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Trial to Begin for Teacher Ayşe Çelik Who Said “Don’t Let Children Die”

Trial to Begin for Teacher Ayşe Çelik Who Said “Don’t Let Children Die”

The trial of Ayşe Çelik, put under investigation for saying “don’t let children die” on the Beyaz Show TV programme, and her 38 supporters will be held tomorrow.

22 September 2016

Aslı Erdoğan Receives Tucholsky Prize

Aslı Erdoğan Receives Tucholsky Prize

Novelist and columnist Aslı Erdoğan, who has been under arrest since August 19, has received the literary award the Tucholsky Prize.

21 September 2016

CHP MP Arık: I Want My Daughter with Autism to Study in University

CHP MP Arık: I Want My Daughter with Autism to Study in University

In the press statement made at parliament, CHP Kayseri MP Arık has spoken about the problems that the children with autism live in the field of education.

19 September 2016

67 People Lose Their Lives During Eid

67 People Lose Their Lives During Eid

67 people have died and 573 others been wounded in road accidents during the nine-day Sacrifice Feast holiday.

19 September 2016

British Ambassador: Closing Embassy on Security Grounds was a Reasonable Precaution

British Ambassador: Closing Embassy on Security Grounds was a Reasonable Precaution

The United Kingdom’s ambassador to Turkey, Richard Moore, has made a statement following the UK and Germany’s decision to close their diplomatic offices on the grounds of a possible “attack”. Moore said it was “a reasonable precaution”.

16 September 2016

Turkish Cinema Icon Tarık Akan Dies

Turkish Cinema Icon Tarık Akan Dies

Virtuoso film actor Tarık Akan has died.

16 September 2016

Abdullah Öcalan’s Message to be Read Out in Diyarbakır

Abdullah Öcalan’s Message to be Read Out in Diyarbakır

Returning from İmralı, it is expected that Mehmet Öcalan will share the details of his meeting with Abdullah Öcalan after he meets 50 volunteers on hunger strike.

12 September 2016

Happy Sacrifice Feast

Happy Sacrifice Feast

Happy Sacrifice Feast to all Muslim communities. We wish everyone a nonviolent bairam.

12 September 2016

Work Begins on Tombili Statue

Work Begins on Tombili Statue

Animal lover and sculptor Seval Şahin has begun work on the statue that is to be erected for Tombili in the neighborhood where the cat lived. “The cat in the next-door studio is a little chubby too. He modelled for me,” Şahin said.

9 September 2016

AA: Trustees have been appointed to Sur, Silvan Municipalities

AA: Trustees have been appointed to Sur, Silvan Municipalities

Trustees have been appointed to Diyarbakır’s Sur and Silvan municipalities governed by the DBP.

8 September 2016

4 More From Özgür Gündem Solidarity Campaign Called to Testify

4 More From Özgür Gündem Solidarity Campaign Called to Testify

Three journalists, an artist, and an Alevi sage who joined the the “Editors-in-Chief on Watch” campaign launched on May 3 have been called to testify.

7 September 2016

3 Yeniçağ Writers Detained

3 Yeniçağ Writers Detained

Yeniçağ daily writers Servet Avcı, Adnan İslamoğulları and Yavuz Selim Demirağ have been taken into custody as part of the investigation launched into the Gülen Community in the wake of the July 15 coup attempt.

7 September 2016

Ancestry Seeds to be Shared on Digital Platform

Ancestry Seeds to be Shared on Digital Platform

A new online platform is to enable people to exchange their ancestry seeds. The only request by the Seed Exchange Network is that a sum of seeds be reserved for exchange with other people.

7 September 2016 Nilay Vardar

2,800 Year-Old Wheat, Sesame Seeds Found In Archeological Dig

2,800 Year-Old Wheat, Sesame Seeds Found In Archeological Dig

Archaeologists are hoping to make 2,800 year-old seeds discovered in an excavation in Van grow again. The head of the project believes that the seeds would most probably grow again if they have become carbonized on their own.

6 September 2016 Ekin Karaca

Final Farewell to Vedat Türkali

Final Farewell to Vedat Türkali

Following a ceremony in Teşvikiye Mosque, the writer Vedat Türkali, who died on 29 August, will be buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

1 September 2016

Fishing Grouper Banned but Bluefish at Risk

Fishing Grouper Banned but Bluefish at Risk

Fishing ban has ended, fishing criteria for grouper’s length has dropped to 18 from 20, the grouper banned.

1 September 2016

Police Raid DTK Building

Police Raid DTK Building

Police raided last night the DTK building at which the announcement was made that hunger strike will be staged until a meeting is held with PKK leader Abudllah Öcalan.

1 September 2016

This is the Country in the Crimson Cloak

This is the Country in the Crimson Cloak

One can support a writer by understanding them, by breathing in their world afresh, by trying to hear their voice once more. If we fail to do so, it is all too easy to slide into anger. One must not give up.

31 August 2016 Tuğçe Isıyel

‘Temporary Special Security Zone’ Declared in 31 Regions of Dersim

‘Temporary Special Security Zone’ Declared in 31 Regions of Dersim

In addition to the ‘Temporary Special Security Zone’ declared in 31 areas between September 1-15, the governorate banned stopping and picnicking along the Pülümür-Erzincan highway.

Former İstanbul Security Director Çapkın Detained

Former İstanbul Security Director Çapkın Detained

Former İstanbul Security Director Hüseyin Çapkın has been detained as part of the investigation launched into the Fethullah Gülen community following the July 15 coup attempt.

Vedat Türkeli to be Interred on September 1 Peace Day

Vedat Türkeli to be Interred on September 1 Peace Day

Vedat Türkali’s funeral will be held at the Teşvikiye Mosque in the afternoon on September 1.

2 Soldiers Killed in Conflict in Şemdinli

2 Soldiers Killed in Conflict in Şemdinli

Two sergeant majors have lost their lives in the conflict that erupted between PKK members and soldiers in Hakkari’s Şemdinli district.

Writer Vedat Türkeli Passes Away

Writer Vedat Türkeli Passes Away

Writer Vedat Türkeli passed away this morning.

Armed Attack on CHP Convoy

Armed Attack on CHP Convoy

Fire has been opened on convoy of the CHP Leader in Artvin. The vehicle’s private soldier driver has lost his life, two other soldiers in the guard vehicle have been slightly injured. Kılıçdaroğlu and those who were in the convoy are safe.

Curfew Declared in 6 Villages of Batman

Curfew Declared in 6 Villages of Batman

Curfew was declared in six villages of Sason district of Batman as of August 24, 5 p.m. until further notice.

Curfew Declared in Yüksekova For 3 Days

Curfew Declared in Yüksekova For 3 Days

Curfew has been declared in Yüksekova district of Hakkari province for three days following the rocket attack on special operations police.

Statue of Tombili to be Erected in Kadıköy

Statue of Tombili to be Erected in Kadıköy

A positive response has come from Kadıköy Municipality for the petition launched requesting Tombili's statue to be erected in the neighborhood in Kadıköy where he lived.

Grouper Fishing to be Outlawed Starting September 1

Grouper Fishing to be Outlawed Starting September 1

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock has released two announcements outlawing the fishing and selling of any kind of grouper fish from September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2020. Those who do not obey the order will be fined 1,113 Turkish Lira.

‘Caretta Carettas Don’t Attack, They Defend Themselves’

‘Caretta Carettas Don’t Attack, They Defend Themselves’

WWF-Turkey Conservation Supervisor Ayşe Oruç has evaluated caretta carettas biting five people in one day near Bodrum. “Feeding the turtles, making them a part of tourism, considering them pets are giving rise to this situation”.

17 August 2016 Ekin Karaca

7 Academics From Karadeniz Technical University, Former AKP Parliament Member Arrested

7 Academics From Karadeniz Technical University, Former AKP Parliament Member Arrested

Including the recent arrests at Karadeniz Technical University, the number of academics arrested within the investigations into the Gülen Community following the coup attempt has reached 86.

Warning from 4 Expert NGOs: “Sexual Assault is a Crime, Not an Illness”

Warning from 4 Expert NGOs: “Sexual Assault is a Crime, Not an Illness”

Declaration also signed by the Turkish Medical Association, Psychiatric Association of Turkey, Forensic Experts Association and Association for Sexual Education, Treatment and Research has demanded to revoke the regulation which paved the way for “anaphrodisiac medical treatment”.

‘Democracy and Martyrs’ Rally in Yenikapı

‘Democracy and Martyrs’ Rally in Yenikapı

Democracy and Martyrs Rally was held under the auspices of Presidency, İstanbul Governoship and İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality in Yenikapı Square today.