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KCK Operation: 137 People in Custody

KCK Operation: 137 People in Custody

92 members of the Peace and Democracy Party were taken into police custody in the course of a KCK operation in Istanbul on 4 October. At the same time, dozens of people were taken into custody in Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Ankara, Derik, Batman and Kurtalan.

Prison Threat for Translation of International Bestseller

Prison Threat for Translation of International Bestseller

Interpreter Uncu and publishing company owner Çıplak are each facing up to three years in jail on charges of "conveying the publication of obscene publications" on the grounds of the book "Ölüm Pornosu" by Chuck Palahniuk in orginal.

"Transferring Money to the PKK is out of the Question"

"Transferring Money to the PKK is out of the Question"

Prime Minister Erdoğan implied in a statement that German foundations were assisting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party. Ulrike Dufner from the Association of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung commented that this was out of the question.

4 October 2011 Ekin Karaca

PKK Released Eight Hostages; One Soldier Abducted

PKK Released Eight Hostages; One Soldier Abducted

The militant Kurdistan Workers' Party released four workers and four village guards. One special sergeant was kidnapped. 19 people are still being kept hostage, including twelve teachers.

Turkey Fails in Children's Rights

Turkey Fails in Children's Rights

On the World Children's Day 2011, a part of the children in Turkish prisons is still being kept in adult prisons and there are still reservations on "language rights and cultural identity" as defined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Ertuğrul Kürkçü in the Parliament with "Ten Red Carnations"

Ertuğrul Kürkçü in the Parliament with "Ten Red Carnations"

Kürkçü attended the opening of the parliament wearing a "Ten Red Carnations" badge in remembrance of his comrades that were killed in Kızıldere. After taking his oath Kürkçü put his right hand onto the "Ten Red Carnations" badge on his left chest.

Deputy PM Arınç Tackles Media Ethics

Deputy PM Arınç Tackles Media Ethics

Government Spokesman Arınç invited media executives to a meeting on "processing terror news". Experts and top-level executives in the Turkish media evaluated such a meeting for bianet.

28 September 2011 Işıl Cinmen

"Ulucan Massacre Could have been Avoided by Dialogue"

"Ulucan Massacre Could have been Avoided by Dialogue"

Özçelik, eye-witness of the massacre at the Ulucanlar Prison in 1999, claims that the operation was planned in advance. He recalled the incidents from his memory in an interview with bianet.

28 September 2011 Ayça Söylemez

Crackdown on Human Rights Association and Unions

Crackdown on Human Rights Association and Unions

Members and executives of the Human Rights Association, the education union and the social service sector union were taken into custody in Urfa on 27 September. Private homes and the branch head offices were searched.

28 September 2011 Ekin Karaca

Woman and Child Killed in Attack on Police Car

Woman and Child Killed in Attack on Police Car

A Woman and a child died in an armed attack on a police car in Batman in the South-East. One police officer and three civilians were wounded.

27 September 2011

Lack of Protection for Un-Married Women

Lack of Protection for Un-Married Women

A woman who complained to the Ankara Judiciary because of domestic violence was denied protection because she was not married officially but religiously and thus did not fall under the scope of the "Law on the Protection of the Family".

27 September 2011

"Are you Aware of Violence in Prisons?"

"Are you Aware of Violence in Prisons?"

CHP Deputy Gök asked Justice Minister Ergin in a parliamentary question, "Are you aware of the violence experienced in the Ankara Sincan Prison?" The Contemporary Lawyers Association condemned the violent treatment of five women detainees in the Sincan prison.

27 September 2011 Ayça Söylemez

Partial Acquittals in Hopa Trial

Partial Acquittals in Hopa Trial

Seven people on trial in relation to the incidents in Hopa in June this year were now acquitted of charges of "making propaganda for a terrorist organization". The remaining allegations put up against them will be handled by a different court.

27 September 2011 Ayça Söylemez

30 People Arrested in Izmir

30 People Arrested in Izmir

30 out of a total of 34 people who were taken into police custody in the context of a KCK operation were now arrested on charges of "membership of a terrorist organization".

26 September 2011

Opposition Joins Missile Shield Protest

Opposition Joins Missile Shield Protest

The protest movement against the NATO Missile Shield in Kürecik in south-eastern Turkey was supported by 500 people who attended a demonstration in Istanbul on Sunday. The next protest action is set for 2 October in Kürecik.

26 September 2011 Nilay Vardar

Council of Europe Pushed Turkey to Take Concrete Steps

Council of Europe Pushed Turkey to Take Concrete Steps

Based on the application of conscientious objector Ülke, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe urged Turkey to declare concrete steps to be taken by Turkey until December regarding the right to conscientious objection.

26 September 2011 Ekin Karaca

Yılmaz Güney Movies still Banned on TV

Yılmaz Güney Movies still Banned on TV

Fatoş Güney, widowed wife of film director Yılmaz Güney, criticized in her speech at the Adana Altın Koza Fim Festival that Güney's movies are still being banned from broadcasts on the Kurdish-language state channel TRT 6.

26 September 2011

Initiative against Missile Shield

Initiative against Missile Shield

Several local associations established an initiative against the Early Warning Radar System as part of the missile shield planned to be installed in Malatya. The initiative's aim is not protest but to prevent the installation of the radar.

23 September 2011 Nilay Vardar

Cyprus Oil Crisis

Cyprus Oil Crisis

An agreement on oil and gas exploration facilities on the continental shelf signed between Turkey and Northern Cyprus caused a new peak in tensions between Greece and Turkey. Greece does not accept the agreement. Drilling work in South Cyprus is going on.

23 September 2011 Yüce Yöney

12 People Killed in 4 Days

12 People Killed in 4 Days

A soldier and two village guards were killed in armed conflicts with the PKK in Van. An attack on a police team in Diyarbakır left one police officer dead. A total of twelve people died in armed clashes within the past four days.

23 September 2011

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TAK Assumed Responsibility for Ankara Blast

TAK Assumed Responsibility for Ankara Blast

TAK, an armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, assumed responsibility for the explosion of a minibus in Ankara on 20 September. Three people died in the blast.

23 September 2011

Footage of Attacker on Public Cameras

Footage of Attacker on Public Cameras

The assailant who detonated a bomb in a minibus in Ankara on 20 September was reportedly filmed by public cameras. Three people died in the blast.

22 September 2011

Two Germans in Custody in Van

Two Germans in Custody in Van

Two German citizens of an international delegation were taken into police custody in Van under allegations of "propaganda for a terrorist organization". The delegation visited Turkey in order to investigate a mass grave of 41 people including sociologist Andrea Wolf.

22 September 2011

"Don't Let Armed Conflicts Spiral out of Control"

"Don't Let Armed Conflicts Spiral out of Control"

The International Crisis Group published a report on findings related to the Kurdish questions and proposals for a solution. The report emphasized that the problem has not and will not be solved by war and with military tactics.

22 September 2011

Violent Treatment and Deprivation of Education

Violent Treatment and Deprivation of Education

An independent delegation joined by teaching staff, lawyers and physicians prepared a report on university students who were treated violently and arrested because they attended protest actions. The report revealed that violence is not being documented.

22 September 2011 Nilay Vardar

The Pain of Seasonal Workers

The Pain of Seasonal Workers

Hundreds of thousands of seasonal workers take up the hazardous journey to earn a living with the hazelnut harvest in Turkey. Veysi Altay had a close look at their sometimes desperate situation which is dominated by poverty and discrimination.

21 September 2011 Veysi Altay

Pro-Kurdish BDP Facing Probe into 'Democratic Autonomy'

Pro-Kurdish BDP Facing Probe into 'Democratic Autonomy'

Court of Appeals Public Chief Prosecutor Erbil confirmed "organic ties" between the Democratic Society Congress and the Peace and Democracy Party. This may lead to a closure case for the Peace and Democracy Party.

21 September 2011

4 Women Killed in Armed Attack in Siirt

4 Women Killed in Armed Attack in Siirt

Four women were killed and two injured in an attack on a vehicle right next to the Police Vocational School in the south-eastern city of Siirt. The assault was carried out with bazookas and long-barrelled weapons.

21 September 2011

Access to LGBT Sites Restricted in Parliament

Access to LGBT Sites Restricted in Parliament

The Turkish Parliament made access to the LGBT sites of KaosGL and LambdaIstanbul more difficult. Due to the "family package" of the new internet filter, access is only admitted after filling in an online form and disclosing personal data.

21 September 2011

Minibus Blast in Ankara

Minibus Blast in Ankara

Three people died in the course of an explosion that occurred in a minibus in Ankara on Tuesday. 34 people were wounded.

21 September 2011

Exclusive Area of Conflict

Exclusive Area of Conflict

Tensions between Turkey and Southern Cyprus are fuelled by the dispute about oil and gas resources in the eastern Mediterranean. Dr. Cengiz Aktar from Bahçeşehir University evaluated the situation for bianet, including its legal and political background and its future potential.

20 September 2011 Yüce Yöney

Workers Face 27 Years in Jail

Workers Face 27 Years in Jail

25 workers who protested against an unlawful tender at the Çukurova University Balcalı Hospital are facing imprisonment of 27 years each. They were violently taken into police custody on 22 August. Among the defendants are also union executives.

20 September 2011