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Honor and Freedom of Expression
Its ironic that these events coincide with discussions that Turkish Penal Code is discriminative against women, especially with the use of such words as honor, public moral, the order of family and society, public decency...
15 April 2004 Müge Gürsoy Sökmen
No Police During Medical Exam of Detainees
With a new project of the Forensic Medical Institution, police or gendarme wont be present in the room when the doctor is examining a detainee. They will send the reports in a sealed envelope to the prosecutor.
14 April 2004 Yıldız Samer
Women Cafe
It was not a smoky one like the typical Turkish cafes; contrarily I met a wonderful flower smell. It was obvious that the owner of the cafe was a woman. I visited there where women find jobs and arrange educational meetings.
13 April 2004 Ozge Erkan
Womens Films Festivals have Met in Paris
There were festivals from Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and France, and we as Flying Broom represented Turkey in the meeting of European Womens Films Festivals in Paris. Here are the impressions of Aysegül Oguz.
13 April 2004 Ayşegül Oğuz
Istanbul Gathers Islamic Worlds Democrats
The development of a democratic culture in Islamic countries, is the target of the U.S. Greater Middle East Project (GMP) and the discussion topic for a meeting to be held between April 12 and 15 in Istanbul.
13 April 2004 Edip Ali Yavuz,Salih Boztas
Punishing Radio Broadcasts over the Internet
A Turkish court handed Ozgur Radyo and its chief coordinator Fusun Erdogan a fine of 4 billion Turkish lira for broadcasting over the Internet despite a RTUK order. The court postponed the fine. The defense will appeal the case.
12 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu
Turkey is Second in Honey Production
Turkish Apiarists Union chair Yilmaz said that the EU imported some 200,000 tons of honey each year and Turkey, which produces 70,000 tons of honey each year, exports only 18,000 to Europe.
12 April 2004 Umut Tarhan
RTUK Punishes Kurdish Love Songs
RTUK ordered ART TV off the air for 30 days for playing Kurdish songs, which, experts say, were love songs. The case was brought to DGM. Board head Dagtekin asked who benefitted from such cases.
12 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu
Freedom of Expression at stake in Turkey
Publishers and Writers organize round tables on Freedom of Expression with a particular focus on Turkey on the occasion of the 60th Session on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva.
9 April 2004
Censoring Investigation and Trial News
No information can be published before the trial is completed, said TGC head Erinc. The article envisages censorship. CGD deputy head Zeyrek said a judge could order the confiscation of newspapers based on article 312 of TCK and article 7 of TMY.
8 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu
No News about Honor Crimes or Corruption
The new law bans writing about the trial process too, says Bilge. We are mostly dealing with cases that are in the process of being investigated or cases that are going on, adds Yucel. They both object to the new Press Law draft.
8 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu
Women Protect Telya Zamans Body
Antalya Womens Center for Consulting and Solidarity buried Telya Zaman who committed suicide. This is not an honor crime. A womans body has been left destitute with the excuse of honor, said center volunteer Yilmaz. She reiterated demands for shelter.
8 April 2004 Handan Sema Ceylan
Women Raising Their Voices for Peace
Hands Across the Divide activist Cahit complains that women arent included in the solution process despite a UN resolution. Cahit, Merlem and Oztoprak agree Referendum is a big chance for peace. At last, we will make a decision in the referendum.
7 April 2004 Erhan Üstündağ
Onen: EU is Narrowing the Torture Definition
Representatives of the EU Commission say that the Human Rights Foundation has a very wide definition of torture. The Foundations head Onen says that there has been a general inclination in the world after 2001 to narrow down the definition of torture.
7 April 2004 Yıldız Samer
Turkishcypriot Hasguler Runs in EU Election
Cypriot academician Hasguler will run in the European Union elections in the Cyprus Republic on June 3. He became a candidate with the aim of questioning history with the right perspective and building bridges of friendship between the two communities...
7 April 2004 Burçin Belge
Denktas: They Are Trying to Take Our State!
Denktas called on the postponement of the referendum on the Annan Plan, in his speech and said, The game of taking the state out of our hands, has started. We are struggling not to lose it. We did not lose it up-to-now and we will not lose it after now.
6 April 2004
Yes: What a Joyful Word
15 Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot poets came together to use their imagination and work on a common poem: We decided to work on a concept and we chose the concept YES which is a very popular and also unpopular word today in our country.
5 April 2004
Karayalcin: Barzanis Blow on Us!
Karayalcin, the SHP leader which led the Union of Democratic Powers, attributed the failure of the Alliance in attaining even the votes of Democracy Party in the November 3 elections, to the influence of Kurd leaders Mesud Barzani and Jalal Talabani.
31 March 2004
Police Brutally Beat Nine Journalists
Reporters Without Borders has protested after police beat nine journalists who were covering the crushing of a demonstration against electoral fraud in South-eastern Diyarbakir.
30 March 2004
AKP Produces Mayors from 56 Cities
AKP got the mayoral seats of 56 provinces, out of a total of 81, CHP of 9 provinces, Democratic Union of Powers of 5 provinces and MHP of 4 provinces, Saadet and DYP each of one province, according to the returns of 54 % of ballot boxes counted.
29 March 2004
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Preliminary Results of Local Elections
With 92 percent of the nationwide local election ballot boxes opened: AKP 42.2 percent, CHP 21.2, SHP 5,8 percent, DYP 8,2 percent, MHP 8,6 percent.
29 March 2004
Islamist and Right Parties are the Winners
The local elections consolidated the power of the AKP. According to semi-official results, the AKP gained nearly 42% of the votes against 34% at the legislative elections of 2002, very far from its nearer rival, CHP, which obtains 18% against 19% in 2002.
29 March 2004
New Jerseys Guantanamo
The Human Rights Association and the Turkish Human Rights Foundation demand that conditions are met so that Ismail Hakki Avci, who was tortured in the U.S. can press legal charges.
29 March 2004 Yıldız Samer
Two out of Three Women are Housewives
The Employment and Labor Council report said that one out of three educated youth in Turkey, and two women out of three are jobless. Joblessness is more widespread among women, said the report and added the jobless rate would double in the year 2010.
29 March 2004
Appeals Court: DEHAP Is Working For PKK
Nuri Ok, the Chief Prosecutor of the Appeals Court said that the protests staged by DEHAP against the imprisonment of PKK leader Ocalan, evidenced that this group had a connection with the terror organization.
26 March 2004
109-BN-TL Compensation for Victim of Security
The state will pay a compensation of 109 billion TL to the family of an inmate who was killed during the bloody Return-to-Life operation of the state in prisons, four years ago.
26 March 2004
Berlusconi Seeks a Media Group in Turkey
Italian Prime Minister Berlusconis media group Mediaset announced that they were looking for media groups in different countries, including Turkey, for making investments.
25 March 2004
Ratify the Racism Protocol Urges IHD
The Human Rights Association published a statement on Newroz, which is also the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. IHD emphasized that Turkey had still not ratified the protocol -12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
24 March 2004
Turkey-Greece : First Time in 30 Years
Turkey and Greece will attend the talks that will begin today in Burgenstock, at prime ministerial level. These talks will be the first since 1974 talks, which started with the watchword Ayse went on for a holiday.
24 March 2004
Journalist Kara is Free - For Now
Kara has been released after serving in prison for 5 months for threatening the bodyguard of the son of former premier Ciller. His trials shows that the media in Turkey is under threats, said Sefiloglu from CGD. Its worst for local media.
23 March 2004 Erol Önderoğlu
Awaiting for Forensic Report in Torture
A former head of Anti-Terrorism Unit and three police officers are standing trial for charges of torturing Mehmet Desde under detention. The court has been awaiting a report from the Forensic Medical Institution for the last three months.
22 March 2004
THIV:Forensic Department Should be Autonomous
Human Rights Foundation called on the AKP government to end its pressure on the Forensic Medical Institution. The Forensic Medical Institution isnt postponing the sentences of people it had previously diagnosed with the Wernicke Korsakoff disease.
22 March 2004 Yıldız Samer
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