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Kuray to Stand Trial Again After ECHR Verdict
Sarp Kuray, a life sentence convict for "attempting to overthrow the constitutional order by force", was ordered to stand trial on January 29, after ECHR ruled that Turkey has not hold a fair trial.
25 January 2013
Ayça Söylemez
Pinar Selek Receives Life Sentence
An Istanbul court ordered life sentence for sociologist Pinar Selek for her involvement in the 1998 Spice Bazaar explosion, a case that has reopened three times in 14 years.
24 January 2013
Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Turkey Removes Headscarf Ban for Advocates
A state council division ordered to remove the obligation that Turkey's advocates "must not wear headscarves" at work.
24 January 2013
Parliament Approves First Article on Court Defense Bill
The first article of a bill enabling defendants to speak in the mother tongue has been by the parliament last night.
24 January 2013
Another Violent Attack on Armenians in Samatya
Sultan Aykar, a 83 year old Armenian woman, was severely attacked in Istanbul’s Samatya district on Tuesday evening, raising the number of violent attacks against elderly Armenian women to at least four in recent months.
24 January 2013
Nilay Vardar
Justice Ministry Rejects Ocalan Appointment
Justice Ministry rejected the appointment request made by Turkey's four prominent Kurdish party leaders to visit PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan this morning in Imrali island.
23 January 2013
GSU Students Launch Petition to Save Campus
Fearing that their bosporus campus might soon be transformed into a hotel complex, a group of Galatasaray University students launched a petition demanding a preservation guarantee from the Tourism Ministry.
23 January 2013
Blaze Ruins Galatasaray University Building
A blaze raged through the historical Bosporus building of Galatasaray University last night, leaving the central campus building in ruins.
23 January 2013
34 More Arrests in Lawyer Round Up Case
The court resumed the interrogation of 64 individuals - who were detained on Friday in the lawyer round up case - until the early hours of this morning, ordering the arrest of 34 suspects for being a DHKP-C member.
22 January 2013
Turkey Found Guilty For Convicting Campaigns in Kurdish
The European Court of Human Rights ordered Turkey to pay a total of 50,000 euros to 5 politicians who were convicted by Turkish courts for speaking Kurdish during various election campaigns between 2002 and 2007.
22 January 2013
Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Prosecutor Makes First Statement on Paris Murders
François Molins, the prosecutor in charge of 3 slain Kurdish women case, said they strongly believed the murder suspect - who was detained over the weekend - could be one of the perpetrators.
22 January 2013
Journalist Detained in Incirlik Air Base Patriot Protest
BirGün newspaper journalist Duygu Kıskanç has been detained by the police yesterday as she was reporting on the Patriot missile protests in Adana province.
22 January 2013
Turkey's First Trans Women Guest House to Open Soon
An Istanbul based LGBT support organization unveiled their project to establish Turkey's first trans women guest house which has been said to shelter trans women in need of care, employment or housing.
21 January 2013
Çiçek Tahaoğlu
9 Human Rights Lawyers Arrested in Istanbul
An Istanbul court order this afternoon the arrest of 9 human rights lawyers who have been detained since Friday for charges related to being a DHKP-C member.
21 January 2013
Hrant Dink Commemorated
Thousands of people commemorated Hrant Dink on Saturday afternoon in front of Agos newspaper building on the sixth anniversary of his assassination.
21 January 2013
Ekin Karaca
New Releases, Detentions in Lawyer Round Up Case
11 out of 68 individuals detained in the lawyer round up case on Friday morning have been released yesterday, while a human rights lawyer association chair has been detained the same morning.
21 January 2013
Anti-Terror Police Detains Lawyers, Musicians
Police raided several dozens of apartments and offices this early morning in Turkey's 3 biggest cities, detaining 63 individuals suspected for "terrorism" including activist lawyers and musicians.
18 January 2013
Appeals Court Overturns Festus Okey Verdict
An appeals court in Istanbul overturned the conviction of police officer Cengiz Yıldız charged with negligently murdering Nigerian immigrant Festus Okey under detention in 2007, recommending that the convict ought to be charged with murder.
17 January 2013
VIDEO: Farewell Ceremony to 3 Slain Kurdish Women
Hundreds of thousands people gathered in Diyarbakir early to this morning to say a last goodbye to Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez, 3 Kurdish politicians who were cold-bloodedly killed in Paris on January 9.
17 January 2013
Nilay Vardar
Jailed Journalist Nominated for Freedom of Expression Award
UK's Index on Censorship Institution nominated jailed Evrensel newspaper journalist Sadiye Eser for its annual freedom of expression award.
17 January 2013
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Pro-choice Association Reveals Illegal Procedures in Turkey
A pro-choice association claimed that the government left an impression amid public that the abortion was banned in Turkey since it brought up the issue last summer.
16 January 2013
Çiçek Tahaoğlu
8,000 Private Soldiers Quit Turkish Army in 2011
"In 2012, approximately 8,000 contracted private soldiers quit the Turkish Army which required the deployment of compulsory drafted civilians into the clash zone in the southeastern Turkey,"Esef Merdoğlu, a retired army staff association chair, told bianet.
16 January 2013
Resurrecting the Ottoman Glory of Istanbul?
All current historical renovation-restoration efforts account to the reinvention of a neo-Ottoman eclectic style," said Edhem Eldem, history professor at Boğaziçi University.
16 January 2013
Nilay Vardar
Paris Says Adieu to Slain Kurdish Women
Hundred of people gathered this morning in Paris to say adieu to 3 slain Kurdish female politicians whose bodies were sent to Turkey for funeral.
15 January 2013
Turkey's Science Institution Vows to Censor Evolution Theory
TÜBİTAK, Turkey's official science and technology institution, ordered the halt of publication and distribution of almost all its books related to evolution theory, Radikal newspaper said.
15 January 2013
PKK Leader Condemns Paris Killings, His Brother Says
"My brother expressed his sorrow for 3 slain Kurdish politicians and demanded an urgent result on the murder investigation," Mehmet Öcalan, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan's brother, told the press last night after returning from a visit to Imrali island prison.
15 January 2013
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Jailed Students Face Psychological Issues: Human Rights Activists
Turkey's Human Right Association members disclosed a letter sent from Siirt province prison inmates saying that 5 underaged inmates were facing serious psychological problems.
14 January 2013
Yüce Yöney
Kurdish Politicians' Funerals to Be Held in Turkey
The bodies of 3 slain Kurdish female politicians in Paris are expected to be transported to Turkey by Wednesday, Firat News Agency said.
14 January 2013
Police Raid Leaves 1 PKK Member Dead in Nusaybin
On Sunday afternoon, anti-terror police teams raided an apartment in Nusaybin district in the southeastern Turkey, killing 1 PKK member who was allegedly a chief militant.
14 January 2013
In Paris, Thousands Raise Voice Over 3 Killings
Thousands of people gathered in Paris on Saturday to condemn the killings of 3 Kurdish politicians, demanding the police investigation to find the murderers immediately.
14 January 2013
Computer Teacher at Armenian School Murdered in Istanbul
İlker Şahin (40), a computer-subject teacher at Aramyan Armenian School in Istanbul, was found murdered in his apartment.
11 January 2013
bianet's Latest Book Promoted
bianet's new book "10 Years in Freedom of Expression" has been promoted to a group of academicians, authors, journalists and NGO representatives.
11 January 2013
Nilay Vardar
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