Not only these, but this government also tried to make a deal with the leaders of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to find a way to reach a...
Democracy And Human Rights
Why is it so hard to face up to the past? There are many reasons, no doubt. But I believe that one of the most important reasons is the...
The General Staff recently issued a press release about the ongoing Sledgehammer (Balyoz) coup plan trial, underlining that they failed to understand why the defendants are still being kept...
This presentation was made by Prof. Dr. Yasemin İnceoğlu in the second conference for combating hate crimes entitled “The Concept of Hate Crimes, Hate Speech and Combating Hate Crimes”...
The applicants are six Turkish nationals: Fırat Dink, who was known under the pen name of Hrant Dink, his wife (Rahil Dink), his brother (Hasrof Dink) and Fırat and...
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Democracy And Human Rights
U2 calls on us to remember grave human rights violations in Turkey
In my previous article I said the 1980 coup plotters should be put on trial for the crimes against humanity they committed. As soon as the article was published,...
Arrests, tortures, executions On and after Sept. 12, 1980, 650,000 people from every part of the political spectrum were taken into custody. Stadiums were turned into detention centers. Those...
“What needs to be done now is to re-evaluate evidence in light of the newest developments,” he told Today’s Zaman for Monday Talk. “This is a delayed action but...
Editors-in-chief of national newspapers, columnists, academics, lawyers and others attended the workshops quite eagerly and produced quite interesting material. I think the results of the workshops will make the...
Turks do not discuss the substance of the resolution, and they just threaten American politicians to halt its passage. All Turkish governments have done this, and this government has...