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Nilay Vardar
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Police Intervention in Taksim Square
TIMELINE
Police Intervention in Taksim Square
Police stormed Taksim Square on the 15th day of Gezi Park Resistance, removing tents, banners and flags around the area and Ataturk Culture Center building.
11 June 2013
"Gezi" Awaits Constructive Steps from Government
"Gezi" Awaits Constructive Steps from Government
Tayfun Kahraman from Taksim Solidarity and Betül Tanbay from Taksim Platform shared with bianet their latest insights on the Gezi Resistance.
7 June 2013
Taksim Solidarity Announces Its Demands
Taksim Solidarity Announces Its Demands
Releasing a statement at Gezi Park in downtown Istanbul, Taksim Solidarity group declared that they were against Topçu Barracks or any building that would harm the park, and demanded all detainees to be released.
4 June 2013
Festive Spirit in Taksim Gezi Park on Day 6
Festive Spirit in Taksim Gezi Park on Day 6
The resistance in Taksim Gezi Park reached day 6 today with thousands of demonstrators flowing through downtown Istanbul. A festive sprit is in the air.
2 June 2013
Resistance Reaches Taksim Gezi Park on Day 5
TIMELINE
Resistance Reaches Taksim Gezi Park on Day 5
Thousands of demonstrators who were protesting against the planned construction of a shopping mall in the last remaining green spot in downtown have finally set foot back to Taksim Gezi Park after the police withdrawal. Scores of people are marching towards Taksim Square from different parts of Istanbul.
1 June 2013
Court Suspends Construction Project in Taksim Gezi Park
Court Suspends Construction Project in Taksim Gezi Park
Istanbul 6th Administration Court suspended the Topçu Barracks Project - publicly known as the planned construction of a shopping mall at Taksim Gezi Park in downtown Istanbul.
31 May 2013
Taksim Gezi Park Protestors Speak Up on Police Raid
Taksim Gezi Park Protestors Speak Up on Police Raid
Police raided Taksim Gezi Park early morning, casting tear gas bombs and allegedly burning tents of protestors who were staying overnight to stop the planned the project to turn the park into a shopping mall.
30 May 2013
"Selim the Grim is the Symbol of Alevi Annihilation"
"Selim the Grim is the Symbol of Alevi Annihilation"
Erdoğan Aydın, a historian and researcher on Turkey’s Alevis, told bianet that Ottoman Sultan Selim the Grim marked the symbol of the annihilation of Alevis - a group that constituted half of Anatolian population in the 16th century.
29 May 2013
Kurdish Speaking University to Open in Diyarbakır
Kurdish Speaking University to Open in Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır province is preparing to house the first Kurdish speaking university by 2016 - a trilingual institution that is mainly expected to address Mesopotamian people.
21 May 2013
"We don't Celebrate Mother's Day"
SATURDAY MOTHERS / PEOPLE
"We don't Celebrate Mother's Day"
On their 434th gathering, the Saturday Mothers of Turkey commemorated Kazım and Halil Alpsoy who disappeared under police detention in 1994.
13 May 2013
Returning Kurdish Politician Arrested Upon Airport Arrival
Returning Kurdish Politician Arrested Upon Airport Arrival
Hatice Yaşar, a Kurdish politician who was forced to leave Turkey and move to Sulaymaniyah in 1980, has been detained and arrested yesterday upon her arrival at Ankara's Esenboğa Airport.
9 May 2013
Assyrians Observe Easter in Unrest
Assyrians Observe Easter in Unrest
On Sunday Turkey's Assyrians observed the Easter in Mardin province with a sense of unrest due to the abduction of Pavlo Yazıcı and Yuhhana Ibrahim - two Orthodox metropolitans in Syria who vanished on April 23.
6 May 2013
Turkey's Wise People Share Insights on Week 2
Turkey's Wise People Share Insights on Week 2
Celalettin Can, Zübeyde Teker, Yılmaz Ebsroğlu, Avni Özgürel, Fatma Benli, Yücel Sayman and Muhsin Kızılkaya from Turkey's Wise People shared their insights with bianet after the second week of round-up meetings with local stakeholders, NGOs and residents.
23 April 2013
Autistic Children Association Chair's Remarks Bring Controversy
Autistic Children Association Chair's Remarks Bring Controversy
An autistic children association chairperson's remarks on autistic children being atheist enraged families and caregivers across Turkey.
23 April 2013
"CHP Returned to Nationalist Votes"
INTERVIEW WITH AYŞEN UYSAL
"CHP Returned to Nationalist Votes"
Ayşen Uysal, an associate professor of Public Administration at Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, said that CHP started adopting a nationalist tone as its party leader Kılıçdaroğlu was convinced by the nationalist wing.
19 April 2013
Former PKK Guerrilla: 1999 Should Not Repeat Again
Former PKK Guerrilla: 1999 Should Not Repeat Again
Ayşe Karabaş, a former PKK guerrilla who withdrew in 1999, underlined that the ongoing withdrawal process of PKK guerrillas should be under the umbrella of legal assurance.
18 April 2013
"We Are Just Starting"
WISE PEOPLE MEETING
"We Are Just Starting"
Turkey's Wise People Delegation will promote the ongoing process at their designated regions. They will submit a report to the government.
5 April 2013
Mining in A 4,000 Hectare Field in Artvin
Mining in A 4,000 Hectare Field in Artvin
Locals in Artvin province remain critical towards the opening of water sources to mining. Green Artvin Association Chair reminded that a local court now rejected a license ban verdict that it had previously ordered.
3 April 2013
Three Lawsuits Against Hotel Constructions in Cappadocia
Three Lawsuits Against Hotel Constructions in Cappadocia
Two environment advocacy organizations have filed three seperate lawsuits against hotel constructions in Cappadocia, a historical site with its worldwide-known fairy chimneys.
28 March 2013
Gold Drill Threatens Nature in Turkey's Ida Mountain
Gold Drill Threatens Nature in Turkey's Ida Mountain
A local administrator in Çanakkale province filed an official compliant claiming that a gold drill in the Ida mountain region polluted neighboring rivers and killed water frogs.
19 March 2013
Öcalan Underlines March 21 Appeal
IMRALI PROCESS
Öcalan Underlines March 21 Appeal
Peace and Democracy Party delegation returned from their visit to PKK leader in his solitary confinement this afternoon, bringing Öcalan's message that urged the Turkish government to proceed with its next move towards peace.
18 March 2013
A Newroz of Peace!
A Newroz of Peace!
Like in other cities, Newroz was celebrated early in Istanbul, and like in other places, people supported the peace process and asked others to do so, too.
18 March 2013
Internet, Activism, and the New Media
Internet, Activism, and the New Media
The second day of the “Social Movements, Media and Politics” conference at the Izmir Economy University brought discussions about environmental and labour rights protesters and the new media.
15 March 2013
Writer Devecioğlu in Newroz 2012 Court Case
Writer Devecioğlu in Newroz 2012 Court Case
21 members of the pro-Kurdish BDP among them writer Ayşegül Devecioğlu, stand accused of having spread PKK/KCK propaganda at a Newroz celebration in Yalova last year.
12 March 2013
WEEK 414: Saturday Mothers Commemorate Cüneyt Aydınlar
SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE
WEEK 414: Saturday Mothers Commemorate Cüneyt Aydınlar
Saturday mothers of Turkey, a group that has been gathering since 1995 to demand information on their beloved ones disappeared in 1990s, commemorated Cüneyt Aydınlar this weekend.
4 March 2013
Germany Shuts Down Reactors, Turkey Builds, Why?
NİLAY VARDAR REPORTED FROM GERMANY
Germany Shuts Down Reactors, Turkey Builds, Why?
While Turkey is eagerly signing deals to establish its first nuclear power plant in a foreseeable future without discussing potential perils of nuclear energy, Germany has been dealing with nuclear waste for the past 35 years.
26 February 2013
Dam Security Reportedly Attacks Villagers
Dam Security Reportedly Attacks Villagers
3 farmers submitted an official complaint to gendarmerie in Trabzon's Köknar Karaçam village, claiming that they have been assaulted with guns by security guards who worked at a nearby dam construction - which local activists struggled to halt for months.
14 February 2013
Report Reveals Discrimination Against Turkey's Alevis
Report Reveals Discrimination Against Turkey's Alevis
An Alevi association annual report reveals at least 60 right abuses including board-marking of apartments with Alevi residents, discrimination of Alevis' funerals were committed in 2012.
31 January 2013
Another Violent Attack on Armenians in Samatya
Another Violent Attack on Armenians in Samatya
Sultan Aykar, a 83 year old Armenian woman, was severely attacked in Istanbul’s Samatya district on Tuesday evening, raising the number of violent attacks against elderly Armenian women to at least four in recent months.
24 January 2013
VIDEO: Farewell Ceremony to 3 Slain Kurdish Women
NİLAY VARDAR REPORTED FROM DIYARBAKIR
VIDEO: Farewell Ceremony to 3 Slain Kurdish Women
Hundreds of thousands people gathered in Diyarbakir early to this morning to say a last goodbye to Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez, 3 Kurdish politicians who were cold-bloodedly killed in Paris on January 9.
17 January 2013
Resurrecting the Ottoman Glory of Istanbul?
INTERVIEW WITH EDHEM ELDEM
Resurrecting the Ottoman Glory of Istanbul?
All current historical renovation-restoration efforts account to the reinvention of a neo-Ottoman eclectic style," said Edhem Eldem, history professor at Boğaziçi University.
16 January 2013
bianet's Latest Book Promoted
bianet's Latest Book Promoted
bianet's new book "10 Years in Freedom of Expression" has been promoted to a group of academicians, authors, journalists and NGO representatives.
11 January 2013
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