Appeal against acquittalRasim Öz, lawyer for the Türkler family, immediately filed an appeal against the decision, which was based on "lack of evidence".In a statement outside of court, Öz said: "We have written an appeal demand...
The fact that the judiciary is limiting the freedom of expression with prison sentences and fines means, and also making contradictory sentences that prevent case law from being created damages the democratisation process of the country.The Constitutional Court has...
Recently, four other periodicals of opposition, Yürüyüs, Atilim, Isçi Köylü and Kizil Bayrak have been subjected to the ban of publication.The Platform for Solidarity with Journalists in Prison (TGDP) has protested against this practice...
The government’s bid received a boost after last Thursday’s National Security Council (MGK) meeting, when it became apparent that even the military supports a new approach to the Kurdish problem.Bahçeli has claimed that the Kurdish initiative...
Istanbul – Bia News Agency18 August 2009, Tuesday The Turkey Human Rights Foundation (TİHV) has suggested "human rights, social justice and democracy for everyone, without discrimination" as the approach that will solve the Kurdish question.At a...
“We recommend German politicians of all parties to defy political correcstness and to distance themselves from a Turkish nationalism of this kind, whether it shows itself in Ankara or in the German community of Turkish descent”, said the GfbV chairperson,...
