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Prosecutor Deemed "Fist" Column as Freedom of Expression

Prosecutor Deemed "Fist" Column as Freedom of Expression

The Diyarbakır Prosecution assessed Yılmaz Özdil's column about the punch on Kurdish Politician Ahmet Türk as freedom of expression. Özdil had written, "The person who punched Türk on his nose became the interpreter of the feelings of many people in this country".

12 July 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Village Guard Talked to Police before Killing 2 People

Village Guard Talked to Police before Killing 2 People

According to the court investigation, Bilen, who killed two demonstrators by shooting into a crowd in the city of Bulanık, talked to the police before the attack. The trial was transferred from Samsun to Ankara when Kurdish politician Türk was attacked after the first hearing.

2 July 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Press Council Deems "Punch" Article in the Limits of Press Freedom

Press Council Deems "Punch" Article in the Limits of Press Freedom

The Press Council accounted the praise of violence as an "idea". The Council assessed the article of Hürriyet writer Özdil as part of "press freedom". Özdil had "approved" the punch attack on Kurdish politician Türk, The Council decided to dismiss the complaint.

17 June 2010 Semra Pelek

Kurdish Politician Türk Tried here, Acquitted there

Kurdish Politician Türk Tried here, Acquitted there

Ahmet Türk, former co-chair of the dissolved Democratic Society Party, is tried because he spoke Kurdish in parliament on the International Mother Language Day. At the same time, he was acquitted in a case related to his appreciation of the proclamation of a PKK ceasefire.

10 June 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Investigation into Attack of Kurdish Politician Yielded First Results

Investigation into Attack of Kurdish Politician Yielded First Results

Six people were taken into custody in the context of the attack on Kurish politician Ahmet Türk, former Co-chair of the banned Democratic Society Party. The six suspects allegedly instigated İsmail Çelik to attack the politician.

21 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Sued for Comment on Attack on Kurdish Politician

ATTACK ON AHMET TÜRK

Journalist Sued for Comment on Attack on Kurdish Politician

An established lawyer from the Diyarbakır Bar Association filed a complaint about journalist Özdil for "praising a crime and a criminal" and "inciting the public to hatred". Özdil had evaluated the attack on politician Türk as the expression of the feelings of many people.

Disproportionate Police Intervention after Attack on Kurdish Politician

POLICE VIOLENCE

Disproportionate Police Intervention after Attack on Kurdish Politician

A 14-year-old had his cheek bone broken when he was dragged along by the police in Hakkari. His family filed a complaint about the police officers. The Peace and Democracy Party and the Human Rights Foundation call for the suspension of the Governor and the Chief of Police.

15 April 2010 Semra Pelek

Pro-Kurdish Politician Türk Attacked

Pro-Kurdish Politician Türk Attacked

Ahmet Türk, former co-chair of closed Democratic Society Party, was attacked after a court hearing in Samsun. Türk was taken to hospital and underwent surgery because his nose was broken.

13 April 2010 Burçin Belge,Erhan Üstündağ

Yet Another Trial for Pro-Kurdish Politicians Türk and Tuğluk

Yet Another Trial for Pro-Kurdish Politicians Türk and Tuğluk

Banned politicians Türk and Tuğluk are now on trial regarding the hand-over of eight soldiers kept hostage by the PKK in 2007. The Ankara Chief Prosecution demands five years imprisonment each on account of a picture of PKK leader Öcalan at the place of the hand-over.

24 March 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Former DTP Co-Chairs Face Heavy Prison Sentences

Former DTP Co-Chairs Face Heavy Prison Sentences

Former Democratic Society Party officials Türk and Tuğluk face imprisonment of 45 and 70 years respectively under charges of "spreading PKK propaganda". The former party members were imposed to a political ban after the closure of DTP.

22 March 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

DTP Closure Made Official, Political Ban Effected

FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION

DTP Closure Made Official, Political Ban Effected

The decision of the closure of Democratic Society Party taken by the Constitutional Court in December has been published in the Official Gazette and thus been legally enforced. Hereupon, the political ban for 37 DTP members comes into effect and the MP status of the co-chairs officially ends.

4 January 2010 Erol Önderoğlu,Tolga Korkut

Interior Minister Atalay: We Are against the DTP Closure

KURDISH QUESTION

Interior Minister Atalay: We Are against the DTP Closure

Interior Minister Atalay said that the met with DTP co-chair Türk after the closure of the party and that he was against the closure. However, Adalay indicated that a consensus in parliament is needed for an amendment of the constitution and that no work has been done yet.

18 December 2009 Tolga Korkut

Ahmet Türk: Celebration is not Show-biz, The Joy of The People

PEACE GROUPS

Ahmet Türk: Celebration is not Show-biz, The Joy of The People

DTP Co-Chair Türk responds to the Prime Minister's criticism of turning the arrival of the peace groups into a "show". Türk said, "This is not a show, this is the enthusiasm of the people. They came for the peace process. This enthusiasm should be shared all over Turkey". Court of Appeals Chief Prosecutor Yalçınkaya has launched an investigation against DTP regarding the receptions.

23 October 2009 Tolga Korkut

Minister of Interior Meets with DTP

Government's Kurdish Initiative

Minister of Interior Meets with DTP

The meeting between Minister Atalay and the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party was described as positive by both sides.

13 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

Court Will Wait Four Months for Statements from DTP

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Court Will Wait Four Months for Statements from DTP

A High Criminal Court in Ankara has decided to wait until September to hear the statements of Kurdish MPs regarding their trials over speeches they have made.

27 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

“Indirect Negotiations with PKK Seem to Have Begun”

Analysıs by Mesut Yeğen

“Indirect Negotiations with PKK Seem to Have Begun”

According to Ass. Prof. Yeğen, utterances by Minister of the Interior Atalay and PKK leader Karayılan are sending similar messages.

14 May 2009 Tolga Korkut

“Monumental Opportunity” for Solution to Kurdish Question

Kurdısh Polıtıcıan Ahmet Türk

“Monumental Opportunity” for Solution to Kurdish Question

The co-chair of the DTP said, “The public wants an end to violence. We are ready to meet the government on the path towards a solution.”

13 May 2009 Tolga Korkut

Peace Activists Support Kurdish DTP

Kurdish Question

Peace Activists Support Kurdish DTP

Joining a parliamentary group meeting of the DTP, peace activists expressed their support for the party. In a speech, Mater said that DTP was a necessary partner in a search for a solution to the Kurdish Question.

Court Rejects Investigation into Kurdish Parliament Speech

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has decided not to investigate the speech that DTP co-chair Ahmet Türk made at a party group meeting in parliament.

16 April 2009 Tolga Korkut

Türk: AKP Did Not Solve Kurdish Question, Kurds Took Votes Elsewhere

Türk: AKP Did Not Solve Kurdish Question, Kurds Took Votes Elsewhere

Evaluating the election results, Türk from the DTP said that the “charity approach” of the AKP has not worked. The DTP has won in Diyarbakır, a city that Erdoğan wanted to win in, as well as in seven provincial and 51 district municipalities.

31 March 2009 Bawer Çakır

Kurds See Local Elections as Referendum

Kurds See Local Elections as Referendum

Altun of the Socialist Labour Movement spoke with bianet about her impressions at the Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır. She said, “Most people are expecting peace.”

24 March 2009 Emine Özcan

What Kurdish MP Said in Mother Tongue – Whole Text

Below follows the English translation of the Turkish version of what DTP politician Ahmet Türk said at his party group meeting in parliament in Kurdish.

26 February 2009

Kurdish Politician Speaks Mother Tongue in Parliament, Live Broadcast Cut

Kurdish Politician Speaks Mother Tongue in Parliament, Live Broadcast Cut

Parliament Speaker Toptan ordered a cut in the live broadcasting from parliament when Türk, co-chair of the Kurdish DTP spoke Kurdish in a party meeting at parliament.

25 February 2009 Tolga Korkut

The Kurdish Genocide Claim Arouses Reactions

The Kurdish Genocide Claim Arouses Reactions

The Democratic Society Party (DTP) stands behind Ahmet Türk by stating that the text Türk read reflects the opinion of the party on the matter and emphasizes the importance of Abdullah Öcalan in the Kurdish problem.

23 October 2008 Tolga Korkut

Democratic Society Party Elects Ahmet Türk As President

Ahmet Türk became the new president of the Democratic Society Party. He asked for the recognition of the Kurdish identity, their mother tongues and democratic autonomy.

Ahmet Türk Resigns From DTP Group Presidency

Ahmet Türk Resigns From DTP Group Presidency

DTP elects Emine Ayna to head its group in the parliament. Speculations arise as to the meaning of this change. Ahmet Türk says nothing has changed, they continue working in solidarity.

Turkish Intellectuals In Defense of Kurdish Politician

Ahmet Türk under investigation

Turkish Intellectuals In Defense of Kurdish Politician

Academics, artists and rights activists join support for pro-Kurdish DTP MP Türk, whose parliamentary immunity is threatened. International support comes from reputed American intellectual Noam Chomsky and PEN.

10 January 2008 Tolga Korkut

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