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Journalist Wants his Camera Back

The gendarme report in the case against DIHA reporter Hakan, disproves the police statements. Hakans camera was seized as he was covering a protest, and he was charged for being a runaway activist. Police had said, Hakan had no camera with him.

4 May 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

BIA2 Media Report: RTUK Closes, Court Opens

RTUK ordered 4 local radios off the air for a total of 120 days, a total of 21 programs off the air, handed out 39 warnings and asked for defense statements for 19 programs. Most of the television channels involved were national.

BIA2 2004 Three-Month Report- Full Text

13-page report, the rights violations are tackled with under the title of attacks and threats, trials and attempts, European Court of Human Rights, RTUK implementations, regulations and seeking judgment, and censorship and monopolization.

Mentality is Important, not Annulling DGMs

The constitutional amendments toward annulling DGMs do not give hope to jurists. CHD head Sensoy said, everything will stay the same as long as laws stay the same. According to Baskan from the Istanbul Bar, republic is under threat.

30 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Acquittal of the Article about Mehmeds Book

Journalist Yildiz who has been standing trial for the last three years for writing about a book called, Mehmeds Book, by Nadire Mater, was acquitted at the third trial. The journalist was being charged with insulting the armed forces of the state.

29 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

RTUKs Last Punishment For Four TV Channels

RTUK ordered a program on CNN Turk off the air for once, for violating advertising rules. ATV was handed a penalty for hurting the development of the youth with the program A to Z with Esra Ceyhan. RTUK handed TGRT and Show TV three warnings each.

23 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Turkeys Freedom Of Expression at the UN

The International Publishers Association (IPA) and International PEN organized two round tables on the occasion of the 60th Session on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland.

23 April 2004 Ümit Öztürk

RTUK Closed Down, Court Opens the Gunes TV

With the order of the RTUK, Malatyas Gunes TV had stopped broadcasts on March 30. Now, 11 days before its penalty is over, the television will be able to begin broadcasts in line with the courts decision.

20 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Court Hands Fine to Hosting Co., not Writer

Tascilar, head of the web hosting company Urfa.Net, was fined to pay damages because of an article published. The court is saying that the article had been written by Tascilar. He, on the other hand, is saying that the expert report is not objective.

19 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

19 Poets Yes for Peace and Solution

During the Lefkosa municipality second annual Poetry Festival poets from Cyprus, Turkey, Algeria, Macedonia made a statement and say: Whatever the result of the referenda we will continue to work together for a truly peaceful island.

Dean Bans Magazine he cant Understand

Communication School Dean Prof. Dr. Comak banned the Amigra magazine saying he did not understand the Kurdish and Armenian articles. He said he took this decision so that education is not harmed.

15 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Punishing Radio Broadcasts over the Internet

A Turkish court handed Ozgur Radyo and its chief coordinator Fusun Erdogan a fine of 4 billion Turkish lira for broadcasting over the Internet despite a RTUK order. The court postponed the fine. The defense will appeal the case.

12 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

RTUK Punishes Kurdish Love Songs

RTUK ordered ART TV off the air for 30 days for playing Kurdish songs, which, experts say, were love songs. The case was brought to DGM. Board head Dagtekin asked who benefitted from such cases.

12 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Freedom of Expression at stake in Turkey

Publishers and Writers organize round tables on Freedom of Expression with a particular focus on Turkey on the occasion of the 60th Session on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva.

No News about Honor Crimes or Corruption

The new law bans writing about the trial process too, says Bilge. We are mostly dealing with cases that are in the process of being investigated or cases that are going on, adds Yucel. They both object to the new Press Law draft.

8 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Censoring Investigation and Trial News

No information can be published before the trial is completed, said TGC head Erinc. The article envisages censorship. CGD deputy head Zeyrek said a judge could order the confiscation of newspapers based on article 312 of TCK and article 7 of TMY.

8 April 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

109-BN-TL Compensation for Victim of Security

The state will pay a compensation of 109 billion TL to the family of an inmate who was killed during the bloody Return-to-Life operation of the state in prisons, four years ago.

Berlusconi Seeks a Media Group in Turkey

Italian Prime Minister Berlusconis media group Mediaset announced that they were looking for media groups in different countries, including Turkey, for making investments.

Journalist Kara is Free - For Now

Kara has been released after serving in prison for 5 months for threatening the bodyguard of the son of former premier Ciller. His trials shows that the media in Turkey is under threats, said Sefiloglu from CGD. Its worst for local media.

23 March 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Awaiting for Forensic Report in Torture

A former head of Anti-Terrorism Unit and three police officers are standing trial for charges of torturing Mehmet Desde under detention. The court has been awaiting a report from the Forensic Medical Institution for the last three months.

THIV:Forensic Department Should be Autonomous

Human Rights Foundation called on the AKP government to end its pressure on the Forensic Medical Institution. The Forensic Medical Institution isnt postponing the sentences of people it had previously diagnosed with the Wernicke Korsakoff disease.

22 March 2004 Yıldız Samer

Appeals Court: Take into Account Rape Claims

An appeals court asked a lower court to wait for the outcome of the trial about torture allegations. The decision of the appeals court overturns the prison sentence of 12 years and six months and could affect the basics of the trial.

Local TV wins Security Document Case

A court canceled the prime ministrys demand to change some of the board members of Malatyas Gunes TV to grant the channel a Security Document. RTUK ordered Gunes TV off the air for 30 days because of its message about the suicide bomber.

18 March 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Criticizing Minister who Tore a Newspaper

The Contemporary Journalists Association CGD criticized Minister Tuzmen for tearing up a local newspaper. Tearing up a newspaper is as lawless as blowing up a newspaper building and silencing it, said the CGD. Minister Tuzmen apologized.

16 March 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Armenian Newspaper Threatened

A group of activists from the Initiative Against the Crime of Thought, Foundation of Turkish Voluntary Organizations, Human Rights Association and the Mesopotamia Culture Center, are pursuing legal action against threats to the Agos newspaper.

9 March 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Press Trial Awaiting Decision

Mutlu and Coskun, the directors of the monthly Dersim magazine, are facing a trial for violating the declaration by publishing Kurdish articles. The court handling the trial is awaiting a decision on the issue by the Constitutional Court.

8 March 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Court has no Money for Stamps

Ozic of Radyo Dunya cant appeal the one-year prison sentence he got for criticizing the motion to send Turkish troops to Iraq and to accept foreign troops. The court wasnt able to send the verdict to the journalist since there was no money for stamps.

8 March 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Policemen Battering Journalist Investigated

An investigation has been ordered about the police officers from the Beyoglu police station who detained and beat up reporter Hilmi Hacaloglu of the private NTV television. Police has said that Hacaloglu was not detained, but just received as a guest.

8 March 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Rights Progress Marred in Key Year for EU Bid

Turkey has until the end of the year to show the European Union that it is meeting the European Unions expectations on human rights, said Rachel Denber, acting executive director of Human Rights Watchs Europe and Central Asia division.

Journalist Recovered and Arrested Again

Benli, the former editor-in-chief of the Hedef magazine was released a year ago when he was diagnosed with the Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome. Now, the official report saying Benli has recovered, and he has been sent to prison again.

23 February 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

Election Propaganda Should be in Turkish

RTUK warned radio and television stations to follow the broadcasting principles determined by the YSK. Radio and Television stations may not broadcast programs about the elections in any language other than Turkish.

11 February 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

RTUK Calls off Programs at 6 TVs and a Radio

RTUK, in its last meeting, warned 21 media organizations for their Paparazzi programs. It called off programs at some media organizations including GUN TV in Diyarbakir, national Show TV channel, CNBC-e and even some cable TV stations.

11 February 2004 Erol Önderoğlu

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