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Advice for PM: How to End "Fascism"
If the Prime Minister is sincere in his criticism of past treatment of "others", here are some suggestions, both from an academic and from bianet.
27 May 2009
Tolga Korkut
Court Will Wait Four Months for Statements from DTP
A High Criminal Court in Ankara has decided to wait until September to hear the statements of Kurdish MPs regarding their trials over speeches they have made.
27 May 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Writer Gürsel on Trial for Novel
"A novel does not commit crimes," says Gürsel, but he faces a trial for the novel "Allah's Daughter".
26 May 2009
Bawer Çakır
"Get Rid of Hidden Sexism in School Books"
Assoc. Prof. Tanrıöver believes that school books need to be scanned for hidden sexism, and that teachers should all undergo gender training.
26 May 2009
Bawer Çakır
"Children Being Punished Like Armed Militants"
At the sixth Gathering in Istanbul, Human Rights Watch rapporteur Sinclair Webb expressed worry about the treatment of children in court.
26 May 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Fugitive Lieutenant Colonel Ecevit Turns Himself in
Following the find of ammunition in Poyrazköy, Istanbul, Lieutenant Colonel Ecevit had been wanted by the police. He has now turned himself in.
26 May 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Assyrian Monastery Saves Its Land At Court
Deyrulumur monastery overturns a land survey decision which expanded neighboring villages' land in favor of its own.
26 May 2009
LGBT Activists Demonstrate Against Killings
LGBT rights activists protested yet another killing of a transgender individual in Ankara. They urge the government to tackle "hate crimes".
26 May 2009
11 Witnesses of Oppression Spoke at Istanbul Gathering
At the sixth Istanbul Gathering, rights activists from Turkey and other countries discussed freedom of expression.
26 May 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
DTP MP Calls for Stop to Military Operations
DTP MP Sakık said that the current climate of dialogue and the possibility of an extension of a PKK ceasefire meant that the Turkish army should also stop operations.
26 May 2009
Tolga Korkut
"Mined Land too Precious to Give to Companies"
According to the farmers' union Çiftçi-Sen, the land bordering Syria that is full of mines is extremely fertile.
26 May 2009
Tolga Korkut
State Wants Kurdish-Speaking Employees, But Tries Kurdish Mayor
Demirbaş, mayor of a municipality in Diyarbakır, is hopeful about changes in state attitude on public services in Kurdish.
25 May 2009
Tolga Korkut
State Wants Kurdish-Speaking Employees, But Tries Kurdish Mayor
Demirbaş, mayor of a municipality in Diyarbakır, is hopeful about changes in state attitude on public services in Kurdish.
25 May 2009
Tolga Korkut
Release of One Suspect in Malatya Trial
The Malatya murder trial continued on Friday. One defendant was released.
25 May 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
"Clearing Mines Does Not Cost More than a Human Life"
Destroying a mine takes 100 hours and costs 1,000 dollars, so Öğreten from the Initiative for a Turkey without Mines.
25 May 2009
Bawer Çakır
Demonstration in Istanbul: "Silence Guns, Not DTP"
Around 10,000 protesters in Çağlayan, Istanbul, gathered to call for an urgent, peaceful solution to the Kurdish question rather than operations against the DTP.
25 May 2009
Bawer Çakır
2 Swine Flu Patients Released on Recovery
Doctors have said that the two quarantined swine flu patients have recovered and carry no risk of contagion.
23 May 2009
Minister Arınç Has Asked Akman to Leave Office
Following allegations of his involvement in the "Lighthouse" association embezzlement scandal, Akman, president of RTÜK, has been asked to step down.
22 May 2009
Tolga Korkut
Minister of Interior: No Repeat of Zana Case
Referring to the arrest of MPs in 1994, Minister of the Interior Atalay has said that such an event would not happen again.
22 May 2009
Tolga Korkut
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
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2nd Hrant Dink Workshop: "Gender, Ethnicity and the Nation-State"
For the second time, Sabancı University, the International Hrant Dink Foundation and Anadolu Kültür are holding a workshop in memory of murdered journalist Hrant Dink.
21 May 2009
One in Three Young Persons Unemployed in Turkey
According to a new report, every third young person not in education is unemployed.
21 May 2009
Emine Özcan
6th Gathering in Istanbul for Freedom of Expression
Human rights organisations and activists are gathering in Istanbul to discuss freedom of expression. This is the sixth time that such a gathering is taking place.
21 May 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Police Officer Gets 2 Years for Killing Youth
Baran Tursun (20) was killed with a police bullet in 2007. The police officer involved has been sentenced to 2 years and 1 month imprisonment. 10 other police officers have been acquitted.
21 May 2009
Emine Özcan
UN Convention Would Help Find the Disappeared
Turkey has yet to sign the Un treaty. İHD chair Öztürkdoğan explains how it would benefit efforts to determine the fate of around 1500 disappeared persons during the 1990s.
20 May 2009
Tolga Korkut
Two Journalists: Father on Trial, Son Convicted of "Insult"
A father and son journalist from a local newspaper in Adıyaman have both been tried for articles they wrote about a local prosecutor. The son has been convicted, while the father's trial continues.
20 May 2009
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Ankara Court Rules that President Gül May Be Tried
An Ankara Court has decreed that current President Abdullah Gül may face trial for his involvement in a corruption scandal in the 1990s. The presidency has rejected such a possibility.
20 May 2009
Tolga Korkut
Death of Türkan Saylan: "State Should Apologise"
Prof. Dr. Kaboğlu has demanded that the state issue an apology over its treatment of Prof. Dr. Saylan shortly before her death. Many NGOs expressed their sadness over her death.
19 May 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
"Palestinians' Hope in Obama in Regression"
Middle East expert Kar notes that the US president refrained from voicing the fundamental demands of Palestinians in his meeting with Israel's PM.
19 May 2009
Children's Situation in Diyarbakır Prison is "Desperate"
A province human rights delegation has called for drastic improvements in conditions for children in prison in Diyarbakır.
19 May 2009
Tolga Korkut
Case of State Council Attack Merged with Ergenekon Trial
An Ankara court has decreed that case of the State council attack in 2007 should be merged with the Ergenekon trial.
19 May 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
DTP MPs Face Prosecution Despite Immunity
Six members of the pro-Kurdish DTP face trials because of speeches they made, despite having parliamentarian immunity.
19 May 2009
Tolga Korkut
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