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Gay Referee Wins Trial Against Football Association
Gay Referee Wins Trial Against Football Association
Disqualified from refereeing due to being gay, Halil İbrahim Dinçdağ has won the lawsuit for material and non-material damages against the Turkey Football Association.
29 December 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Legislative Proposal by CHP’s Ağbaba for Penalty Increase in Hate Crimes
Legislative Proposal by CHP’s Ağbaba for Penalty Increase in Hate Crimes
CHP MP Veli Ağbaba has submitted legislative proposal to parliament for hate crimes to be defined and increase penalties of crimes committed within this scope.
11 December 2015
Detained for Peace Placard, Gendered Action Overlooked
BIANET TALKED TO LAWYER KAAN BAYÜLKEN
Detained for Peace Placard, Gendered Action Overlooked
Three young people were detained in a football match when they unfurled peace placards to protest Ankara massacre while some football fans showed off sex dolls before and went unpunished.
27 October 2015 Ekin Karaca
Alewi Discrimination Prominent in US Report
Alewi Discrimination Prominent in US Report
In Turkey section of International Religious Freedom report by the U.S., discrimination against Alewis and hate speech against Jews emphasized.
22 October 2015
Nine Common Misinformation on Schizophrenia
Nine Common Misinformation on Schizophrenia
In the exhibition “Let Us not Overlook - Journey of Schizophrenia from Prehistory to Modern-Day”, nine common misinformation on schizophrenia has been compiled.
20 October 2015
HDP Deputy Asks Parliamentary Question about Hate Speech in School Books
HDP Deputy Asks Parliamentary Question about Hate Speech in School Books
HDP Mardin deputy Mehmet Aslan asked a parliamentary question about marginalizing and discriminating expressions in Turkish Language Association against Arabs.
8 October 2015
Gay Couple Files a Criminal Complaint against İHA for Targeting Them
Gay Couple Files a Criminal Complaint against İHA for Targeting Them
Turkey’s first gay couple made a wedding ceremony Ekin Keser and Emrullah Tüzün will file a criminal complaint against İHA for targeting them and Boston Gay Men’s Chorus and making news with their images.
12 May 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
“Heretic” Crossword in Pegasus In-Flight Magazine
“Heretic” Crossword in Pegasus In-Flight Magazine
In the crossword of Pegasus Magazine, an in-flight periodical which is presented to Pegasus' passengers freely, the answer for the question “name given for non-muslims” was written as “heretic”
4 May 2015 Nilay Vardar
Trans People, Go to Polls!
Trans People, Go to Polls!
Trans citizens told bianet about the troubles they go through as they are voting. While T-Der urged trans people to go to the polls even though they might face discrimination, it also called election authorities to take the necessary precautions.
20 March 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Dismissed Gay Police Officer Speaks Up
Dismissed Gay Police Officer Speaks Up
Osman (28), a senior policeman who has recently been expelled from post due to his sexual orientation, shared his story with bianet.
30 December 2013 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Small Businesses in Beyoğlu Suffer From Double Standards
Small Businesses in Beyoğlu Suffer From Double Standards
Some local businesses in Beyoğlu district of Istanbul are currently suffering from a 3 day closure due to outdoor table ban issued by Beyoğlu Municipality. Some business owners claim that there is discrimination between certain businesses regarding the bans.
4 September 2013 Nilay Vardar
Spa is Also Forbidden For Trans Woman
Spa is Also Forbidden For Trans Woman
A trans woman with a pink identity card was not allowed to enter a spa facility in Balıkesir province. Kırancı filed a complaint to the prosecutor.
29 March 2013 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Questionnaire Enrages Turkey's Roma People
Questionnaire Enrages Turkey's Roma People
Roma People Rights Forum of Turkey condemned a questionnaire distributed by a researcher on Roma people's religious practices saying that it fed existing prejudices and discrimination.
19 December 2012
Association Calls to Boycott December 3
Association Calls to Boycott December 3
A Turkish association called to protest the activities for International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, saying that persons with disabilities in Turkey have "no success story to celebrate".
3 December 2012 Nilay Vardar
Turkey's Roma People Unite for Rights
Turkey's Roma People Unite for Rights
Turkey's Roma people founded a forum in the demand of more rights from the government.
19 November 2012 Nilay Vardar
“Scientific” Racism in Divinity School Magazine
ANTI-SEMITIC ARTICLE
“Scientific” Racism in Divinity School Magazine
An article that appeared in a magazine published by the Faculty of Theology at Uludağ University engages in racism under the guise of “science,” according to Turkish-Jewish writer Roni Marguiles. Deputy Dean Recep Cici refused to comment on the issue to bianet.
14 August 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
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
"Equality Here and Now"
19. LGBTT ISTANBUL 2011 PRIDE WEEK
"Equality Here and Now"
"Equality Here and Now - Stop Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Individuals in Turkey" was a panel of the 19th LGBTT Istanbul Pride Week where LGBT individuals described the rights violations they experienced.
24 June 2011 Selin Özmen
ÇYDD and ÇEV Accused of Indexing Thousands of People
SUPPORT FOR MODERN LIFE ASSOCIATION
ÇYDD and ÇEV Accused of Indexing Thousands of People
The indictment on the Support for Modern Life Association and the Contemporary Education Foundation revealed the organizations' connections to terrorist organizations. Both associations were searched in the scope of the "Ergenekon" investigation.
15 December 2010 Burçin Belge
Turkey Seconds Mexico in Unequal Income Distribution
SOCIAL POLICY FORUM
Turkey Seconds Mexico in Unequal Income Distribution
The report of the Social Policy Forum reviewed socio-economic inequality and discrimination as two problems that became permanent and started to seem natural. The report suggests public policies to remove these intertwined inequalities.
29 July 2010 Erhan Üstündağ
Book "The Gypsies in Turkey" not Discriminatory
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Book "The Gypsies in Turkey" not Discriminatory
With a four to three vote, the ECHR decided that neither the book "The Gypsies in Turkey" written by Prof. Dr. Özkan nor the dictionary of the Turkish Language Institution contained discriminatory expressions against Roma in Turkey.
28 July 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
"Laws Do not Protect Women"
CEDAW SHADOW REPORT 2010
"Laws Do not Protect Women"
The Shadow Report presented to CEDAW by Turkish women organizations revealed deficits in the Constitution and other laws. The report demands to amend the laws according to the convention's ban of discrimination and the principle of gender equality.
27 July 2010 Semra Pelek
Disabled Workers Resist against Lay-Offs
Disabled Workers Resist against Lay-Offs
The resistance of disabled workers who were laid-off because of attending a strike at the Bizimköy Disabled Production Line has lasted for a whole month now. Disabled Confederation President İçli said the application was contrary to the UN convention.
22 July 2010 Semra Pelek
No Improvement in Discrimination against Women
CEDAW SHADOW REPORT
No Improvement in Discrimination against Women
The Turkish government presents their country report to CEDAW on Wednesday, while women organizations present their alternative Shadow Report to the UN committee. According to the alternative report, gender inequality and discrimination have not improved.
21 July 2010 Semra Pelek
Dwindling Work Force: Professional Women with Headscarves
Dwindling Work Force: Professional Women with Headscarves
Women wearing a headscarf are 'invisible' in the companies they work. This is one of the findings of a study into working life of professional women wearing headscarves. The research dealt with the headscarf ban at universities and discrimination in professional life.
25 June 2010 Berivan Tapan
MoE Lectures Pupils on Discrimination
1st through 8th graders received a one-week course to raise awareness and to avoid discrimiantion. Minister of Education Çubukçu gave the first lecture. "Our traditions lead the way to a peaceful and harmonious society" she said.
25 September 2009
Academics Warn of Hate Speech in Media
Academics Warn of Hate Speech in Media
A conference organised by the Social Change Association discussed the prevalence of hate discourses in the national media.
22 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Nothing to Celebrate in Disability Awareness Week
Dısabılıty awareness week
Nothing to Celebrate in Disability Awareness Week
Disabled representative Küçükarslan says that a change in health report regulations mean fewer people are counted as disabled.
12 May 2009 Emine Özcan
AKP Politician Unconcerned with Constitutional Equality for Gays
In the following article, a member of the publishing team of KAOS LG takes issue with an AKP MP's discriminatory attitude towards homosexuals and transsexuals as expressed on television.
26 February 2009 Umut Güner
Romany People Hide Their Identities Because Of The Prejudices
The vice president of the Romani People Culture and Solidarity Association of Didim district on the Aegean coast says the Romany prefer not to reveal their cultural and ethnic identity because of the negative prejudices and therefore their association has become inactive.
23 December 2008 Buket Erbaş
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
Stop Discrimination say Transsexuals
The recent murder of transsexual Ece in Bursa has again highlighted the plight of transvestites and transsexuals in Turkey. Deprived of education and work, they are forced into prostitution.
24 August 2007 Ayça Örer
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