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Why are April 24 remembrances being banned?

Why are April 24 remembrances being banned?

Eren Keskin, the Chairperson of Human Rights Association who speaks to bianet about the banning of Remembrance Days on April 24 says that the Justice and Development Party has become the implementer of the official ideology which they were once complaining about.

24 April 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Lawsuit Against Diyarbakır Bar Association Over its Declaration on April 24

Lawsuit Against Diyarbakır Bar Association Over its Declaration on April 24

Batman Heavy Penal Court has ruled that a lawsuit shall be filed against former Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair and executive board members over their declaration on April 24, charging them with “inciting the public to enmity and hatred."

2 December 2019

HDP MP Paylan Submits Parliamentary Inquiry for Armenian Genocide

HDP MP Paylan Submits Parliamentary Inquiry for Armenian Genocide

"Our assembly should honor the memories of the intellectuals who put up a struggle for the enlightenment of the Ottoman and Armenian peoples," Paylan said.

1915 Commemoration in Sultanahmet Prevented by Police

1915 Commemoration in Sultanahmet Prevented by Police

The 1915 Commemoration to be held in Sultanahmet by Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch, Commission Against Racism and Discrimination has been prevented by police. Commemoration and statement will be held in İHD Office in Beyoğlu.

24 April 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Syriac Associations Federation: Syriac Genocide Should be Recognized Too

Syriac Associations Federation: Syriac Genocide Should be Recognized Too

Around the world, 46 Syriac organizations, including the Federation of Syriac Associations (SÜDEF) from Turkey, have sent a letter to the President of France concerning the Syriac genocide. SÜDEF Chair Türker has told bianet about their demands.

5 March 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Governorship Bans the Word ‘Genocide’; 1915 Commemoration Cancelled

Governorship Bans the Word ‘Genocide’; 1915 Commemoration Cancelled

İstanbul Governorship has requested that the statement to be read out during 1915 Commemoration not contain the word “genocide.” Three Human Rights Association members have been detained.

24 April 2018 Pınar Tarcan

Law Draft Submitted for Recognition of Armenian Genocide

Law Draft Submitted for Recognition of Armenian Genocide

HDP MP Garo Paylan has submitted a law draft for the recognition of Armenian Genocide, the removal of genocide perpetrators’ names from public places and an amendment to the Turkish Citizenship Law.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Reacts to Trump’s Statement on Armenian Remembrance Day

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Reacts to Trump’s Statement on Armenian Remembrance Day

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has claimed that there are “false information and definition” in Trump’s April 24 statement, and this is caused by “information pollution generated by means of propaganda methods by some radical Armenian groups in years”.

101st Anniversary of Armenian Genocide: Confrontation but not Denial

101st Anniversary of Armenian Genocide: Confrontation but not Denial

The people rallying at Tünel square in Taksim on 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide staged sit-in protest accompanied by Armenian requiems; they called for the denial policy to be replaced with confrontation policy.

No Verdict Yet in Sevag Balıkçı Murder Trial

No Verdict Yet in Sevag Balıkçı Murder Trial

A military court in Diyarbakir district resumed the trial of Kıvanç Ağaoğlu who is suspected for allegedly killing Sevag Balıkçı during their compulsory military service, ruling to continue suspect's lending trial until the next session on February 28.

25 January 2013 Ekin Karaca