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Why is Wikipedia Blocked in Turkey Despite Constitutional Court Judgment?

Why is Wikipedia Blocked in Turkey Despite Constitutional Court Judgment?

The Constitutional Court concluded on December 26 that access block to Wikipedia is a violation of freedom of expression.

31 December 2019

Who Prepared the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Canal İstanbul?

Who Prepared the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Canal İstanbul?

The company that prepared the report won 42 public tenders in eight years. The owner of the company had been convicted of bribery and bid-rigging.

26 December 2019

Journalist Sayılğan Imprisoned for 1,137 Days: My News was Pinned to Fridge in Ward

Journalist Sayılğan Imprisoned for 1,137 Days: My News was Pinned to Fridge in Ward

We have talked to journalist İdris Sayılğan, who was arrested due to his news and phone calls with news sources and released from prison after serving 1,137 days behind bars...

23 December 2019

İHD: Policies Shouldn't be Developed over Lives

İHD: Policies Shouldn't be Developed over Lives

The İHD İstanbul sent postcards to ill prisoners for solidarity as a member of the İHD Committee for Prisons told bianet that there are a total of 1,333 ill prisoners throughout the country.

16 December 2019

Didim is Now Turkey’s ‘First Municipality Without Animal Testing’

Didim is Now Turkey’s ‘First Municipality Without Animal Testing’

The District Municipality of Didim has decided not to send animals, which they are required to care for and protect, to laboratories for animal testing. That being the case, Didim has become Turkey’s first municipality without animal testing.

5 December 2019

‘Seizure of Electronic Data of Lawyers Sharing the Same Office is a Right Violation’

ECtHR RULING

‘Seizure of Electronic Data of Lawyers Sharing the Same Office is a Right Violation’

The ECtHR has concluded that the seizure of electronic data of three lawyers for purposes of criminal proceedings against another lawyer who shared their office has violated their rights. Turkey will pay damages due to this violation.

4 December 2019

Suit for Damages Against Cumhuriyet: Businessperson Requests 1 Million Lira

Suit for Damages Against Cumhuriyet: Businessperson Requests 1 Million Lira

Pro-government businessperson Mehmet Cengiz has filed a lawsuit for non-pecuniary damages against daily Cumhuriyet, alleging that “his reputation has been damaged.” Cengiz requests 1 million lira from the reporter and grant holder.

18 November 2019

Chopping of Trees Restarts in Ida Mountains

Chopping of Trees Restarts in Ida Mountains

Ida Mountains Natural and Cultural Assets Preservation Association Chairperson has said the tree felling is within the knowledge of the Forest Management Directorate.

8 November 2019

Parliamentary Inquiry into İstanbul Pogrom Rejected Due to 'Rude and Hurtful Remarks'

Parliamentary Inquiry into İstanbul Pogrom Rejected Due to 'Rude and Hurtful Remarks'

HDP MP Paylan has said, "The Speaker's Office wants to decide which words we will use," on the rejection of the inquiry he submitted regarding the Pogrom of September 6-7 against minorities in İstanbul.

28 October 2019

Lawyer of Mızraklı: ‘Allegations are Fictional, We will Appeal Against His Arrest’

Lawyer of Mızraklı: ‘Allegations are Fictional, We will Appeal Against His Arrest’

Zülal Erdoğan, the lawyer of dismissed Metropolitan Co-Mayor of Diyarbakır Mızraklı, has spoken to bianet about his arrest: “Each and every stage from his detention to his arrest was against the law. Because there is no concrete evidence.”

24 October 2019

Constitutional Court: Four Orders of Publication Ban Violated Rights

Constitutional Court: Four Orders of Publication Ban Violated Rights

The top court has announced its verdict after combining four applications, including an application by bianet, on different orders of broadcast and publication bans.

23 October 2019

Journalist Demir's Photo with Demirtaş Cited as Crime Evidence: 'This is Clearly a Plot'

Journalist Demir's Photo with Demirtaş Cited as Crime Evidence: 'This is Clearly a Plot'

Hayri Demir says, "We are heading to days where even breathing will be considered a crime."

18 October 2019

Presidency Cancels Accreditation of Journalist Following Syria Operation

Presidency Cancels Accreditation of Journalist Following Syria Operation

Journalist Sancar had to leave the border area after he was verbally notified by the police officers that he is no longer accredited.

15 October 2019

‘UN Resolutions Stipulate That Journalists Must be Protected in Conflict Regions’

‘UN Resolutions Stipulate That Journalists Must be Protected in Conflict Regions’

According to a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), 44 of 80 journalists killed in 2018 lost their lives in conflict regions. RSF Representative to Turkey Önderoğlu has said, “Conflicting sides must protect the civilians in the region”.

15 October 2019

‘It is the Judicial System of Turkey That Has Lost its Independence’

STATEMENT BY LAWYERS OF OSMAN KAVALA

‘It is the Judicial System of Turkey That Has Lost its Independence’

Lawyers of arrested businessperson Osman Kavala made a statement after the court ruled that his arrest shall continue. “It is not Kavala who has lost his freedom and independence, it is the judicial system of Turkey”, the lawyers said.

Economist Güngen: It is Not Right to Say the Economy is Rebalancing

Economist Güngen: It is Not Right to Say the Economy is Rebalancing

Ali Rıza Güngen has evaluated the New Economic Program for bianet: It is said that there has been a rapid economic rebalancing since last year. However, all macroeconomic indicators show that Turkey's economy worsens.

Access Blocked to bianet Report on Access Block on bianet Report

Access Blocked to bianet Report on Access Block on bianet Report

A court previously banned a bianet report on the killing of musician Tanürek after being hit by a car that Burak Erdoğan, the elder son of the president, was driving.

27 September 2019

‘Will Judges Explain to Journalists What News is?’

ASST. PROF. KEREM ALTIPARMAK

‘Will Judges Explain to Journalists What News is?’

Indicating that the amendment of Anti-Terror Law (TMK) foreseen by the Judicial Reform is not adequate, Asst. Prof. Altıparmak asks, “If the amendment is adopted, how will the boundaries of news and commentaries be determined?”

26 September 2019

People Commenting on Economic Crisis at Court: It Has Been a Tragicomic Trial

People Commenting on Economic Crisis at Court: It Has Been a Tragicomic Trial

The lawsuit filed against 38 people including two reporters from Bloomberg and four other journalists for “opposing the Law on Capital Market” has started. The requests for immediate acquittal have been rejected.

20 September 2019

New Photo Series by Sedat Suna: Political Bodies

New Photo Series by Sedat Suna: Political Bodies

European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) reporter Sedat Suna is an award-winning photographer. Since June, he has been photographing people with political tattoos.

20 September 2019

H&M Workers to Go on a Strike

H&M Workers to Go on a Strike

As the Koop-İş Union and Sweden-based clothing-retail company H&M cannot agree on a collective labor agreement, the union has decided to go on a strike. The strike of H&M workers will start on October 4.

18 September 2019

Emre İper to Serve Two More Months in Prison in Cumhuriyet Case

Emre İper to Serve Two More Months in Prison in Cumhuriyet Case

Attorneys of Cumhuriyet case have indicated that Emre İper, the former financial affairs officer of the newspaper, will be released from prison in December.

13 September 2019

What does Erdoğan Mean by Alternative Finance?

What does Erdoğan Mean by Alternative Finance?

What is “Alternative Finance” that President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said to be swiftly expanding in the world? Speaking to bianet, economist Ali Rıza Güngen has commented on Erdoğan’s statement.

9 September 2019

Turkish Aeronautical Association: Ministry Turned Down Our Offer for Help in Muğla Wildfire

Turkish Aeronautical Association: Ministry Turned Down Our Offer for Help in Muğla Wildfire

"The company that won the tender does not have a firefighting aircraft in hand. The ministry turned down our offer for help," an official from the Turkish Aeronautical Association told bianet.

CHP: Parliament Should Investigate Allegations of Torture in Elazığ Prison

CHP: Parliament Should Investigate Allegations of Torture in Elazığ Prison

CHP Ankara MP Hakverdi has appealed to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) Human Rights Investigation Commission, requesting that the allegations of torture in Elazığ Prison be investigated by the Parliament.

Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair: Mayors' Removal From Office a Coup Against Judiciary

Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair: Mayors' Removal From Office a Coup Against Judiciary

Commenting on the decision on the dismissal of three metropolitan mayors, Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Aydın has said, "Their legal status is the same as before the election. That hasn't changed. This is a coup against the judiciary."

Demonstrations and Events Banned in Van for the Last 999 Days

Demonstrations and Events Banned in Van for the Last 999 Days

It was on November 21, 2016, shortly after the attempted coup on July 15, when holding demonstrations and organizing events have been banned for reasons of security in Van. On August 12, the ban has been extended once again.

20th Year of Gölcük Earthquake: 17 Thousand People Lost Their Lives

20th Year of Gölcük Earthquake: 17 Thousand People Lost Their Lives

Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of August 17 Earthquake, which claimed the lives of 17,840 people according to official figures. We once again remember the toll of the earthquake, asking “Is Turkey prepared for an earthquake?”

Radio and TV Supreme Council Regulation on Internet Media Taken to Council of State

Radio and TV Supreme Council Regulation on Internet Media Taken to Council of State

“Having to ask for permission and pay a fee for reporting news is a violation of the Constitution of Turkey”, the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has emphasized in its petition to the Council of State against the recent RTÜK regulation.

‘They Impose Access Blocks, We Continue Doing Journalism’

SENDIKA.ORG, ETHA & FERSUDE

‘They Impose Access Blocks, We Continue Doing Journalism’

We have talked to news websites sendika.org, ETHA and Fersude about the access blocks imposed on their entire content by the penal judgeships of peace at different times: “They block access without giving any reason. Objections remain inconclusive”.

‘Removing the Order Saying “It was by Mistake” Not Eliminate the Unlawfulness’

ACCESS BLOCK ON BIANET 'BY MISTAKE'

‘Removing the Order Saying “It was by Mistake” Not Eliminate the Unlawfulness’

İstanbul Bar Association Chair Mehmet Durakoğlu and lawyer Turgut Kazan have spoken to bianet about the reversal of the court order imposing access block on bianet by saying “It was done by mistake”.

‘Only the Judiciary can Stop the Miners in Ida Mountains’

ÇANAKKALE MAYOR GÖKHAN HAS SPOKEN TO BIANET

‘Only the Judiciary can Stop the Miners in Ida Mountains’

Speaking to bianet, Çanakkale Mayor Ülgür Gökhan has said, “In addition to Kirazlı, there are 26 other mining licenses granted in the region so far. When these licences are converted to operating licences one day, they will also destruct the forests.”