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Trial against bianet and Lawyer Tanay Postponed

Trial against bianet and Lawyer Tanay Postponed

The case filed by former General Head of Prisons and Detention Stations Ertosun against lawyer Tanay and bianet website co-ordinator Kürkçü was postponed to January 2011. Tanay and Kürkçü are facing a heavy compensation claim.

20 December 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

HSYK Member Ertosun Sues bianet and Lawyers Association

HSYK Member Ertosun Sues bianet and Lawyers Association

Tanay from the Contemporary Lawyers Association and bianet co-ordinator Kürkçü stand trial upon a complaint by former Prisons Director Ertosun. The first hearing was held on 2 November. Lawyer Kozağaçlı also faces a compensation claim from Ertosun.

3 November 2010 Ero Önderoğlu

Bianet Awarded with National Prize for Press Freedom

Bianet Awarded with National Prize for Press Freedom

bianet was awarded the Journalists Association of Turkey's Prize for Press Freedom in a ceremony in Istanbul on Saturday (24 July). Personal awards went to Sedat Ergin, and to Irfan Aktan, İsmail Saymaz and Vedat Kurşun on behalf of all journalists threatened with imprisonment.

Behind the Scenes of Rights Journalism: Graduates Visit bianet

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE NEWSROOM

Behind the Scenes of Rights Journalism: Graduates Visit bianet

The participants of the training program "From the Classroom to the Newsroom" visited bianet on Wednesday. Project Co-ordinator Kürkçü appreciated the fact that bianet provided a source for people struggling for rights.

15 July 2010 Burcu K. Kayanç

Press Freedom Award for bianet

Press Freedom Award for bianet

The Turkish Journalists Association awarded bianet for journalism focussing on rights. Individual awards were given to Hürriyet newspaper writer Ergin and to journalists Kurşun, Saymaz and Aktan on behalf of journalists facing prison threats and currently being detained.

13 July 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Media Freedom Activists Bring Lawsuit against Google Ban

INTERNET CENSORSHIP

Media Freedom Activists Bring Lawsuit against Google Ban

Akdeniz from Bilgi University and Altıparmak from Ankara University will appeal to the ban of certain Google services imposed by the Telecommunication Communication Presidency. bianet.org publication coordinator Kürkçü criticized the restrictions which directly harm the work of bianet. The Turkish Journalists Association and Reporters without Borders condemned the ban.

8 June 2010 Erol Önderoğlu,Tolga Korkut

"Happy 10th Anniversary, bianet!"

"Happy 10th Anniversary, bianet!"

Three women celebrate the achievements of bianet: Necla Akgökçe from the women's magazine of the Petrol-Iş trade union, Bahar Toker, who is doing a placement at bianet, and Nilgün Yurdalan, an independent feminist.

bianet at Media Forum in France

bianet at Media Forum in France

Dozens of media representatives attended the International Forum for Informing Citizens in Nice to talk about the different sections of journalism and press freedom and to convey the basic concepts of media to thousands of high school students.

30 March 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

"From the Classroom to the News Room" in Its Third Year

"From the Classroom to the News Room" in Its Third Year

BİA education advisor Alankuş talks about three years of the project and the importance of media and communication for students.

9 July 2009 Bawer Çakır

IPS Communication Foundation Publishes Journalism Handbook

Training Journalists

IPS Communication Foundation Publishes Journalism Handbook

The İPS Communication Foundation has published a handbook for newly-graduated communications students.

30 June 2009 Çiğdem Öztürk

How Can Media Conflicts Be Prevented?

Global Media Forum

How Can Media Conflicts Be Prevented?

bianet is participating in a forum organised by Deutsche Welle to discuss global media and its challenges.

5 June 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

Police Officer’s Court Case against Bianet Continues

Hrant Dink Murder

Police Officer’s Court Case against Bianet Continues

A trial against bianet, based on the complaint filed by police officer Muhittin Zenit, is continuing.

5 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Open Letter to Vatan Columnist Can Atakli

The Vatan newspaper has chosen to ignore the denigrating accusations its columnist makes about people who think differently from him. IPS Communication Foundation general secretary Ertuğrul Kürkçü and chair Nadire Mater wrote a letter which was not printed by Vatan.

22 January 2009 Nadire Mater,Ertuğrul Kürkçü

Bianet Is On Trial For A News Report About Hrant Dink

Bianet Is On Trial For A News Report About Hrant Dink

Police officer Muhittin Zenit, whose name had come up in the Dink murder investigation for the telephone conversation between Erhan Tuncel, one of the conspirators of the murder, and him, is suing bianet.org and the NTV news channel for damages. The first hearing against bianet is tomorrow.

11 November 2008

bianet Refuses Suspend Criticism Against "Creationist" Preacher

bianet Refuses Suspend Criticism Against "Creationist" Preacher

Adnan Oktar, the "Creationist" preacher upon whose claims of personal humiliation many internet sites have been closed by court decision, threatens Bianet too: “Articles by two academics dmages my personal dignity. Lift these orwe will have you banned like Richard Dawkin’s site.” There is no insult, so we are not removing the article!

29 October 2008

Rotation Continues at bianet: Gökçe Gündüç is New Editor-in-Chief

Rotation Continues at bianet: Gökçe Gündüç is New Editor-in-Chief

As we reported in December, bianet adopted a rotation model last year in order to put into practice our ideal of democratic collaboration. Now our third period of rotation has begun, with Gökçe Gündüç as our new editor-in-chief.

3 March 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Invigorating Rotation at bianet

Invigorating Rotation at bianet

As an experiment in democratisation, our staff are rotating duties. This also means that new areas of expertise are explored.

19 December 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

"From the Classroom to the News Room"

BIA: Positive Discrimination, Follow-Up and Visibility

Kürkcü, Mater, Üstündag and Korkut described the Independent Communication Network (BIA) project, saying that "the invisible has to be made visible".

5 September 2007 Ayça Örer

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