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Laborer Mahmut Atilla Özbelen, 26, died in Taksim

Laborer Mahmut Atilla Özbelen, 26, died in Taksim

Zehra Şahin talks about her friend, Atilla Özbelen, with whom she worked at the Classroom Tools Manufacturing Centre, about how he was at work, his union activities, and how they went together from Ankara to the First of May rally in Istanbul.

26 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Turkey reports 7,523 Covid cases as decline continues

Turkey reports 7,523 Covid cases as decline continues

Some 178 people lost their lives yesterday, bringing the official death toll to 46,446.

Public order police officer Nazmi Arı, 26, died in Taksim

Public order police officer Nazmi Arı, 26, died in Taksim

Fahrettin Arı talks about his brother, Nazmi Arı, about the failure to bring those responsible for his death to justice, and about how a village school was named after him but the name was later removed.

25 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Permission for killing 45 wild goats, a vulnerable species

Permission for killing 45 wild goats, a vulnerable species

The 6th Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has announced that it will initiate a tender for killing 45 wild goats. Several social media users have protested the decision, urging the authorities to cancel the tender.

‘City hospitals have increased the contagion risk in Turkey’

‘City hospitals have increased the contagion risk in Turkey’

63.5 percent of the participants of a survey conducted by the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) say that city hospitals have increased the COVID-19 contagion risk due to their massive size and high number of beds and hospital attendants.

Climate crisis | ‘Turkey saw 984 extreme weather events in 2020’

Climate crisis | ‘Turkey saw 984 extreme weather events in 2020’

Ecosphere Association Campaigns Director Özgür Gürbüz has talked about the recent extreme weather events in the Aegean. Stressing that such events will increase gradually, he has called on the authorities to sign the Paris Agreement.

There are deals for 270 million vaccine doses, but no vaccines

There are deals for 270 million vaccine doses, but no vaccines

In a statement on May 22, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that the country made deals to receive 100 million doses of SinoVac, 120 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and 50 million doses of Sputnik vaccines against COVID-19.

COVID-19: Turkey’s daily number of deaths falls below 200

COVID-19: Turkey’s daily number of deaths falls below 200

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 197 people died of coronavirus and 7,839 people tested positive with over 210 thousand tests in a day. 1,843 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Student Ercüment Gürkut, 26, died in Taksim

Student Ercüment Gürkut, 26, died in Taksim

Author Nedim Gürsel talks of how Ercüment Gürkut, a friend from Galatasaray High School, was interested in football and poetry, was funny and intelligent, was very interested in cinema and of how they planned to carry out a project together.

24 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Pfizer-BioNTech to send 90 million doses of vaccine to Turkey

Pfizer-BioNTech to send 90 million doses of vaccine to Turkey

While Turkey has finalized a deal to buy 60 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, with an option for an additional 30 million doses, Minister Koca has said, “Turkey has the potential to vaccinate more than 1.5 million people per day.”

Turkey reports less than 10 thousand daily cases for the first time after months

Turkey reports less than 10 thousand daily cases for the first time after months

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 207 people died of coronavirus and 9,385 people tested positive with over 219 thousand tests in a day. 2,041 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

A country outside of the global climate policy: Turkey

A country outside of the global climate policy: Turkey

The global economic and social order is reshaping in the face of stagnation and climate crises. Turkey is strengthening the dimensions and effects of the structural emergencies by not being involved in these developments.

21 May 2021 Ebru Voyvoda

Court annuls Ministry’s decision allowing construction in Atatürk Forest Farm

Court annuls Ministry’s decision allowing construction in Atatürk Forest Farm

The Ankara 6th Administrative Court has annulled the decision of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization that allowed buildings such as car parks and wedding halls as part of a landscape project in the Atatürk Forest Farm.

BioNTech's Uğur Şahin to attend Health Ministry's Scientific Advisory Board meeting

BioNTech's Uğur Şahin to attend Health Ministry's Scientific Advisory Board meeting

Turkey will procure 30 million doses of the BioNTech vaccine next month, according to the health minister.

Turkey bans import of polymer waste after becoming Europe's top waste importer

Turkey bans import of polymer waste after becoming Europe's top waste importer

Wastes in the ethylene polymer group made up 74 percent of Turkey's plastic waste import last year.

Council of Higher Education: Vaccinate students and academics

Council of Higher Education: Vaccinate students and academics

In a letter to the Ministry of Health, the YÖK has requested that the academic and administrative staff of institutions of higher education and the students in formal education be vaccinated against coronavirus by September 2021.

Our life becomes history while we live!

Our life becomes history while we live!

With an article to be published every Thursday, bianet's article series "As the Climate and World Change" will shed light on the fight which is the greatest of all - and perhaps the last of all - in the history of human civilization as we know it!

20 May 2021 Ömer Madra

COVID-19: Turkey reports a higher number of daily fatalities

COVID-19: Turkey reports a higher number of daily fatalities

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 233 people died of coronavirus and 11,553 people tested positive with over 218 thousand tests in a day. 2,162 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

COVID-19: Turkey's weekly case map updated

COVID-19: Turkey's weekly case map updated

The Health Minister has shared the weekly provincial COVID-19 rates. The new numbers have shown that the number of cases per 100,000 people was nearly 185 in Istanbul and over 152 in the capital city of Ankara on May 8-14.

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 45 thousand

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 45 thousand

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 203 people died of coronavirus and 11,937 people tested positive with over 217 thousand tests in a day. 2,232 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Journalist Adnan Genç dies of coronavirus

Journalist Adnan Genç dies of coronavirus

Journalist Adnan Genç, who was in treatment for COVID-19, has lost his life.

COVID-19: Turkey reports 223 deaths in a day amid ‘gradual normalization’

COVID-19: Turkey reports 223 deaths in a day amid ‘gradual normalization’

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 223 people died of coronavirus and 10,174 people tested positive with over 206 thousand tests in a day. 2,326 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Greenpeace: Plastic waste from UK, Germany illegally dumped, burned in Turkey

Greenpeace: Plastic waste from UK, Germany illegally dumped, burned in Turkey

Turkey's plastic waste import from European countries has increased by eight times in five years, according to Greenpeace.

'Northern Forests dynamited despite the decision to cease operations'

'Northern Forests dynamited despite the decision to cease operations'

The Northern Forests Defense has called on the General Directorate of Forestry, the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, and the Governor's Office of İstanbul to act and fulfill their obligations in line with the decision.

‘Sell your land’: Pro-government company threatens villagers with expropriation

‘Sell your land’: Pro-government company threatens villagers with expropriation

Cengiz Holding has sent a letter to the villagers who object to the mine that the company wants to operate in Mount Ida: “Sell your land or we will appeal to the ministry and request expropriation.”

Turkey’s Interior Ministry issues circular on ‘gradual normalization’

Turkey’s Interior Ministry issues circular on ‘gradual normalization’

Following the 17-day ‘full lockdown’ introduced as part of coronavirus measures, Turkey will gradually lift the restrictions as of May 17.

Turkey reports 223 deaths, over 10,500 cases in a day

Turkey reports 223 deaths, over 10,500 cases in a day

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 223 people died of coronavirus and 10,512 people tested positive with over 200 thousand tests in a day. 2,468 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

'Enjoy, I'm vaccinated': Ministry video for tourists causes outrage on social media

'Enjoy, I'm vaccinated': Ministry video for tourists causes outrage on social media

The Ministry had to delete its video promoting "double security for tourists" after reactions on social media.

Turkey's daily coronavirus cases drop below 12,000

Turkey's daily coronavirus cases drop below 12,000

The Health Ministry has reported 11,534 new cases and 238 deaths for the last 24 hours.

Traffic accident hotspots in İstanbul

Traffic accident hotspots in İstanbul

91 people lost their lives and 19,338 people were wounded in 14,913 traffic accidents that occured within the jurisdiction of the police in İstanbul in 2020.

‘Keep your hands off İkizdere’

‘Keep your hands off İkizdere’

The Turkish Medical Association and 44 medical chambers have raised concerns that the people resisting against the stone quarry in İkizdere are fined due to the pandemic, calling on the authorities to cancel the fines and to stop the project.

Education to continue online in Turkey at the end of ‘full lockdown’

Education to continue online in Turkey at the end of ‘full lockdown’

In a statement released by the Ministry of National Education, it has been announced that distance education will continue at schools on May 17, the first weekday after the Ramadan Feast and the last day of the 17-day ‘full lockdown.’

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