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Drone footage reveals municipal workers injecting animals despite mayor's denial

MASS STRAY ANIMAL SLAUGHTER IN KOCAELİ

Drone footage reveals municipal workers injecting animals despite mayor's denial

An investigation has been launched into the incident and the relevant officials have been suspended from duty.

Today 13:14

Child labor remains a social blindspot in Turkey’s agriculture sector

TURKEY RECAP

Child labor remains a social blindspot in Turkey’s agriculture sector

Meltem and her siblings, including her nine-year-old brother who often stays alone in their tent, only go to school for maybe two months out of the year.

Today 12:23 Nimet Kıraç

Seventy-two hate attacks killed five people in Turkey in eight months

Seventy-two hate attacks killed five people in Turkey in eight months

Among the attacks, 29 targeted refugees and foreign nationals, 13 were directed at Kurds, 12 at LGBTI+s, and seven at ethnic and religious minorities or people expressing religious views, according to a report from the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.

11 October 2024

Culture Ministry bans Kurdish-language film ‘Rojbash’

Culture Ministry bans Kurdish-language film ‘Rojbash’

The ministry deemed the film “unsuitable for commercial circulation,” effectively banning it from being shown in cinemas.

11 October 2024

Turkey poised to collect defense budget contributions from tax declarations

Turkey poised to collect defense budget contributions from tax declarations

The proposed Defense Industry Support Fund will be financed by collecting additional fees from various tax declarations, property sales, and high-limit credit cards.

11 October 2024

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Dozens of cats and dogs poisoned and killed in Kocaeli, local authorities blamed

Dozens of cats and dogs poisoned and killed in Kocaeli, local authorities blamed

All the killed animals were healthy and were regularly being fed by volunteers, which constitutes a violation of the recently enacted law authorizing stray animal killing under specific conditions.

11 October 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Synagogues vandalized in İzmir: ‘Turkey’s Jews living on edge since war began’

Synagogues vandalized in İzmir: ‘Turkey’s Jews living on edge since war began’

Turkey’s Jews should not be held accountable for Israeli PM Netanyahu’s actions, says Nesim Bencoya, coordinator of the İzmir Jewish Cultural Heritage Project.

10 October 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Murat İnceoğlu

Turkey’s human rights agency ‘exists only in name'

Turkey’s human rights agency ‘exists only in name'

Amid questions over its independence, the institution has fallen short of the standards set by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions.

10 October 2024 Murat İnceoğlu

Miners dismissed for unionizing march barefoot to parliament

Miners dismissed for unionizing march barefoot to parliament

Miners from the Fernas company, owned by a ruling party deputy, have been protesting since late August for reinstatement and proper job safety measures at the mine.

10 October 2024

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Turkey's labor underutilization rate exceeds 27% in August

Turkey's labor underutilization rate exceeds 27% in August

While the unemployment rate decreased slightly, the labor underutilization rate increased according to the official figures. The finance minister says the outlook is positive despite challenges.

10 October 2024

Turkish banking giant Yapı Kredi discriminates against visually impaired customer

Turkish banking giant Yapı Kredi discriminates against visually impaired customer

The customer claims to have faced ableism during the credit card application process. A lawyer says the bank violated the discrimination ban.

10 October 2024 Ali Dinç

Turkey begins evacuating citizens from Lebanon amid intense Israeli strikes

Turkey begins evacuating citizens from Lebanon amid intense Israeli strikes

Two military vessels delivered 300 tons of humanitarian aid to Lebanon and are returning to Turkey with 2,500 citizens on board.

10 October 2024

Court orders block on bianet report on Turkey-Israel-Qatar military cooperation

Court orders block on bianet report on Turkey-Israel-Qatar military cooperation

The law article which constituted the legal ground for the censorship will no longer be effective as of Oct 10, according to a Constitutional Court decision.

Opposition criticizes closed parliamentary session on Israeli threat to Turkey

Opposition criticizes closed parliamentary session on Israeli threat to Turkey

A closed parliamentary session held regarding the Israeli threat was no more informative than regular news coverage, according to CHP leader Özgür Özel.

Turkey responds to 4-ton cocaine seizure on ship near Canary Islands

Turkey responds to 4-ton cocaine seizure on ship near Canary Islands

The ship followed a complex route and “ghost vessels” were involved to avoid detection, said the Interior Ministry.

Turkey bans Discord after revelations of 'incel' cyberbullying, child exploitation

Turkey bans Discord after revelations of 'incel' cyberbullying, child exploitation

Recent praise of femicides has drawn attention to incel groups on Discord, which have apparently been involved in animal torture and child abuse.

Diyarbakır governor bans rally commemorating PKK leader's capture

Diyarbakır governor bans rally commemorating PKK leader's capture

Pro-Kurdish groups intended to mark the 26th anniversary of the start of the international pursuit of Abdullah Öcalan with a rally.

Severely ill prisoner Fatma Tokmak held in solitary confinement

Severely ill prisoner Fatma Tokmak held in solitary confinement

Tokmak has been sentenced to a 10-day solitary confinement over material containing “terrorist propaganda” despite denying that the seized material belonged to her.

8 October 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Two Kurdish musicians detained in Diyarbakır

Two Kurdish musicians detained in Diyarbakır

The reason for the musicians’ detention remains unclear.

Turkey considers banning Discord amid child abuse, cyberbullying allegations

Turkey considers banning Discord amid child abuse, cyberbullying allegations

The app has come under scrutiny after messages praising a teenager who burtally killed two 19-year-old women.

Sexually abused toddler in Turkey’s Tekirdağ dies after weeks in coma

Sexually abused toddler in Turkey’s Tekirdağ dies after weeks in coma

The child’s mother, her partner and two minors are remanded in custody in connection with the incident.

children's library

IPS Communication Foundation/bianet continues its rights-based journalism with the "BİA Children's Library" with the aim of giving more space to and disseminating the voices of children and youth.

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