RTUK Chair Nuri Kayis: We know that the president is right. But we have to pass the law as it is, because that is what the media moguls want.This is what an acquaintance, a member of the parliament from one of the ruling parties said to me,

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned about the draft Supreme Radio and Television Board Bill currently being debated by the Turkish Parliament.

The Workers Day is celebrated in 36 provinces, in the name of equality, freedom, development and social justice, on the 1st of May. Celebrations in Diyarbakir, Tunceli, Siirt, Bingol and Mersin are banned.

Between 26 March and 20 April 2002, International PEN members world-wide staged a campaign aimed at highlighting the huge number of trials under way against writers and journalists in Turkey.

The TIHV volunteers have called for immediate support for the 441 people who are being treated for illnesses linked to hunger strikes and death fasts. The average cost for one survivor is a thousand dollars.two years, for o

What is going on? Whats wrong if the Turkish Lira is appreciating excessively? Cant the floating currency regime that is capable of anything, rasp all extremities?

RTUK has closed down the radio station Anadolunun Sesi for 180 days. With this last decision, the temporary broadcasting bans imposed by RTUK in 2002, added up to 3008 days.

Mehmet Uzun can write in Kurdish, Turkish and Swedish, but his novels are only in Kurdish. The publishing house, GendasYayinlari, has published the writers latest novel, The Prayer of Tigris, translated into Turkish by Muhsin Kizilkaya.

Margot Badran writes from Turkey on the implications of the recent reform of the 1926 Civil Code on womens rights in marriage and divorce

Concrete reasons for each and every case might vary but all such violence against women are justified by their male aggressors with honor.

Lawyer Ozbek is concerned that the torture case is facing the risk of superannuating of the trial. During the last hearing of 10 police officers, four defense lawyers withdrew from the case. Nine had stepped down before.

To improve the agricultural production and marketing facilities in the GAP region, Harran plain farmers has founded AGRO GAP Pioneer Farmer Consultancy Association.

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One of the main purposes of the visit was to examine the implementation in practice of recent legal reforms concerning custody by law enforcement agencies.

GAP region exports dropped to 15.8 million dollars in the first quarter of 2002. Exports in the region totalled 26 million dollars in the first quarter of last year.

Bringing together thousands of demonstrators from all shades of Turkish public, weekend rallies in Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa, witnessed solidarity slogans with Palestine jointly cried out by left-wingers as well as by Islamists and liberal peace activists.

Two American companies take their cases to the ICSID, after their energy investments are halted by the Turkish government. The energy investments were blocked due to the World Banks opposition to Treasury-guaranteed contracts.

The Peace Initiative, comprising academics, writers,artists, journalists and professionals, calls the Israeli government stop terror against Palestinian people, and urges the Turkish government suspend battle tank upgrading agreement with Israel.

In a stinging 14-page critique of the proposed law, President Sezer returned the amendments to parliament Monday, asking deputies to review the points that would open the door for big capital to establish their monopoly on media broadcasting.

Inhabtants of southeast city of Tunceli, react against spreading decay of the towns cultural characteristics. Tunceli people protest local authorities for spreading prostitution, and growing numbers of sniffers, street children.