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Memory leaking through a dam: Land, archive and being with place

Memory leaking through a dam: Land, archive and being with place

"This state of unity established with place, with land, sometimes with landscape, sometimes with scenery, formed the exhibition’s main intellectual framework."

25 April 2026 Zeynep Altıok

Mıgırdiç Margosyan memorial house opens in Diyarbakır

Mıgırdiç Margosyan memorial house opens in Diyarbakır

The house aims to transfer the life, memory, and connection of the author with the city to future generations.

Turkey bans social media for children under 15

Turkey bans social media for children under 15

The new legislation requires platforms to implement age verification and parental control tools.

Armenian Patriarch: Neither denial nor obsessive hostility heals wounds

Armenian Patriarch: Neither denial nor obsessive hostility heals wounds

The patriarch called for peace, dialogue and coexistence.

Two-meter Athena statue discovered in Laodikeia West Theater

Two-meter Athena statue discovered in Laodikeia West Theater

The work, which reflects the classical style of the Augustus Period, draws attention with its high artistic quality.

Former AKP mayor among 49 detained in corruption probe

Former AKP mayor among 49 detained in corruption probe

The investigation focuses on charges of "forming an organization to commit crimes" and "bid-rigging."

Palestinian refugee faces deportation after trial over US consulate protest

Palestinian refugee faces deportation after trial over US consulate protest

Esraa Mohammad Awad Aljamal and her husband had attended a demonstration outside the US consulate in İstanbul to protest Marco Rubio's statememts targeting Palestinians.

22 April 2026 Hikmet Adal

Kurdish Journalism Day marked on 128th anniversary of first newspaper

Kurdish Journalism Day marked on 128th anniversary of first newspaper

"There was exile 128 years ago, and today there is pressure and siege. There is pressure on the entire press, but this pressure is even greater on the Kurdish press," said DEM Party spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan.

Seized broadcaster TELE1 put up for sale as founder in jail on 'espionage' charges

Seized broadcaster TELE1 put up for sale as founder in jail on 'espionage' charges

Merdan Yanardağ's trial on espionage charges, which led to the seizure of the channel, has not yet begun.

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Erdoğan condemns shooting at White House correspondents’ dinner

Erdoğan condemns shooting at White House correspondents’ dinner

"In democracies, struggle is carried out with ideas," said the president.

Central Bank keeps interest rate constant

Central Bank keeps interest rate constant

The decision was in line with the expectations of economists amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

İstanbul’s Ataşehir district mayor arrested in corruption probe

İstanbul’s Ataşehir district mayor arrested in corruption probe

Onursal Adıgüzel and 18 others have been arrested pending trial.

Prosecutor seeks sentence for bianet journalist Tuğçe Yılmaz over interview with Armenian youths

Prosecutor seeks sentence for bianet journalist Tuğçe Yılmaz over interview with Armenian youths

Yılmaz is charged with "insulting the nation and the state" due to the interview.

21 April 2026 Hikmet Adal

Over 100 miners detained after march to Ankara over unpaid wages

Over 100 miners detained after march to Ankara over unpaid wages

“They have developed a slave-like working regime unique to themselves,” said a union lawyer.

Amedspor faces harassment during match in Balıkesir

Amedspor faces harassment during match in Balıkesir

Bandırmaspor fans insulted Amedspor delegation before the match.

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Three community dogs living in Kadıköy for years taken to shelter

Three community dogs living in Kadıköy for years taken to shelter

The dogs need to be adopted to get out of the shelter.

20 April 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

İrfan Kovankaya

NATO to establish new multicorps in Adana

NATO to establish new multicorps in Adana

“NATO is trying to be a more robust, combat-ready and, more importantly, more deterrent force posture, this is what they’re trying to achieve,” says an expert.

20 April 2026 Irfan Kovankaya

Former governor's son arrested as primary suspect in Gülistan Doku murder case

Former governor's son arrested as primary suspect in Gülistan Doku murder case

A video confession was also included in the case file.

Turkey ranks first in Europe for fatal landslides

Turkey ranks first in Europe for fatal landslides

The vast majority of landslides occur in environments transformed by human activity.

Parents in Maraş concerned about sending children to schools after shootings

Parents in Maraş concerned about sending children to schools after shootings

"While we were still healing from the pain of the earthquake and those we lost, the incident we experienced a few days ago added insult to injury."

17 April 2026 Nalin Öztekin

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Mega-mosque project on Kadıköy shoreline met with local concerns over necessity

Mega-mosque project on Kadıköy shoreline met with local concerns over necessity

There are nine mosques within walking distance of the proposed mosque site, which is located on a seaside recreation spot.

17 April 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

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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