Articles by IPS Communication Foundation – Bianet
Lawyer of imprisoned reporter Abdurrahman Gök to file complaint for torture and maltreatment
(BIANET/IFEX) – Servet Özen, the lawyer for Dicle News Agency (DIHA) reporter Abdurrahman Gök, says that an objection to his client’s arrest has been rejected. He says that he will file a complaint for torture and maltreatment of his client after seeing the medical file. Gök was taken into custody while covering the Newroz celebrations […]
“Atylym” newspaper handed one-month publishing ban, website blocked for allegedly spreading propaganda
(BIANET/IFEX) – The “Atylym” newspaper has been handed a one-month publishing ban because it allegedly spread propaganda for the Marxist Leninist Communist Party. An Istanbul court has decreed that the weekly “Atylym” newspaper will not be allowed to publish for one month, saying that the newspaper’s coverage of statements by the Marxist Leninist Communist Party […]
Kurdish politician Mahmut Alinak on trial for “insult” following his criticism of PM
(BIANET/IFEX) – Mahmut Alinak, former Kars province (eastern Turkey) party chair of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP), is on trial and facing a possible prison sentence, for a letter he sent Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Kurdish and in which he said, “You have deceived the people of Kars.” Alinak has previously been […]
Author Latife Tekin harassed for questioning archaeological land acquisition
(BIANET/IFEX) – Several men assaulted and harassed author Latife Tekin when she questioned the improper acquisition of an archaeological site during a panel discussion in Bodrum, Mugla. At the panel discussion entitled “Gümüslük’s problems and Mydos excavations”, Tekin attempted to ask the speakers whether the lands in question should be expropriated or not. She was […]
Columnist Veysi Sarisözen and managing director Ziya Çiçekçi charged with producing “terrorist propaganda”
(BIANET/IFEX) – “Günlük” daily columnist Veysi Sarisözen and managing director Ziya Çiçekçi will face trial on allegations of “propaganda of a terrorist organization” with regard to an article titled, “We don’t do propaganda; the public does”. Prosecutor Hüseyin Ayar claimed that the article published on 6 February 2009, is a violation of Article 7/2 of […]
Journalist Perihan Magden sentenced for insulting a singer and a songwriter, ordered to pay fine
(BIANET/IFEX) – Former “Radikal” newspaper journalist Perihan Magden has been convicted for insulting songwriter Arif Sirin (also known as Ozan Arif) and singer Ismail Türüt in the media. Magden has been ordered to pay a fine of 3,480 TL (approx. 1,550 euros). She has said that she will appeal to the European Court of Human […]
Reporter Abdurrahman Gök arrested, accused of “making terrorist propaganda”
(BIANET/IFEX) – The Dicle News Agency (DIHA) has condemned the police action against their reporter, Abdurrahman Gök, who was taken into police custody on 23 March 2009, in Siirt. His arrest was ordered the next day. He is accused of “making terrorist propaganda”. Currently, four reporters from the agency are in prison. DIHA editorial manager […]
Radio Dünya acquitted for second time on charges related to broadcasting Kurdish song
(BIANET/IFEX) – Radio Dünya, based in the province of Adana, has been acquitted for a second time on charges of “incitement to hatred and hostility” after the airing of a Kurdish song had landed it in court. The station’s broadcasting editor, Mehmet Arslan, was also acquitted. Following a trial and acquittal in 2007 for broadcasting […]