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'Journalist’s duty is to bear witness under all conditions'

'Journalist’s duty is to bear witness under all conditions'

Bayburt has been held in pretrial detention since February on 'terrorism' charges.

Today 06:00 Evrim Kepenek

Diyar Saraçoğlu

Spiros Grammenos: ‘I sing so memory won’t fade’

Spiros Grammenos: ‘I sing so memory won’t fade’

We spoke with Spiros Grammenos about music as a tool of resistance and memory, the panic caused by censorship, and the chain of solidarity stretching from Athens to Palestine.

11 April 2026 Diyar Saraçoğlu

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Why is the İstanbul Film Festival facing a boycott?

Why is the İstanbul Film Festival facing a boycott?

What is taking place is not so much an explicit ban as a more subtle practice of drawing boundaries that determines which narratives can enter circulation. After all, what determines the regime of visibility is often precisely these kinds of states of “absence.”

11 April 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

İrfan Kovankaya

Kurdish journalists targeted in new wave of online censorship

Kurdish journalists targeted in new wave of online censorship

“The government doesn't want any dissenting voices outside of its official narrative," says journalist Ruşen Takva.

10 April 2026 Irfan Kovankaya

'Disinformation law' used against 83 journalists since 2022

'Disinformation law' used against 83 journalists since 2022

Since the law came into effect, 83 journalists have been investigated, detained, arrested, or prosecuted on charges of “publicly disseminating misleading information.”

Tunahan Gözlügöl

Trustee genetics: LGBTI+phobia, censorship, METU

Trustee genetics: LGBTI+phobia, censorship, METU

Without further ado, let us ask: Unlike Verşan Kök, Ahmet Yozgatlıgil, whose ties to the government are more direct and explicit, is he student-friendly?

Today 06:00 Tunahan Gözlügöl

David R. Mellor

I’m sick and tired of the United States

I’m sick and tired of the United States

When the mesmerising Jim Morrisson of The Doors sang no one here gets out alive (Five to One), he meant the country.

11 April 2026 David R. Mellor

Four officers sentenced in Onur Yaser Can retrial

Four officers sentenced in Onur Yaser Can retrial

Can claimed his own life in 2010, after alleged torture and ill-treatment by police officers during custody.

Report highlights barriers to education for Dom and Abdal children in Antep

Report highlights barriers to education for Dom and Abdal children in Antep

Reasons for absenteeism and dropouts include peer bullying, negative teacher attitudes, lack of uniforms, and the need for children to care for siblings or work.

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Evrim Kepenek & Elanur Birinci

Lawyers claim access to files blocked in ESP investigation

Lawyers claim access to files blocked in ESP investigation

The socialist party faces a crackdown where 84 members have remained in pretrial detention for over two months.

10 April 2026 Evrim Kepenek,Elanur Birinci

Many detained in raids targeting opposition-run municipalities in Mersin, Bolu

Many detained in raids targeting opposition-run municipalities in Mersin, Bolu

Over 30 people were detained in Mersin and the acting mayor of Bolu was taken into custody in separate operations.

Standup comedian Tuba Ulu detained over Sultan Suleiman joke

Standup comedian Tuba Ulu detained over Sultan Suleiman joke

"In this period where women are trying to raise their voices in every field, we do not accept the attempt to silence a woman struggling to exist on stage because of her humor," said a women comedians' group.

Child with disputed criminal responsibility arrested in Diyarbakır

Child with disputed criminal responsibility arrested in Diyarbakır

DEM Party MP Newroz Uysal said, “The child’s criminal responsibility is debatable; there is no legal basis for his detention. He must be released immediately.”

9 April 2026 Nalin Öztekin

At least 148 workers killed on the job in March

At least 148 workers killed on the job in March

Among those who died this month, 16 were women, 15 were migrants, and eight were child or young workers, according to İSİG.

Eight detained, dismissed from jobs over video 'mocking' police during consulate attack

Eight detained, dismissed from jobs over video 'mocking' police during consulate attack

The suspects were filming the gunfight from the headquarters of a cosmetics retailer. Shortly after the investigation was announced, the company fired them.

İrfan Kovankaya

Social media ID verification plan raises mass surveillance concerns

Social media ID verification plan raises mass surveillance concerns

Turkey is poised to introduce ID verification for all social media users and ban social media for children under 16, with both measures implemented through the same mechanism, according to a free expression group.

8 April 2026 Irfan Kovankaya

Reports: Fuel prices in Turkey expected to drop by up to 17% following ceasefire

Reports: Fuel prices in Turkey expected to drop by up to 17% following ceasefire

Diesel prices have increased more than 35% since the start of the war.

Twelve detained over attack targeting Israeli consulate in İstanbul

Twelve detained over attack targeting Israeli consulate in İstanbul

The suspects have been detained in raids in İstanbul and Kocaeli.

Men killed 32 women in March

Men killed 32 women in March

Men injured at least 37 women and abused 11 girls and boys in March.

7 April 2026 Evrim Kepenek

Gunfight near Israeli consulate in İstanbul leaves one attacker dead

Gunfight near Israeli consulate in İstanbul leaves one attacker dead

Two assailants and two police officers have reportedly been wounded in the clash. Authorities suggest that ISIS was behind the attack.

Filmmaker Rojhilat Aksoy acquitted of 'insulting Turkish nation'

Filmmaker Rojhilat Aksoy acquitted of 'insulting Turkish nation'

Aksoy faced charges over the screening of an animated film about the Armenian Genocide.

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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