It started this morning with the publishing house, Ithaki Yayınevi, which is expected to publish Ahmet Şık’s book on Fethullan Gülen movement’s involvement with the Turkish police force. The book is entitled as İmamın Ordusu [Imam’s Army]. According to Twitter accounts, policemen are searching copies at Radikal daily now and the found copies in hard … Read more
Of course, it is not nice. In a human sense. Nor the reactions are nice. The PM and others are not showing the same level of negative reaction to recently increasing police brutality. Moreover, citizens of this country witnessed several times police officers not behaving nice to deputies. In terms of deep state, bureacrats were … Read more
I am sure CHP is not very sincere about her proposal still its election promise was the closed to get rid of the mandatory military service for many. And not surprisingly, AKP leadership, as the new leaders of Establishment, rejected the proposal outright… The CHP?s paid-for military proposal by FATMA DİŞLİ ZIBAK Following its civil … Read more
The protest came one day before the annual March 14 Medicine Day, which is dedicated to health workers. via [it says in the placard: “We follow the way of Dr. Che”. Minister of Health criticised the demonstration citing this one… E.S.] Health workers protest Turkish government’s health policies from Hurriyet Dailynews by ANKARA – … Read more
the March took place in İstiklal Street, Taksim, Istanbul. More photos here. Turkish journalists protest over arrested colleagues AFP It was the latest move in a sprawling probe into Ergenekon, a purported secularist network that allegedly planned assassinations and bombings to spark chaos and prompt a military coup to topple the Justice and Development Party … Read more
Countries under surveillance Turkey Domain name : .tr Population : 77,804,122 Internet users : 35,000,000 Average monthly salary : 560 U.S. dollars Number of imprisoned netizens : 0 The YouTube saga Much was written throughout Turkey in 2010 about the fate of the Google-owned video-sharing website YouTube. Blocked in Turkey since May 2008 because of … Read more
IFEX: Forward your Concerns to Justice Minister Ergin from Bianet :: English International journalism and human rights organizations condemned the arrests of journalists Şener and Şık. The freedom of expression organization IFEX called for the release of the journalists and for sending appeals to Justice Minister Ergin by fax and mail. Trust is … Read more
IFJ campaign here. Journalists and their supporters hold banners as they march during a protest against the arrests of journalists in Istanbul March 4, 2011.? Read more » REUTERS/Osman Orsal/Files Full text of prosecutor’s query report on Nedim Şener and Ahmet Şık. Turkey: Journalists’ Arrests Chills Free Speech Human Rights Watch (press release) … Read more
Several thousand demonstrators protest against the detention of 10 people, including eight journalists, in what authorities allege is a conspiracy to topple the Islamic-rooted government, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Friday. Photo: AP. photo via Basın ve ifade özgürlüğünden düşünce suçuna Gelişmeler yenilir yutulur olmadığı gibi demokrasinin istikbali açısından son derece kaygı verici. Gazetecilerin şeffaf … Read more
It is very hard to believe that our colleague and friend Ahmet Şık is an Ergenekon member. He devoted his life to struggle for human rights issues in Turkey as a journalist and he was in Nokta magazine team whose publications started the Ergenekon case in the first place. Many people suspect his unabating anti-Gulenism … Read more
more photos here. Turkish Journalists Association: “A Dark Year for Press Freedom” from Bianet :: English After eleven people, mostly journalists, were taken into custody under the Ergenekon investigation, the Turkish Journalists Association warned that “crimes of thought are on the rise again”. The Contemporary Lawyers Association sees a fair trial endangered. Most dailies today … Read more
1,469 Bodies in 114 Mass Graves – More to Come from Bianet :: English A research by the Turkish Medical Association revealed that the remains of 1,469 people were found in 114 mass graves so far, the real figure may exceed these numbers by far. The association is concerned about the obscuring of evidence during … Read more
This clip is from Taraf daily. Click to enlarge… In Turkish… Kurds criticize Turkish government’s silence on mass graves from Hurriyet Dailynews by ISTANBUL – Daily News with wires Thousands of people marched Wednesday in eastern Turkey to protest the government’s silence on mass graves uncovered in the area last month. ******************** Kurds Outraged about … Read more
Four heavy digging vehicles are being used for the excavations in the Mutki district in the province of Bitlis. DHA photo Dozens of bone fragments found during Mutki excavation Many human bone and skull fragments were discovered during excavations in a large trash dump in the Mutki district of Bitlis. Many fragments of bones and … Read more
WikiLeaks looks for more partners while news organisations start to consider in-house submissions? from Editors Weblog – all postings by Emma Heald While WikiLeaks is apparently looking to enlist the help of 60 news organisations around the world to cover the secret US diplomatic memos, New York Times executive editor Bill Keller has written a … Read more