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Journalist Nuh Köklü Murdered for Playing Snowball
Journalist Nuh Köklü Murdered for Playing Snowball
Journalist and writer Nuh Köklü became the target of a knife attack while playing snowball with his friends in Kadıköy, Istanbul. Köklü passed away at the Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital where he was taken.
18 February 2015 Haber Merkezi
Özgecan Aslan taken to final resting place on the shoulders of women
Özgecan Aslan taken to final resting place on the shoulders of women
Özgecan Aslan, the university student murdered by a minibus driver, was taken to her final resting place on the shoulders of women. Women across Turkey took to the streets to commemorate her, and to protest against male violence.
14 February 2015
Serzh Sargsyan Declares “War” on Gagik Tsarugyan
Serzh Sargsyan Declares “War” on Gagik Tsarugyan
President Serzh Sargsyan issued a statement following a session of the executive body of the Republican Party on February 12, severely criticizing his one-time ally Gagik Tsarukyan of the Prosperous Armenia Party.
13 February 2015
‘Swissleaks’: Karekin II’s account leaked
‘Swissleaks’: Karekin II’s account leaked
Account data of around 100 thousand clients revealed as more details of the leaked HSBC files emerge. The account of Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians is also among the revealed accounts.
9 February 2015 Haber Merkezi
AFAD camp allegedly built on Armenian massacre site
AFAD camp allegedly built on Armenian massacre site
According to a report by Fıratnews, the AFAD camp for Kobane residents who fled ISIS and crossed the border to Suruç, is built on “Wargeha Mezin”, the site where thousands of Armenians were massacred in 1895.
9 February 2015 Haber Merkezi
Another step towards a police state
Another step towards a police state
The ‘Internal Security Package’ to be discussed in Parliament next week has once again opened the debate on the boundaries of authority to be transferred to law enforcement. Departing from the security package that has become the focus of criticism, we have examined what the new regulations bring, the path followed by such regulations aiming to protect the ‘continuity of the State’ and the background of the criticized stance of the police force.
4 February 2015 Gözde Kazaz
Joint 2015 Declaration from Armenia and Diaspora
Joint 2015 Declaration from Armenia and Diaspora
The Republic of Armenia State Commission on the Coordination of Events for the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide has announced its 2015 declaration. The declaration states that it expresses the united will of the Armenian people.
4 February 2015 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Imminent danger: Lapse of time in enforced disappearance cases
Imminent danger: Lapse of time in enforced disappearance cases
The period of limitation is about to end for many lawsuits regarding enforced disappearances and unsolved murders. If a step is not taken, these files will be closed. The Human Rights Association and the Saturday Mothers have launched a new campaign against the threat imposed by the statute of limitations.
3 February 2015
The test the ECtHR faces
The test the ECtHR faces
Human rights activist and lawyer Eren Keskin has assessed the Perinçek v. Switzerland case heard at the European Court of Human Rights in a column piece for the Özgür Gündem newspaper. Keskin states that Perinçek’s words “cannot be construed within the scope of the freedom of expression”, and adds that they “clearly amount to an abetment to crime.”
3 February 2015
Dutch Journalist Geerdink charged with ‘terror organisation propaganda’
Dutch Journalist Geerdink charged with ‘terror organisation propaganda’
Arrested and then released last month in Diyarbakır, Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink has been charged with ‘propaganda for a terrorist organisation’ and faces a sentence from 1 to 5 years if found guilty.
2 February 2015
183 sentenced to death in Egypt
183 sentenced to death in Egypt
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced 183 people to death, for supporting the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood
2 February 2015 Haber Merkezi
Are Armenians the only victims of 1915?
Are Armenians the only victims of 1915?
The Armenian Youth Federation is using the hashtag #Turkeyfailed to create awareness as part of an informative action. The group has prepared posters about people who migrated to the United States from Turkey either after or just before 1915, and about their discoveries or inventions that have affected our daily lives.
30 January 2015 Nayat Karaköse
Cabinet Imposes 60-day Suspension on Metal Workers’ Strike
Cabinet Imposes 60-day Suspension on Metal Workers’ Strike
The Cabinet of Ministers has imposed a 60-day ban on the strike of the United Metalworkers’ Union on the grounds that it is ‘disruptive of national security’.
30 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
‘The Government’s inner conflict is a good sign’
‘The Government’s inner conflict is a good sign’
Executive director of HRW Middle East and North Africa Division Sarah Leah Whitson will be visiting Istanbul on April 24 as part of the ‘Project 2015’ group to take part in the Armenian Genocide 100th Anniversary Commemoration. We interviewed Whitson in Istanbul, where she held meetings with civilian society organizations in Turkey, which will participate in the organization of the commemoration event; and asked her about Turkey’s position in 2015, the Diaspora’s expectations and the impact of Armenian identity on her life.
30 January 2015 Gözde Kazaz
ECHR decision could take a year
ECHR decision could take a year
The ‘Genocide Case’ hearing was held at the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights on January 28. A high number of politicians and civilian society leaders from Turkey, Armenia and the Diaspora were present in the courtroom. The case has also attracted interest from the international press since Amal Clooney represents Armenia. It could take up to a year for the reasoned decision in the case to be issued.
30 January 2015 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Vatican Mass to be held in memory of 1915 victims
Vatican Mass to be held in memory of 1915 victims
Confirmation announced that Pope Francis is to conduct mass in person in memory of 1915 Armenian Genocide victims to be held at the Vatican on April 12.
29 January 2015 Ferda Balancar
National Race Affairs Ministry
National Race Affairs Ministry
The ‘race code scandal’ in minority schools continues despite a broad public outcry. In the most recent case, two students were barred from registering at Armenian schools. An official from the Istanbul National Education Directorate made a statement, saying, “We are checking the race status of the students”. İsmail Cem Halavurt, lawyer of the parents of the students who were not admitted to the schools, said, “The Ministry is committing a crime”.
29 January 2015 Uygar Gültekin
Akhavan, intervening lawyer in the ‘Genocide Case’: “The worst crimes begin with words”
Akhavan, intervening lawyer in the ‘Genocide Case’: “The worst crimes begin with words”
Payam Akhavan, lawyer for the Human Rights Association and the Truth Justice Memory Centre, intervening in the Perinçek v. Switzerland case from Turkey, along with the Toronto-based Zoryan Institute: “Instead of presenting a defence here, Turkey should be prosecuting the likes of Doğu Perinçek and the Talat Pasha Committee.”
28 January 2015 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Sargsyan issues Holocaust Remembrance Day statement
Sargsyan issues Holocaust Remembrance Day statement
Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic of Armenia, issued a written statement on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In his statement Sargsyan said, “Perhaps, it might have been possible to prevent the crimes committed under the veil of World War II had the crimes against humanity committed during the World War I earned unequivocal international condemnation, and had those responsible for them been duly punished.”
27 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Birgül Ayman Güler resigns from CHP
Birgül Ayman Güler resigns from CHP
Birgül Ayman Güler, İzmir Member of Parliament for CHP (the Republican People’s Party), has resigned from her party. In a written statement Güler criticised the banner stating “Time to face the Genocide” carried by a group including CHP MPs during the Hrant Dink commemoration and the continuing ‘solution process’ for the Kurdish Question.
27 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Kılıçdaroğlu on Perinçek’s side
Kılıçdaroğlu on Perinçek’s side
CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu made a statement regarding Doğu Perinçek’s case at the European Court of Human Rights: “We do not find it right that Mr. Perinçek is being tried for a thought he expressed. We must stand united for freedom of thought. All the modern world should.”
26 January 2015 Uygar Gültekin
SYRIZA -ANEL coalition forms new Greece government
SYRIZA -ANEL coalition forms new Greece government
SYRIZA, the radical left party that won the general elections in Greece, has reached an agreement with the conservative Independent Greeks Party (ANEL) to form a coalition government. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has sworn in as the Prime Minister of the new government.
26 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Germany refuses to use term “Genocide”
Germany refuses to use term “Genocide”
Responding to a parliamentary question, the government of Germany announced that it would not use the term “Genocide” for the 1915 Armenian Genocide, and that the appraisal of 1915 was primarily the responsibility of Turkey and Armenia.
26 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Municipality disrespects memory of ‘competent master’
Municipality disrespects memory of ‘competent master’
The lost gravestone of Garabet Balyan, the architect of the Dolmabahçe Palace, and a member of the Balyan family praised by President Erdoğan as ‘competent masters’ of their art, was discovered at a Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality construction site in Kartal.
22 January 2015 Uygar Gültekin
Three releases in Zirve Publishing House Massacre case following new ‘consensus’
Three releases in Zirve Publishing House Massacre case following new ‘consensus’
In the Zirve Publishing House Massacre case held in Malatya, verdicts of release were issued for three suspects tried for instigating the murders. Lawyers of the victims’ families share the view that the releases are a further outcome of the consensus reached between the AK Party government and ultra-nationalist circles after the 17-25 December corruption scandals.
22 January 2015 Uygar Gültekin
Court announces verdict in Ali İsmail Korkmaz case, police attacks Korkmaz family and supporters outside court house
Court announces verdict in Ali İsmail Korkmaz case, police attacks Korkmaz family and supporters outside court house
The court has announced its verdict in the case of Ali İsmail Korkmaz who was murdered in Eskişehir during the Gezi Resistance. The accused police officers Mevlüt Saldoğan and Yalçın Akbulut each received 10-year sentences, while the other accused police officers were acquitted. The bakery personnel involved in the murder each received sentences of 6 years and 8 months.
21 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Gun pulled on group commemorating Dink
Gun pulled on group commemorating Dink
At the commemoration rally held in Malatya, an unidentified young man pulled a gun on the group. Police intervened before he could fire the weapon.
19 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Murathan Mungan: They wanted to kill the language of peace
Murathan Mungan: They wanted to kill the language of peace
On the 8th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s assassination, poet and playwright Murathan Mungan spoke to the crowd gathered fort he commemoration ceremony: “One of Hrant Dink’s dreams was the opening of borders between Armenia and Turkey to allow for the two peoples to commingle. Friends, we should own up not only to the memory of our lost loved ones, but also to their dreams. And if that border were to be opened today, it would mean opening the door to so many other things. (…) The opening of that border would so much become the year 2015.”
19 January 2015
Together for Hrant Dink on the 8th anniversary
Together for Hrant Dink on the 8th anniversary
Hrant Dink is being commemorated in Istanbul in front of his newspaper Agos on the 8th anniversary of his passing. You can follow developments here live.
19 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Cizre Police Chief turns himself in
Cizre Police Chief turns himself in
Cizre Police Chief Ercan Demir, for whom an arrest warrant was issued in relation to the Hrant Dink murder case investigation, has reportedly turned himself in.
19 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
HDP rally for Hrant Dink
HDP rally for Hrant Dink
The HDP Şişli District Organization commemorated Hrant Dink with a rally on the 8th anniversary of his assassination. HDP also released a press statement underlining Cizre Police Chief Ercan Demir’s connection with the Dink murder. Several recent murders and disappearances in Cizre have been linked to the police.
18 January 2015
Hrant Dink commemorated at his graveside
Hrant Dink commemorated at his graveside
Agos founder and chief editor Hrant Dink was commemorated at his graveside on the 8th anniversary of his assassination with a ceremony attended by his family and friends.
18 January 2015 Miran Manukyan