Türkiye 2000
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Türkiye in 2000
- JANUARY 13, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe...
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) welcomed Turkey's decision to postpone execution of capital punishment given to Abdullah Ocalan, the head of the terrorist organization PKK, until the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) tak
- JANUARY 13, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The President of the European Parliament, Mrs Nicole...
The President of the European Parliament, Mrs Nicole Fontaine, defined the decision by the Turkish government to postpone Mr Oecalan's execution as a "small step in the right direction", which proves that the Turkish authorities are more sensitive than be
- JANUARY 13, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Moscow welcomed the decision of the Turkish government...
Moscow welcomed the decision of the Turkish government to suspend the death sentence imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 13, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The suspension of the execution of Kurdish leader Abdullah...
The suspension of the execution of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan was received with a sigh of relief in Germany
- JANUARY 12, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Human Rights Association chairman Husnu Ondul said...
The Human Rights Association chairman Husnu Ondul said that a petition signed by 540,000 people requesting the abolition of the death penalty was submitted to the Assembly chairmanship
- JANUARY 12, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Floodlights were switched on at Rome's Colosseum to...
Floodlights were switched on at Rome's Colosseum to mark Turkey's decision to suspend the process to execute Kurdish separatist leader Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 12, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's government coalition decided to postpone hanging...
Turkey's government coalition decided to postpone hanging Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan until a European rights court had given its judgment on the case
- JANUARY 12, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Irate relatives of soldiers slain in action during...
Irate relatives of soldiers slain in action during the PKK terrorist campaign in southeastern Turkey protested against political leaders in Ankara by chanting slogans aimed at them during the funeral of an officer who died during clashes with renegade PKK
- JANUARY 11, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Mayors in Turkey's mainly-Kurdish southeast urged government...
Mayors in Turkey's mainly-Kurdish southeast urged government nationalists to wait for a European court ruling before pushing ahead with the execution of condemned Kurdish rebel Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 11, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Several thousands of Kurds held a rally in downtown...
Several thousands of Kurds held a rally in downtown Yerevan in protest against the capital punishment passed on Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 9, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that it was...
Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that it was his country's international obligation to wait for a European court ruling on the death sentence handed down on Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan
- JANUARY 9, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Husnu Yusuf Gokalp, the Minister of Agriculture and...
Husnu Yusuf Gokalp, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that when the file of Abdullah Ocalan, the head terrorist, was taken to the parliament, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) would vote for execution of Ocalan
- JANUARY 7, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Deputy Prime Minister [and Nationalist Action Party...
Deputy Prime Minister [and Nationalist Action Party leader] Devlet Bahceli declared that those who wanted to dilute the decision passed down by the Turkish judiciary against Abdullah Ocalan on behalf of the Turkish nation should realise that their attitud
- JANUARY 7, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan warned of "tragedies" if...
PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan warned of "tragedies" if the Turkish authorities did not tackle the "essence" of the Kurdish problem
- JANUARY 7, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Carrying out the death sentence passed on Kurdish rebel...
Carrying out the death sentence passed on Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan would simply enable him to do more damage to Turkey from beyond the grave, Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said
- JANUARY 6, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller said that...
True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller said that the decision on the execution of terrorist ringleader Abdullah Ocalan must be brought before the Turkish Grand National Assembly [TGNA] without delay
- JANUARY 4, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Virtue Party [FP] secretary-general Turan Alcelik...
The Virtue Party [FP] secretary-general Turan Alcelik said that on the issue of the execution of terrorist ringleader Ocalan it was necessary to act in line with the wishes of the nation and not those of the EU
- JANUARY 3, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
"If we want to join the European Union, we must rid...
"If we want to join the European Union, we must rid ourselves of the death penalty," Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said in an interview about the [Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah] Ocalan affair
- JANUARY 3, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Opposition True Path Party [DYP] deputy leader Mehmet...
Opposition True Path Party [DYP] deputy leader Mehmet Saglam declared that his party's stand at the Turkish Grand National Assembly with regard to the execution of terrorist leader Ocalan would be in favour of his execution
- JANUARY 3, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The annulment of the death sentence imposed on Ocalan...
The annulment of the death sentence imposed on Ocalan would constitute the first step towards a solution to the Kurdish issue, the Kurdistan Workers' Party said in a statement
- JANUARY 3, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Tensions were rising between the members of Turkey's...
Tensions were rising between the members of Turkey's coalition government over the fate of Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, who had been sentenced to death by a Turkish court
- JANUARY 1, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish President Suleyman Demirel spoke out in favour...
Turkish President Suleyman Demirel spoke out in favour of waiting for a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights on the death sentence given to PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan before taking any action
- JANUARY 1, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's coalition government had to deal with a number...
Turkey's coalition government had to deal with a number of controversial issues in Parliament, including the presidential elections and the death sentence of outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) chieftain Abdullah Ocalan