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Erol Önderoğlu
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20,000 TL Fine for TRT due to Defamation of Journalist Dink
20,000 TL Fine for TRT due to Defamation of Journalist Dink
An Istanbul court sentenced TRT, Bey Productions Company and prime suspect of the Maraş massacre Ökkeş Şendiler to a 20,000 TL fine in compensation for claiming killed Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink responsible for the massacre in Maraş.
3 March 2010
Another Two Military Officers Detained
BALYOZ COUP PLAN
Another Two Military Officers Detained
With the two latest arrests of Colonel Özçoban from Konya and Lieutenant Colonel Kelleli a total of 35 suspects have been taken into detention regarding the "Balyoz" coup plans. Özçoban stands accused of being involved into the plan of bombing the Beyazit Mosque in Istanbul.
2 March 2010
Death Threat for Journalist Pekgöz
Death Threat for Journalist Pekgöz
News chief of Günlük newspaper Ramazan Pekgöz was threatened by a person on the street who said, "We finished Hrant Dink off. We will do the same to you". After Pekgöz complained at the police station in Taksim/Istanbul, the person who threatened him was arrested.
2 March 2010
Temporary Broadcast Permit for ROJ TV in Germany
Temporary Broadcast Permit for ROJ TV in Germany
The German Federal Administrative Court sent the case file of ROJ TV to the European Court of Justice. The court will investigate allegations of "spreading PKK propaganda". The Kurdish television channel is allowed to broadcast until the court will have issued a decision.
1 March 2010
Erdoğan Accused Media of Provocation
Erdoğan Accused Media of Provocation
Prime Minister Erdoğan blamed the media and the opposition to "set a place in an uproar" in a meeting with Provincial Chairman. He said that columnists are turning the country upside down and put a strain on the country.
1 March 2010
Publisher Adanır in Prison until 6 May
Publisher Adanır in Prison until 6 May
Bedri Adanır has been in detention since 5 January and faces a prison sentence of 31 years for publishing the defence of PKK leader Öcalan, owning banned books and praising the PKK leader.
26 February 2010
Hrant Dink Report Criticised as "Superficial"
Hrant Dink Report Criticised as "Superficial"
The Prime Ministerial Review Committee has evaluated a report by the Ministry of the Interior on the murder of journalist Hrant Dink as "superficial".
26 February 2010
"Sometimes the Wet Burns with the Dry"
Revolutionary Headquarters Hearing
"Sometimes the Wet Burns with the Dry"
Thirteen of the people on trial in the "Revolutionary Headquarters" case heard the name of the organisation for the first time when they were taken into custody. When the police arrested Duruoğlu and Seven, they used the above expression, meaning that sometimes the innocent get caught up as well.
25 February 2010
A Seven Year Wait for Native Language Broadcasting
A Seven Year Wait for Native Language Broadcasting
The Radio and Television Supreme Council has announced that 14 radio stations and TV channels have been given permission to broadcast in Kirmanci, Zaza and Arabic. Previous restrictions have been lifted.
25 February 2010
First Hearing of "Revolutionary Headquarters" Trial
"REVOLUTIONARY HEADQUARTERS"
First Hearing of "Revolutionary Headquarters" Trial
Ten defendants were released pending trial due to lack of evidence for the alleged membership of the "Revolutionary Headquarters" terror organization. Lawyer Kanar requested to exclude illegally obtained evidence. The defendants denied the accusations put up against them.
24 February 2010
16 Military Officials Arrested
BALYOZ COUP PLAN
16 Military Officials Arrested
Six retired commanders and a further ten colonels were arrested in relation with the "Balyoz Coup Plan". Prime Minister Erdoğan said the incident is now taken under "legal procedures"; Chief of Staff Başbuğ did not comment but cancelled his visit to Egypt.
23 February 2010
Kurdish Journalist Faces 525-Year Prison Sentence
Kurdish Journalist Faces 525-Year Prison Sentence
The Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court Prosecutor demanded a 105-fold prison sentence for Vedat Kurşun, former chief editor of Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper, under charges of "spreading propaganda for a terror organization".
23 February 2010
Killed for Singing a Kurdish Folk Song
INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY
Killed for Singing a Kurdish Folk Song
Young man Emrah Gezer was killed because of a Kurdish folk song. Kurdish politicians and artists experience backlashes for using the Kurdish language despite the easing of regulations in the context of the democratic initiative.
22 February 2010
Turkish Radio Station Broadcasts in Four Languages
INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY
Turkish Radio Station Broadcasts in Four Languages
Radio Ses in Mersin broadcasts programs in the Kurdish Kırmançi dialect, in Zaza spoken by people in eastern Anatolia and in Arabic. Broadcasting director Bilgiç: "The number of listeners increased. RTÜK approved "broadcasting in the mother tongue".
19 February 2010
Radikal Newspaper Journalists on Trial
Radikal Newspaper Journalists on Trial
Co-chair of closed DTP Ayna filed a complaint with chief editor Çakkalkurt and journalist Başaran from Radikal newspaper under charges of "spreading propaganda for an illegal organization" based on the sentence "Our base told us to go to the mountains".
18 February 2010
PEN Supports Tried Journalist Şener
PEN Supports Tried Journalist Şener
In the case against journalist Şener based on his book about the Hrant Dink murder, the court now wants to ascertain whether Şener published "classified documents". Şener: "No journalist applies to court before obtaining a confidential document".
18 February 2010
ECHR Convicted Turkish Censorship of 'Obscenity'
ECHR Convicted Turkish Censorship of 'Obscenity'
The European Court of Human Rights decided that the punishment of publisher Akdaş by reason of the book "The Eleven Thousand Rods" by Apollinaire was a disregard of freedom of expression. The book is considered as a work belonging to the European literature heritage.
17 February 2010
Two Journalists at Court for Pursuing Dink Murder
HRANT DINK MURDER
Two Journalists at Court for Pursuing Dink Murder
The case against Vatan newspaper journalist Kemal Göktaş on the grounds of his book "The Hrant Dink Muder: Media, Judiciary, State" has started. The prosecutor requested time to review whether the case was opened within the prescription period of four months.
17 February 2010
Ergenekon: Generals Face Prosecutor; Erzincan Prosecutor Arrested
ERGENEKON INVESTIGATION
Ergenekon: Generals Face Prosecutor; Erzincan Prosecutor Arrested
General Attorney Cihaner was arrested in the scope of the Ergenekon case. General Berk was allowed more time to give his statement as a "suspect". Rear Admiral İlğar had his statement taken in Izmir.
17 February 2010
21 Years Prison Sentence for Kurdish Editor Özen
21 Years Prison Sentence for Kurdish Editor Özen
A Diyarbakır Court sentenced Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper owner Ozan Kılınç to 15months imprisonment each for twelve issues of the paper. Additionally, he received a six years three months sentences charged with "committing a crime on behalf of an illegal organization". An arrest warrant was issued for Kılınç.
17 February 2010
Caricatursit Özdabak Faces 20,000 TL Compensation Claim
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Caricatursit Özdabak Faces 20,000 TL Compensation Claim
Illustrator Halil İbrahim Özdabak from Yeni Asya newspaper is tried with a TL 20,000 compensation claim after he had already been on trial for the very same caricature showing "a court podium on top of a tank".
16 February 2010
Treatment of Former PM Ecevit in Focus of Ergenekon Case
ERGENEKON TRIAL
Treatment of Former PM Ecevit in Focus of Ergenekon Case
Mehmet Kurt, owner of Channel 6, and two other people have been released, three construction workers from Erzincan were arrested in the context of the Ergenekon investigation. The second Ergenekon case requested all documents related to Bülent Ecevit's treatment.
16 February 2010
Armenian Co-Patriarchate Candidate Çulciyan in Istanbul
Armenian Co-Patriarchate Candidate Çulciyan in Istanbul
Co-patriarchate candidate Sebuy Çulçiyan visited Istanbul in the run-up to the elections. Çulciyan called for brotherhood and said that murdered journalist Hrant Dink's message of dialogue and communication is being conveyed beyond his death.
15 February 2010
Harsh Criticism Part of Freedom of Expression
Harsh Criticism Part of Freedom of Expression
The Judicial Office decreed to account journalist Mustafa Balbay's pronouncement as part of freedom of expression, regarding his reference to Prof. Baskın Oran as an example of "bought-out intellectuals". The comment was assessed as "harsh criticism".
15 February 2010
Dozens of BDP Members Arrested - Again
OPERATION AGAINST BDP
Dozens of BDP Members Arrested - Again
In operations carried out in eleven provinces last weekend the police arrested more than 100 people, most of them members of the Peace and Democracy Party. Of all people arrested in Hakkari, 15 persons were taken into detention.
15 February 2010
Armenian Agos Newspaper's Website Hacked
Armenian Agos Newspaper's Website Hacked
A hacker forced access to the website of Armenian Agos newspaper and posted a photograph of Hrant Dink murderer suspect Ogün Samast on the main page. The hacker published threats and insults towards people who supported assassinated journalist Dink.
12 February 2010
"Unsolved Murder Cases Should not Be Closed by Prescrition"
"Unsolved Murder Cases Should not Be Closed by Prescrition"
Relatives of victims of political murders visited the Parliament to talk to officials of five political parties, the parliamentary chairman and the Head of the Parliamentarian Commission for Human Rights. They sought answers to prevent further murders.
12 February 2010
Was Journalist Hrant Dink Killed by Two People?
Was Journalist Hrant Dink Killed by Two People?
A secret witness of the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink claimed that prime supect Ogün Samast killed Dink together with alleged instigator Yasin Hayal. In a statement to the prosecution the witness also said that Osman Hayal watched the incident.
11 February 2010
State Remains Untouched in Dink Murder Case
State Remains Untouched in Dink Murder Case
In the 12th hearing of the Dink case, the joint attorneys of the Dink family requested to review the Cage Action Plan file. The decision was left to the prosecutor. None of the detained defendants was released. The court refused to hear intelligence officers accused of "neglect".
10 February 2010
Cage Action Plan Related to Dink Murder
HRANT DINK MURDER CASE
Cage Action Plan Related to Dink Murder
In the 12th hearing of the Dink murder trial the joint attorneys requested to investigate the "Cage Action Plan" with regard to the murder. The lawyers furthermore demand thorough investigations into all aspects of the case. International observers emphasized the importance of a forceful handling of the case.
9 February 2010
Secret Witness of Dink Murder Still not Heard
DINK MURDER CASE
Secret Witness of Dink Murder Still not Heard
The secret witness of the murder of Hrant Dink did not appear at court because of a 'misunderstanding of the referring directive'. Lawyer Belen drew attention to that fact that important evidence is kept confidential because it is accounted for as a "state secret".
8 February 2010
Writer Ergündoğan Sentenced for Criticism of Sheikh Baş
Writer Ergündoğan Sentenced for Criticism of Sheikh Baş
Birgün newspaper journalist Yalçın Ergündoğan was sentenced to a converted TL 2,000 fine under charges of "insult" on the grounds of an article about sheikh and BTP leader Haydar Baş.
8 February 2010
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