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Celebrity Defends Her Words Against War Deaths In Northern Iraq Operations
Celebrity Defends Her Words Against War Deaths In Northern Iraq Operations
Transsexual singer and celebrity Bülent Ersoy, on trial for alienating people from military service, defended his words by repeating that he was simply expressing his opinion for a solution without deaths.
24 September 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Newspaper Banned For Publishing Pro-Kurdish Views
The newspaper Alternatif has been banned for publishing the views of Abdullah Öcalan, imprisoned leader of the Kurdish Workers Party, and Murat Karayılan, a high-level officer of the same party.
22 September 2008
DTP’s Former Officers Out Of Article 301 Charge
Ministry of Justice refused to give permission for the trials of Nurettin Demirtaş and Selma Irmak, former DTP party officers, under article 301. Both individuals were on trial for voicing the allegation of chemical weapons regarding the Turkish Armed Forces.
16 September 2008
Ministry Of Justice Gives Permission For Trial Of Writer Demirer Under Article 301
Ministry Of Justice Gives Permission For Trial Of Writer Demirer Under Article 301
Ministry of Justice gives permission for the trial of writer Temel Demirer under article 301 for saying there was genocide of Armenians in Turkey at a meeting to protest the murder of Hrant Dink on January
9 September 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
No Freedom Of Expression When It Targets The Ruling Party
No Freedom Of Expression When It Targets The Ruling Party
Prof. Aslı Tunç of Bilgi University finds it very ironic that the Doğan Media Group, which has been target of constant criticism for trying to extend to every business field possible, has become the defender of freedom of expression and democracy in the latest polemic with the Prime Minister.
8 September 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Writer Murat Coşkun Arrested For His Book
Writer Murat Coşkun has been arrested for the book he wrote seven years ago. He is accused of having used expressions that provokes hostility and hatred among people.
5 September 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Journalist Güler On Trial For Passing Information About Military Operation
DİHA journalist Sıddık Güler, DTP’s Çukurca District Head Mehmet Kanar and two more people are on trial for passing information about military information to the pro-Kurdish Roj TV. Next hearing will be on October 7.
4 September 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Bianet.org And NTV Sued For Reporting About Hrant Dink’s Murder
Police officer Muhittin Zenit, who was on the agenda after Dink’s murder for the telephone conversation he had with one of the conspirators of the murder, Erhan Tuncel, is suing bianet.org and the NTV news channel for damages.
11 August 2008
Kurdish Politician Alınak Refuses To Buy His Freedom
Kurdish politician Mahmut Alınak is entering the prison for refusing to pay the fine he received for the crime of “praising the criminals Deniz Gezmiş, Musa Anter, Vedat Aydın, whose names he proposed to give to the streets and parks.
6 August 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Ogün Samast Was With Two Other People When He Killed Hrant Dink
Ogün Samast Was With Two Other People When He Killed Hrant Dink
According to a telephone communication revealed by the Ergenekon investigation, there were two more individuals with Ogün Samast when he killed Hrant Dink and Yasin Hayal, the instigator of the murder, was a member of the Great Union Party at the time.
5 August 2008
Another Internet Site Becomes Inaccessible
Another Internet Site Becomes Inaccessible
Youtube, the biggest global video sharing site, has been inaccessible for three months now. Another site, dailymotion.com, is banned, too.
4 August 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Internet Piracy Against Freedom Of Expression Sites Is Taken To Court
The sabotage acts on freedom of expression sites antenna-tr.org and ortakpayda.org, both of which are IFEX members, are taken to the court.
30 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Criticizing Headscarf Decision Takes Journalist Karaaliğlu To Court
Chief Editor of daily Star Mustafa Karaalioğlu is sued for criticizing the “turban” (headscarf) decision of the Constitutional Court. He is accused of “inciting hatred and hostility”, “insulting” and “instigating others to commit crime”.
26 July 2008
Lawyers Reject Negligence Accusation In Hrant Dink Murder Case
Lawyers of the Dink family in Hrant Dink’s murder case insist that not only Colonel Ali Öz, Captain Metin Yıldız and four other gendarmerie officials from Trabzon Gendarmerie, but all of the officials who could not prevent te murder should be prosecuted.
22 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Istanbul Police Chief Cerrah: The Untouchable Of Hrant Dink Murder Case
Istanbul Police Chief Cerrah: The Untouchable Of Hrant Dink Murder Case
Istanbul Regional Administrative Court decided there was no need to investigate Chief of Istanbul Police Department Celalettin Cerrah and his subordinates for their role in Hrant Dink’s role.
22 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Colonel Ali Öz’s Testimony: Total Amnesia
Colonel Ali Öz’s Testimony: Total Amnesia
Colonel Ali Öz, the key figure in Hrant Dink’s murder case, who is accused of not taking seriously the intelligence reports about Dink’s assassination, does not remember anything.
21 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
BİA Media Monitoring Report: Expressing Opinions More Difficult Than Before
According to the BİA Media Monitoring Report for April-May-June 2008 shows that there is a clear increase in freedom of expression violation cases.
18 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Trabzon Gendarmerie Officials To Be Investigated For Their Role In Dink's Murder
Trabzon Gendarmerie Officials To Be Investigated For Their Role In Dink's Murder
Inspectors from Ministry of Justice demand permission to launch an investigation against Colonel Ali Öz and six other Gendarmerie officials. Dink’s lawyer insist that they should be allowed to see the report.
18 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Hayat TV’s Satellite Connection Cut Off
Hayat TV’s Satellite Connection Cut Off
Britain based Hayat TV channel's broadcasting is cut for charges of separatism. General Director Çubukçu rebuffs the charges as a political move. Çubukçu vows to resume broadcast through staunch legal struggle.
17 July 2008 Bawer Çakır
Justice Ministry To Decide If Tursun Family Is Tried Under Article 301
Court sent the file for the Tursun Family to the Ministry of Justice in compliance with revised article 301, who are on trial for reacting verbally to the release of the police officer who killed their son.
17 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Parliamentary Committee For Dink’s Murder Still To Complete Its Report
Mehmet Ocaktan, head of the subcommittee to investigate Hrant Dink’s murder, announced that contrary to the news in the media, subcommittee’s report about the case was not completed yet.
16 July 2008
Supreme Court Of Appeals Reverses The Decision Against Ergündoğan
The Supreme Court of Appeals reversed the decision against journalist Ergündoğan, who was fined for attacking the personal rights of Haydar Baş, president of the Independent Turkey Party and head of the Kadirli religious order.
11 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Justice Ministry Refuses Article 301 Case
Justice Ministry refused the trial of journalist İbrahim Tığ under article301, who had criticized government’s privatization program and called it an act of treason.
10 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Latife Tekin: Karabük Mayor Files Complaint, PEN Supports
Karabük Mayor and some Karabük municipality workers are getting ready to file a complaint against the famous writer Latife Tekin for insulting the people of Karabük and the Turksh government. PEN says that this is totalitarian mentality at work.
4 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
General Staff Takes Journalist Dilipak To The Court
The General Staff files a complaint about journalist Abdurrahman Dilipak for denigrating the Armed Forces using article 301.
3 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
AKP Mayor Stops Latife Tekin’s Speech About Energy Policy
At Karabük festival, the Mayor stopped the famous writer Latife Tekin’s speech, when she started criticizing the energy policies of the government.
30 June 2008
Military Court Releases Conscientious Objector Bal
Adana military court released conscientious objector Mehmet Bal by finding him not fit for military service. His lawyer objects the decision, since, he says, Bal rejected military service based on his belief in conscientious objection.
26 June 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Finally O.S. Is Eighteen, Dink’s Trial Will Be Open To The Media
Since the accused O.S. in Dink’s murder trial will be eighteen in the next hearing, the trial will be open to the media.
24 June 2008
Dink’s Lawyer Say Trabzon Is In Big Danger
Dink’s lawyer Cinmen said that if the gendarmerie officials did not even know Hrant Dink before and this murder was not their concern, then anything can happen in Trabzon.
21 June 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
The Court Acquits The Agos Journalists
The Court Acquits The Agos Journalists
The new prosecutor in the Agos case says that the court verdicts can be critiqued as well and both Agos journalists, Aris Nalcı and Sarkis Seropyan, are acquitted.
19 June 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Publisher Zarakolu Sentenced Under 301
Although the lawsuit was technically filed under article 159 of the old Penal Code, there is no question that as far as the mentality of the court is concerned, the publisher Zarakolu is sentenced under article 301. However, the court acquitted him for the crime of insulting Atatürk.
19 June 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Another Officer Admits They Knew Dink Would Be Murdered
After petty officers Şimşek and Şahin, who are on trial for negligence in Dink’s murder, and Aslan and Erdoğan, whose statements were taken as witnesses, Captain Yıldız also says that Colonel Öz knew about Dink’s murder.
13 June 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
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