Two Students Under Custody Since 2009, Despite Lack of Evidence Two university students, who were arrested during a demonstration will remain in prison as the the prosecution fail to show any evidence for allegations against them. Another student, who had been a symbol of freedom of expression violations against the youth, is condemned to 20 … Read more
Deputy PM vows more rights for Turkey?s Kurds from Hurriyet Daily News Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç promises more rights to the country?s citizens of Kurdish origin in a speech… Journalists detained in KCK raids Police detained 35 people in raids in seven different provinces in a probe into the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) … Read more
The Maraş Massacre (tr: Maraş katliamı) or Kahramanmaraş Massacre of December 1978 was the massacre of more than hundred civilians, mostly Alevis, a minority Muslim group in Turkey. The prime perpetrators were Greywolves.[1] It was an attack by rightists on leftists, Turks on Kurds, Sunnis (probably Kurdish as well as Turkish) on Alevis.[1]……….continue to read Today new photos from the 1978 Maraş massacre were released… click here for … Read more
strangling the public sphere piece by piece…. Turkey arrests journalists in alleged terror plot CNN International – 13 minutes ago Turkey has been battling a Kurdish separatist insurgency led by guerillas from … organization referred to as the Union of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK) ********************** Interior minister criticizes media reports on beating from Hurriyet Daily News Interior Minister İdris Naim Şahin … Read more
Behind a wall of police, Turkish writer Ahmet Şik arrives at a courthouse in Istanbul to face antistate charges. (Reuters) Myths and Facts: ‘Imprisoned Journalists’ in Turkey Yavuz Baydar at Huffington Post The remaining six are accused of being members of Ergenekon, the alleged illegal terror network. (Nedim Şener and Ahmet Şık are not mentioned … Read more
Free press on trial in EU aspirant Turkey – by Andrew Rettman from Turkish Digest by A-News The trial of 11 journalists – including Turkey’s “last investigative reporter” – begins today, Tuesday (22 November) in a country which says it wants to join the EU. Turkish journalists stand trial in alleged coup plot Washington … Read more
Van governor calls for urgent aid from Hurriyet Dailynews by VAN As search and rescue operations in the eastern province of Van draw to a close, falling temperatures and extreme weather conditions in Van have already taken their toll on the quake victims. Disaster agency fails in Van test from Hurriyet Dailynews by ISTANBUL – … Read more
Fury rages over rape case from Hurriyet Dailynews by ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News Government ministers and deputies from opposition parties all joined an outcry regarding a court decision that lowers the sentence for 26 suspects who were tried for allegedly raping a 13 year old girl. Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Şahin … Read more
Intellectuals Arrested For Speaking At Public Meeting by Jenny White Ragip Zarakolu, Photo from Hurriyet/DHA 44 People Arrested – among them Ersanlı and Zarakolu 44 out of 50 people who were taken into police custody were arrested on 1 November and taken to prison in the scope of the KCK operations. KCK operations confuse minds … Read more
Ever growing and increasingly suspicious KCK operations’ latest target is Ragıp Zarakolu, a well known human rights activists… This judicial process seemes to be aiming at all pro-Kurdish civilian circles that do not aim to make peace with the government… KCK Operation: 137 People in Custody ? Bianet – 4 Oct 2011 One of the persons taken … Read more
No one can believe Prof. Ersanlı is a member of KCK. this is all gone wild… Prof. Büşra Ersanlı (L) is seen with BDP deputy Ayla Akat Ata in this file photo. AA photo Turkish police detain academic in KCK probe **** RSF Criticized Government Directives to the Media from Bianet :: English Reporters … Read more
Kosovalılaşma? Yeter Eroglu holds a photograph of her son, Murat, killed by Kurdish rebels. Photo: AFP Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/turkey-pounds-kurdish-rebel-bases-20111021-1mcfy.html#ixzz1bRd8tcUX KCK yapılanmasının paralel bir idare olduğu konusunda giderek yaygınlaşan bir kanaat var. Yakın zamanda bunun örneği Kosova idi. Hatırlayalım: 1989?da, daha dağılmamış olan Yugoslavya?nın federe cumhuriyeti Sırbistan?ın çiçeği burnunda başkanı Slobodan Miloşeviç, Kosova?nınGazimestan anıtında I.Kosova Meydan Muharebesi?nin Sırp kaynaklarına göre … Read more
Baydemir?in İtibarı Bugün Yeni Şafak ve Zaman gazetelerinde yer alan polis kaynaklı bir haber Türkiye?nin sağ basınının nasıl bir basiret tıkanmasına uğradığını gözler önüne seriyor. KCK meselesi üzerinde şu anda yürüyen mahkemenin meşru ve mecburi olduğu yönünde bir haber politikası etrafında yapılan işin ne anlama geldiği aslında çok açık. Baydemir?in itibarını düşürmek. Bölgede ikili bir … Read more
numbers from here. Suppressing Kurdish identity has failed. Turkey must take a new approach | Fazel Hawramy from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Fazel Hawramy Erdogan’s government must engage with Kurdish political parties and the PKK if it is serious about resolving this conflict In 1991, a 30-year-old woman was sworn in as a … Read more
Cengiz Aktar: ?Dostunla barışacak halin yok ya? Eğitim, futbol, siyaset, medya, sonbahar, bütün sezonlar başlıyor. Toplumun her kesiminde fırtına öncesi tuhaf, tarifsiz, rahatsız edici bir kadercilik… Diyarbakır, Ankara veya İstanbul, nerede olursa olsun ortalıkta derin bir tedirginlik var. Türkiye nefesini tutmuş Kürt çatışmasının nereye varacağını tahmin etmeye çalışıyor. İlk terör saldırıları sonrasında fışkıran intikam nidaları … Read more