As Taksim Gezi Park, the last remaining green spot in Istanbul's busy downtown, faced threats by urban renewal projects, locals have taken action to turn the ...»

Advocate Efkan Bolaç told bianet that an Istanbul prosecutor has issued a file against 4 protestors who rallied against the demolition of historical Emek Movie Theatre ...»

Authors Umberto Eco and Orhan Pamuk came together around "A Dialogue on Facts, Fiction and History" yesterday, a convivial chat organized by Boğaziçi University. ...»

On Sunday, while protesting against the demolition of historical Emek Movie Theater in downtown Istanbul, a massive group of demonstrators has been intervened by police with ...»

A group of activists, musicians and cinephiles invaded Istanbul's historical Emek Movie Theater on Sunday afternoon, launching an alternative opening ceremony for the ongoing Istanbul Film ...»

Alper Çağlar’s latest movie Dağ (Mountain) received this year's Golden Okra Award - an alternative prize established in 2009 against the overwhelming predominance of the patriarchal ...»

Local musicians from Northern Turkey released a statement today, protesting the criticism against Niyazi Koyuncu who had a concert performance at Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır province ...»

A group of college students, artists, local residents and activists protested a session in Istanbul's 13th Biennial yesterday, saying that certain organization funders supported Istanbul's controversial ...»

Feminist artists Arzu Yayıntaş and Neriman Polat launched an exhibition depicting women victims' names of male violence at a traditional coffee house - a place unofficially ...»

Police and private security forces intervened Newroz celebrations in Ankara University this afternoon, casting tear gas bombs and wounding several students. ...»

A chief prosecutor has filed closure lawsuits on 10 local associations in Van province, charging them for their linkages with PKK. ...»

Nominations for International Hrant Dink Award is now open. You can also nominate any inspiring individual, institution or group by April 15 through www.hrantdinkodulu.org ...»

Hundreds of protestors in Istanbul and across Europe rallied on Wednesday night to protest the municipality project to transform Istanbul's century-old train station into a hotel. ...»

bianet's International Mother Tongue Day 2013: Languages remain on earth as long as people expressed them through folk chants and songs. ...»

Mustafa Çiçek, a playwright, adapted a letter written by jailed student Cihat Dursun into a theater piece. ...»

Ber family, residents of Istanbul's controversial urban renewal district Tarlabaşı, try to survive in their homes despite municipalities' water access restriction. ...»

Fearing that their bosporus campus might soon be transformed into a hotel complex, a group of Galatasaray University students launched a petition demanding a preservation guarantee ...»

The last remaining mill in the Cappadia region, a famous venue in 1970s Turkish movies, has been demolished for a road construction. ...»

On January 18, linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky will hold lecture dedicated to the memorial of Hrant Dink in Bogazici University, Istanbul. ...»

Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay said the Turkish government might launch an official process to demand Italy to bring the relic of St. Nicolas, who ...»