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Cant Do With or Without the Media

44 NGO representatives from 11 provinces attended the first Training for Rights Organizations by BIA². We most of the time are at odds with the state because of the region they work in, and added the media prejudiced, the participants said.

11 April 2005 Erhan Üstündağ

Prime Minister Sues Newspaper

Prime Minister Erdogan sues Gunluk Evrensel newspaper for publishing the slogans of privatized paper factory SEKA workers. He seeks 15,000 new Turkish liras in damages. The next hearing will be held on May 3, the World Press Freedom Day.

28 March 2005 Erol Önderoğlu

Magazine Sued for Erdogan Caricatures

Prime Minister Erdogan sued the owner and the publisher of the Penguen humor magazine for depicting him as an elephant, giraffe, monkey, camel, frog, snake, cow and duck. Penguen may be ordered to pay 40,000 YTL.

Gendarme Blocks Human Rights Delegation

Gendarme prevented an IHD delegation from entering a village of Nusaybin, where they intended to investigate allegations that a 13-year-old shepherd was shot and killed by village guards.

Local Reporters Worried About TCK

The Local Media Training Seminar by BIA2 Project was held in Bursa with the 26 local reporters and 15 students of the Communications High-School. The trainers made presentations about reporting based on rights and pointed to the mistakes of the media.

Freedom of Expression Cases Continue

Camyar and Ilhan have been released. The Supreme court of appeals introduced a broader outline for freedom of expression. Demirtas was acquitted. But Zarakolu, Tunc and Aygun continue to stand trials on freedom of expression.

11 March 2005 Erol Önderoğlu

Prime Minister Continues to Sue Journalists

Zafer newspapers owner Atar, chief editor Konukoglu and columnist Eyyupoglu, who criticized the Erdogans treatment of Denktash, will pay a fine of 3,000 YTL in damages. The criminal suit against the journalists is awaiting the new penal code.

7 March 2005 Erol Önderoğlu

Austrian Journalist Detained in Istanbul

Reporters Without Borders protested today against the imprisonment of Austrian journalist Sandra Bakutz of Radio Orange 94.0 and the German newspaper Junge Welt.

Prime Minister Sues Caricaturist Kart

Journalists and caricaturists continue to criticize the Prime Minister Erdogan who sued caricaturist Kart of Cumhuriyet daily for drawing him as a cat. Caricaturist Kart and editor-in-chief Sucu were fined a total of 3,800 dollars for the caricature.

1 March 2005 Erol Önderoğlu

Bianet Wins the TGC Internet Journalism Prize

Bianet wins Internet journalism prize by the Journalists Association of Turkey. Along with ntvmsnbc.com and hurriyetim.com.tr bianet was aawraded the prize for its performance in 2004. Our womens desk editor Belge recieved the award in Monday ceremony.

9 February 2005

Izmir Discusses Rights Reporting

More than 50 newspaper, television and radio reporters from eight provinces attended the media training seminar by BIA. The seminar was made up of workshops and presentations on responsible reporting and reporting on rights.

3 February 2005 Tolga Korkut

Reporters Face Prison Sentences

Arrested during a demonstration in early January organized by the Socialist Platform of the Oppressed, BEKSAV cameraman Kervanci and six employees of socialist press face up to 15 years in prison. They will stand trial on March 11.

31 January 2005 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalists, Embrace Your Jobs!

During the 2nd Turkish Journalists Conference, Turkish media embraced the idea of contributing to dialogue between the Western and Arab media. In the final statement, journalists demanded that the Media Labor Law is fully implemented.

18 January 2005 Erol Önderoğlu

BIA2 Annual Media Report: No Jailing But

According to the BIA2 Report, RTUK ordered 12 local media off the air for a total of 360 days. Two reporters are still in prison. The report tackles 115 cases and conditions of 222 journalists. 13 cases were opened based on article 159 and 8 based on 312.

18 January 2005 Erol Önderoğlu

Turkish Journalists Campaign For Union

Journalists Union has begun a campaign to ensure Press Freedom and to Say No to Censorship and also published a Declaration on Press Freedom. Ipekci explained that within the framework of the campaign, letters would be mailed to the officials.

18 January 2005

Journalists; Most Educated and Unorganized

The media sector, with its 60 hours-a-week shifts, state-issued cards that are only handed to sex workers and journalists, connections with police, stock market, and sports clubs, war promotion, decisions by those in uniforms, and employees...

12 January 2005 Ahmet Şık

Yurdatapans Document Quest Continues

National Security Policy Document is secret. This is the MGKs reply to human rights activisit Yurdatapans question. When he didnt get a satisfactory response to his objection, he applied to the Evaluation Board for Obtaining Information.

5 January 2005 Erol Önderoğlu

Media Still has Serious Problems

TGC head Erinc said that the Labor Ministry would finalize its preparations on the Press Labor Law in 2005 and expressed hope that the medias problems will be solved. The amendments to the TCK indicate that were not going to have a good year, he told.

5 January 2005 Erol Önderoğlu

Bianet Childrens Site Is Launched

The site, which emphasizes childrens rights, aims to encourage media to have more coverage of children, to start a discussion on childrens journalism , help NGOs have their voices heard by more people, to become a medium for children to be heard.

20 December 2004 Erhan Üstündağ

Still Far from EU Standards of Press Freedom

The legislative progress that has undeniably been made should not conceal the fact that the climate remains as harsh as ever for the most outspoken journalists, the worldwide press freedom organization said.

17 December 2004

Radio Trial Awaits Propaganda Ruling

A court, handling the trial opened against Radyo Dunya for citing an announcement by the imprisoned PKK leader Ocalan, decided the wait for the outcome of the other trial opened against radio officials for the propaganda of an illegal organisation.

14 December 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

IHD: Parlaks Detention is Illegal

The Human Rights Association said that the detention of Parlak, a writer for the Ulkede Ozgur Gundem newspaper, is illegal. It said the media coverage of the incident amounted to a blow to personal rights and the right to defense.

13 December 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Writer Parlak Free Until Ruling

Suna Parlak, a writer for the Ulkede Ozgur Gundem newspaper, who was detained for being a member of the outlawed Kongra-Gel organization, and Helen Buket from the Rainbow Womens Organization, were released pending the outcome of their trial.

13 December 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Two Books Accused of Obscenity

After his acquittal, Cartoonist Ustündağ is being sued again for obscenity of his book Sunday Lovers which has been sent to an expert for further investigation. The writer of the other book Apple; Batur is expected to give evidence to the court.

10 December 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Writer Albayrak Acquitted

Hakan Albayrak, the former writer for the Milli Gazete, who was convicted and arrested for insulting Ataturk in one of his articles, was released from the Ankara Kalecik prison after serving for six months.

6 December 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

BİA² Local Media Training Program in Trabzon

38 newspaper, radio and TV reporters from six provinces in the Black Sea region, discussed responsible journalism and rights reporting during the program with presentations by Prof. Dr. Koker, Dr. Dursun, Dr. Tosun, Duran, Celikkan, Haksever and Erol.

6 December 2004 Ayliz Baskın

BIA² Holds Rights Journalism Seminar in Bolu

23 reporters and womens rights activists from Bolu and six provinces attended the BIA ²training seminar. They discussed responsible reporting and reporting on rights. Dr. Koker, Dr. Dursun, Dr. Tosun, Duran, Celikkan and Haksever made presentations.

29 November 2004 Ayliz Baskın

Two Children and a Man Killed

It was the most recent of frequent explosions in Hakkari, an area heavily polluted by anti-personnel landmines and other unexploded ordinances during the conflict between PKK guerrillas and Turkish security forces. The bombs are deemed a serious problem.

25 November 2004

Anti-Landmine Campaign in Kurdish Region

Its estimated that at least 50 people, mostly women and children, have died or been wounded this year alone as a result of landmines and abandoned unexploded ordinances in Hakkari. Recently, two children and an adult were killed and three others wounded.

25 November 2004

A 30-day DEHAP punishment to Hakkari FM

RTUK gives a 30-day closure to Hakkari FM because of Democratic People Partys chair Suvagcis words. In the program he condemned the closing of the party, those missing while under arrest and he wants a democratic solution to the Kurdish issue.

18 November 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Bianet receives City Planning Media Award

TMMOB Chamber of City Planners handed out City Planning Media Awards. Bianet received an award for contributing to the city culture and urban consciousness, for bringing urban problems onto agenda and for providing scientific arguments.

11 November 2004 Özge Gözke

Journalist Sirin is Released

Journalist Sirin, who was sentenced to 17.5 years for being a member of an illegal organization, and who has been in prison for 8.5 years, was released due to amendments to the Turkish Penal Code.

9 November 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

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