Turkish military prosecutors dismiss investigation into Uludere massacre The General Staff?s Military Prosecutor?s Office has dismissed the investigation into the Uludere/Roboski massacre, in which 34 civilians were killed in an air strike HRW slams Uludere massacre impunity as ‘proof that state can get away with killing civilians’ Human Rights Watch slammed the Uludere massacre … Read more
ECHR Convicts Turkey Due to ?Halt Warning? ECHR found Turkey guilty of violating the right to life in Taydaş case, ordering Turkey to pay 52,000 euros for non-pecuniary damages. Turkey fined 52,000 euros for man?s injuries in 2007 operation in Tunceli The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) fined Turkey 52,285 euros for violating the … Read more
Turkey fined 2.3 mln euros for killing of 33 villagers in 1994 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to pay 2.3 million euros to the 38 people ***************** Court lifts headscarf ban for attorneys The Council of State has approved the removal of the headscarf ban for lawyers Trial of Gezi … Read more
Road collapses near ODTÜ construction after water pipe blast A road in front of Middle Eastern Technical University?s (ODTÜ) campus has collapsed due to a water pipe blast Islamized Armenians voice their 100 years in ?purgatory? Muslim Armenians say they are left in between ?in a purgatory,? saying they are accepted by neither Turkey nor … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: NSA defends spying attacks | 30/10/2013 The US intelligence NSA has vehemently defended its controversial spying programme at a congressional hearing. Europe also spies on the US, NSA head Keith Alexander said on Tuesday, as well as on its own citizens. Commentators accuse Europe’s politicians of double standards and find the public … Read more
Marmaray tunnel will be the ?strongest structure of Istanbul,? Turkish minister says Istanbul?s grand Marmaray tunnel project, which is expected to be opened to use on Oct 29, the day of Turkey?s Republic Day holiday Vacationers cause car park overflow at Istanbul airport Turkish vacationers, swarming to planes to get away for the nine-day long … Read more
(22/10/2013) Multi-stakeholder consultations on a Guide on Human Rights for Internet Users The Council of Europe is working on a Guide on Human Rights for Internet Users, which aims at raising Internet users? awareness about human rights and fundamental freedoms online, providing a tool for people to use and rely upon when facing difficulties in the exercise of … Read more
ODTÜ rector revolts against Ankara municipality, says night-time construction raid ?illegal? ‘ODTÜ does not approve the midnight raid nor consider it a good-willed approach. What?s been done is entirely illegal,’ Ahmet Acar said Protesters plant trees where Ankara municipality cut them down on ODTÜ land Demonstrators gathered near ODTÜ to protest the night-time construction raid … Read more
Grup Yorum interdit de séjour à Harbiye (Istanbul) Heureusement qu’il n’était pas question de liberté d’expression dans le” paquet démocratique” présenté le 30 septembre dernier par Recep Tayyip Erdogan, le chef du gouvernement AKP. Sinon on aurait pu penser que la “grande municipalité” d’Istanbul avait loupé l’appel ou pire était entrée en dissidence. Most Heavily Policed: … Read more
Turkish Court Upholds Convictions of Coup Plotters Senior officers were among the leading defendants whose involvement underlined the power struggle between the government and the military. *********** Protesters opposing Turkish PM during ODTÜ event indicted on terror charges Ankara prosecutors has pressed charges against 11 people involved in the clashes following a protest at the … Read more
Police launch operations in Istanbul’s Gülsuyu after leftist protester killed in clashes One person was killed yesterday amid a fight between leftist groups and drug dealers in the Asian-side Istanbul neighborhood ************************ Recovering Turkey?s image will take time after Gezi protests, says Deputy PM The Gezi Park incidents seriously damaged Turkey?s image, Ali Babacan says … Read more
Turkey to build 207 prisons over 5 years Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin has announced plans for construction of 207 new prisons over the next five years., ?Side Effects of Tear Gas Still Linger? According to a statement released by Turkish Doctors Union, 39 percent of those who were affected by tear gas during Gezi … Read more
Dink murder trial restarts amid family?s protest, court rules for arrest of key suspect The trial into the murder of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink restarted in Istanbul today Turkish ban on prisoners’ voting violates human rights, says European court The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Sept. 17 that Turkey had violated the … Read more
Nine suspects released on probation in Turkey?s ?post-modern? Feb 28 coup case The figures released on probation pending trial included the former head of the Higher Education Board (YÖK), Kemal Gürüz and former Air Force Commander Ahmet Çörekçi Turkey wants scholar on Interpol list International Red Notice could be issued for dissident academic Pinar Selek … Read more
Only suspect under arrest in Bingöl sex abuse case released The only suspect under arrest in the ongoing case over the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl was released on Sept. 3 Individual Freedoms in Turkey Carnegie Europe In Turkey, only a few organizations deal directly or indirectly with the subject matter: Anadolu Kültür, Antenna, … Read more