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"Breathlessness is a Relic for Us”

CONFRONTATİON/ ARŞALUYS KAYIR

"Breathlessness is a Relic for Us”

We applied to Prof. Dr. Arşaluys Kayır, who has given an ear to the people’s ‘secrets’ for years, not for consulting her on sexual issues, one of the most common of taboos in Turkey, rather for learning her history regarding the other taboo of Turkey, Armenian question.

Corruption Increasing But Not Affecting Voters Choice

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

Corruption Increasing But Not Affecting Voters Choice

According to the corruption research of Transparency International, while 67 percent of the participants think that the corruptions increased last year, 54 percent of them think it will continue to increase. Also, 28 percent of them mention that they bribed.

Surp Giragos Armenian Church Receives EU Prize for Cultural Heritage

Surp Giragos Armenian Church Receives EU Prize for Cultural Heritage

Diyarbakır's Surp Giragos Armenian Church restored after many years received the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award.

Nuclear Plant Ceremony Met with Protests

Nuclear Plant Ceremony Met with Protests

Attendants to the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant project groundbreaking ceremony locked iron gate; police attacked demonstrators with water cannons.

"Why Don’t They Bring The People Responsible, I Want To Address Them Face To Face”

SOMA TRIAL ON APRIL 13

"Why Don’t They Bring The People Responsible, I Want To Address Them Face To Face”

Perihan Çalış who lost her 18-year-old son in the Soma mine disaster reacts to the jailed defendants not being brought to court and says, “They see their children, if only through metal bars. What about us?”

State Council Approves Sulukule Repeal

State Council Approves Sulukule Repeal

The State Council approved the court decision canceling the Sulukule neighborhood project that displaced Romany citizens.

Turkey’s Romanis Sue Columnist Over Discrimination

Turkey’s Romanis Sue Columnist Over Discrimination

Romani People’s Rights Association submitted a complaint against columnist Emin Çolaşan over discrimination due to his definition of Romanis as people who “take life on the light side” and “have nothing to do with religion”.

“Three Level Tunnel Won’t Solve Traffic Like Other Projects“

“Three Level Tunnel Won’t Solve Traffic Like Other Projects“

Regarding Istanbul’s new project to build a three-level sub-sea tunnel, Murat Ergün, an Associate Professor at Istanbul Technical University’s (İTÜ) Civil Engineering Faculty, told bianet that traffic issues won’t be resolved with more roads.

27 February 2015

Turkey’s First Official Struma Disaster Commemoration

Turkey’s First Official Struma Disaster Commemoration

A state-level commemoration has been held for the 768 Jewish victims of Struma Disaster, in which 768 Jews died in the Black Sea while trying to escaping the Holocaust.

24 February 2015

Journey of a Romani From Tent to Parliament

Journey of a Romani From Tent to Parliament

Born in a tent in Roma neighborhood and obtained a university degree, Özcan Purçu is now a pre-candidate for Republican People’s Party. He shared his life story and future projects to bianet.

24 February 2015

Assyrian Village Name Returned For 1st Time in Turkey

Assyrian Village Name Returned For 1st Time in Turkey

The name of Alagöz neighborhood in the southeastern district of Midyat has been changed back to Bethkustan - a first time that an Assyrian village name has been returned.

12 February 2015

Roma Sports Club Struggles With Bidding, Training Space

Roma Sports Club Struggles With Bidding, Training Space

Romanspor, a sports club founded for children and youth with Roma background in the northwestern province of Bursa, is facing problems with pitch lease according to its president.

9 February 2015

Temporary Solution for Roma People in Ataşehir

Temporary Solution for Roma People in Ataşehir

The sheltering problem of Roma people, whose shelters were demolished, was temporarily solved.

1 Minute of Silence Outside French Consulate in Istanbul

1 Minute of Silence Outside French Consulate in Istanbul

After the attack at Charlie Hebdo magazine headquarters in Paris that left 12 people dead, a group assembled outside French Consulate in downtown Istanbul, protesting the incident with one minute of silence and pencils.

“They Must Push Us to Sea to Rid of Us”

“They Must Push Us to Sea to Rid of Us”

Around 100 families with Roma background have been left homeless in Istanbul’s Ataşehir district this early morning after municipal bulldozers demolished their cabins.

Animal Rights Activists Urge Banning of Camel Fights

Animal Rights Activists Urge Banning of Camel Fights

Turkey’s Animals Rights Federation Spokesperson Şule Baylan told bianet that camel wrestling was not culture. “It is just a fight that tortures animals and violates international treaties and law protecting animals,” she said.

30 December 2014

Thousands Take Streets to Defend Marmara

Thousands Take Streets to Defend Marmara

A demonstration has been organized in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district yesterday to remind the government that “they would defend Marmara” against construction projects.

29 December 2014

Suspect Released in Torun Center Workplace Murder Case

Suspect Released in Torun Center Workplace Murder Case

Adem Akyıldız, a lift technician and one of the four jailed defendants within Torun Center workplace murder case, has been released after yesterday’s hearing.

25 December 2014

Galatasaray University Restoration Awaiting Almost Two Years

Galatasaray University Restoration Awaiting Almost Two Years

Prof. Dr. Eyüpgiller told bianet that the Preservation Council declined the restoration project of Galatasaray University as they “fairly” claimed the project didn’t respect the historical building’s original structure.

10 December 2014

Roma People Critical At New TV Show

Roma People Critical At New TV Show

Saying that the release of the new TV series “Roman Havası” doesn’t represent them, Turkey’s Roma people invited producers to come to their neighborhood to know them better.

5 December 2014

289 Workers Killed on the Road in 2014

289 Workers Killed on the Road in 2014

According to Worker Health and Occupation Safety Assembly, 289 workers died due to traffic and shuttle service accident so far in 2014. The toll was 433 in 2013.

31 October 2014

Nolle Prosequi For Company Owners in Torun Center Case

Nolle Prosequi For Company Owners in Torun Center Case

An indictment regarding the incident that left 10 workers dead in Torun Center construction in Istanbul issued a nolle prosequi for 9 defendants including company owners.

21 October 2014

Turkey’s Wise People Decide to Meet Öcalan

Turkey’s Wise People Decide to Meet Öcalan

24 members of Turkey’s People, a delegation to for the resolution of Kurdish issue, took a decision to initiate a meeting with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.

17 October 2014

Scores Cross Border to Kobane For Solidarity

Scores Cross Border to Kobane For Solidarity

HDP deputy Ertuğrul Kürkçü told bianet that scores of people crossed the border for solidarity as ISIS attacks intensified in Kobane.

26 September 2014

“The Government Doesn’t Partner Up on Humanitarian Aids”

“The Government Doesn’t Partner Up on Humanitarian Aids”

HDP’s Urfa province deputy İbrahim Ayhan told bianet that their request to make a joint aid campaign with the local governor’s office officials and AFAD has been rejected, saying that their is an urgent need for food and tents.

25 September 2014

From Sinjar Mounts to Abandoned Villages

NİLAY VARDAR REPORTED FROM MİDYAT

From Sinjar Mounts to Abandoned Villages

Some of the Ezidi refugees are moving to the villages in the southeastern villages abandoned due to Turkish state violence during the 1990s. Maybe they will soon be permanent residents there.

16 September 2014

Mardin Bus Terminal’s New Passengers: Ezidi People

NİLAY VARDAR REPORTED FROM MARDIN

Mardin Bus Terminal’s New Passengers: Ezidi People

Having run away from ISIS in Sinjar, Ezidi people found refuge in a intercity bus terminal in the southeastern province of Mardin. However, nobody yet knows where this journey will end.

15 September 2014

18 Days of Hunger Strike Only Helps 18 Kurdish Teachers

18 Days of Hunger Strike Only Helps 18 Kurdish Teachers

Waiting for an assignment for 2 years, Kurdish-language teachers have reacted against the education ministry’s opening of only 18 permanent positions.

12 September 2014

Call to Solidarity With Ezidi People

Call to Solidarity With Ezidi People

Hundreds of activists celebrated Turkey’s Peace Day yesterday in Istanbul’s Kadikoy district despite the governor’s office ban; urging authorities to pay attention to the situation of Ezidi people.

1 September 2014

“Ezidis Aren’t Refugees, But Dwellers of This Land”

“Ezidis Aren’t Refugees, But Dwellers of This Land”

As the number of Ezidi refugees from Sinjar reached 20,000, HDP deputy Selma Irmak said the government support wasn’t enough.

Assignment-Seeking Kurdish Teachers on Strike

Assignment-Seeking Kurdish Teachers on Strike

Graduated from Kurdish Language Department, primary Kurdish teachers started an alternate hunger strike. “PM didn’t fulfill his promise. We are in the peace process and the promises should be fulfilled,” Yunus Aslan said.

“Ezidis Always Face Massacres Due to Letter Y”

INTERVIEW WITH AMED GÖKÇEN

“Ezidis Always Face Massacres Due to Letter Y”

How much do we know about a community whose number was initially around 500 and exceed 1000s after the new wave of migration from Iraq? How much do we know about Ezidi even if we don’t exactly know how to write their name? Amed Gökçen from Bilgi University explained to bianet.