Last Modified 09-05-2008 15.48
Last Modified 09-05-2008 15.48
The president Gül ratifies the revised 301, which now forbids denigrating the Turkish Nation rather than Turkishness. The permission to open a case will need the approval of the Ministry of Justice and the cases will be heard in the Criminal Court of Peace.
The conscientious objector Savda, still in prison, is declared exempt from ... »
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The court accuses the family of Baran Tursun, who was shot by a police office for not stopping his car, for violating Article 301. The father had criticized the court procedure, claiming that the accused were favored.
Islamist-feminist Hidayet Tuksal bursts against AKP spokesperson Firat's statement that "AKP women would not be slaves to the feminist ideology". Feminst activist Filiz Karakus is of the opinion that AKP leadership is weary of the feminist elements in their ranks.
Dengir Mir Fırat of AKP claimed that the feminist thinking creates a medium of clash between man and woman. He addressed AKP women “AKP’s women” and said that they would not be slaves to the feminist ideology.
Journalists do not draw a picture of a “contemporary” country, when it comes to the freedom of the press and the way the journalists are treated in Turkey.
BİA Media Monitoring Report showed that in the first quarter of 2008, 186 people, 71 of whom are journalist, were tried for 92 cases and 12 new cases were opened for violating Article 301. The publication bans threaten the right to receive information.
Unions ended the May Day activity in Şişli following the excessive violence by the police forces. DİSK president Çelebi said that “Our friends ended up in the hospitals. They used all kinds of violence. Whole Turkey became Taksim.”
DISK president Çelebi tells that they will take the May Day prohibitions and the police violence, what they call “state terror”, ...»
The Turkish Parliament passes the revised 301 with the new expressions of “Turkish Nation” and “the State of the Turkish Republic” ...»
Trade unions from DİSK, KESK and TÜRK-İŞ confederations, professional organizations and political formations will meet in Şişli and march to Taksim. ...»
The DISK lawyer Okcan indicates that the court rulings disprove the governor Güler. “Taksim is open to the soccer celebrations, police ...»
PM Erdoğan says yes to a May Day press statement and a wreath-laying ceremony in Istanbul's central Taksim Square, but no ...»
Far right nationalists storm a Kurdish Festival. Police could not disperse the crowd. One dies. DTP deputy accuses the authorities. ...»
In the next hearing on July 7 Dink's murder suspect O.S. will be 18 and the trial open to the press. ...»
“What happened on April 24, 1915?”. Ara Sarafian of the Gomidas Institute, debates with Turkish colleagues Keskin, Aydın and Zarakolu. It's ...»
15 months later, with a hearing nearly every three months, the court has still not determined all the responsible parties in ...»
Two chief inspectors appointed by the Ministry of Interior have resumed investigations on March 22 incidents in Siirt. Journalists requested to ...»
The court expert stated that there is no ground for the closing down of Lambdaistanbul. The prosecutor asked for additional time ...»
Economist Sonmez's report prepared for Petrol-Is studies how the foreign capital has affected growth potential, the disadvantage brought about by the ...»
The Feminist Kollektif (Feminist Collective) sat in front of the Galatasaray High School in protest of the murder of Pippa Bacca. ...»
“We have not been able to get a hold of those, who planned and provoked the incident, and their organization,” stated ...»
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