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MHP Chair Bahçeli: We know nothing about the mafia

MHP Chair Bahçeli: We know nothing about the mafia

Amid opposition parties’ demand for an investigation into the allegations of Sedat Peker, who is accused of leading a criminal organization, MHP Chair Bahçeli has targeted the opposition and said that his party “doesn’t care about the mafia.”

The stones of power laid on the roads

The stones of power laid on the roads

Even though the 2002 elections of AKP's rise to power were not as crooked and unequal as the 1991 elections, they resulted in perhaps the most unequal and crooked parliamentary distribution among the parties in comparison to all elections from 1983 onwards.

18 May 2021 Sezgin Tüzün

Selahattin Demirtaş: Erdoğan, Bahçeli and Soylu sit in the judge's seat

Selahattin Demirtaş: Erdoğan, Bahçeli and Soylu sit in the judge's seat

In the trial over the “Kobanî protests of October 6-8, 2014”, politicians had their second hearing at the Ankara 22nd Heavy Penal Court today, on May 18, 2021. The trial will continue on May 20.

Journalists’ Union of Turkey appeals against the circular censoring police violence

Journalists’ Union of Turkey appeals against the circular censoring police violence

Applying to the Council of State, the TGS has requested the annulment of the circular issued by the Directorate General of Security and banning the audio and video recording of police officers during public incidents.

‘Enforced disappearance is a crime against humanity’

‘Enforced disappearance is a crime against humanity’

HDP İstanbul MP Züleyha Gülüm has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry about the enforced disappearances in Turkey on the occasion of the International Week of the Enforced Disappeared.

Media authority RTÜK imposes a fine in one out of every two decisions

Media authority RTÜK imposes a fine in one out of every two decisions

According to a report prepared by CHP Vice Chair Akkuş İlgezdi, the Radio and Television Supreme Council suspended the broadcast of 671 programs in 2014-2021. 75 percent of these suspensions were imposed in the Presidential System.

Ruling in ‘Mem û Zîn’ case after 10 years: ‘If that is a win, we win!’

Ruling in ‘Mem û Zîn’ case after 10 years: ‘If that is a win, we win!’

The 11th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation has given its ruling in the case filed by playwright Boynukara against the Directorate General of State Theaters. Winning the lawsuit, he has underlined that the ruling is a precedent for the theater world.

18 May 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

28.3 percent of young people in neither education nor employment

28.3 percent of young people in neither education nor employment

Youth population constituted 15.4 percent of Turkey’s population in 2020. Their rate of enrollment in higher education dropped. The rate of those in neither education nor employment increased from 26 percent in 2019 to 28.3 percent in 2020.

Erdoğan: Shopkeepers will be supported in two groups

Erdoğan: Shopkeepers will be supported in two groups

President Erdoğan has announced that 5 thousand lira will be given away to 235 thousand shopkeepers in the first group and 3 thousand lira to over 1 million 150 thousand businesses in the second group as financial support during the pandemic.

Counterperson Kadir Balcı, 35, Died in Taksim

Counterperson Kadir Balcı, 35, Died in Taksim

Dilek Balcı talks about what she herself remembers and what others have said about her father, about her father's death, his joy, his passion for photography, about how her family has survived without a father, and how her mother put four children through school on her own.

18 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

‘Summary of the 3.5 years: Crime not found’

‘Summary of the 3.5 years: Crime not found’

Releasing a statement ahead of the Gezi trial, arrested businessperson and rights defender Kavala’s attorneys have said, “The story of his detention is a remarkable example of the politicization of the judiciary and its use for political purposes.”

ECtHR rejects application about Berkin Elvan's death

ECtHR rejects application about Berkin Elvan's death

The ECtHR has rejected the application regarding the judicial process where a single police officer is held responsible for the death of Berkin Elvan during Gezi. The Constitutional Court also ruled that the result of the ongoing trial should be awaited.

17 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Demonstration ban in İkizdere amid resistance against stone quarry

Demonstration ban in İkizdere amid resistance against stone quarry

The Governor’s Office of Rize has banned meetings and demonstrations in İkizdere, citing “public order” as the reason for the ban.

Sedat Peker's allegations on parliamentary agenda

Sedat Peker's allegations on parliamentary agenda

While the mafia boss targeted Interior Minister Soylu in a new video, an opposition deputy asked him whether the allegations were true.

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu now probed over ‘disinfectant purchase’

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu now probed over ‘disinfectant purchase’

The Ministry of Interior has launched a preliminary inquiry against İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu over the tender for purchasing 15 thousand liters of disinfectants for the Municipality in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CHP’s banner waves over Bosphorus: ‘Where is 128 billion dollars?’

CHP’s banner waves over Bosphorus: ‘Where is 128 billion dollars?’

Speaking to bianet regarding their protest about the ‘missing’ Central Bank reserves, main opposition CHP MP Sera Kadıgil has said, “We will bring the ones who wasted the nation’s money to account. We will not let it be forgotten.”

17 May 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Medical Nurse Kıymet Kocamış, 25, Died in Taksim

Medical Nurse Kıymet Kocamış, 25, Died in Taksim

Nurcan Kunt tells us the story of her aunt, Kıymet Kocamış, whose life was sadly cut short, how her aunt fought to forge her own life, and why she was in Taksim on 1 May 1977.

17 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Turkey to ease coronavirus restrictions starting from Monday

Turkey to ease coronavirus restrictions starting from Monday

The country will gradually lift the restrictions after a 17-day lockdown, President Erdoğan has announced.

Attack on HDP headquarters

Attack on HDP headquarters

Security camera footage shows three people throwing rocks at the building. The HDP has blamed the minister of interior for the incident.

Laborer Ali Sidal, 18, died in Taksim

Laborer Ali Sidal, 18, died in Taksim

Abdullah Sidal recounts the story of his brother’s short life, how they found his body three days later, how they were prevented from taking him to Dersim, and how the graves of those lost in 1977 were destroyed.

14 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

'It will be a feast for us when the appointed rector leaves office'

'It will be a feast for us when the appointed rector leaves office'

The constituents of Boğaziçi University have not accepted the message sent by appointed rector Melih Bulu on the occasion of the Ramadan Feast. They have reiterated their demand for Bulu’s resignation from office.

Sedat Peker’s new video targets Interior Minister Soylu

Sedat Peker’s new video targets Interior Minister Soylu

Accused of leading a criminal organization, Peker has shared his fourth ‘deep state’ video. Minister Soylu has responded on social media, “challenging” the opposition, newspapers and Mehmet Ağar, a former Director of Security and Interior Minister.

Eid al-Fitr prayer at Hagia Sophia after 87 years

Eid al-Fitr prayer at Hagia Sophia after 87 years

Built as a church in the Byzantine time and converted back into a mosque from a museum in 2020, Hagia Sophia hosted the first Eid al-Fitr prayer after 87 years. President of Religious Affairs Erbaş climbed to the mosque pulpit with a sword, again.

Taylan Kulaçoğlu arrested again

Taylan Kulaçoğlu arrested again

Taylan Kulaçoğlu, who was arrested for some time over the “Movement of the Nameless” platform on social media, has been arrested again.

Happy Ramadan Feast

Happy Ramadan Feast

We wish a happy Ramadan Feast to all Muslim communities who celebrate it.

Teacher Ömer Narman, 31, died in Taksim

Teacher Ömer Narman, 31, died in Taksim

Eravcı and Kaplan spoke about their friend Ömer Narman, telling us about his family, his short life, his membership and leadership of the TÖB-DER, their journey to Taksim that day and how they were unable to find their friend after the incident.

13 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Cumhuriyet newspaper responds to interior minister's threats

Cumhuriyet newspaper responds to interior minister's threats

The newspaper was targeted by Minister Soylu after it reported on the allegations by a crime group leader against the government in its headline.

University student Nazan Ünaldı, 19, died in Taksim

University student Nazan Ünaldı, 19, died in Taksim

Nazan Ünaldı’s friends Ayşe Seyla Ertem, Suzan Serin Kum, and Serpil Gür, spoke about Nazan’s work ethic, about her notebooks that passed from hand to hand, and about her awareness and her politics.

12 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu targets Cumhuriyet

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu targets Cumhuriyet

Using the photos of Commander of Gendarmerie Forces Çetin with AKP MP Ağar and organized crime group leader Yılmaz on its front page, Cumhuriyet newspaper has been threatened by Minister Soylu, who says, "Turkey is not the old Turkey."

Student-laborer Niyazi Darı, 24, died in Taksim

Student-laborer Niyazi Darı, 24, died in Taksim

Niyazi Darı’s colleague and friend Çetin, older brother Darı, and high-school friend Yılmaz, who was then chair of the Revolutionary Youth Federation of Turkey, talk about his much too brief life and the ceremony at which his loved ones bid him farewell.

11 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Open call to Rize Bar for İkizdere: Number of lawyers tops 1,200

Open call to Rize Bar for İkizdere: Number of lawyers tops 1,200

The number of lawyers who express their support for the ongoing resistance against the stone quarry attempted to be opened in Rize’s İkizdere has increased to 1,262: “We call on Rize Bar to keep an ear to people's struggle for rights, law and justice.”

10 May 2021 Sakine Orman

No permission for investigation against İstanbul mayor

No permission for investigation against İstanbul mayor

Complaints were filed against İmamoğlu because of "folding his hands behind the back" at the tomb of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror and of his visits to dismissed HDP mayors.