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Extinction Rebellion Activists Protest 'Greenwashing' at İstanbul Biennial
Activists have staged a protest in front of the museum where the biennial is being held, chanting "Art is contaminated with oil".
14 October 2019
Refugee Boat Sinks in Ayvalık, Claiming the Lives of One Child and One Baby
A boat carrying refugees has sunk off the coast of Ayvalık in the Aegean Sea. While 33 of 35 people on board have been rescued by the coast guard teams, one child and a two-month-old baby have lost their lives in the incident.
14 October 2019
‘States Shouldn’t Make Decisions on our Behalf’
Syrians have responded to President Erdoğan, who says that “Turkey will settle 2 million people in safe zone”: “Not a single country has anything to be afraid of: When our country is safe, when the war is over, we will go back to our country”.
4 October 2019
Ruken Tuncel
HDP Submits Legislative Proposal on Animal Rights: Impunity Must be Ended
Submitting a legislative proposal, HDP MP Paylan has underlined that violence against animals has become a “culture” in Turkey, requesting that the necessary legal and penal regulations be introduced to put an end to impunity in incidents of violence.
4 October 2019
Municipalities Collected 32.2 Tonnes of Waste in 2018
According to the municipal waste statistics shared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), 32.2 million tonnes of municipal waste was collected in Turkey throughout 2018. The per capita waste per day is also calculated as 1.16 kilograms.
2 October 2019
Greece to Return 10 Thousand Refugees to Turkey
The new center-right government has said that the left-wing Syriza government sent 1,805 refugees to Turkey in four-and-a-half years.
1 October 2019
Public Bus Crashes into Bus Stop in Ankara: 3 People Lose Their Lives
A public bus has crashed into a bus stop in Mamak, Ankara. Governor Vasip Şahin has announced that according to initial reports, three people have lost their lives and three people have been wounded in the incident.
30 September 2019
Earthquake Survey: 77 Percent Don’t Know What to do at the Moment of Earthquake
An earthquake survey conducted in İstanbul has shown that 83 percent expect a bigger and more destructive earthquake in the city following the 5.8-magnitude earthquake.
30 September 2019
‘5,469-Hectare Forestland Damaged This Year’
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has stated, “5,469-hectare forestland has been damaged in forest fires across Turkey this year. The greatest damage occurred with the boundaries of İzmir Regional Directorate of Forestry.”
30 September 2019
Statement as to the Accusations of Bülent Şık
Environmental pollution caused by toxic and carcinogenic chemicals poses a serious risk to health of human and natural life, particularly children, and the related public institutions are obliged to take precautions and security measures to eliminate this risk.
28 September 2019
HDP: Parliament Should Investigate Public Health Impairing Factors
Referring to Asst. Prof. Bülent Şık, who has been sentenced to prison for disclosing the results of cancer research conducted by Ministry of Health, HDP MP Danış Beştaş has requested a Parliamentary investigation into factors threatening public health.
27 September 2019
464 Buildings Reported Damaged, One-Day Suspension at 14 Schools in İstanbul
The Emergency Management Center of İstanbul Governorship has announced that it has received notices of damage for 464 buildings after İstanbul earthquake. Education at 14 schools in 9 cities has also been suspended.
27 September 2019
İmamoğlu: Places Said to be Assembly Areas Don’t Have Necessary Physical Qualities
Mayor of İstanbul İmamoğlu has stated, “It is said that 2,864 parks and similar places were reported to Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) as emergency assembly areas. These places do not have the necessary physical qualities”.
27 September 2019
108 Aftershocks Following İstanbul Earthquake, People Spend the Night Outdoors
While Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute has reported 108 aftershocks after the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit İstanbul yesterday, several İstanbulites have spent the night outdoors.
27 September 2019
Bülent Şık Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison
While bianet columnist and food engineer Asst. Prof. Bülent Şık has been acquitted of “provision of prohibited information”, he has been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison for “disclosure of information about duty”. His sentence has not been deferred.
26 September 2019
Tansu Pişkin
International Support for Bülent Şık: ‘We Call for His Urgent Acquittal’
International human rights organizations and scientific and professional organizations have called for urgent acquittal of bianet columnist and food engineer Asst. Prof. Bülent Şık ahead of his third hearing on September 26.
25 September 2019
Life Expectancy at Birth in Turkey: 78.3 Years
According to the Life Tables for 2016-2018 announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), while the life expectancy at birth is 78.3 years for the total population in Turkey, it is 81 years for women and 75.6 years for men.
25 September 2019
Infant Deaths Not Shared with Public Because ‘It is In-House Information’
Antep Directorate of Health has not answered the question of Şahinbey Municipal Council member Kalkan about the number of infant deaths in the province in the first six months of 2019 on the ground that “it is intra-institutional information”.
23 September 2019
Climate Strike in İstanbul: 'We Have a Planet to Save'
Students have been on climate strike in İstanbul as part of the global strike in around 150 countries in the world.
20 September 2019
Pınar Tarcan
Child Abuse Claims Lead to Attacks Against Syrian Refugees in Adana
The governorship has announced that it considers the perpetrator might be a citizen of Turkey as he speaks Turkish fluently.
20 September 2019
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‘Please, Protect from Breaking’
Mehmet Boğatekin, who has been behind bars for 22 years, has shared 12 of his drawings with bianet with the message "Please, protect from breaking".
20 September 2019
New Photo Series by Sedat Suna: Political Bodies
European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) reporter Sedat Suna is an award-winning photographer. Since June, he has been photographing people with political tattoos.
20 September 2019
Hikmet Adal
Hasankeyf Dam Reservoir Grows According to New Satellite Images
Water retention in the Ilısu Dam that will cause the ancient city to submerge into the water began in July.
9 September 2019
Greenpeace Finds Tons of Italy-Sourced Plastic Waste in İzmir, Files Criminal Complaint
After finding tons of plastic waste around agricultural areas, Greenpeace filed a criminal complaint and called on the ministry to ban plastic waste imports.
5 September 2019
Report on Hasankeyf: 'Women will Pay the Heaviest Price in Migration Wave'
The Hasaneyf Coordination has said in a report that 85 villages out of 195 will be submerged into water, causing a "migration wave."
3 September 2019
'Both the Numbers of Incoming and Leaving Refugees Increase'
We talked about Turkey's recent refugee policies and how refugees have been affected by the recent developments with Pırıl Erçoban from the Mülteci-Der and Andrew Gardner from Amnesty International.
3 September 2019
Ayça Söylemez
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Fourteen Refugees Injured in Vehicle Crash
Fourteen people have been injured after the vehicle carrying Afghan refugees overturned in the border province of Edirne.
2 September 2019
Hasankeyf Coordination Calls for Global Action on September 14
As the Ilısu Dam begins to fill with water, the Hasankeyf Coordination has released a statement for the "Action Day to Do/Draw/Say Something for Hasankeyf."
29 August 2019
Mandatory Deposit for PET Bottles to Start in 2021
Deputy Minister of Environment and Urban Planning Mehmet Emin Birpınar has announced that the mandatory deposit implementation will start in 2021.
28 August 2019
Ministry of Transport Releases Report on Çorlu Train Derailment After 415 Days
The report said that the control and oversight of the line has not been “modernized” and the derailment happened because of rainfall.
28 August 2019
Landslide in Tent Area of Agricultural Workers: 2 Syrian Children Die, 2 Children Wounded
A landslide has hit a stream bed in Konya where seasonal agricultural workers from Syria set up their tents. While two children have lost their lives, two children have been injured.
28 August 2019
Governorship: 16,423 Migrants Sent from İstanbul
The Governorship of İstanbul has announced that 16,423 migrants have been referred to repatriation centers in other cities, reminding that the time given to unregistered Syrians to leave İstanbul has been extended till October 30.
27 August 2019
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