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United Nations, Union of Turkish Bar Associations ignore Kurdish refugees
Established by the UN and TBB for applications of legal assistance, the Translation Support Line offers services in Arabic, Persian, French and Dari languages, but not Kurdish, which is also widely spoken as a mother language in Turkey.
13 April 2022
BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY
‘How come the appointed rector has prior knowledge of court rulings?’
Boğaziçi Rector İnci announced on March 22 that the Council of State would reject the appeal against the establishment of a new law faculty. But the ruling was pronounced on March 24. Lawyer Kuyurtar has spoken to bianet about the issue.
25 March 2022
AFTER 2 YEARS WITH COVID-19
‘Pandemic is not over, dangerous new variants are inevitable’
Prof. Vedat Bulut: “Only 54 percent of the world population have been vaccinated; for this reason, new variants will come up in the upcoming months and years, this is inevitable.”
11 March 2022
Election poll | ‘Erdoğan now only has his core voter base left’
Operational Research General Coordinator Kömürcü says, “In the current picture, the opposition has a wide margin, it can even win the Presidential election.”
11 March 2022
DİYARBAKIR BAR CHAIR
‘Kurdish children in Turkey die in armored vehicle crashes or explosions of war remnants’
According to the report of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, 67 children lost their lives as a result of armored vehicle crashes and remnants of war in Turkey in the last 10 years. Bar Chair Eren says that the deaths occur in Kurdish-majority provinces.
3 March 2022
Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk to be referred to Forensic Medicine Institution
With the related process completed at a public hospital where she was referred to for a third report, Kurdish politician and ill prisoner Tuğluk will be taken to the Forensic Medicine Institution again and kept there for a 3-week observation.
28 January 2022
RUKEN TUNCEL REPORTS FROM İZMİR
Deniz Poyraz case | 'We have serious suspicions about spoliation of evidence'
In the trial over the killing of Deniz Poyraz in HDP İzmir office, arrested defendant Onur Gencer said, "I don’t regret the bloody raid that I carried out. If I had been there five minutes earlier, I would have launched an attack with lots of corpses.”
24 January 2022
ARREST OF JOURNALIST SEDEF KABAŞ
'No one can be detained in a midnight raid unless being caught red-handed'
Journalist Sedef Kabaş was detained during a midnight raid after her words about President Erdoğan.
24 January 2022
Ministry doesn’t permit HDP MP Gergerlioğlu to visit Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Tuğluk
HDP Kocaeli MP Gergerlioğlu, also a physician, speaks to bianet about the contradictory medical reports on jailed politician Aysel Tuğluk. According to the MP, the report of the İstanbul Forensic Medicine Institution does not contain medical statements.
6 January 2022
ATTACK ON HDP İZMİR OFFICE
'Treat the murderer like a murderer': Lawyers protest court in Deniz Poyraz case
In June, an armed assailant stormed the HDP's provincial office in İzmir and killed party worker Deniz Poyraz. He is facing an aggravated life sentence. The hearing has been adjourned to January 24.
29 December 2021
HDP CO-CHAIR BULDAN
'Even the prison administration says Aysel Tuğluk is not in good health'
Diagnosed with dementia, former HDP deputy Tuğluk is kept in prison despite a medical report that found she shouldn't stay behind bars.
27 December 2021
'Seeking justice, not begging': Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk in prison despite severe illness
Tuğluk's brother says, "We are trying to find justice, if there is any. We are not begging anyone. However, they can't prevent my sister's right to treatment while she has a health problem."
23 December 2021
SURVEY
Pious voters drift away from AKP: ‘Interests, corruption, extravagance...’
A recent survey by the TEAM has shown that pious voters now more widely criticize the AKP government with the economic problems and injustice on the top of their list of complaints. But they still do not see an alternative to the AKP.
20 December 2021
Survey: 'Situation of human rights in Kurdish regions no different from the 1990s'
More than 40 percent of the people in Diyarbakır do not trust the country's justice system, according to a new survey by the Diyarbakır Bar Association and the Rawest Research company.
17 December 2021
COVID-19
‘Life with the pandemic may turn into life with pandemics,' warns immunologist
Prof. Vedat Bulut says that the degradation of the ecosystem may lead to the outbreak of new pandemics: “The pandemic will not end without a radical global solution.”
17 December 2021
ATTACK ON KURDISH FAMILY
‘There are paramilitary forces behind the Konya massacre,’ says lawyer
Lawyer Abdurrahman Karabulut, a lawyer for the Dedeoğulları family, who were massacred in Konya province, has spoken to bianet following the first hearing of the trial: “The assailant was unemployed, but there was a serious cash flow in his account.”
16 December 2021
Survey: 76 percent of parents think schools increase coronavirus cases
The NG Research company conducted a survey with parents and students: Only 17 percent of the respondents are of the opinion that the measures taken against COVID-19 at schools are adequate while 52.47 say that they are inadequate.
8 November 2021
TEACHERS' UNION
'Turkey quarantines 1,000 classrooms every day'
While the ministry does not disclose information about Covid infections in schools, a union member has said about 10 percent of all teachers in the country are either Covid patients or contacts.
3 November 2021
PARENTS OF DENİZ POYRAZ TO DEPOSE
‘Not only the murderer, those who protect him should be put on trial as well’
In a notification sent to the family of Deniz Poyraz, who was killed in an armed attack in HDP İzmir Office, it is written that “their statements will be taken as complainants.” Mother Fehime Poyraz says, “There is a murderer, but still no court case.”
24 September 2021
Covid ICU services full in Urfa amid high vaccine hesitancy
Anti-vaccination is not too high, but hesitancy is the fundamental problem in the southeastern province, a doctor from the Turkish Medical Association has told bianet.
14 September 2021
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ŞENYAŞAR FAMILY ON JUSTICE WATCH
'Prosecutor relocated after saying, "Heads will roll"'
Keeping a justice watch for 185 days for his spouse and two sons killed and one son arrested, Emine Şenyaşar says, “Our life has fallen apart. I take sleeping pills to sleep. My heart aches. May justice be done and my son be released.”
9 September 2021
BY SPECTRUM HOUSE
What do the HDP voters in İstanbul want?
According to the results of a survey conducted by the Spectrum House Research Center, 89 percent of the HDP voters living in İstanbul want a snap election. Voters say that the Kurdish question is the most important problem of Turkey.
6 September 2021
KONYA MASSACRE
Assailant 'repentant' after killing seven members of Kurdish family
The spouse of the assailant, who is also under arrest, has said that there might have been people who guided him to carry out the massacre.
9 August 2021
Konya massacre: The assailant might have been acting on behalf of other people, says attorney
The attorney of the slain family has talked about the latest developments in the investigation into the killing of a Kurdish family in Konya, central Turkey.
6 August 2021
DİYARBAKIR MEDICAL CHAMBER CHAIR
‘Daily cases hit 2 thousand in Diyarbakır, hospital services are full’
Speaking about the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Diyarbakır, Medical Chamber Chair Turan says, “The number of inpatients has hit 300. We have 80 patients in intensive care. 85 percent of intensive care patients are unvaccinated.”
5 August 2021
NGOs launch an aid campaign for flood-hit Van: ‘The damage is enormous’
The Van Labor and Democracy Platform has launched an aid campaign for Turkey’s Kurdish-majority eastern province of Van, which has been hit by heavy rainfall and floods, leading to the death of 900 animals and collapse of dozens of houses.
5 August 2021
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Manavgat: Wildfires continue in three locations on fifth day
There is a lack of coordination between the central government and the opposition-led municipalities in Antalya, a local journalist has said.
2 August 2021
Forest fire in Dersim: Mayors prevented from entering the site
Dersim Mayor Maçoğlu said, “Upon the instruction of the Governor, we are not allowed to enter the site.” In response to bianet’s question about the hindrance faced by mayors, Governor Özkan said, “The teams are working.”
2 August 2021
Deadly attack on Kurdish family | ‘They were threatened with death unless they left’
Erol Şen, a relative of the 7 Kurdish family members killed in a racist attack in Konya, says, “Yaşar Dedeoğulları was told, ‘Give us your house and go, we will not let you reside here.’ They were the only Kurdish family living in that neighbourhood.”
2 August 2021
ATTACK ON KURDISH FAMILY
Lawyer Karabulut: Attack was carried out very professionally
Speaking about the armed attack claiming the lives of 7 people from a Kurdish family in Konya, lawyer Karabulut says, “Over 20 bullets were fired at 7 people, which raises the suspicion that the murder was committed by more than one person or weapon.”
2 August 2021
Second armed attack on HDP in a month
A man fired shots at the HDP's district office in Marmaris, Muğla. No one was hurt in the attack and the assailant has been detained.
14 July 2021
SOCIO-POLITICAL FIELD RESEARCH
Survey: 61.4 percent want a snap election in Turkey
According to a recent survey, 58.3 percent of the participants find the Presidential Government System “unsuccessful” while 59.2 percent of the participants think that the current government is “unsuccessful.”
5 July 2021
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