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Deporting Kurdish Boat PeopleArouses Protests

Refugee support groups are calling the Australian governments success in towing a fishing boat carrying 14 Kurdish men from Turkey back to Indonesia a flagrant violation of international treaty obligations.

13 November 2003 Bob Burton

Earthquake Victims Detained

The earthquake victims spent the fourth anniversary of the Marmara earthquake under detention in Ankara. They demand that the government allocates plots to their cooperative and ask for a ten-year mortgage.

13 November 2003

Mine Danger will increase as villagers return

4 children died, 7 were injured when they accidentally set off a leftover explosive in the Uluderediscrict of the southeastern . There are many leftover explosives in the area that cause deaths and injuries.

6 November 2003 Burçin Belge

Religious Education at Temples

Religious is not a profession, it is a faith, said Dink, the editor-in-chief of the Agos Newspaper. There should be a discussion on the training of religious officials, not on religious education at schools, said Dink.

17 October 2003 Burçin Belge

Wheat, Grapes, Hazelnut: Furious Producers

With the IMF and World Bank policies, Turkey has started importing goods that it could produce and export. In hazelnut production, producers surrendered to foreign monopolies. Problems will continue unless producers organize.

25 September 2003 Abdullah Aysu

Global Protest Against Global Attacks

BAK is calling on everyone in Turkey to be out on the streets on September 27 along with the whole world. The aim of the demonstration in Ankara will be to put pressure on Turkeys parliament as Turkey considers to send troops to Iraq.

22 September 2003

Honor Killings in Turkey

Last month a woman named Semse Allak was buried in a corner of a municipal cemetery here. She, unmarried and pregnant, had died from a stoning. When she died on June 7, noone from her family and relatives claimed her body and attended the funeral.

15 July 2003 Dexter Fılkıns

One out of 70 Mosques in Turkey is in Kocaeli

There are 838 mosques as opposed to 496 schools in Kocaeli. 612 of the mosques are in villages. In Kandira, there are 186 mosques, eight of which are in the district center, and only 26 schools.

Cyprus - Retrieving the Past

Turkish Cypriot family finds old friends in hitherto off-limits southern Cyprus. Ioannou, the young Greek Cypriot soldier, had risked his life to help my Turkish Cypriot family. My father hid for several days in fear of being rounded up again.

24 June 2003 Esra Aygın

Article 159 Remains Always a Serious Threat

The public prosecutor claims a prison term of up to six years against Özgüden and Karaca, for the articles that they had written to the review Türkiyede ve Avrupada Yazin. Editor Sert risks a heavy fine for having published these articles.

They Respond to Peoples Grief with Guns

Elci, a housewife in Bingol cannot understand the polices harsh reaction toward the people. The people could even revolt. Do they have to respond with guns? she asked.

5 May 2003 Hamza Aktan

Anti-War Protests over The Weekend

Peace activists took to the streets in Istanbul, Ankara, Adana, Samsun, Sanliurfa, Van, Bartin, Nigde...Flying balloons in the air, sending letters to the United Nations, hanging a banner on historic Galata Tower.

Blood Donation Campaign for Iraqi Civilians

Nilufer district mayor Bozbey launches blood donation campaign for Iraqi war victims. Local representatives from various political parties join the campaign.

18 April 2003 Ahmet Akhan

Kurultay Katılımcıları

Kurultaya Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Balıkesir, Batman, Bursa, Çanakkale, Diyarbakır, İstanbul, İzmir, İzmit, Mardin ve Mersinden 53 kadın grubu katıldı.

Boycott US and British Goods

Municipal and Public Service Workers Union has called for boycott of US and British goods. Unions chair Cinar called for not consuming goods such as Coca Cola, Sprite, BP.

A Candlelit Peace Cry from Mis Sokak

Turkali sings Hiroshima, a cry against the war in the silence of the candles. In Ankara, Izmir, Bodrum and Assos... New Zealand to New York, Montreal, Paris, Manila, Santiago and everwhere. At 19:00, they all demanded peace, those on Azores demanded war

Turn the Lights Off for Peace

The peace activists called on everyone to join the One Minute Darkness fore Peace action. The peace activists will be gathering signatures for peace on Fridays and Mondays.

20 February 2003 Özge Kural

People of Turkey Say No to War!

In February 15, The people, all over the world will protest the US attac on Iraq. The people of Turkey living in New York will join the anti-war demonstration in New York.

6 February 2003

Assembly of the 100s Peace Declaration

Turkey must withstand this war which will bring about dismay, instability and crisis in our country, region and humanity as a whole. we warn all authorized bodies and institutions in the world and in Turkey: Let Ankara be the capital of peace!

5 February 2003

Anti-War Activism in Turkey

What will Turkish Government remember as it votes on the war this week? There is ction almost everywhere in the country starting Friday, January 24th: Conscientious Objectors, international peace activists, Assembly of the 100s: A United Declaration.

5 February 2003 Ayşe Gül Altınay

Mersin Ironsmiths Protest War on Iraq

Yelkovan, Chamber of Ironsmiths chair, said production halted and unemployment increased after the Gulf War. The tradesmen at the Mersin Industry Complex closed their workplaces and tied black ribbons on their cars to protest possible U.S. attack.

31 January 2003 Recep Yıldırım

2000 People Came Together for Peace

100 representatives of 20 different professions each, announced their reasons for opposing the war and signed a joint communiqué. Academicians, civil servants, doctors, engineers, workers, lawyers, journalists, businesspeople and, students were among them

28 January 2003

Dont Remain an Onlooker to War

People in Istanbul said No to War, in Beyazit Square, and called on to the government not to support the war. The anti-war activists demanded that the U.S. troops leave the bases and ports in Turkey, and that the budget for its people, not for war.

28 January 2003 Hamza Aktan

60, 000 Cypriots Rallied Against Denktash

Workers, students, civil servants, employers, every one out of three Cypriots were on the streets Tuesday. The universities went on a boycott for the first time; the tradesmen shut down their shops. Waving EU flags, they demand solution by February 28.

15 January 2003 Sami Özuslu

We Cannot Join the EU by Picking Up Garbage

The environmentalists demand that the Spanish-flagged cargo ship loaded with poisonous waste: The EU will demand that we build eradication facilities, not that we accept their waste.

10 December 2002 Akın Bodur

Being a Woman Publisher in Islamist Country

We have already published one/two Turkish authors this year, naming me authors whose works have no resemblance whatsoever to those of Tekin. I was tempted to say, Oh, yes, you are right. Who wants two oriental dishes in one dinner party!

25 November 2002 Müge Gürsoy Sökmen

24-Hours of Broadcasts

Armenian and Turkish language newspaper AGOS editor in chief Dink believes that the minorities should be excluded by the regulation that authorizes and says that the regulation is antidemocratic. Armenians are preparing to establish a radio station...

25 November 2002 Hamza Aktan

Children Have a Day, But No Rights

21 percent of children work; 62.6 are subjected to violence; there are a million 400 thousand disabled children; children constitute 10 percent of people who are subjected to torture. Cetin from MAZLUM-DER called on the authorities to solve the problems..

21 November 2002

Physicians Discuss AKPs Urgent Action Plan

TTB Deputy Chair Dr. Bakkalcı: AKPs plan is a continuation of the economy program Turkey has been pursuing for the last 20 years, and which resulted in a devastating economic crisis. It is far from solving problems and taking a human approach.

19 November 2002 Recep Yıldırım

Being Woman Journalist In "Islamist Country"

There exists only one-woman journalist who leads an national daily among scores of Turkeys newspapers. There exists almost no anchorwoman. For the worse you will never see a womans face in the white screen if she is than lets say 40.

12 November 2002 Nadire Mater

Governorship Approves Tunny Fish Farm

Deputy Governor Guler claims that the governorship has looked into the objections for the Tunny fish farm and could not determine a reason for canceling the project.

9 September 2002

Villagers Against Tunny Fish Farm

Tunny fish farms ara replaced at the Kadirga bay, where diving is forbidden. The villagers demand the cancellation of the farm project. They are worried that the fish farms would pollute the sea, harm cultural assets, drive away fish, affect tourism...

6 September 2002 Nadire Mater