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You Don’t Like Kurdish? How About Chinese or Japanese?

You Don’t Like Kurdish? How About Chinese or Japanese?

Local authorities in Diyarbakir have found a creative means of criticising the ban on Kurdish: They have added Chinese to their repertoire and are awaiting reactions…

6 March 2008 Erhan Üstündağ

Hakkari Girls Win Film Competition

A film about a vilage girl in Hakkari struggling against family pressures to become a painter has won a film competition and will now join the international Panasonic film competition.

5 March 2008 Tolga Korkut

Writer Demirer on Trial for "Armenian Genocide"

In protest at Hrant Dink's murder, writer Demirer had called on others to commit the same "crime" as Dink had done, i.e. to recognise the factuality of an "Armenian genocide." He is now facing a trial under Articles 301 and 216.

5 March 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Lower-Income Families Affected by Inflation

Prices of basic goods rose by 13 percent in the last year, while rents rose by 16 percent. Lower-income and middle-class families have been most affected.

5 March 2008 Mustafa Sönmez

Antalya Journalists Discuss Regional Journalism

The workshop with local and regional reporters in Antalya brought up issues particular to that kind of journalism. Particularly difficult are lack of training and the sensitive relations in small towns.

4 March 2008 Kerem Morgül

Campaign Calls on Government to Embrace EU Process

A new campaign has called on the government to stop delaying the implementation of EU reforms and to get rid of "democratic scandals" such as Article 301.

Human Rights Activist Kizgin Imprisoned in Bingöl

Yesterday, former IHD branch president Ridvan Kizgin was sent to prison for two years and six months for investigating the murders of villagers.

Iraqi Psychiatrist Ali: Iraq’s Future is Wounded

Iraqi Psychiatrist Ali: Iraq’s Future is Wounded

According to Ali, the whole of Iraqi society, but especially the children, bear psychological scars from witnessing violence and death every day: “Iraq needs psychological help, too.”

4 March 2008 Tolga Korkut

Agos Lawyers Reject Biased Court

Lawyers for the Turkish-Armenian Agos newspaper have demanded that the case against Seropyan and Nalci be heared by a different court, arguing that the current one “cannot be independent and neutral.”

3 March 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

IPS Communications Foundation and Press Now Organised Workshop in Antalya

25 reporters and journalists from local radio stations, TV channels and newspapers joined the workshop organised by IPS and Press Now in Antalya at the weekend.

3 March 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Anti-War Voices Getting Louder

Parties and organisations of the left have condemned the operations and are calling for peace.

3 March 2008 Erhan Üstündağ

Anti-Operations March in Istanbul Stopped by Police

Hundreds of protesters joined the DTP press statement at Galatasaray Square in central Istanbul, but the police intervened in the ensuing march with tear gas, water cannons and shots fired in the air.

3 March 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Rotation Continues at bianet: Gökçe Gündüç is New Editor-in-Chief

Rotation Continues at bianet: Gökçe Gündüç is New Editor-in-Chief

As we reported in December, bianet adopted a rotation model last year in order to put into practice our ideal of democratic collaboration. Now our third period of rotation has begun, with Gökçe Gündüç as our new editor-in-chief.

3 March 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

General Staff Confirms End of Ground Operations

General Staff Confirms End of Ground Operations

The General Staff has announced that ground operations in Northern Iraq have ended. 240 PKK militants are said to have been killed, as well as 24 soldiers and 3 village guards.

29 February 2008 Tolga Korkut

301 Trial of Activist on “Military Request”

The General Staff has sued lawyer and human rights activist Keskin for “denigrating the army”; Keskin said, “I will continue to criticise militarist pressure.”

28 February 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Headscarves Not “In the Clear” Yet

Headscarves Not “In the Clear” Yet

The opposition CHP has appealed to the Constitutional Court to overrule the headscarf amendments, and university rectors have called for the resignation of Higher Education Council President Özcan.

28 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç,Gökçe Gündüç

AWOL US Soldier Campaigns against War

"It was surreal sitting there eating a Subway sandwich, listening to elevator music, and hearing explosions so loud they could knock your drink right off the table, and gunfire in the distance."

28 February 2008 Chris Capps

Displaced Children Regain Confidence

Children forcibly displaced by the armed conflict in the southeast of Turkey have found a ray of hope with the Basak Foundation.

28 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Striking Shipyard Workers Beaten and Detained

Striking Shipyard Workers Beaten and Detained

In order to protest against the appalling safety and working conditions at the Tuzla shipyards, trade unions started a strike on Wednesday. 86 people were detained, and some were beaten.

28 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,Emine Özcan

254 Deaths Since Ground Operations Started

In the last six days, so the General Staff, 24 soldiers and 230 PKK militants have been killed. Iraqis are fleeing their villages. Turkish human rights activists are starting a peace vigil.

28 February 2008 Tolga Korkut

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Dink Hearing: Judge Finally Reacted to Insults

At the fourth hearing on Monday, the court finally reacted to the untolerable behaviour of defendants and defense lawyer Fuat Turgut.

27 February 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Ultranationalist Ergenekon Gang Everywhere…

On Tuesday, the police arrested a further six people as part of the Ergenekon operation. There are three academics, a journalist, and a gold dealer among them.

27 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Nationalist Uproar at Singer’s Anti-War Stance

Nationalist Uproar at Singer’s Anti-War Stance

Singer Bülent Ersoy’s courageous anti-war utterances on live TV have provoked a nationalist backlash and an investigation.

27 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,Gökçe Gündüç,Anna Çeliker

Dink Trial: Criminal Organisation is Protected

The fourth hearing has brought no further clarity in the case, as many of the requests of the joint plaintiffs were refused.

26 February 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Military Operations Provoke Violence and Do Not Solve Kurdish Issue

DTP politicians have called for an end to operations and violence in general. Journalist Akad criticises the mainstream media for misleading the public.

26 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,Emine Özcan

An “Exam” for Turkey’s Democracy: Hrant Dink and Malatya Trials

An “Exam” for Turkey’s Democracy: Hrant Dink and Malatya Trials

Yesterday there were hearings in the Hrant Dink and the Malatya murder cases. Whether or not all the shady connections in the murders will emerge will decide on the future of Turkey’s democracy.

26 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,Emine Özcan

Iraq Calls on Turkey to Withdraw Soldiers

Iraq Calls on Turkey to Withdraw Soldiers

The Iraqi government has demanded that Turkish soldiers be withdrawn from Northern Iraq. US Secretary of Defense Gates has called on a “dialogue with the Kurds which would strengthen effect of military operations.”

25 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Tuzla Shipyard Workers Announce Strike

In the last seven months, 18 workers have died on Tuzla shipyards. The Limter Is trade union has announced a strike from Wednesday, 27 February.

25 February 2008 Emine Özcan

Official Records: 15 Soldiers and 112 PKK Members Killed in Ground and Air Operations

Official Records: 15 Soldiers and 112 PKK Members Killed in Ground and Air Operations

The General Staff has announced that ground operations in Northern Iraq are continuing and that 15 soldiers and 112 PKK militants have been killed in the first three days.

25 February 2008 Tolga Korkut,A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

President Gül Ratifies Headscarves at University

On 22 February, President Gül ratified the constitutional amendments of Articles 10 and 42, which allow women with headscarves to attend university.

25 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Turkey Starts Ground and Air Operations in Northern Iraq

Turkey Starts Ground and Air Operations in Northern Iraq

The General Staff has confirmed that the Turkish Armed Forces carried out air operations and sent soldiers into Northern Iraq on 21 February. Iraq is calling for respect for its borders and a non-military solution.

22 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

“My Mother Tongue” (3): Laz

According to Laz expert Sapan, the language is at a critical point where it may be lost. The government is also to blaim for assimilation policies.

21 February 2008 Kerem Morgül