Turkey to Pay 330,000 Euros for Extrajudicial Killings ECHR reached a verdict on the case where 5 people ages between 13 and 24 were killed by soldiers, ordering Turkey to pay a sum of 330,000 euros to applicant families. Alevis and their religious rights I knew two of them rather closely in person. Behçet … Read more
NSU trial a litmus test for German stance on Neo-nazi groups: Turkish EU Minister Turkey’s EU Minister Egemen Bağış has indicated that the National Socialist Underground trial could be used to exculpate the neo-Nazi image haunting Germany. Trial Begins for a Neo-Nazi Suspect in Germany A member of a neo-Nazi trio is charged … Read more
Atalay (C), the head of the BİK, poses with represantatives of minority papers. AA photo Minority newspapers happy with 250,000 TL cash grant from Hürriyet Daily News Representatives of minority-run newspapers in Turkey have said they are overjoyed at a 250,000-Turkish Lira grant from the country?s Press Bulletin Authority, or BİK. or Turkish school books … Read more
AFP/GETTY IMAGES- Last year, 2.7 million British citizens visited Turkey Turkey moved out of Europe ? by Post Office travel insurance by Acturca The Independent (UK) Wednesday, 31 August 2011, pages 12-13 By Simon Calder, Travel Editor at Large As Turkey moves closer to the EU, the Post Office in Britain has deemed that the … Read more
Turkey ‘world leader’ in imprisoned journalists, IPI report says – Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review Roma | 2010 Human Rights Report: Turkey by M.A.M Roma | 2010 Human Rights Report: Turkey Mavi Boncuk | There is no firm estimate of the number of Roma in the country. Roma continued to face persistent discrimination and … Read more