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İrfan Kovankaya

How Bilgi students won back their university

How Bilgi students won back their university

One officer almost seemed to pose for my pictures amidst rounds of battering students with his shield.

Today 11:27 Irfan Kovankaya

Happy Eid al-Adha

Happy Eid al-Adha

We wish a happy holiday to all Muslims.

Council of Europe report urges legal reforms in Turkey

Council of Europe report urges legal reforms in Turkey

A commissioner noted structural problems in the Turkish Penal Code, Anti-Terror Law, internet legislation, NGO oversight, and the justice system.

Ousted opposition leader holds rally in İzmir

Ousted opposition leader holds rally in İzmir

Özgür Özel, who joined the rally with his spouse and daughter, challenged Kılıçdaroğlu, who was reinstated by a court order, to convene a new congress for a leadership election.

Syrian minorities are striving for recognition

Syrian minorities are striving for recognition

Syria's new Constitutional Declaration explicitly adopts international human rights law. Although this is theoretically significant for minority rights, the government fails to honor them in practice.

26 May 2026 Nazım Tural

Seydixan Bozkır

Kılıçdaroğlu, awaiting appointment by the state!

Kılıçdaroğlu, awaiting appointment by the state!

Kılıçdaroğlu’s political inaction is not a personal flaw but the inevitable result of a specific understanding of the state-society relationship. It is highly likely that he views today’s decision of absolute nullity as “a kind of call from the state.”

26 May 2026 Seydîxan Bozkır

Top court annuls rules allowing police to seize digital devices

Top court annuls rules allowing police to seize digital devices

The Constitutional Court ruled that digital searches are legitimate but can violate privacy when authorities gain access to data unrelated to the investigation.

Venomous compass jellyfish spotted off Tekirdağ coast

Venomous compass jellyfish spotted off Tekirdağ coast

According to an expert, the increase in the visibility of compass jellyfish should viewed alongside pollution, overfishing, and the disruption of ecological balance

25 May 2026 Yakup Önal

CHP headquarters pets safe after police raid

CHP headquarters pets safe after police raid

"last night reminded us of one more thing: animals remain the most innocent among human anger and political fights," said the party's veterinarian.

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Erdoğan reopens İstanbul Bilgi University three days after closing it

Erdoğan reopens İstanbul Bilgi University three days after closing it

Students have been protesting the decision for the past three days.

Several detained at İstanbul Bilgi University as students protest closure

Several detained at İstanbul Bilgi University as students protest closure

Students alleged ill-treatment during detentions.

Police storm CHP headquarters after leadership ouster

Police storm CHP headquarters after leadership ouster

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the reinstated leader, formally requested police deployment after party leadership and members refused to leave the building. Police broke in using tear gas and rubber bullets

Persistent draught despite heavy rainfall: Turkey’s new climate reality

Persistent draught despite heavy rainfall: Turkey’s new climate reality

Forest ecosystems are entering the new fire season under water stress, despite annual regional rainfall. In other words, the risk does not start from scratch every summer; the accumulated hydrological stress from previous years carries over into new fire seasons.

Bilgi University students face uncertainty after shutdown

Bilgi University students face uncertainty after shutdown

Students said the decision was made without any preparation, dragging the future of thousands of students into uncertainty.

22 May 2026 Abbas Vural

CHP's appeals against leadership removal rejected as Kılıçdaroğlu set to take office

CHP's appeals against leadership removal rejected as Kılıçdaroğlu set to take office

Kılıçdaroğlu changed his social media bio to "Chairperson of the Republican People's Party."

Media Activism Handbook: Good Practices in Civic Engagement

Media Activism Handbook: Good Practices in Civic Engagement

The purpose of this handbook is to map good practices of media activism to inspire activities for defending public interest in media and communications, including the promotion of media and information literacy.

Bahçeli calls for settlement between CHP factions after court ousts leadership

Bahçeli calls for settlement between CHP factions after court ousts leadership

The nationalist leader called on both sides to act responsibly to protect the nation's founding party.

İstanbul Bilgi University shut down by presidential decree

İstanbul Bilgi University shut down by presidential decree

The institution was one of Turkey's first private universities.

Justice minister says CHP leadership ruling 'reinforced trust in Turkey's democracy'

Justice minister says CHP leadership ruling 'reinforced trust in Turkey's democracy'

Gürlek noted that the legal process had begun after CHP members' objections to the congress results and the appeal process remains open.

Reactions to court-ordered ouster of CHP leadership

Reactions to court-ordered ouster of CHP leadership

Opposition parties in Turkey and European Greens strongly criticized the ruling.

Court removes leadership of Turkey's main opposition party

Court removes leadership of Turkey's main opposition party

Former leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who was ousted after the 2023 congress that is now deemed irregular, will be temporarily reinstated.

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