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Anniversary of Ankara massacre: festering wounds in body and soul
Anniversary of Ankara massacre: festering wounds in body and soul
It has been almost a year since October 10 Ankara Massacre. The case of the massacre, which left 102 dead and 391 wounded, will start on November 7 without the public officials included, despite all the objections of the lawyers. We talked to the survivors of the massacre. Accounts of Gülşen Ay, Uğur Erman Karakoç, Elif Zavar and Bahadır Kılıç are like similar but disparate parts of the same harrowing story.
6 October 2016 Gözde Kazaz
Armenians in Aleppo in trouble
Armenians in Aleppo in trouble
We spoke to author and scriptwriter Manuel Keşişian about the situation of Armenian community in Aleppo, which has been affected by the attacks of the last week.
6 October 2016 Varduhi Balyan
Ankara breaks off the cultural ties with Europe over genocide
Ankara breaks off the cultural ties with Europe over genocide
Turkey, with a unilateral decision, left the “Creative Europe” program, which supports the culture and media sectors in Europe. The negotiation is started with the officials from European Commission in order to organize Turkey's withdrawal from the program starting from June 1, 2017. This decision is initiated by Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
6 October 2016 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Amnesty International: selfishness of rich countries making the crisis even worse
Amnesty International: selfishness of rich countries making the crisis even worse
Amnesty International released a report assessing the global refugee crisis. Titled as “Tackling the Global Refugee Crisis from Shirking to Sharing”, the report summarizes the severity of the global refugee crisis. The report includes situation analyses of different regions and points out developed countries' failure in sharing responsibility. Amnesty International also provides some proposals for resolving this crisis.
5 October 2016 Aleksia Kotam
Ceasefire in Colombia to end on October 31
Ceasefire in Colombia to end on October 31
The ceasefire between the Colombian government and FARC will expire at end of October, according to President Juan Manuel Santos. It is still unknown what will happen afterwards.
5 October 2016
Demonstration for press freedom in Istanbul
Demonstration for press freedom in Istanbul
Last evening, people protested the state of emergency decree that led the shutting down of more than 20 TV channels and radio stations.
5 October 2016
Humanitarian aid from Armenia to Aleppo
Humanitarian aid from Armenia to Aleppo
The attacks against the Armenian neighborhoods in Aleppo have recently increased and Armenia decided to send humanitarian aid to Syria. The first plane carrying the aid arrived at Latakia.
4 October 2016 Varduhi Balyan
ECRI: politicians' hate speech goes unpunished
ECRI: politicians' hate speech goes unpunished
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) released the fifth monitoring report on Turkey. In the report, official authorities' hate speech is criticized and it is pointed out that the hate speech is not effectively punished.
4 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
Bombs hit Armenian neighborhoods in Aleppo
Bombs hit Armenian neighborhoods in Aleppo
On September 30, Armenian neighborhoods Nor Gyuğ (new village) and Villa had been hit by rockets, killing 11 Armenians and wounding 11. People also are wounded in the attacks on October 3.
3 October 2016
Pope's call for help in Karabakh
Pope's call for help in Karabakh
Pope Francis visited Georgia on September 30. Having stayed in Georgia until October 2, he headed to Azerbaijani capital Baku and came together with head of Caucasus Muslims, head of Jewish community in Baku and Orthodox bishop.
3 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
HDP to appeal ECHR
HDP to appeal ECHR
HDP appeals to ECHR concerning the lifting of the parliamentary immunity, since the internal authorities to be appealed are exhausted.
3 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
Dink case postponed to October 10, Dinç to present defence
Dink case postponed to October 10, Dinç to present defence
Dink murder case is postponed to October 10. In the next hearing, Engin Dinç, Chief of Security General Directorate Intelligence Branch, will present his defence.
29 September 2016 Uygar Gültekin
Artists in diaspora demand justice in Armenia
Artists in diaspora demand justice in Armenia
Many Armenian artists and intellectuals living in diaspora came together under a platform called “Justice Within Armenia” and launched a campaign for criticizing the anti-democratic practices in Armenia. So far, more than 2,600 people have supported the campaign.
29 September 2016 Varduhi Balyan
“Rojava model has important challenges ahead”
“Rojava model has important challenges ahead”
We talked to Fehim Taştekin about the recent developments in Syrian Civil War, based on his recently published book “Rojava: The Time of Kurds" (Kürtlerin Zamanı).
29 September 2016 Ferda Balancar
25th anniversary of Armenian International Women’s Association
25th anniversary of Armenian International Women’s Association
Armenian International Women’s Association (AIWA), on the occasion of 25th anniversary of its foundation, brings Armenian women from different countries together in the US. CHP Istanbul MP Selina Doğan will be a guest of honor.
28 September 2016 Haber Merkezi
Who did send that message to Erhan Tuncel?
Who did send that message to Erhan Tuncel?
Dink murder case continues. It turned out that after Erhan Tuncel was dismissed from the intelligence branch, Trabzon Intelligence Branch called him 34 times and sent a message. The officers say that they don’t know who sent that message.
27 September 2016 Uygar Gültekin
Dink case: Trabzon Intelligence Branch's defences continue
Dink case: Trabzon Intelligence Branch's defences continue
It is the second day of hearings of the public officials. Police officer Mehmet Ayhan's cross examination is completed.
27 September 2016 Uygar Gültekin
Kurdish textbooks in Armenia
Kurdish textbooks in Armenia
Students in the regions densely populated by Kurds have textbooks in Kurdish now. Kurdish students in 1st to 12th grades will receive education in their mother tongue.
27 September 2016 Varduhi Balyan
Mehmet Ayhan: we planned the meetings with Tuncel with my superiors
Mehmet Ayhan: we planned the meetings with Tuncel with my superiors
As part of the Dink case, the trials of the public officials continue. Mehmet Ayhan, an officer from Trabzon Security Directorate Intelligence Branch, is presenting his defence. Former civil inspectors Şükrü Yıldız and Mehmet Ali Özkılınç's demand of suspension of their trial is refused.
26 September 2016 Uygar Gültekin
Friends of Hrant: dirty political games don't concern us
Friends of Hrant: dirty political games don't concern us
Fifth hearing of the Dink case is being held today. Before the hearing, Friends of Hrant were in front of the courthouse as always, demanding justice.
26 September 2016 Haber Merkezi

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Dink case to continue on September 26
Dink case to continue on September 26
As part of Dink murder case, the hearings of the suspected public officials will continue on September 26, 27, 29 and 30.
22 September 2016 Haber Merkezi
Andean Community recognizes the Armenian Genocide
Andean Community recognizes the Armenian Genocide
The Andean Parliament, formed by Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia, unanimously passed the resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
21 September 2016 Haber Merkezi
ECHR convicted Turkey once again because of unexpected death of a soldier
ECHR convicted Turkey once again because of unexpected death of a soldier
Burhan Güzelaydan died in 2009 during the military service and investigating authorities claimed that he committed suicide. ECHR convicted Turkey due to violation of right to life.
20 September 2016 Gözde Kazaz
Özgür Gündem trials start: first hearing postponed
Özgür Gündem trials start: first hearing postponed
Today, the “visiting editors-in-chief” of closed-down Özgür Gündem newspaper started to stand trial. The first hearing, where Ayşe Düzkan and Ragıp Duran stood trial, has been postponed to December 15.
20 September 2016 Gözde Kazaz
Kardashian's letter on the Armenian Genocide in NYT
Kardashian's letter on the Armenian Genocide in NYT
The US-based Armenian Educational Foundation (AEF) has placed a full page ad to New York Times today. In the ad, there is also a letter by Kim Kardashian, responding to an ad published in Wall Street Journal on April, which denies the Armenian Genocide.
19 September 2016 Haber Merkezi
Trials of journalists to start tomorrow
Trials of journalists to start tomorrow
The trials of journalists, who participated in the “visiting editor-in-chief” campaign that was started as an act of solidarity with the closed-down Özgür Gündem newspaper, will start tomorrow. Ayşe Düzkan and Ragıp Duran will be the first ones to be heard.
19 September 2016 Haber Merkezi
Being a Syrian child in Turkey
Being a Syrian child in Turkey
Development of Social and Cultural Life Association (SKYGD) conducted a field study in order to examine the life conditions, expectations and problems of Syrian children living in Turkey. 100 children living in various districts of Istanbul had been interviewed and a report titled as “Being a refugee children in Turkey” is issued. The report shows that the most fundamental demand of the children is to go on their education, which they are deprived of because of financial problems.
9 September 2016 Gözde Kazaz
This little big woman
This little big woman
This time, Berge Arabian fills our hearts with his dearest mother Markrit Arabian. This is the story of love, compassion and affection between a mother and a son.
9 September 2016
The truth behind the "Armenian spies" story
The truth behind the "Armenian spies" story
For about 2 weeks, a story titled as "Armenian spies in Turkey are revealed" has been circulating, but the information included in the story is not confidential. The information is just a part of visa applications to Armenia.
9 September 2016 Fatih Gökhan Diler
“Academics for peace hunt” under the state of emergency
“Academics for peace hunt” under the state of emergency
With the decree issued on September 2, many academics are dismissed. “Academics for peace” were one of the targets of this recent decree. Academics from Kocaeli University tell about what they have been going through.
7 September 2016 Nazan Özcan
The indefinite hunger strike continues
The indefinite hunger strike continues
The hunger strike of 50 politicians, that HDP, DBP, DTK, KJA and HDK planned for initiating “meetings with Öcalan in a legal way" started yesterday in Diyarbakir.
6 September 2016 Haber Merkezi
Objection to arrest of Aslı Erdoğan overruled
Objection to arrest of Aslı Erdoğan overruled
Novelist and editorial consultant of the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper Aslı Erdoğan has been under arrest and the objection to her arrest is overruled.
5 September 2016 Haber Merkezi