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Park Renamed After Abdullah Cömert Following Prosecution

Park Renamed After Abdullah Cömert Following Prosecution

A park named initially after Abdullah Cömert, a Gezi protestor who died of tear gas, and renamed due to AKP prosecution, regained its name after a municipal council made a new ruling.

“20-30 People Died After the Dam”

“20-30 People Died After the Dam”

Following the death of 5 people in a dam reservoir in the southeastern province of Siirt, bianet contacted Cumhur Kılıççıoğlu, a local journalist, who claimed that at least 20 to 30 drowned since the dam reservoir was established.

What Women Think About Women-Only Beaches

What Women Think About Women-Only Beaches

bianet asked women with and without headscarf and from different occupational groups their thoughts about women beach in Antalya.

“PM-Approved Skyscrapers Damage City's Silhouette As Well"

“PM-Approved Skyscrapers Damage City's Silhouette As Well"

PM Erdoğan reacted against the decision that offers trimming of 16/9 skyscrapers. Regarding this reaction, Eyüp Muhçu, Chairman of Chambers of Architects, stated that approximately 200 skyscrapers were built with the permission of PM.

“Talks With PKK Stakeholders in Qandil Are Inevitable”

“Talks With PKK Stakeholders in Qandil Are Inevitable”

Reminding that talks between Turkish and PKK stakeholders located in Qandil Mountain have long been anticipated, Prof. Dr. Erol Katırcıoğlu told bianet that it would be significant to support returning PKK guerrillas.

“Back Row Sitting Roma Students Only Have the Marriage Option”

“Back Row Sitting Roma Students Only Have the Marriage Option”

Commenting about the marriage of children marriages amid Roma people, NGO representatives on Roma people told bianet that the living conditions of Roma children must be improved.

Labor Ministry Fails to Keep Promise on Disabled People

Labor Ministry Fails to Keep Promise on Disabled People

Labor and Social Security Minister Faruk Çelik said that they only employed 1000 more workers within the disability quota. “This toll shocked us. They didn’t keep their promise,” activist Bestami Turhan told bianet.

Iraqi Deputy Speaks Up on Ezidi People

YAZIDI DEPUTY VIYAN DAHIL

Iraqi Deputy Speaks Up on Ezidi People

Viyan Dahil, an Ezidi deputy from Iraq whose helicopter crashed while dropping humanitarian aid in Iraq, urged from her hospital bed in Istanbul to help Ezidi people.

9 Miners Saved Alive After 13.5 Hours

9 Miners Saved Alive After 13.5 Hours

Rescue teams have reached 9 miners alive who were were rapped inside a mine for 13.5 hours in the northern province of Zonguldak.

Êzidî People: We Have No Hope of Returning

Êzidî People: We Have No Hope of Returning

Firaz Hasan, an Êzidî from Iraq who marched 10 km with his family to escape attacks by ISIL said: “I fled from the village of my ancestors and came here. Enough is enough. We want to go abroad.”

Fired Due to Gezi, Won the Reemployment Lawsuit

Fired Due to Gezi, Won the Reemployment Lawsuit

Two of the Chamber of City Planners members won the reemployment lawsuit they had against İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Beylikdüzü Municipality. City planners were fired because they were members of Taksim Solidarity.

Konya Had Already Dried Out!

Konya Had Already Dried Out!

Experts say the hydrological drought in the Konya area where groundwater levels drop 3 meters annually is serious. 65 percent of the region’s wetlands have already dried out in the past 50 years, according to WWF.

Shack Owner Wins Urban Transformation Suit Against Municipality

Shack Owner Wins Urban Transformation Suit Against Municipality

Yüksel Dum, resisting alone with his shack in his demolished Roma neighborhood, won his tender case against the Kadıköy Municipality. However, he has to wait out the municipality’s objection process.

ÇMO Investigates: Carcinogen Risk in Istanbul’s Water

ÇMO Investigates: Carcinogen Risk in Istanbul’s Water

The Chamber of Environmental Engineers warns that the water brought in from Sakarya province is dirty and that this increases the smell of Istanbul’s water. Experts abroad are assessing the water for carcinogen risk.

First Assyrian Women’s Center Opens in Midyat District

First Assyrian Women’s Center Opens in Midyat District

An Assyrian Women’s Center was opened for the first time in Midyat district. In addition, a new magazine called "Neshe" (Women) to be published trimonthly in Assyrian and Turkish is out.

Selahattin Demirtaş Announces His Roadmap

Selahattin Demirtaş Announces His Roadmap

People’s Democratic Party Co-Chair and presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş announced his roadmap regarding the presidential elections.

Visually Impaired Swimmer Forbidden From Crossing The Bosphorus

Visually Impaired Swimmer Forbidden From Crossing The Bosphorus

Visually impaired gold-medalist Pazar reacts to being rejected from entering the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race for safety reasons: "I want to be the first blind person to cross continents swimming; why will they not let me?”

Stay of Execution on Okmeydanı Reconstruction Plans

Stay of Execution on Okmeydanı Reconstruction Plans

The court issued a stay of execution of the reconstruction plans encompassing Okmeydanı neighborhood, an official risk area and long-time combatant of urban transformation.

Disabled People to Become Prosecutor, Judge in Turkey

Disabled People to Become Prosecutor, Judge in Turkey

According to an article of an upcoming omnibus bill, disabled people can be a prosecutor and a judge - a discriminatory practice that has been discussed at the parliament’s agenda as well as High Council of Judges and Prosecutors reports.

Istanbul’s Burnt Down Historical Places in Last 10 Years

Istanbul’s Burnt Down Historical Places in Last 10 Years

bianet compiled a chronicle of fire in Istanbul’s historical places within 10 years. Because Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality listed the 648 fires from 1510 to 2000 but they did not listed the later ones.

As Villagers Return, 5 Villages Revive in Southeastern Turkey

NILAY VARDAR REPORTED FROM KAVAR

As Villagers Return, 5 Villages Revive in Southeastern Turkey

We are in Kavar, where a revival takes place. The streets decorated with flowers, the famous milk and honey. Especially, women pull out all the stops to reestablish a new life.

Court Halts Hotel Construction in Cappadocia

Court Halts Hotel Construction in Cappadocia

Turkey’s Council of State canceled the execution of a ruling that allowed the construction of CCR Hotels in Cappadocia.

Hydroelectric Plant Construction Granted Despite State Council Verdict

Hydroelectric Plant Construction Granted Despite State Council Verdict

Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Board gave permission for preliminary license once again to the Konaktepe Dam and two hydroelectric plant projects planned on Munzur Valley National Park and already once annulled by Turkey’s State Council, deeming the projects devoid of public welfare around three years ago.

Amasra Residents Protest Coal on Land, Sea

Amasra Residents Protest Coal on Land, Sea

Bartın province’s Amasra district formed a human chain against the construction of a coal based thermal power plant, while fishing boats protested at sea.

“I Want My Son and I Want Peace”

“I Want My Son and I Want Peace”

“When the funerals don’t come in, people think there’s peace. But mothers are still crying here. We want our children back, and we want peace,” Selami Erden, father of Fırat Aydın Eren who joined the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) at age 15 told bianet.

“We will Take the Squares on May 31”

“We will Take the Squares on May 31”

Taksim Dayanışması (Taksim Solidarity Group) declared that they will be in Taksim Square at the anniversary of Gezi Resistance.

“Snap the Photo!”

NILAY VARDAR REPORTED FROM SOMA

“Snap the Photo!”

İsa turned 18 and went down to the mine. Last Sunday was his 19th birthday. The father is a miner as well, “if you were able to see his face”, “you would say that don’t you feel ashamed for sending him to the mine” he said.

So, What is Soma District Like?

NILAY VARDAR REPORTED FROM SOMA

So, What is Soma District Like?

With its greenery, thermal plant, coal-based economy and life, AKP’s utmost weight, seasonally employed women, two hospitals, a technical academy, and tea garden amidst the trees...

Pigeons as Relics of a Miner

NILAY VARDAR REPORTED FROM SOMA

Pigeons as Relics of a Miner

An uncle who retired from the mine, a dead nephew, a brother who survived from the mine diasaster and waiting women. In Soma district,if dying in a mine is mourning, surviving is a bittersweet happiness.

Workers Speak Up: Inspectors to the Mine First

NILAY VARDAR REPORTED FROM SOMA

Workers Speak Up: Inspectors to the Mine First

The remaining workers do not want to go into Soma Mining Co’s mines following the workplace murder in the Soma mine. Workers are determined not to go under ground before an inspection of the mine.

“I Went Straight into the Mine, What Training!”

NILAY VARDAR REPORTED FROM SOMA

“I Went Straight into the Mine, What Training!”

Mineworker Sezai Yıldırım was working in one of Soma Mining Inc.’s other mines; “Everybody should hear these slavery conditions,” he says, and is enraged at those who say workplace disasters are “God’s will”.

Council of State Allegedly Cancels Projects in Taksim Square

Council of State Allegedly Cancels Projects in Taksim Square

It has been claimed that Turkey's Council of State cancelled the construction plans that involve Topçu Barracks and Pedestrianization Projects. Such decision, on the hand, has not been officially declared.