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Saturday Mothers Want Link to Ergenekon Investigated

Saturday Mothers Want Link to Ergenekon Investigated

Meeting in front of the Galatasaray Highschool, the Saturday Mothers demanded to know the fate of Nedim Akyol, aged 13 when he disappeared.

6 July 2009 Emine Özcan

Suspected Colonel Arrested and Released within 24 Hours

Suspected Colonel Arrested and Released within 24 Hours

Colonel Çiçek, suspected of having signed a secret plan which the Chief of Staff has dismissed as "a shred of paper", was first arrested and then released by civilian courts.

Light Sentence for Officer Shooting Youth "Who Did Not Stop"

Light Sentence for Officer Shooting Youth "Who Did Not Stop"

An officer shooting 19-year-old Kasap in Adana has been sentenced to 1 year 8 months imprisonment.

1 July 2009 Emine Özcan

Police Harrasses Police Violence Victim's Father

Lawyer Munip Ermiş claims that the police's violence against members of Gemik's family and the judge's decision for their detention were unlawful.

30 June 2009 Emine Özcan

Child Released after 8 Month in Detention for "Stoning" The PM

Child Released after 8 Month in Detention for "Stoning" The PM

One of the many children in Van detained for "terrorist" crimes has been released.

28 June 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

Rights Activists Call for Torture to Be Punished

Rights Activists Call for Torture to Be Punished

Rights activists have warned that there has been a rise in cases of maltreatment and torture since 2005. Perpetrators mostly remain unpunished.

26 June 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

Ergenekon Operations in 11 Provinces

Ergenekon Operations in 11 Provinces

37 homes and work places were searched in 11 provinces as part of the investigation into the clandestine Ergenekon organisation.

26 June 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

UN Asks Turkish Government About Children Tried as Terrorists

UN Asks Turkish Government About Children Tried as Terrorists

The Committee on the Rights of the Child is expecting an explanation from the Turkish government by 3 August.

25 June 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

Incest: The Most Invisible Abuse

Incest: The Most Invisible Abuse

Because of Turkey's patriarchal social structure, many victims of incest are forced to remain silent and experience chronic trauma.

24 June 2009 Sema Buz,Sema Buz

Police Must Have Numbered Helmets by 1 July

In order to make identification of violent riot police officers easier, they will have to wear helmets with numbers. The deadline is 1 July.

24 June 2009 Tolga Korkut

Police Must Have Numbered Helmets by 1 July

Police Must Have Numbered Helmets by 1 July

In order to make identification of violent riot police officers easier, they will have to wear helmets with numbers. The deadline is 1 July.

24 June 2009 Tolga Korkut

Child Labour Debated in Parliament

Child Labour Debated in Parliament

DTP MP Bayındır has called for a committee to investigate child labour and for preventative measures to be put in place.

18 June 2009 Tolga Korkut

Report: 53 People Killed by Police in Two Years

Report: 53 People Killed by Police in Two Years

The Turkey Human Rights Foundation has published a report on police violence, which it claims has risen since amendments were made to a law on duties and rights of the police.

17 June 2009 Tolga Korkut

Controversial Mine Clearing Law in Effect

Controversial Mine Clearing Law in Effect

President Gül has ratified the law on mine clearance which has caused a lot of inter-party debate.

17 June 2009 Tolga Korkut

"Turkish Army Needs to Become Transparent"

"Turkish Army Needs to Become Transparent"

Retired military judge Kardaş comments on allegations that army made plans against the ruling AKP.

15 June 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

100th Hearing of Ergenekon Trial Approaching

100th Hearing of Ergenekon Trial Approaching

The Ergenekon trial is in its 7th month, and the State Council attack case has been merged with it.

11 June 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

"Journalists Should Refrain From Labeling Children"

Social worker Karatay criticizes media coverage of a 12-year-old, who allegedly killed her mother in Adana.

10 June 2009 Emine Özcan

7 Shipyard Workers Die in 6 Months

7 Shipyard Workers Die in 6 Months

The death of a shipyard worker on 8 June is only the last in a long list of accidents and deaths. The trade union LİMTER-İŞ lists 124 deaths since 1992.

10 June 2009 Tolga Korkut

People of Dikmen Escape Official Plunder

Ankara Metropolitan Mayor ceases the urban transformation project after four years of struggle by the residents.

9 June 2009 Bawer Çakır

From the Expert: How to Clear Mines

From the Expert: How to Clear Mines

Casey-Maslen from Landmine Monitor explains how Turkey and other countries should proceed in landmine clearance.

"Mıne Vıctıms Must Benefıt from Cleared Land"

"Mıne Vıctıms Must Benefıt from Cleared Land"

Steve Goose from HRW believes that NGOs are effective in mine clearing programmes. He calls on Turkey to remember the victims of mines.

2 June 2009 Tolga Korkut

Virtual Discussions about Karabulut Murder Turn into Actual Protests

Virtual Discussions about Karabulut Murder Turn into Actual Protests

People who met on the Internet to express their concern over the unsolved murder of 18-year-old Münevver Karabulut organised a protest in Taksim on Sunday.

1 June 2009 Emine Özcan

"Cleared Land Should Go to Mine Victims"

"Cleared Land Should Go to Mine Victims"

People in Nusaybin, a border district with Syria, believe that locals rather than private companies, should make use of any land cleared of mines.

27 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Engineers Find Many Faults at Hospital after Fire

Engineers Find Many Faults at Hospital after Fire

According to a preliminary examination by engineers, the Bursa hospital where a fire broke out was not prepared for an emergency.

27 May 2009 Bawer Çakır

Fugitive Lieutenant Colonel Ecevit Turns Himself in

Fugitive Lieutenant Colonel Ecevit Turns Himself in

Following the find of ammunition in Poyrazköy, Istanbul, Lieutenant Colonel Ecevit had been wanted by the police. He has now turned himself in.

26 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

LGBT Activists Demonstrate Against Killings

LGBT rights activists protested yet another killing of a transgender individual in Ankara. They urge the government to tackle "hate crimes".

"Mined Land too Precious to Give to Companies"

"Mined Land too Precious to Give to Companies"

According to the farmers' union Çiftçi-Sen, the land bordering Syria that is full of mines is extremely fertile.

26 May 2009 Tolga Korkut

"Clearing Mines Does Not Cost More than a Human Life"

"Clearing Mines Does Not Cost More than a Human Life"

Destroying a mine takes 100 hours and costs 1,000 dollars, so Öğreten from the Initiative for a Turkey without Mines.

25 May 2009 Bawer Çakır

Minister Arınç Has Asked Akman to Leave Office

Minister Arınç Has Asked Akman to Leave Office

Following allegations of his involvement in the "Lighthouse" association embezzlement scandal, Akman, president of RTÜK, has been asked to step down.

22 May 2009 Tolga Korkut

Ankara Court Rules that President Gül May Be Tried

Ankara Court Rules that President Gül May Be Tried

An Ankara Court has decreed that current President Abdullah Gül may face trial for his involvement in a corruption scandal in the 1990s. The presidency has rejected such a possibility.

20 May 2009 Tolga Korkut

Children's Situation in Diyarbakır Prison is "Desperate"

A province human rights delegation has called for drastic improvements in conditions for children in prison in Diyarbakır.

19 May 2009 Tolga Korkut

Case of State Council Attack Merged with Ergenekon Trial

Case of State Council Attack Merged with Ergenekon Trial

An Ankara court has decreed that case of the State council attack in 2007 should be merged with the Ergenekon trial.

19 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu