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Turkish military launched operation in Jarablus
Turkish military launched operation in Jarablus
Turkish military launched an operation in Jarablus in order to fight against ISIS there. Around 11.00 am, Turkish Military Forces had entered Syria.
24 August 2016
Mortar shells hit Turkish border town Karkamış
Mortar shells hit Turkish border town Karkamış
Two mortar shells were fired from Jarablus, which is a Syrian town under the control of ISIS. Turkish Military Forces announced that howitzer attacks were launched on 4 positions of ISIS.
23 August 2016 Haber Merkezi
"Freedom Watch" for writer Aslı Erdoğan
"Freedom Watch" for writer Aslı Erdoğan
“Freedom Watch” will be started today for Özgür Gündem newspaper editorial consultant and award-winning writer Aslı Erdoğan, who was arrested on Friday.
22 August 2016 Haber Merkezi
Shoah Foundation's genocide collection is available now
Shoah Foundation's genocide collection is available now
Shoah Foundation indexed the testimonies about the Armenian Genocide and added them to the visual history archive of the foundation. Project manager Manuk Avedikyan tells about the project.
19 August 2016 Fatih Gökhan Diler
“You have dust cloth, she has your day wage...”
“You have dust cloth, she has your day wage...”
Yerevan University History Department graduate Armenian citizen Siranuş has managed to leave her dust cloth aside in Istanbul and found at least a desk-job in Yerevan. She is not mad at Istanbul or dust cloth or fate. We talked to Siranuş, who has “learned loving life with all its rationality and irrationality”, in Yerevan.
13 August 2016 Alin Ozinian
Dink murder case: “Unfortunately, it wasn't prevented”
Dink murder case: “Unfortunately, it wasn't prevented”
Cross examination of police officer Ercan Demir from Trabzon Intelligence Branch started yesterday afternoon and continues today. Demir said, "Unfortunately, the murder wasn't prevented despite all the information we have."
9 August 2016 Uygar Gültekin
Selina Doğan: “the police said that the passports of almost all journalists have been canceled after July 15”
Selina Doğan: “the police said that the passports of almost all journalists have been canceled after July 15”
Speaking to Agos, Selina Doğan said, “The police said that the passports of almost all journalists have been canceled after July 15 as a precaution.”
8 August 2016 Haber Merkezi
Dink murder investigation: Yorulmaz arrested, Ali Öz detained
Dink murder investigation: Yorulmaz arrested, Ali Öz detained
As part of Hrant Dink murder investigation, the number of detained suspects has risen to 28 with the detention of 3 more personnel from Trabzon Gendarmerie, including Trabzon Provincial Gendarmerie Regiment Commander Ali Öz. Ergün Yorulmaz from Trabzon Gendarmerie Intelligence Branch is arrested.
7 August 2016 Haber Merkezi
Dink murder: first arrest in gendarmerie
Dink murder: first arrest in gendarmerie
As part of the investigation on Hrant Dink murder, 27 people, including officers from gendarmerie forces, are detained. Abdullah Dinç, an officer from Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command Intelligence Branch, is arrested.
3 August 2016 Haber Merkezi
Israeli Parliament's Committee of Education, Culture and Sports recognized the Armenian Genocide
Israeli Parliament's Committee of Education, Culture and Sports recognized the Armenian Genocide
Israeli Parliament's (Knesset) Committee of Education, Culture, and Sports recognized the Armenian Genocide and urged the government to recognize the genocide officially.
2 August 2016 Haber Merkezi
Kerem Altıparmak: “the risk is about the way the state of emergency is practiced”
Kerem Altıparmak: “the risk is about the way the state of emergency is practiced”
Declaration of the state of emergency in Turkey caused debates both in Turkey and other countries. We talked to Assistant Prof. Kerem Altıparmak about the recent developments and ongoing debates.
28 July 2016 Yetvart Danzikyan
Koç University: seized embryos are safe
Koç University: seized embryos are safe
Koç University Deputy Chief of Medicine Özgür Tezcan answered Agos' questions.
28 July 2016 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Truck bomb blast in Qamishli: at least 50 killed
Truck bomb blast in Qamishli: at least 50 killed
According to Reuters, ISIS claimed the attack. Because of the impact of the blast, two people are in Mardin, Nusaybin are also injured. Syrian state news agency SANA reported that 50 people were killed and 144 people are injured.
27 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
Human Rights Watch: the state of emergency decree can be used to target anyone
Human Rights Watch: the state of emergency decree can be used to target anyone
Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated that “the first state of emergency decree goes well beyond the legitimate aim of promoting accountability for the bloody July 15 coup attempt.”
27 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
Armenian doctor’s fertility center closed down as part of state of emergency
Armenian doctor’s fertility center closed down as part of state of emergency
Founded and directed by surgeon Aret Kamar, Istanbul Fertility Center is closed down as part of state of emergency on the ground that the center is connected to Gulenist terrorist organization.
26 July 2016 Baruyr Kuyumciyan
Turkish-Armenian dialogue in Switzerland
Turkish-Armenian dialogue in Switzerland
In Caux town of Switzerland, Armenian, Kurdish and Turkish participants discussed the Armenian Genocide, their common past, current situation and ways of reconciliation. As part of “Just Governance for Human Security” conference, people from Armenia, Turkey, Lebanon, Spain and Netherlands discussed historical problems among Armenian, Turkish and Kurdish people, and ways for resolving those problems today.
26 July 2016 Varduhi Balyan
Turkish Medical Association: torture claims must be investigated by independent commissions
Turkish Medical Association: torture claims must be investigated by independent commissions
Turkish Medical Association released a statement concerning images indicating that detained and arrested suspects of the attempted coup have been subjected to torture and torture claims that are reported by human rights foundations.
26 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
“Armenian Genocide resolution” in Egyptian parliament
“Armenian Genocide resolution” in Egyptian parliament
According to Anadolu Agency's report based on sources from Egyptian parliament, Deputy Mustafa Bekri has presented the resolution to Parliamentary Speaker Ali Abdel-Al. 337 deputies has signed the resolution.
26 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
Leaders summit without HDP in presidential palace
Leaders summit without HDP in presidential palace
CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli will be hosted in presidential palace for the first time. President Erdoğan hasn't invited HDP to the meeting where the leaders of political parties will come together.
25 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
Ahmet İnsel: we are in the middle of the chaos caused by coup process
Ahmet İnsel: we are in the middle of the chaos caused by coup process
Though we watched live what happened on July 15, we still don't know exactly how the attempted coup unfolded behind the scenes. There are lots of reports and information about this issue, but they are just too new. We talked to Ahmet İnsel about what happened and the possible developments after the attempted coup.
21 July 2016 Yetvart Danzikyan
The night that unsettled Turkey: July 15
The night that unsettled Turkey: July 15
After the attempted coup on July 15, which left 204 dead and 1491 injured, a wide operation in state institutions continue; officials are either arrested or suspended. As of Wednesday, some 2000 people are arrested and more than 50,000 civil servants are suspended as part of the investigation reaching to Turkish Armed Forces, public institutions and judiciary. It is expected that the investigations, detentions and purge will go on.
21 July 2016 Gözde Kazaz
State of emergency in Turkey for 3 months
State of emergency in Turkey for 3 months
After cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan announced that state of emergency is declared for 3 months.
20 July 2016
47 judges and prosecutors arrested in Istanbul
47 judges and prosecutors arrested in Istanbul
Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had issued detention order for 134 judges and prosecutors. 47 of them are arrested.
20 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
Dink case: some lawyers of the suspects withdrew
Dink case: some lawyers of the suspects withdrew
Some lawyers of the public officials who have been tried as part of Dink case withdrew from the case by presenting petitions to the court.
20 July 2016 Gözde Kazaz
Post-coup purge in Turkey extends to universities
Post-coup purge in Turkey extends to universities
Turkey’s Council of Higher Education (YÖK) banned all academics, including rectors, from going abroad and recalled the ones who are currently abroad. Also, 1577 university deans have been asked to resign.
19 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
TİHV and İHD: Turkey can never bring back the death penalty
TİHV and İHD: Turkey can never bring back the death penalty
Human Rights Association (İHD) and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) reacted against the demand of death penalty that was expressed during the demonstrations after the coup attempt in Turkey: “It should be considered that the attempt to bring capital punishment back would have grave legal and political consequences both in national and international scale.”
19 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
Suruç massacre investigation still confidential after a year
Suruç massacre investigation still confidential after a year
The confidentiality order on Suruç massacre investigation still holds.
19 July 2016 Melis Çolak
Cabinet meeting: “we are dealing with the after effects”
Cabinet meeting: “we are dealing with the after effects”
Cabinet gathered for the first time after the coup attempt on July 15. After the meeting, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım spoke to the press with the ministers.
18 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
Attacked “October 10 monument” repaired
Attacked “October 10 monument” repaired
After the attempted coup, some protesters damaged the monument that was built in the memory of people who died in Ankara massacre on October 10. Yesterday, the monument was restored.
18 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
“Cleansing” operations continue after the attempted coup
“Cleansing” operations continue after the attempted coup
Yesterday, Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ said, “The cleansing is continuing. Around 6000 detentions took place. The number could surpass 6000.” Early in this morning, 7850 police officers are detained and also a search was carried out in the Air Force Academy.
18 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
Yetvart Danzikyan: the coup attempt and its aftermath
Yetvart Danzikyan: the coup attempt and its aftermath
Will such an era really start after this kind of a calamity? Let's hope it will. However, there is a good chance that an era, where capital punishment will be back, every opposing protest will be suppressed both by the state and “society” and lynching atmosphere will remain, is coming.
17 July 2016 Yetvart Danzikyan
Armed group stormed police station in Yerevan
Armed group stormed police station in Yerevan
An armed group stormed a police station in Armenian capital Yerevan. It is reported that there are 7 hostages. A police officer was killed and 2 people are injured.
17 July 2016 Haber Merkezi