09/03/2002 (Radikal) - Pornography Penalty for Teacher. Teacher Ozgen Imamoglu takes pornographic photographs of students for trade on the Internet. At end of investigation, he is only fined $1,500!
09/03/2002 (Sabah) - Porno teacher gets away with a fine! Similar story to the one above, with more details - e.g. the child pornography crime won't be included in Imamoglu's criminal record if he pays the fine...
10/03/2002 (Radikal) - Isn't child pornography a crime? Outrage against Imamoglu's inadequate punishment begins.
10/03/2002 (Radikal) - Our children are worthless! An excellent, informative report. Compares Imamoglu's inadequate punishment to the punishments given in other countries. Explains the legal situation in Turkey - a UN Protocol to fight child pornography has still not been ratified.
10/03/2002 (Radikal) - Prison sentences on the way with new law. More information about the legal situation in Turkey - no specific laws against child pornography, only general 'obscenity' laws which are being made more effective.
13/03/2002 (Hurriyet) - 95 years demanded for child pornographer. A prison sentence is demanded for Imamoglu - however, this is for the 'rape' accusations, not for his child pornography offences.
13/03/2002 (Milliyet) - Child Pornography and the Public Prosecutor's Procedure. Columnist Tuncay Ozkan writes: "There have been strange developments in the child pornography case which has been brought out into the open in Bursa. My response to the Bursa Public Prosecutor's Office is amazement."
13/03/2002 (Radikal) - Three accusations for Imamoglu. Apart from the concluded child pornography investigation, Imamoglu will also be tried for 'rape', 'attempted rape' and 'kidnap'. This report also mentions that some politicians are trying to hasten the ratification - on hold for 18 months - of the UN Protocol to fight child pornography.
19/03/2002 (Radikal) - Another trial for Imamoglu. As Imamoglu has refused to pay the fine for child pornography, he will be tried in court for that crime.
20/03/2002 (Hurriyet) - Huge blow to child pornography in America. Report on the FBI's 'Candyman' operation to close down a child pornography ring.
20/03/2002 (Hurriyet) - Agreement to ban ear-cutting is waiting in Parliament. An report showing a strange set of priorities. From among the 70 international agreements which have not yet been ratified by Turkey - including those on child pornography, discrimination against women, and racism - Hurriyet newspaper has decided to show a photograph of some cute puppies, and express shock that the agreement to protect pets is still on hold. God knows I love animals, but really...!
21/03/2002 (Radikal) - Pornography causes school to close. National Education Ministry announces that the schools where child pornographer Imamoglu worked will be closed. Neither Imamoglu, nor the school directors, will be able to work in schools again.
22/03/2002 (Milliyet) - There's never been a pervert like this! Some information about Imamoglu's illegal actions at the school.
22/03/2002 (Milliyet) - His dirty laundry is out in the open. The full report gives details on how Imamoglu entered into relationships with his students. This is only a summary.
25/03/2002 (Hurriyet) - A pornography and satanism filter from Telecom to the internet. Turkish Telecom is to install a 'point filter' to prevent access via the internet to sites related to child pornography (and also satanism - another big story here in Turkey).
09/05/2002 (Hurriyet) - Child pornographer faces judge. Ozgen Imamoglu - against whom cases were opened in the 4th Criminal Court for the crimes of attempted rape, kidnap and possession of weapons - came before the judge yesterday.
09/05/2002 (Radikal) - Secret hearing for Imamoglu. Ozgen Imamoglu - against whom cases were opened in the 4th Criminal Court for the crimes of attempted rape, kidnap and possession of weapons - came before the judge yesterday.
28/05/2002 (Hurriyet) - Child pornographers arrested, but set free as soon as they paid fine. In an operation arranged with the cooperation of Police General Headquarters Security Division Presidency and Istanbul Police Headquarters, nearly 10 thousand porn film CD's were seized. Porn films in which 5 to 6 year-old children took part were also found. Of the 4 people who were arrested, 3 of them were given a fine of 2,856 million lira ($2,000) each.
28/05/2002 (Milliyet) - Child pornographers set free for 9,000 million ($6,000). A gang which marketed porn CD's featuring little girls was arrested in a 27-day operation.. And three of the four people were fined 3,000 million lira ($2,000) each and set free on the streets...
28/05/2002 (Radikal) - The biggest porn archive. A gang which sold porn films on the internet has been captured, together with an archive of 10,000 CD's. There was also foreign child porn among the films. One of the accused is a retired non-commissioned officer.
31/07/2002 (Milliyet) - 'Pornographer' victim becomes killer. Claiming 'He suggested sex,' T.A. - one of Ozgen Imamoglu’s victims - stabbed his friend and watched him die slowly.