Özge Gözke

Özge Gözke

WOMEN MURDERS

The Common Reason for "Honourable" Men to Kill

28-year-old nurse Dilek Daştanoğlu has been killed by her husband Tahir Daştanoğlu. The reasons: "unjustifiable provocation" or "honour". In the first hearing of the case SES Union will request to be accepted as joint plaintiffs.

6 November 2009

WOMEN MURDERS

The Common Reason for "Honourable" Men to Kill

28-year-old nurse Dilek Daştanoğlu has been killed by her husband Tahir Daştanoğlu. The reasons: "unjustifiable provocation" or "honour". In the first hearing of the case SES Union will request to be accepted as joint plaintiffs.

6 November 2009

Harassment at Work Has Legal Consequences

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Harassment at Work Has Legal Consequences

Assistant Professor Bozdağ's experiences of harassment at work caused strong reactions from women organizations. Bozbağ's contract at Muğla University had not been renewed because of "improper behaviour towards the administration". Lawyer İriz said they would file a criminal complaint against the university's administration.

5 November 2009

"Women Friendly" Cities

GENDER EQUALITY

"Women Friendly" Cities

In the course of the UN joint program "Women Friendly Cities" gender equality commissions have been set up by 6 provincial municipalities. The number of women's shelters and NGOs in the field of women's rights have increased.

4 November 2009

Policeman Shot in the Chase for a Child

POLICE VIOLENCE

Policeman Shot in the Chase for a Child

A policeman got fatally injured by a bullet when the police used the force of arms to stop one of two arrested children to run away. Yoleri from İHD criticised, "There is no justification to use weapons against children, not even in case of a quarrel".

3 November 2009

Women's Rights: Plenty of Applications But Lack of Implementations

WOMEN'S RIGHTS DEFENDERS MEET IN ISTANBUL

Women's Rights: Plenty of Applications But Lack of Implementations

The countries that signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women did not fulfil the corresponding applications. Women organizations of Europe and the Mediterranean met in Istanbul and demanded a "full commitment to the convention".

28 October 2009

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

Leftist Parties View on EU Report on Turkey

Gur from DEHAP, Tuzel from EMEP, Kozanoglu from ODP and Kocali from SDP talked about their views on the EU, and commented on the EU progress report on Turkey. They argued that the report was inadequate in reflecting shortcomings in democratic rights.

19 October 2004

Rights Journalism Trainning in Diyarbakir

51 reporters of 11 eastern and southeastern provinces discussed responsible reporting and reporting on rights at the local media seminar by the BIA ² project. Prof. Dr. Koker, Dr. Dursun, Dr. Tosun, Duran, Madra, Haksever, Ondul made presentations.

11 October 2004

Silent Fight Against Weapons

On the Personal Disarmament day, the Hope Foundation commemorates 3,000 people who die every year in Turkey through personal weapons. Gezer from the Foundation said owning weapons can only be prevented through peaceful solutions to problems.

Teachers Want the Mentality to Change

Egitim-Sen presented their report titled, The Structural Problems of Our Education System and Proposals to Solve the Problem, to the Education Minister. 1 million children do not go to school. The classrooms are overcrowded.

1 September 2004

State Responsible for Land Mine Deaths

According to data provided by the Initiative for a Turkey Without Mines, 19 land mine explosions in the last six months, killed 20 people and injured 42. 10-year-old Nesim, who is a victim, tells what he has been through.

Women Want Shelters, not Tombs

Women from the Platform Against Violence Directed to Women said the state and local administrations are responsible for setting up womens shelters and petitioned the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

The Verdict of ECHR and Turkey are Different

ECHR judge Maruste, who spoke at the Human Rights General Assembly, said freedom of expression should be applied in its widest form to cases where the state authorities and government is being criticized.

Allak, who was Stoned to Death, was Buried

The local women were always by Semses side at the hospital. Women from especiall Ka-mer who supported Allak financially and psychologically during the eight months she spent in a coma at the hospital, are spending efforts to prevent honor killings.

The Paranoia of a State Scared of Colors

The actors and actresses protested the seizure of a fly swatter used in a theatre play Gavara during a culture festival in Hakkari. The fly swatter was seized because of its colors.

Council of State to Decide on Kurdish

Lawyer Ilkiz said TRTs application to cancel the RTUK ordinance was far from seriousness. The ordinance violates the Constitution, we also went to the Council of State, said Sincar of Radio Dunya.

Democracy Depends on Armys Influence!

MGK may not become civilian unless Turkeys militarist structure changes, says political scientist and writer Gerger. He says improvements in human rights and democracy depends on this.

Turkish Presence in N. Iraq is Illegal

Turkeys sending troops into northern Iraq would be the same as the US intervention in Iraq, said Prof. Uskul. It could lead to fighting and it would have no legitimacy. According to Prof. Azrak, it would not be accepted in the international community.

No War Preparation in Mardin

We will take shelter in caves if there is a chemical attack, said Mardin mayor Tutasi. The U.S. troops have rented certain places, said Kiziltepe mayor Sincar. Some people have already become rich through the war.

Civilian Inspections at S. Gokcen Airport

Peace activists held a protest in Sabiha Gokcen Airport rented by the US as an airbase in the war on Iraq. The motion was rejected but the occupation goes on, shouted the protestors. The checks will go on every week, they said.

Limit to Another Motion is Political Ethics

The government could resubmit the motion as it is, but this would not be politically correct, says constitutional analyst Zafer Uskul. Moving the refused draft with petty changes for a second time is making a way around national will.he said.

Rejecting IMF After the Motion

The same way it was no doomsday when the motion was rejected, the parliament should show the same courage for IMF program, said economist Mustafa Sonmez: Turkish economys recovery depends on regulations on the debt program and the interest spending.

Union Fights Against Child Labor

Karabulut, the chair of the Turk-Is Office for the Working Children: The problem of child labor in Turkey can only be solved through an equitable income distribution.

Womens Center for Domestic Violence

Womens Handcraft Associations Center is aiming at generating solutions for beating and violence against women in general. The association is also working on organizing seminars on womens rights. Women shelter will be the next step.

Squeezing Football into an Exhibition

With the aim of Creating a football festival, Yapi Kredi Culture and Arts Center has organized a series of activities such as football prints by Dino and documentaries under the name, The Ball is a World.

Discussions on Immigration Harbored Change

The new Immigration Law in Germany will take effect in January 2003. Two German deputies Mutlu of the Greens, Demirbuken of the Christian Democratic Union, answered Bianets questions on the ruling and opposition parties viewpoints on the law.

Equal Opportunities and Rights for Immigrants

On the Immigration and Multi-Culturism in Germany and in Europe, meeting the participants emphasized that the immigrants should be granted equal rights and opportunities in every field.

Keeping Kurdish Language Alive

Mehmet Uzun can write in Kurdish, Turkish and Swedish, but his novels are only in Kurdish. The publishing house, GendasYayinlari, has published the writers latest novel, The Prayer of Tigris, translated into Turkish by Muhsin Kizilkaya.

Our Culture And Beliefs Are Threatened

Inhabtants of southeast city of Tunceli, react against spreading decay of the towns cultural characteristics. Tunceli people protest local authorities for spreading prostitution, and growing numbers of sniffers, street children.

Eyes of Pain and Resistance

Open until Dec. 13 a recent exposition brings together 1500 pictures from the past 68 years of painter Nuri Iyem. Painted estimated 4000 pictures throughout his career Iyem is the first Turkish artist on whose business card his profession was inscribed.

17 January 2002