A triumph for Turkey - and its allies Aug 2, 2008
Surely, there is an economic overlap as well, as the established, aged captains of Turkish business and industry in Istanbul feel threatened by the march of the virile Anatolian tigers from inner cities such as Kayseri or Malatya, which are the hunting grounds of the AKP.. When Erdogan antagonized powerful trade and industry bodies such as the Turkish Union of Commodities and Exchanges (TOBB) and the Turkish Businessmen's and Industrialists Association by detaining the president of the Ankara... (Asia Times Online)
Turkey: Conspiracy Investigation Revives Concern About the "Deep State" Feb 12, 2008
Press reports the group has also been linked to the grisly murders of three evangelical Christians in April 2007 in the southeastern city of Malatya. . (EurasiaNet.org)
'I didn't see how Ugur was killed ... I just heard him cry out 'Jesus!'' Jan 24, 2008
Details about the martyrdom of three Christians at a Bible publishing house in Turkey in 2007 are beginning to emerge, as hearings for suspects in the deaths are being held in Malatya, according to a report from ... Ceker told court officials in Malatya's 3rd Criminal Court he watched as another suspect, identified as Emre Gunaydin, slit the throats of two of the Christians, Geske and Aydin, but he was unaware how Yuksel died ... But Ceker admitted Gunaydin had been complaining about the 49... (WorldNetDaily)
Turkey: Murder Cases Underscore Troubles with Judicial, Police Reform Jan 17, 2008
The brutal murders of three Christians in a Bible publishing house last April in the central Turkish city of Malatya shocked many Turks ... In the Malatya case, press reports have indicated that the suspects, also young nationalists, had phone conversations with police officials, and possibly even with a prosecutor from Istanbul, in the months before the murders ... According to various media accounts, police in Malatya are purported to have destroyed videotapes recorded in the hospital room of... (EurasiaNet.org)
Letter from Turkey Jan 16, 2008
On Friday, a gaggle of men from the central Turkish city of Malatya made their way through the museum ... "We owe everything to him," said one of the men from Malatya, Hasan Meseli, 52. (International Herald Tribune)
Turkish police hold four over blast Jan 5, 2008
In a separate development, two assailants hurled a bomb into a shop in the eastern Turkish city of Malatya on Friday, injuring two people inside. Police are studying footage from the shop's security camera and have launched a manhunt for the attackers, one of whom was a woman, who threw the percussion bomb. (Aljazeera.Net)
Turkish trials spur reform of police and judiciary Jan 4, 2008
Crime scene: Police guarded a Bible publishing house in Malatya this past spring after three Christians were killed ... Since the trial opened in November, press reports emerged alleging police collusion in the murders and accused prosecutors in the central Turkish city of Malatya of seriously mishandling the investigation ... As shocked as Turks have been by the accusations in the Dink and Malatya cases, observers say the fact that they are coming to light so quickly represents in itself a kind... (Christian Science Monitor)
PRESS DIGEST - Turkey - Dec 19 Dec 19, 2007
- It is not clear who was behind the killing of three Christians in the southeastern city of Malatya as the bloody clothing of the three suspects was all placed into one bag. ZAMAN. (Reuters)
Turkey Studies Alleged Police, Christian Killer Ties Dec 9, 2007
The three Christians a German and two Turks were killed in the southern city of Malatya on April 18. The killings in which the victims were tied up and had their throats slit drew international condemnation and added to Western concerns about whether Turkey can protect its religious minorities. (Fox News)
Turkish Christian priest abducted Nov 30, 2007
Five men accused of the attack on the Protestant missionaries went on trial in the town of Malatya last week. Turkish police are working to secure the release of the missing priest, security officials said. (BBC News -- Europe)
Turks accused of killing Christians go on trial Nov 24, 2007
The members of a Protestant missionary group were killed during a Bible study class in Malatya on April 18. Their attackers tied the men to their chairs, targeting Tilmann Geske, a German father of three, before turning to Pastor Necati Aydin and Ugur Yuksel. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Turkish prosecutor demands life in prison for 5 charged with murdering Christians Nov 24, 2007
The five men are accused of killing a German man and two Turks at a Christian publishing house in the city of Malatya ... Security was tight at the courthouse in Malatya, where the trial opened Friday, Anatolia news agency said ... The couple lived with their three young children in Malatya, members of a tiny Christian community numbering less than 20. (International Herald Tribune)
Turks in Christian murder trial Nov 23, 2007
After the murders, some Christians have left Malatya ... The suspects, aged 19 and 20, were detained at the scene of the crime, a Protestant publishing house in Malatya ... In Malatya, the accused claimed to police they were acting to protect Turkey against a plot to undermine Islam and divide the country. (BBC News -- Europe)
Turkey Bombs Kurdish PKK Militants in Northern Iraq; U.S. Urges Restraint Oct 25, 2007
Turkey killed one PKK fighter in the province of Malatya yesterday and found a cache of weapons including rocket launchers and plastic explosives in Hakkari, adjacent to the border with Iraq, the army said on its Web site today. Turkey's stock index dropped as much as 1. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Letter naming suspects in deaths of 3 given to prosecutors Oct 17, 2007
But is confirming that the letter provides the names of three Malatya, Turkey, officials including an "Islamic faculty member," and "a colonel" in the military as the masterminds who planned the attack for several months ... "According to Compass Direct News, 'The Firat News Agency reported on Sept. 18 that an anonymous e-mail message signed 'A.A.' had named a colonel in the Malatya gendarmerie along with an Islamic faculty member, as the instigators of the plot to kill three Christians," VOM... (WorldNetDaily)
Gunman Who Shot Pope to New Prison Aug 17, 2007
Agca's ex-lawyer Mustafa Demirbag confirmed that Agca left the Kartal prison Friday morning, adding that his client had requested to be transferred to a city closer to his hometown Malatya almost a year ago. Ankara is mid-way between Malatya and Istanbul. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Turkish Ruins Aug 13, 2007
Tours of Mt. Nemrut depart from Malatya and Kahta but travelers can also drive or hike up the mountain. The ruins at the summit are surreal; visitors are dwarfed by the temples, gigantic stone bodies and their decapitated heads that have toppled to the ground. (Suite101.com)
Turkey: Religious Minorities Watch Closely as Election Day Approaches Jul 20, 2007
shtml A few months later, a group of young men brutally murdered three evangelical Christians in the Turkish city of Malatya ... "Take the Malatya murders or the Dink murder: besides paying lip service, nothing was done. There was no strong statement issued.". (EurasiaNet.org)
With and Without Hrant Jul 3, 2007
As real as Malatya, where Hrant was born ... He treats us to a large variety of dried fruits from Malatya. (Hetq Online)
Turkeys Islamic-rooted government fires back Apr 29, 2007
It also expressed concern over the brutal slayings of three Christians in the eastern city of Malatya earlier this month. News reports said the suspects were staying at a student residence run by an Islamic foundation. (MSNBC -- International)
'She said what 1,000 missionaries in 1,000 years could never do' Apr 29, 2007
That morning, he went to the offices of Zirve Publishing, which produces and distributes Christian literature to Malatya and other parts of eastern Turkey, for a Bible study ... "Hundreds of believers and dozens of pastors flew in as fast as they could to stand by the small church of Malatya and encourage the believers, take care of legal issues, and represent Christians to the media," the letter said ... When Susanne Tilman desired to bury her husband in Malatya, the local officials spread... (WorldNetDaily)
Murders Shine Spotlight on Evangelical Activity in Turkey Apr 26, 2007
The recent murder of three evangelical Christians in the Turkish city of Malatya is shining a spotlight on the increasingly violent nationalist backlash against missionary activity. The three men -- two Turks and a German -- were killed April 18 at a Bible distributorship in Malatya, a city in southeastern Turkey famous for its dried apricots and hard-edged politics ... "There s a huge witch-hunt that has been opened up in Turkey about missionary work," says Jerry Mattix, a missionary from... (EurasiaNet.org)
Turkey's Christians face backlash Apr 25, 2007
Last week saw the brutal murder of three evangelical Christians two Turks and a German working at a Bible publisher about 150 miles away in the city of Malatya ... "We didn't expect [the Malatya murders], but on the other hand it wasn't a surprise," says Carlos Madrigal, leader of an evangelical church in Istanbul, the first such church given legal status in the Turkish republic's 84-year history. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
* World News Quick Take Apr 24, 2007
TURKEY Murder suspects arrested A court on Sunday formally arrested and jailed five suspects on charges of murder in the slayings of three Christians at a publishing house in the eastern town of Malatya. Six other people were released pending trial, the court said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Germany urges Turkey over murders Apr 23, 2007
The men, aged 19 and 20, were arrested at the office of a Christian publishing house in Malatya, the town where the deceased worked. The 18-year-old woman is accused of aiding a terrorist group, prosecutors said. (BBC News)
Turkish bible firm attack kills 3 Apr 23, 2007
Security officials said six people had been detained in connection with the attack in the southeastern city of Malatya ... Dink was also from Malatya. (CNN -- International)
Terror charges over Christian murders Apr 23, 2007
The four men, aged 19 and 20, were captured at the crime scene at the office of a Christian publishing house in Malatya, where a German and two Turkish converts to Christianity were tortured and had their throats slit last Thursday ... The three victims, who belonged to the tiny Protestant community in Malatya, were tied to chairs and tortured for three hours as the assailants interrogated them on their missionary activities and then cut their throats ... He had reportedly visited the publishing... (The Australian)
Turkish Islamists face Christians' death trial Apr 23, 2007
By Damien McElroy in Malatya, TurkeyLast Updated: 12:54am BST 23/04/2007 ... A judge was considering whether the group - 11 men and one woman - should face trial after they were questioned for eight hours over the deaths of two Turks and a German, who were bound to chairs and had their throats slit in Malatya on Wednesday ... At first glance, Malatya appears far distant from any form of extremism. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Bible publishers killed in Turkey Apr 22, 2007
The three victims a German and two Turkish citizens were found with their hands and legs bound and their throats slit at the Zirve publishing house in the central city of Malatya ... We may not return," according to the state-run Anatolia news agency. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the attack, and said investigators were looking into whether there were other suspects or possible links with terror groups. "This is savagery," Erdogan said. The German and one of the Turkish... (mezunusa.com)
Turkey Detains More in Bible Attack Apr 21, 2007
The arrests brought to 10 the number of suspects in custody, all people in their late teens or early 20s, said Halil Ibrahim Dasoz, governor of Malatya, the city in central Turkey where the killings took place. Malatya is known as hotbed of Turkish nationalism and as the hometown of Mehmet Ali Agca, the gunman who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1981 ... The German man had been living in Malatya since 2003, the mayor said. (Forbes)
Turkish president strongly condemns attack in eastern Turkey Apr 20, 2007
Sezer said in a written message that murdering of three people in a publishing house in the city of Malatya was a "heinous" attack targeting the current environment of peace and tranquillity in Turkey ... Meanwhile, Malatya Governor Halil Ibrahim Dasoz said ten people have been under police custody in relation with the murder. (People's Daily Online)
Ten held over Turkey murders Apr 20, 2007
The victims were employees at a publishing house in the eastern town of Malatya that prints bibles ... Police arrested five more people on Thursday over the killings at the Zirve publishing house, doubling the number of suspects in custody to 10, the governor of Malatya said. (BBC News -- Europe)
Police detain 10 over Turkish murders Apr 20, 2007
Yesterday's killings in the city of Malatya fuelled fears among Turkey's tiny Christian community and raised concerns over religious freedom in this mainly Muslim country seeking to join the European Union ... Announcing the arrest of the other five, Malatya Governor Halil Ibrahim Dasoz gave no details, but said they were all of the same age group - young men aged 19 and 20 ... Mr Aydin was the pastor of the 30-strong Protestant community of Malatya, Ihsan Ozbek, the chairman of the Alliance of... (NEWS.com.au)
10 held in Christian slayings in Turkey (Benjamin Harvey) Apr 20, 2007
1:37 p.m. MALATYA, Turkey -- Police detained five more suspects today in the deaths of three men who were found with their throats slit in a publishing house that prints Bibles, the latest in a string of attacks targeting Christians in the mostly Muslim country. The arrests brought to 10 the number of suspects in custody, all people in their late teens or early 20s, said Halil Ibrahim Dasoz, governor of Malatya, the city in central Turkey where the killings took place ... Malatya is known as a... (Washington Times, DC)
Three found slaughtered at Bible firm in Turkey Apr 19, 2007
Five youths were detained at the scene in the conservative eastern city of Malatya, Turkish authorities said ... At the Zirve publishing house in Malatya's city center, police discovered the three victims bound hand and foot, tied to chairs with their throats cut ... Malatya, about 500 miles southeast of Istanbul, has long been considered a stronghold of Turkish nationalism, laced with anti-Christian sentiment. (Boston Globe)
Three murdered at Turkish bible publishing house Apr 19, 2007
Security officials found the men with their hands and feet tied to chairs and their throats cut in the office of Zirve Publishing, in the south-eastern city of Malatya ... Zirve's director, Hamza Ozant, who opened the Malatya office last year, said the men had been on the verge of asking for police protection, following threats which they had experienced ... The 52-year-old was a native of Malatya, and a Turkish-Armenian. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Nationalism suspected in 3 deaths in Turkey Apr 19, 2007
However, the publishing house in Malatya, a town with a nationalist reputation, has had trouble in the past over a shipment of printed Bibles, and it seemed likely that the attackers had a nationalist agenda ... The victims were found seated in chairs, their hands and feet bound, said Halil Ibrahim Dasoz, a government official in Malatya in comments on Turkish NTV television ... Malatya once had a heavy Armenian population, but lost it in the bloody founding of the Turkish state, which was... (International Herald Tribune)
Three killed at Turkish publisher Apr 19, 2007
The victims were discovered at the Zirve publishing house in the eastern city of Malatya ... Malatya is known here as a very nationalistic city, often with an extreme religious undertone, our correspondent adds. (BBC News -- Europe)
Turkish police detain 10 over Bible killings Apr 19, 2007
Three people were found at the publishing house in Malatya with their throats slit ... A protester lights a candle during a demonstration in Istanbul April 18, 2007, against an attack on a publishing house in Turkey's southeastern province of Malatya. (AlertNet)
Bible publishing company employees slain Apr 19, 2007
The victims, a German and two Turks, were found with hands and legs bound and throats slit at the Zirve publishing house in the central city of Malatya ... Malatya, known as a hotbed of nationalists, is also the hometown of Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981. (Newsday -- World)
Turkish police probe Bible killings amid shock Apr 19, 2007
The three were found on Wednesday with their throats slit at the Zirve publishing house in Malatya, a city in the southeast of the country ... Malatya Governor Halil Ibrahim Dasoz told reporters the number of people in custody had risen to 10 and that all were from the same age group ... feeding people with comments like there are missionaries everywhere,' Pastor Behnan Konutgan said by telephone from Malatya where he was visiting relatives of the victims. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Christian Publishers Murdered in Turkey Apr 19, 2007
Turkish police officers wrestle an unidentified man down following an attack at a publishing house in the south-eastern Turkish city of Malatya, April 18, 2007 ... (REUTERS/Ihlas News Agency)The attackers bound their victims before slitting their throats in the publishing house in Malatya, a city in central Turkey and a nationalist stronghold. (ChristianToday)
Report: 3 Killed in Attack on Bible Publishing House in Turkey Apr 19, 2007
Nationalists previously had protested outside the Zirve publishing house in the city of Malatya, accusing it of proselytizing, Dogan reported ... Malatya is known as a hotbed of nationalists and is the hometown of Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish man who shot in 1981. (Fox News -- Views)
3 persons slain at firm publishing, distributing Bibles Apr 19, 2007
The killings occurred in Malatya, a city in central Turkey known as a hotbed of Turkish nationalism and the hometown of Mehmet Ali Agca, the gunman who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1981. Malatya Gov. Ibrahim Dasoz said two of the victims at the Zirve publishing house were found dead and the third died after being taken to a hospital. (Washington Times)
Execution killings at Christian publishing house in Turkey Apr 18, 2007
Three people were killed at a publishing house that prints books on Christianity in the eastern Turkish city of Malatya, officials said on Wednesday. The victims had their feet and hands tied and had their throats slit, Malatya Governor Halil Ibrahim Dasoz told the NTV news channel ... An aide to the Malatya governor told Agence France-Presse that the publishing house "was engaged in missionary activities.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Earthquake measuring 5.9 hits eastern Turkey, causingslight damage Feb 22, 2007
The quake was also felt in adjacent Malatya province, damaging nine houses in Puturge town of the province, the report said. Meanwhile, a two-story building suffered serious damage in Malatya's Dogankoy town and a house was destroyed utterly, according to local authorities. (People's Daily Online, China)
Will Turkey Have an Islamist President? Feb 5, 2007
Ahmet Ertrk, one such appointee, was an imam at an illegal anti-leftist commando camp in Malatya. 17] In March 2006, Erdoan brought financial policy to a standstill when tried to appoint an Islamist to govern the Central Bank in the face of a presidential veto. (Ocnus.net)
Saysel: Hrant Dink's Death Feb 1, 2007
Hrant Dink was born in 1954 in Malatya, one of the many eastern towns of Turkey, all once home to a lively Armenian community before 1915. At the age of seven, with his family, he migrated to Istanbul and had his primary education in Armenian orphanages and minority schools. (Zmag.org)
Obituary: Hrant Dink Jan 22, 2007
Born in Malatya, Anatolia, into an Armenian family, Hrant, whose officially registered Turkish first name was Firat, was the son of a tailor whose marriage broke down during the boy's infancy. At the age of seven, Hrant was sent to Istanbul, where he lived at the Gedikpasa Armenian orphanage. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Armenian Journalist Dink Slain, Turkey Appalled Jan 21, 2007
" Anatolian Armenian Dink, a rare voice of understanding Hrant Dink was a Turkish journalist of Armenian origin born in the southeastern city of Malatya in 1954. In 1961 Hrant and his two brothers were sent to an Armenian orphanage in Gedikpaa, stanbul. Dink was influenced by the left-wing politics developing in Turkey at that time. He became involved with the Turkish Communist Party.After graduating from high school, Dink went to Istanbul University to study zoology. Having distanced... (Yahoo News -- Turkey)
Murderer fells journalist Hrant Dink Jan 21, 2007
A native of Turkey's Anatolian city of Malatya, Dink was born Sept. 15, 1954. He was married with two children. (Yahoo News -- Turkey)
Profile of journalist Hrant Dink Jan 20, 2007
Dink, born in Malatya, southeast Turkey in 1954, was a member of Turkey's small ethnic Armenian community, and a Turkish citizen. He was editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish and Armenian weekly Agos (www. (CNN -- World)
Six injured in Turkey bar blast Jan 1, 2007
The police chief in Malatya said the explosion could have come from a percussion bomb, but that the reason for the blast was not yet known. "Rubble from where the explosion occurred has been gathered and the cause of the blast will be clear after investigation," police chief Ali Osman Kahya said on the Web site. (CNN -- International)
