinces in Turkey.
2 April 2008
Emine Özcan
Dink Lawyers Call for Colonel’s Trial in Istanbul
After it has emerged that Trabzon Gendarmerie Commander Colonel Öz ignored intelligence of murder plans, lawyers have called for his prosecution in Istanbul.
31 March 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
Conscientious Objector Savda in Police Custody
After reading a press statement for the Solidarity Initiative for Ismail Saygi, conscientious objector Savda was himself taken into custody. The IHD has called on parliament to recognise the right to conscientious objection.
28 March 2008
Emine Özcan
Supreme Court Denies Journalist Mater was Insulted
The Supreme Court of Appeals has rejected a compensation claim by journalist Mater for being made a public target and being insulted by journalist Cölasan. Mater will appeal to the ECHR.
28 March 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
Journalist Vedat Kursun in Prison until 15 April
Vedat Kursun, the responsible editor of the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper has been in police custody since 5 February, accused of “continuously spreading PKK propaganda.”
27 March 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
Access to Another Website Banned
After Wordpress and Youtube.com, the Indymedia-Istanbul website has now been closed with a court decision. Turkey continues to close down whole sites because of individual contributions.
27 March 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
A Diyarbakir “Outing”: “What are Gays Doing at Newroz?”
A group of gay and lesbian Kurds in Diyarbakir decided that this year’s Newroz would not only be a call for political freedom, but also an honest declaration of their sexual identity.
25 March 2008
Murat Özpamuk
DTP Condemns Excessive Police Violence at Newroz
DTP MP Akin Birdal holds the Siirt governor and chief of police responsible for riots at Newroz celebrations, as well as the Minister of the Interior and the Prime Minister.
25 March 2008
Murat Çelikkan
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Two Deaths at Newroz Celebrations
In some cities in the southeast of Turkey, the governors did not allow Newroz celebrations to take place. Two people died in Van and Hakkari. Hundreds of people were taken into police custody.
24 March 2008
Emine Özcan
Trabzon Gendarmerie Knew of Dink Murder Plans!
The two gendarmerie officers on trial in Trabzon have stated that they had informed their superiors of the planned Dink murder. The superiors are said to have faked documents to hide their previous knowledge.
24 March 2008
Erol Ö
Newroz: “Our Message is Peace!”
As preparations for a big Newroz celebration in Diyarbakir are nearing their end, some say “we have to go for peace.” However, others fear trouble and will stay away.
20 March 2008
Emine Özcan
Three Years Imprisonment for Threatening Agos Newspaper
After threatening Agos and Armenians pere mail, Zafer Filiz has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. Lawyer Cetin has welcomed the sentence.
20 March 2008
Erol Ön
Let Newroz and Nevruz bring Peace and Spring!
The Turkish Peace Parliament has called on the spring festival to be “an opportunity to face the past" and ÖDP MP Uras has called for "a beginning of a solution."
20 March 2008
Erhan Üstündağ
Newspaper Investigated for Anti-Militarist Support
After one of their writers was taken into custody for an article he wrote, two representatives of the Taraf newspaper have been investigated for supporting the anti-militarist statement of singer Bülent Ersoy.
20 March 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
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ECHR Sentences Turkey in IHD Case
Turkey has been sentenced to paying 1,000 YTL compensation in an appeal brought by two human rights activists from the Izmir branch of IHD.
20 March 2008
An Interview with Elif Shafak
Boyd Tonkin called her “A writer who weds the modern and the mystic,” when he interviewed her for the Independent newspaper in July 2007. On the occasion of her nomination for the Orange Prize, bianet publishes the interview.
20 March 2008
Boyd Tonkin
Elif Shafak makes long list for Orange Prize
"The Bastard of Istanbul," the book which landed Turkish writer Elif Shafak in court under the controversial Article 301, has now won her a nomination for the long list of the prestigious Orange Prize.
20 March 2008
Ciar Byrne
Conscientious Objector Arrested
Conscientious objector Ismail Saygi, who was taken into custody on 16 March, has been arrested. His supporters have planned a campaign for today.
19 March 2008
Emine Özcan
20th Anniversary of Halabja Massacre under Saddam
There have been memorial events of the Halabja Massacre in 1988, in which Saddam Hussein ordered the massacre of thousands of Kurds in Northern Iraq.
19 March 2008
Erhan Üstündağ
Malatya Murders Trial Postponed to 14 April
The fourth hearing in the Malatya Murders case ended with a postponement as the joint attorneys had demanded a recusation of judges.
18 March 2008
Erhan Üstündağ
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