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"Changing Article 301 an Urgent Necessity"

The EU Progress Report has demanded an urgent change of Article 301 and has expressed worry over the Anti-Terorrism Law.

7 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

IHD: Be Happy About Hostage Release!

IHD: Be Happy About Hostage Release!

Hüsnü Öndül of the IHD has condemned the public statements of some ministers who have marred the happy occasion of the release of eight soldier hostages.

7 November 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

Prosecution Investigates Delegation Freeing Hostages

The prosecution has begun an investigation of the three DTP MPs involved in the freeing of eight soldier hostages.

6 November 2007 Tolga Korkut

Prosecutor Demands Acquittal for “Minority Report”

The Chief Prosecutor at the Supreme Court of Appeals has called for the acquittal of academics Kaboglu and Oran to be ratified.

6 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Newspaper Dismisses Writer Speaking on Roj TV

Erdogan Aydin has been dismissed by Cumhuriyet newspaper after taking part in a programme concerning religious education on the Kurdish Roj TV channel.

6 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

White House Signals “Yellow Light”

White House Signals “Yellow Light”

Erdogan and Bush have agreed on exchange of intelligence. Erdogan has ruled out extensive military operations, while Bush seems to have accepted limited incursions.

6 November 2007 Ertuğrul Kürkçü

Rice and Babacan: PKK is "Common Enemy"

In a joint press briefing, Rice and Babacan outlined their vision for collaboration on the fight against "PKK terrorism". Rice wants Iraq involved.

5 November 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

Peace Rally in Ankara

At a rally organised by KESK, TMMOB and TTB, forty thousand people called for peace and protested against planned cross-border operations.

5 November 2007 Ertuğrul Kürkçü

Eight Hostage Soldiers Released

Eight Hostage Soldiers Released

The eight soldiers taken hostage after a PKK attack in Daglica, Hakkari, on 21 October, have been released. They were handed over to a delegation from Turkey.

5 November 2007 Ertuğrul Kürkçü

Tunc from EMEP Party at ECHR

EMEP Tunceli Province Chair Hüseyin Tunc has been sentenced for “praising a crime and criminals”. He will appeal at the ECHR.

2 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

State Council Criticises Government Censorship

The State Council has criticised the government's insistence on banning radio and TV broadcasts referring to the PKK attack in Daglica, Hakkari, on 21 October.

2 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Student Making Death Threat in Court

Publisher Necati Abay was threatened by student Mert Sahin after making a statement on the murder of Hrant Dink. The student is now on trial.

2 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Abuse of Journalists' Confidential Material

Recent events at the Northern Iraqi border are only the tip of the iceberg. Police and prosecution have compromised journalists' sources at least ten times in the last three years.

31 October 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

DTP Congress: "Democratic Autonomy"

A "Democratic Society Congress" organised by the DTP in Diyarbakir from 26 to 28 October has called for "democratic autonomy" and has condemned military operations.

31 October 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Politician and Physicist Inönü Has Died

Politician and Physicist Inönü Has Died

Physics professor, social democrat politician, MP and minister Erdal Inönü died in the USA while receiving cancer treatment.

31 October 2007 Erhan Üstündağ

Yeni Asya Newspaper on Trial again

Yeni Asya's editor-in-chief Faruk Cakir is on trial again. The charge against him is that of violating the secrecy of an investigation.

30 October 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Battles in Southeast: 4 Soldiers, 17 PKK Militants Dead

Military operations in the Southeast are continuing with thousands of soldiers and air support involved.

30 October 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Barzani Wants Direct Talks with Ankara

Barzani Wants Direct Talks with Ankara

Kurdish Regional President Mesud Barzani has said that he wants to discuss the PKK presence in Northern Iraq with Ankara directly.

30 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Third Quarterly Media Monitoring Report: Full Text

Third Quarterly Media Monitoring Report: Full Text

The third quarterly report of the Bia Media Monitoring Desk has appeared, detailing violations of press freedom and the freedom of expression in the months of July, August and September 2007.

30 October 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Police again Protected in Dink Murder Case

The Regional Administrative Court has refused permission to try seven police officers from the Trabzon police department, arguing that they had no involvement in the murder of journalist Hrant Dink.

29 October 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

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Army Will Wait for Erdogan's Return from USA

Army Will Wait for Erdogan's Return from USA

It appears that army and politicians are both expecting greater clarity on the issue of cross-border operations after Erdogan has spoken to American President George Bush during his upcoming trip to the USA.

29 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Operations in Tunceli: 1 Soldier, 15 PKK Militants Dead

Operations in Tunceli: 1 Soldier, 15 PKK Militants Dead

During operations in the province of Tunceli on Sunday, 15 PKK militants and one sergeant were killed.

29 October 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

War Mongering, Not Reporting

War Mongering, Not Reporting

Ombudsman Baydar points to the increasing dominance of a discourse inciting to war and hate speech among the media. Journalists have to recall their responsibilities.

29 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Iraqi Kurds Flee From Bombed Villages

Five Kurdish villages in Northern Iraq have been deserted, say local Yuksekova newspaper

29 October 2007

Activists Protest against Undemocratic Court Cases

The Turkish Initiative against Crimes of Thought, also known as Antenna-TR, has drawn international attention to three recent court cases.

26 October 2007

EU Calls for Ceasefire and Political Steps

Condemning the PKK attacks, the EU has also called on Turkey to refrain from cross-border operations. Turkey and Iraq are called upon to seek lasting solution.

26 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

3 French Journalists Released after 30 Hours

Perrier, Vigoureux and de Banville, theree French journalists who were detained during border pass have been released, but their camera is seized as "instrument of crime".

26 October 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Fascist Lynching Attempts in Bursa

Fascist Lynching Attempts in Bursa

According to the IHD in Bursa, Kurdish citizens have become the targets of attacks since 12 soldiers in Hakkari were killed on Sunday. At least six people have been injured.

26 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Two French Journalists Detained at Border

Yesterday, two French journalists were arrested at a Turkish border gate with Northern Iraq after they refused to show their film material to officials.

25 October 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Government Ban Violates Right to Access to Information

Journalists' associations have condemned the government's decision to ban broadcasts about the PKK attack in Hakkari.

24 October 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Hostage Soldiers Are Alive

Hostage Soldiers Are Alive

The PKK has published photographs of the eight soldiers it took hostage at the weekend.

24 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

"We Don't Want to Give Birth to Martyrs"

The TKDF is trying to organise a big rally to condemn terrorism: "In war, it is always us women who suffer most. If we unite, the pain can have an end."

24 October 2007 Tolga Korkut