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Construction Workers Yusuf, Emre: Contractor Acts Like There Exists No Such Disease
Yusuf and Emre have spoken to bianet: “They gave us a black mask. One of those that you can wash… As gloves, we wear our construction gloves. They put liquid soap at the washbasin, nothing else… If we catch the disease, we will die away from our families.”
21 April 2020
TEXTILE WORKER TÜRKAN
‘We Work on the Same Belt, It is Impossible to Keep a Distance More Than Half a Meter’
Working in textile for 15 years, Türkan is one of those who cannot stay home: “It is like we, workers, would save the country from the outbreak. It is as if the country would collapse, if they halted constructions and textile for three months…”
17 April 2020
Gülistan Doku Missing for 101 Days: She was the Apple of Our Eye, She Had Dreams
Aygül Doku, the elder sister of Gülistan Doku, says, “I am now more sure about one thing after Esma: My sister didn’t commit suicide.” Lawyer Ali Çimen adds, “The natural suspect is Zeınal Abarakov. He must be arrested until the investigation is completed.”
14 April 2020
'For Fear of Losing Their Jobs, Chronically Ill People Continue to Work Despite Curfew'
Knowing that they might have Covid-19 with little or no symptoms, many people take the risk and continue working for the fear of losing their jobs, according to the Workplace Doctors' Association chair.
14 April 2020
SOCIO-POLITICAL FIELD RESEARCH CENTER
‘Violence Against Women has Increased by 27.8 Percent During Pandemic’
The research shows that while 23.7 percent of the participants were subjected to psychological violence, 10.3 percent were subjected to economic violence, 4.8 percent to digital violence, 1.7 percent to physical violence and 1.4 percent to sexual violence.
13 April 2020
Young Employees Exempted from Curfew: 'Does a Divine Power Protect Them?'
More than 800 thousand people aged between 18 and 20 have been exempted from the curfew. Union representatives say the decision is discriminatory.
7 April 2020
BOZDOĞAN FROM EDUCATION UNION
‘Our Students are not Equal, Education Should be Given by Considering Differences’
Speaking to bianet about distance education, Education Union Secretary for Education Bozdoğan says, “You cannot introduce a system by considering everyone on equal terms, because the conditions of neither our children, nor our teachers are equal.”
3 April 2020
DİYARBAKIR, ELAZIĞ, ARTVİN AND BATMAN
Distance Education Experiences from 4 Provinces: 1 TV, 4 Children
Parents from four provinces speak to bianet about the experiences of their children who have to receive their primary, secondary and high school education via distance learning as schools have been temporarily closed over Covid-19 concerns.
30 March 2020
‘Not All Students are Equal, We Don’t Want Distance Education’
Shortly after it is announced that universities will only give distance education for the rest of spring term as a precaution against Covid-19 outbreak, students have protested the decision, noting that not all students have the equal means.
27 March 2020
‘Şimoni Diril Might be Found Alive If Search Had Been Sincerely Conducted’
Of missing Chaldean couple, Şimoni Diril has been found dead 69 days later. George Diril, her nephew, says, “The spot where her body was found is 10 minutes from the village. Maybe, it would not end like this if they had been sincerely searched.”
23 March 2020
COVID-19 RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE OPPOSITION
‘The Only Solution is to Test and Isolate’
Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca is trying to do his best in the face of coronavirus pandemic, but the state has failed to exert willpower against the outbreak, say the main opposition CHP, HDP and İYİ Party MPs.
20 March 2020
‘We are Vulnerable to Other Diseases in Quarantine’
Ketrin Köprü is one of the 1,957 people who have recently returned to Turkey from Europe. Placed in a 14-day quarantine, she says, “Here is no such thing as hygiene. It is extremely dirty. There are no disinfectants or eau de cologne in rooms.”
18 March 2020
Lawyers Detained in Diyarbakır and Urfa
Nine lawyers, former HDP executive Sedat Çelik and Salih Erbekler, a former worker of Radyo Karacadağ radio station closed by a Statutory Decree, have been taken into custody in Diyarbakır and Urfa.
12 March 2020
Ousted Diyarbakır Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı Handed Prison Sentence on 'Terrorism' Charges
Mızraklı was one of the first HDP mayors to be dismissed by the Ministry of Interior in the Kurdish-majority cities after the 2019 local elections.
9 March 2020
REFUGEES IN İSTANBUL SPEAK TO BİANET
‘I Cannot Start Everything From Scratch When I Have Got So Much Used to’
Working at a shop in Aksaray, which has long been densely populated by refugees, İsmail says, “Being a refugee is hard, so is getting used to a place, having friends, being accepted by people... I will only go to my country from here.”
6 March 2020
Survey: Canal İstanbul, Unemployment Make AKP Lose Support
The share of "undecided" participants was higher than any political party in a recently conducted survey.
7 February 2020
NASUH MAHRUKİ SPEAKS TO BIANET
‘There is a Chain of Mistakes in Van’
Speaking to bianet about the avalanche that engulfed the teams searching for the ones trapped under snow after a first avalanche in Van, AKUT Honorary Chair Mahruki says, “80 people were stomping around in the avalanche zone. It triggers an avalanche.”
6 February 2020
Saturday Mothers Didn’t Get Permission for Galatasaray, Says Ministry 13 Months Later
CHP MP Tanrıkulu asked the Ministry of Interior why Galatasaray Square has been banned for 73 weeks. It has responded 13 months later: “Galatasaray Square is not one of the sites designated by the Governorship for meetings and demonstrations.”
22 January 2020
CHP MPs VISIT SİLİVRİ PRISON
Death Fasting Grup Yorum Member: I Want to Live and Play Guitar
Main opposition CHP MPs Turan Aydoğan and Mahir Polat have visited Grup Yorum music band member İbrahim Gökçek, businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala and lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı in Silivri Prison.
20 January 2020
Confidentiality Order on File of Missing Syriac Couple in Şırnak
Syriac couple Hurmuz and Şimoni Diril have been missing in Şırnak since January 11. Speaking to bianet, HDP MP Tuma Çelik has indicated that a confidentiality has been imposed on the file by the prosecutor's office.
17 January 2020
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Demirtaş Awarded 'Human Rights, Democracy, Peace and Solidarity Prize'
The Social Democracy Foundation has awarded the prize to the HDP's former co-chair, who has been behind bars since November 2016.
9 January 2020
Education Union Chair: They Put a Sign on Apartments, Turn Them into Schools
Commenting on the recent crisis in private schools caused by economic hardships, Education and Science Laborers’ Union (Eğitim-Sen) Chair Aydoğan has called for an end to privatization in education and establishment of a right to public education.
2 January 2020
Not Employed as Public Officer Over ‘Possibility of Posing a Risk’
Having qualified to work as a public officer at the Ministry of Health, Bozkurt was not appointed. The court has rejected his objection as “it is not contrary to law that he was not appointed over the possibility of posing a risk in terms of public service.”
26 December 2019
Musicians of Dersim: Detention, Imprisonment, Exile...
Ferhat Tunç and Mikail Aslan spoke to bianet after the arrest of Yılmaz Çelik and Şenol Akdağ: "They want to prevent the mother tongue and cultural values from reaching people through art."
13 December 2019
Proposal by CHP: Release Ill Inmates Without Forensic Medical Report
CHP MP Aydoğan has proposed that a Parliamentary Investigation Commission should be established to investigate the violations of rights in prisons.
6 December 2019
Court Approves Recreational Facility Around Lake Salda: 'It is President's Plan'
The court has rejected an application against the 'Nation's Garden' project in the area known as "the Maldives of Turkey," citing Erdoğan's 100-Day Action Plan in its decision.
29 November 2019
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Survey on Trust in Public Institutions: 'Courts Don’t Make Fair Judgments in Political Trials'
Avrasya Research Center Chairperson Özkiraz has said, "People don't trust the state, don't trust the government that governs the state."
18 November 2019
Attorney of Selçuk Mızraklı: Lie of the Witness Revealed
Speaking to bianet regarding the statements of witness H.B.A., based on whose accounts dismissed Metropolitan Mayor of Diyarbakır Selçuk Mızraklı is arrested, lawyer Zülal Erdoğan has indicated that the statements in the file are fictional.
13 November 2019
Allegation of Torture in Urfa Prison: I Will Kill You Here
Lawyer Mustafa Vefa, a member of the Urfa Bar Association Human Rights Commission, has stated that inmate Abdürrahim Durgun was battered by four prison wardens in a room without any surveillance cameras.
12 November 2019
Attorney of Dismissed Diyarbakır Mayor: His Political Activities Depicted as Crime
HDP's Selçuk Mızraklı was dismissed as mayor by the Interior Ministry and then arrested over "terrorism-related" charges.
7 November 2019
Three Police Officers Sued for Torturing Writer Under Detention
A lawsuit has been filed against three police officers who tortured investigative writer Ebrari three years ago.
6 November 2019
INDICTMENT AGAINST SELÇUK MIZRAKLI ACCEPTED
Mızraklı Attended Protests for Leyla Güven, It is Counted as Crime in His Indictment
The indictment against dismissed and recently arrested Metropolitan Mayor of Diyarbakır has been accepted by the court. The protest demonstrations and events that he attended as an MP and mayor have been cited as criminal evidence.
6 November 2019
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