Armenians, Jews exposed to hate speech most in Turkish mediaFebruary 28, 2013 - 13:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jews and Armenians are exposed to hate speech more than any other group in Turkish media, says a report by Hrant Dink Foundation. According to the Hurriyet Daily News, the report was conducted by scanning 16 newspapers by hand and searching for key words in the rest of the 1,000 national and local newspapers published between September and December 2012. Jews and Armenians are used in hate speech the most, followed by Christians and Greeks living in Turkey. The category of “other” is composed of hate speech against LGBT people and women. Certain people and institutions are also exposed to hate crimes apart from ethnic, religious and national groups, the report said. Columns topped the list of media that used hate speech most frequently. Although the amount of hate speech targeting Kurdish people decreased in this period, the report contends it was a result of differentiating between “good Kurds” and “others in the media,” it said. The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) is widely considered the same as the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Group (PKK) and subsequently became a target of hate speech as well, the report added. The top three dailies that included hate speech content are Yeni Akit, Milli Gazete and Yeni Mesaj, respectively. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |