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The Jewish Press
March 4 2013
Jews are Number One Target of Hate Speech in Turkey
Jews were the most frequent targets of hate speech in Turkey, followed
closely by Armenians.
By: Lori Lowenthal Marcus
Published: March 4th, 2013
A Turkish foundation created in memory of a slain Armenian and human
rights activist and journalist, Hrant Dink, revealed in its bi-annual
report on discrimination in Turkish publications, that Jews and
Armenians are the top targets of hate speech in Turkey, with Jews
edging out the Armenians as the number one target of hate.
Hrant Dink, an Armenian who sought to promote Turkish-Armenian
reconciliation and who fought against many kinds of discrimination in
his native Turkey, was murdered by three gun shots to the back of the
head on January 19, 2007. Dink had been charged several times by the
Turkish government with violating Article 301 of the Turkish Penal
Code which makes it a crime to "denigrate Turkishness." One of the
primary targets of this criminal law is the public mention or
promotion of the Turkish massacres of Armenians or Kurds as historical
facts.
In Dink's memory, the International Hrant Dink Foundation was created
to promote equal opportunities and encourage cultural diversity and
cultural relations among all the peoples of Turkey, Armenia and
Europe, to support the democratization of Turkey and to allow the
recognition of past nationalism and racism that has afflicted Turkey,
and work to improve the present so that the past is not repeated.
One of the projects of the Dink Foundation is a Media and Hate Speech
Watch, in which periodic reviews are made of all the nationwide news
publications in Turkey, in order to determine whether and if so which
groups are the targets of hate speech.
In the period between September and December, 2012, Jews were the most
frequent targets of hate speech in Turkey, followed closely by
Armenians, after that Christians were targeted and then there was a
big drop-off to the fourth place Greeks living in Turkey. Westerners
in general and then Greeks make up the bulk of the remaining victims
of Turkish hate speech, according to the Dink Foundation report.
About the Author: Lori Lowenthal Marcus is the US correspondent for
The Jewish Press.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/jews-are-number-one-target-of-hate-speech-in-turkey/2013/03/04/?src=ataglance
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
March 4 2013
Jews are Number One Target of Hate Speech in Turkey
Jews were the most frequent targets of hate speech in Turkey, followed
closely by Armenians.
By: Lori Lowenthal Marcus
Published: March 4th, 2013
A Turkish foundation created in memory of a slain Armenian and human
rights activist and journalist, Hrant Dink, revealed in its bi-annual
report on discrimination in Turkish publications, that Jews and
Armenians are the top targets of hate speech in Turkey, with Jews
edging out the Armenians as the number one target of hate.
Hrant Dink, an Armenian who sought to promote Turkish-Armenian
reconciliation and who fought against many kinds of discrimination in
his native Turkey, was murdered by three gun shots to the back of the
head on January 19, 2007. Dink had been charged several times by the
Turkish government with violating Article 301 of the Turkish Penal
Code which makes it a crime to "denigrate Turkishness." One of the
primary targets of this criminal law is the public mention or
promotion of the Turkish massacres of Armenians or Kurds as historical
facts.
In Dink's memory, the International Hrant Dink Foundation was created
to promote equal opportunities and encourage cultural diversity and
cultural relations among all the peoples of Turkey, Armenia and
Europe, to support the democratization of Turkey and to allow the
recognition of past nationalism and racism that has afflicted Turkey,
and work to improve the present so that the past is not repeated.
One of the projects of the Dink Foundation is a Media and Hate Speech
Watch, in which periodic reviews are made of all the nationwide news
publications in Turkey, in order to determine whether and if so which
groups are the targets of hate speech.
In the period between September and December, 2012, Jews were the most
frequent targets of hate speech in Turkey, followed closely by
Armenians, after that Christians were targeted and then there was a
big drop-off to the fourth place Greeks living in Turkey. Westerners
in general and then Greeks make up the bulk of the remaining victims
of Turkish hate speech, according to the Dink Foundation report.
About the Author: Lori Lowenthal Marcus is the US correspondent for
The Jewish Press.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/jews-are-number-one-target-of-hate-speech-in-turkey/2013/03/04/?src=ataglance
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress