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Court halts hydro power plant project in Van due to environmental damage

Court halts hydro power plant project in Van due to environmental damage

The project that has been underway since 2018 is threatening life in Sortkin Stream and the flora, the court has concluded.

Turkey reports 1,443 new coronavirus cases, three deaths in a day

Turkey reports 1,443 new coronavirus cases, three deaths in a day

The country's official death toll has reached 98,914 with 15.1 million cases.

(In)visible refugees in Europe

(In)visible refugees in Europe

European leaders' discrimination dehumanizes the displacement experiences of non-European refugees. The core principle of asylum must be based on universal human rights, not location proximity, religion, or ethnic identity of displaced people.

19 May 2022 Cevdet Acu

Turkey reports 1,608 new coronavirus cases, seven deaths

Turkey reports 1,608 new coronavirus cases, seven deaths

The country's official death toll stands at 98,911, according to the ministry.

Parts of Turkey's Lake Salda turn into a swamp

Parts of Turkey's Lake Salda turn into a swamp

An environmental group shared the latest image from Lake Salda, which is planned to be included in the UNESCO Natural World Heritage list. In the video, it is seen that the waters receded and the lake turned into a swamp.

Turkey reports 1,254 new coronavirus cases, four deaths in a day

Turkey reports 1,254 new coronavirus cases, four deaths in a day

The country's official death toll reached 98,904 with 15.1 million cases, according to the ministry.

Survey: 31 percent of Kurdish families don't speak to their children in Kurdish

Survey: 31 percent of Kurdish families don't speak to their children in Kurdish

According to a new survey, the speaking of the Kurdish language decreases in the houses with children. Families do not prefer to speak in their mother tongue because they don’t want their children to face difficulties in school life.

Turkey reports 1,154 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths

Turkey reports 1,154 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths

The country's death toll has reached 98,900 with 15.1 million cases.

Turkey's Tourism Ministry allows minister to expand his hotel project into forest in Bodrum

Turkey's Tourism Ministry allows minister to expand his hotel project into forest in Bodrum

The ministry has agreed to allocate 25-acre of land for a new holiday camp project in Bodrum's Türkbükü.

Letter from Demirtaş: Intellectuals have a historic responsibility

Letter from Demirtaş: Intellectuals have a historic responsibility

Drawing attention to the upcoming elections in the letter he has sent to journalists, including bianet’s project coordinator, Nadire Mater, the imprisoned politician underlined the importance of an alliance based on democracy but not any political party.

Unknown perpetrators caused death of four million honey bees in northwestern Turkey

Unknown perpetrators caused death of four million honey bees in northwestern Turkey

Hives in the project site have become unusable and "disease-resistant" bees have been stolen.

Turkey reports 1,816 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths

Turkey reports 1,816 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths

More than 1,700 people recovered from the disease in 24 hours.

Kurdish politician Aysel Doğan dies in exile

Kurdish politician Aysel Doğan dies in exile

The 69-year-old politician spent 17 years of her life in Turkey's prisons. She had been living in Germany since 2015.

Refugees from Somalia 'facing increasing pressure' in Ankara

Refugees from Somalia 'facing increasing pressure' in Ankara

"Police officers changed the name of the restaurant from 'Somalian Table' to 'People's Table'. They come every day and continue to threaten us," says a refugee.

Turkey reports 1,670 new Covid cases, nine deaths

Turkey reports 1,670 new Covid cases, nine deaths

More than 1,700 people recovered from the disease in a day, according to the ministry.

Erdoğan says no one can send refugees back as long as he is in power

Erdoğan says no one can send refugees back as long as he is in power

“If they want to return voluntarily, they will return, but we will not force them to return by threatening them with guns,” the president has said.

Population of harmful insect species increases in İstanbul, experts warn

Population of harmful insect species increases in İstanbul, experts warn

Pine processionary moth caterpillars have been migrating to the north due to global warming and are now frequently spotted in İstanbul.

‘They don’t want us to seek justice’

‘They don’t want us to seek justice’

“It is a political decision,” says Adnan Cömert, the brother of Abdullah Cömert, who died after being hit with a tear gas cartridge in Hatay during the Gezi Resistance in 2013.

Pro-government business leader pleased with refugee workers as 'locals snub hard labor jobs'

Pro-government business leader pleased with refugee workers as 'locals snub hard labor jobs'

Last week, the interior minister said businesspeople who "exploit refugees" would be the first to object to their repatriation.

Midnight music ban pushed to 1 a.m.

Midnight music ban pushed to 1 a.m.

Introduced as a "coronavirus measure," the music ban after midnight has remained in place, although almost all other measures have been lifted.

Turkey reports 1,858 new coronavirus cases, seven deaths in a day

Turkey reports 1,858 new coronavirus cases, seven deaths in a day

More than 1,500 people recovered from the disease in 24 hours, according to the ministry.

Eighty-year-old couple in Van jailed for ‘aiding an illegal organization’

Eighty-year-old couple in Van jailed for ‘aiding an illegal organization’

A couple aged 79 and 80 were sent to jail after their sentences were confirmed by the court of appeal.

Kılıçdaroğlu slams government for 'admitting exploitation of refugees'

Kılıçdaroğlu slams government for 'admitting exploitation of refugees'

The main opposition leader slammed the interior minister over his remarks that businesspeople "exploit Syrians in their factories" and they would be the first to rise up had the refugees gone.

Is there a connection between Turkey's economic crisis and refugees?

Is there a connection between Turkey's economic crisis and refugees?

According to experts, refugees are far from being the cause of the economic crisis in Turkey. As for unemployment, they are not an alternative to local workers, but fill the areas they have left.

10 May 2022 Hikmet Adal

Turkey reports 1,542 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths in a day

Turkey reports 1,542 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths in a day

Some 1,463 people recovered from the disease in 24 hours, according to the ministry.

‘What happened to the food that contains agricultural pesticides?’

‘What happened to the food that contains agricultural pesticides?’

“No Pesticides on My Plate Platform” asked about the usage of the pesticides in food products

Opposition deputy draws 'migration map' of İstanbul

Opposition deputy draws 'migration map' of İstanbul

Number of refugees in the metropolis may be much higher than official figures, says CHP deputy Gürsel Tekin.

Nearly 1,900 flamingo chicks hatched in Turkey's Lake Tuz in 2021

Nearly 1,900 flamingo chicks hatched in Turkey's Lake Tuz in 2021

The flamingo population breeding in Turkey constitutes nearly 34 percent of the entire flamingo population in Europe, according to the ministry.

First Sunday Mass at Armenian church in Diyarbakır after seven years

First Sunday Mass at Armenian church in Diyarbakır after seven years

The Sunday Service was held at the Surp Giragos Church in Diyarbakır.

Interior Ministry: Turkey hosts 5.5 million foreigners, 'not all of them refugees'

Interior Ministry: Turkey hosts 5.5 million foreigners, 'not all of them refugees'

"Not every dark-skinned person is a refugee," the deputy minister has warned, noting that some four and a half million tourist from the Middle East and North Africa visited Turkey last year.

Turkey reports 1,480 new coronavirus cases, nine deaths in a day

Turkey reports 1,480 new coronavirus cases, nine deaths in a day

More than 1,500 people recovered from the disease in a day, according to ministry data.

“Sending Syrians back is not easy as the politicians say”

“Sending Syrians back is not easy as the politicians say”

GAR President Didem Danış said, "Some politicians very easily say 'we will send them back', but this will not be as easy as they say. According to both the national legislation and the international law, sending back can only be done voluntarily."

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