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Women against “one-man” order on March 8
Women against “one-man” order on March 8
This year, March 8 may be one of the strongest reactions of the women's movement against “one-man” policies of governments. 30 countries responded to the general strike call that was initiated by anti-Trump women's movement in the US. In Turkey, a women's demonstration was held in Istanbul and the “Feminist Night March” will be held on March 8.
6 March 2017 Gözde Kazaz
First photos from Xerabê Bava and Talatê villages after curfew
First photos from Xerabê Bava and Talatê villages after curfew
Curfew is lifted in Xerabê Bava (Koruköy) and Talatê (Doğanlı) villages in Mardin. First photos from the villages show the destroyed houses.
3 March 2017 Haber Merkezi
Constitutional Court rejected Garo Paylan’s appeal for reverse
Constitutional Court rejected Garo Paylan’s appeal for reverse
Garo Paylan appealed to the Constitutional Court, demanding the reverse of the punishment that he was subjected because he said “genocide” in the parliament. The Court rejected the demand.
28 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
Azerbaijan issues arrest warrant for observers
Azerbaijan issues arrest warrant for observers
Azerbaijan issued arrest warrant for members of the European Parliament who visited Karabakh to monitor the referendum for constitutional amendment.
27 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
“Hate speech by politicians hasn't risen to this level since '30s”
“Hate speech by politicians hasn't risen to this level since '30s”
Amnesty International released the annual international report covering 150 countries on human rights. It is stated that “the cynical use of ‘us vs them’ narratives of blame, hate and fear" creates a more divided and dangerous world. For Turkey, 2016 was a year in which violations of human rights have increased with the state of emergency.
22 February 2017 Aleksia Kotam
İdris Baluken arrested again
İdris Baluken arrested again
Released on January 30, HDP Diyarbakir MP İdris Baluken was detained in Ankara yesterday. After being referred to the court, he is arrested again.
22 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
A letter to Catholicos Karekin II from Armenians of Turkey
A letter to Catholicos Karekin II from Armenians of Turkey
A group of Armenians from Turkey wrote a letter addressed to Karekin II before the meeting that will be held in Etchmiadzin on February 23 to discuss the patriarchal election.
21 February 2017
Figen Yüksekdağ disqualified from membership of the parliament
Figen Yüksekdağ disqualified from membership of the parliament
In General Assembly of the Turkish parliament, jailed HDP co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ is disqualified from membership of the parliament.
21 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
HDP appeals to ECHR for arrested co-chairs
HDP appeals to ECHR for arrested co-chairs
HDP appealed to European Court of Human Rights for its arrested co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ. The ground of the application is the violation of right to free election and the fact that Turkish Constitutional Court doesn't carry out any examination.
20 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
Zarokistan closed down
Zarokistan closed down
Creating an education model with its Kurdish curriculum, day care centers named Zarokistan were closed down, after a trustee was assigned to Kayapınar Municipality. Covenanted employees are dismissed.
15 February 2017 Uygar Gültekin
Muiznieks: Steps must be taken to restore freedoms immediately and state of emergency must be stopped
Muiznieks: Steps must be taken to restore freedoms immediately and state of emergency must be stopped
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks released a memorandum about Turkey after 6 years. Muiznieks stated that the state of emergency must be stopped.
15 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
Lom or Bosha people from past to present
Lom or Bosha people from past to present
Meline Anumyan from Research Center for Studies of Western Armenians' Problems published her study on Lom (Bosha) people in Artvin and Rize. Visitng Artvin and Rize on November 2016, Anumyan's work is based on Lom people's current way of life and perception of their identities. We talked to Anumyan about Lom people who are unknown by many people.
13 February 2017 Varduhi Balyan
Genocide and "déjà vu!"
Genocide and "déjà vu!"
Zoryan Institute issued a response to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu who suggested “a joint comission” after the decisions that have been made in France and Denmark concerning 1915.
13 February 2017 Alin Ozinian
Accusation of embezzlement in a settlement relating to the Armenian genocide
Accusation of embezzlement in a settlement relating to the Armenian genocide
It is claimed that two lawyers have illegally used the compensation gained in a class-action lawsuit over survivor benefits from the Armenian genocide. State Bar of California launched an investigation.
9 February 2017 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Gravest crackdown after the 1980 coup
Gravest crackdown after the 1980 coup
Dismissed academics Prof. Dr. Yücel Taşkın and Prof. Dr. Ülkü Doğanay assessed this crackdown on academy.
9 February 2017 Gözde Kazaz
New emergency decree: 4,464 public servants sacked
New emergency decree: 4,464 public servants sacked
Last night, a new state of emergency decree was issued and 4,464 public servants have been sacked.
8 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
May bees without borders set an example to people
May bees without borders set an example to people
The documentary titled “Bees without Borders”, which was shot in the villages along Turkish-Armenian border, tells the story of beekeeping activities on the both sides of the border. The difficulties that these people on different sides of the border experience are almost the same and they all dream about opening of the border. Coşkun Aral, Müge Aral and Batuhan Tunçer tells about the document.
7 February 2017 Varduhi Balyan
Yılmazer: I did what regulations required me to do
Yılmazer: I did what regulations required me to do
In Dink case, Ali Fuat Yılmazer, deputy chief of Directorate of Security Intelligence Branch at the time of murder, continues to present his defence.
6 February 2017
Armenian-Turkish relations by a “historian of the present”
Armenian-Turkish relations by a “historian of the present”
Known for his researches on Caucasus and his book on Karabakh conflict titled “Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan through Peace and War”, author and journalist Thomas de Waal's recent book “Great Catastrophe: Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide” has been published in Turkish by Iletişim Publishing. By way of his book, we talked to de Waal about the current developments in Caucasus.
3 February 2017 Varduhi Balyan
Garo Paylan wrote for Agos: Let's correct this historic mistake
Garo Paylan wrote for Agos: Let's correct this historic mistake
Recently, HDP MP Garo Paylan had been banned from the parliament for 3 sessions and subjected to verbal assault for he used the word “genocide” and his speech was removed from the parliamentary minutes. Paylan wrote for Agos, telling what happened before and after the speech and what was his intention in the first place.
2 February 2017 Garo Paylan

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Protestant Churches: target and “threat” at the same time
Protestant Churches: target and “threat” at the same time
Protestant Churches Association released “Violations of Right Report 2016”. Attacks and hate speech against Christians and churches continue. Churches are at serious risk.
1 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
“Syrian refugees should be given status before citizenship”
“Syrian refugees should be given status before citizenship”
The report titled “Challenges and Opportunities of Refugee Integration in Turkey” is issued.
1 February 2017 Oğulcan Bakiler
Ayhan Bilgen arrested
Ayhan Bilgen arrested
HDP Kars MP Ayhan Bilgen is arrested. Diyarbakir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had issued an arrest warrant for Bilgen.
31 January 2017
“Our message is the same inside and outside: peace, democracy, freedom”
“Our message is the same inside and outside: peace, democracy, freedom”
HDP Group Deputy Chairperson and Diyarbakir MP İdris Baluken was released yesterday.
30 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
Urartu-artifacts unearthed in Armenia
Urartu-artifacts unearthed in Armenia
In Gegharkunik province of Armenia, a mausoleum and artifacts dating back to Urartu (Kingdom of Van) era have been found.
30 January 2017
“Don’t mistake the present for the future”
“Don’t mistake the present for the future”
American-Armenian scholar Ronald Grigor Suny was the speaker of human rights and freedom of expression conference, which is held once in a year in Boğaziçi University in memory of Hrant Dink. He made a presentation titled “The Crisis of Contemporary Democracy”. We talked to Suny about this crisis in terms of Turkey and world and its relation to populism.
27 January 2017 Kayıhan Kesbiç
4 HDP MPs give statement to the prosecutor
4 HDP MPs give statement to the prosecutor
HDP MPs Mehmet Adıyaman, Osman Baydemir, Ahmet Yıldırım and İmam Taşçıer have been taken into custody today to give statement to the prosecutor. They are released, after they have given their statements.
25 January 2017
Recent developments in Dink case
Recent developments in Dink case
On Friday, the recent round of hearings ended. Arrested suspect Ali Fuat Yılmazer continues to present his defence. He said, “The groups that we called dark organizations in the past are within the state now. That is why we live in an empire of terror now. No one goes outside. In this sense, the murder achieved its goal.” The court decided to hear 51 people including Hanefi Avcı and Muammer Güler as witnesses.
20 January 2017
Rakel Dink: Come, let us do away with the restlessness of doves in this country
Rakel Dink: Come, let us do away with the restlessness of doves in this country
Full text of the speech that Rakel Dink gave on the 10th anniversary of the murder of Hrant Dink.
19 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
Commemorating Hrant Dink
Commemorating Hrant Dink
On the 10th year of the murder, Hrant Dink is commemorated where he was shot.
19 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
A guide for understanding the Dink case
A guide for understanding the Dink case
It has been 10 years since the founder and editor-in-chief of Agos Hrant Dink was shot to death on January 19, 2007, in front of the office of Agos newspaper. Since then, only a few steps have been taken in revealing the ones who ordered this murder and who planned the murder. Here is a brief timeline covering the key actors and cornerstones of the case that has been going on for 10 years.
18 January 2017
10 years of the Dink murder case
10 years of the Dink murder case
One of the judges of Dink murder case remarked on the murder during a trial: “Think about a book. You know what will happen in the end, the moment you start to read it.” It is the exact definition of the process leading Hrant Dink to death.
18 January 2017