Kurdishmedia-Day after day Turkey proves its poor political culture and the immaturity of its leaders. Turkish court decided wednesday to block Youtube after proves that it contain material insulting Ataturk the founder of modern Turkey and it would bring "Turkishness in danger".
Bianet-Turkey's Human Rights Association discloses its 2006 report, which files 972 cases related to the violation of the right to life and 3 472 cases resulted in injuries. State of human rights detoriated in the country last year, says İHD chir Alataş
TDN-A mayor was fined YTL 3,000 on Tuesday for allowing several women to use an official vehicle when they marked the birthday of jailed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan two years ago, the Anatolia news agency reported.
Bianet-This letter appeared on daily Radikal's Sunday supplement on February 18. Written by a prisoner, namely Sami Dündar who rests in one of the controversial maximum security F-type prisons, the letter accounts the daily life in seclusion and isolation.
TDN-As more countries move to improve their security in the post-9/11 era by imposing limits on rights and freedoms, the shift is causing serious abuses that create concern both around the world and in Turkey, a think tank said yesterday.
Bianet-UNESCO says half of the world's 6 000 languages are to die out. Expressing the importance of mother language "It's the medium for learning respect for oneself, one's history and one's culture and for others and their differences" said Mr. Matsuura.
Bianet-Assoc. Prof. Haluk Gerger received 2, 63 dollars with interest from the US embassy in Ankara, in consequence of his and his wife's extradition despite having valid 10-year visas during a visit to New york in 2002.
Bianet-University student Birtan Altinbas had been murdered in 1991, while under police custody. After 16 years the case still continues. On the last sitting, defendant police officers claimed that they were absent during his interrogation.