Agos' Agenda

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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
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
Yılmazer: You should arrest the minister of interior who assigned me
Yılmazer: You should arrest the minister of interior who assigned me
Dink murder suspect Ali Fuat Yılmazer talked about the claim that he was assigned as the chief to the Office C of General Directorate of Security Intelligence Branch, because he is a member of the Gulenist organization. He said that the minister of interior had assigned him and claimed that Abdülkadir Aksu, who was the minister at that time, should be arrested.
17 January 2017
Yılmazer: Dinç had inexplicable relations
Yılmazer: Dinç had inexplicable relations
In Dink case, Director of Office C of the General Directorate of Security Intelligence Branch Ali Fuat Yılmazer started to present his defence. Yılmazer accused the personnel of Istanbul and Trabzon directorates of security. He pointed out former chief of General Directorate of Security Intelligence Branch Engin Dinç's relations with Trabzon gendarmerie personnel; he said, “Dinç had inexplicable relations.” He also talked about Ergenekon and KCK operations.
16 January 2017
Dink case starts
Dink case starts
10th round of hearings of Dink murder case will continue today in Istanbul. Friends of Hrant was in front of the court house.
16 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
HRW: the crackdown indicates government’s increasing authoritarianism
HRW: the crackdown indicates government’s increasing authoritarianism
Human Rights Watch reviews more than 90 country in World Report 2017. HRW, in Turkey chapter of that report, states: “The crackdown that followed the coup attempt was symptomatic of the government’s increasing authoritarianism."
13 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
“Academia is outside of the academy now”
“Academia is outside of the academy now”
Prof. Dr. Nilgün Toker Kılınç, who signed the “Academics for Peace” declaration and is dismissed with the recent emergency decree, thinks that dismissal is an “act of vengeance” rather than punishment.
12 January 2017 Gözde Kazaz
“Whatever cannot be done in constitutional amendment is done”
“Whatever cannot be done in constitutional amendment is done”
We talked to Assoc. Prof. Murat Sevinç, a faculty member of Ankara University School of Social Sciences, about the content of the proposed constitutional amendments and their outcomes.
12 January 2017 Yetvart Danzikyan
Commemorating Hrant Dink
Commemorating Hrant Dink
Hrant Dink, the founder of our newspaper, will be commemorated in Istanbul and various cities in the world on the 10th anniversary of his passing away.
11 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
3rd and 4th articles of constitutional amendment package to be voted
3rd and 4th articles of constitutional amendment package to be voted
The proposed constitutional amendments, which will transfer the executive power to the present, continue to be voted. First and second articles in the package are accepted yesterday. General Assembly will convene at 2 pm today.
11 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
Proposed constitutional amendments to be voted today
Proposed constitutional amendments to be voted today
On Monday, proposal for discussing the constitutional amendments in the parliament was passed with 338 votes in favor and 134 against.
10 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
Herero and Nama people sue Germany over genocide
Herero and Nama people sue Germany over genocide
Representatives of indigenous Herero and Nama people of Namibia filed a lawsuit against Germany in New York. On July, Germany had acknowledged that Herero and Nama people were subjected to genocide.
9 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
Al-Bab: gateway to the desert during the Armenian Genocide
Al-Bab: gateway to the desert during the Armenian Genocide
Occupying the agenda for a long time with the war in Syria and operations in the region, Al-Bab was literally a death destination for Armenians who had been exiled from their homeland in 1915. Researcher Khatchig Mouradian, visiting professor at Columbia University, is writing an article on those times and shared an excerpt from it with Agos readers.
9 January 2017
“Danger of jihadism is underestimated”
“Danger of jihadism is underestimated”
Assistant Prof. Erhan Keleşoğlu was a faculty member at Istanbul University International Relations Department and was dismissed on October 2016. He answered the questions of Agos about Reina attack.
5 January 2017 Uygar Gültekin
Fellows knowing and introducing Turkey by producing
Fellows knowing and introducing Turkey by producing
Hrant Dink Foundation's Turkey-Armenia fellowship program sponsored by the EU encourages the professionals from the neighboring country to form cross-border cooperation networks since 2014. Armen Ohanyan (Hayastantsi), Maria Yeghiazaryan and Artsrun Pivazyan, who came to neighboring Turkey for new experiences thanks to the fellowship program, shared their experiences.
3 January 2017 Varduhi Balyan