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HDP Says Government Responsible for Attack on Its İstanbul Office

HDP Says Government Responsible for Attack on Its İstanbul Office

HDP officials have blamed the government officials' "provocative speech" for the armed attack on the party's office.

16 January 2020

Two Soldiers Lose Their Lives in Shooting Training

Two Soldiers Lose Their Lives in Shooting Training

An accident during training left two soldiers dead and two wounded, the ministry has announced.

16 January 2020

Armed Attack Against HDP İstanbul Office

Armed Attack Against HDP İstanbul Office

Releasing a statement about the armed attack, HDP İstanbul Press Commission has indicated that “seven shots were fired and the person who fired the shots escaped to the Beyoğlu Security Directorate and Governorship on the same street.”

15 January 2020

Two Students Have to Attend All Classes According to Probation

Two Students Have to Attend All Classes According to Probation

Hakkı Eren and Mert Soydan were released on probation after being detained over hanging a banner.

15 January 2020 İlknur Karadeniz

Bank Accounts of Dersim Municipality Confiscated

Bank Accounts of Dersim Municipality Confiscated

Speaking about the seizure of municipality’s bank accounts, Dersim Mayor Maçoğlu has said, “The article 15 of the municipal law openly stipulates that the taxes, fees and provincial bank shares of municipalities cannot be confiscated.”

15 January 2020

Five Opposition Mayors Join AKP

Five Opposition Mayors Join AKP

The ruling party had announced that around 100 mayors from the opposition parties would join them.

15 January 2020

Access to Wikipedia No Longer Blocked in Turkey After Almost 3 Years

Access to Wikipedia No Longer Blocked in Turkey After Almost 3 Years

As the local court removed the access block to Wikipedia in compliance with the Constitutional Court verdict of right violation, Wikipedia has been reopened by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) after two years and eight months.

15 January 2020

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on ‘Devran’: I Wish Men Talk Less About This Issue

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on ‘Devran’: I Wish Men Talk Less About This Issue

Commenting on the theater play adapted from Demirtaş’s book “Devran” and also watched by his wife, İstanbul Mayor has said, “Maybe, a different atmosphere will be created by women. Maybe, an environment of peace can be established.”

14 January 2020

AKP Plans to 'Transfer' Dozens of Mayors from Opposition Parties

AKP Plans to 'Transfer' Dozens of Mayors from Opposition Parties

The SP chair has claimed that the ruling party convinces the mayors by offering to pay debts of the municipalities.

14 January 2020

Actor Halil Ergün Slams Minister Soylu: ‘He Attacks While He Should Be Proud’

Actor Halil Ergün Slams Minister Soylu: ‘He Attacks While He Should Be Proud’

Actor Halil Ergün has denounced the targeting remarks of Interior Minister Soylu about actor Kadir İnanır and others who watched Demirtaş’s “Devran” on stage: “Kadir İnanır is the pride of this society, he is the pride of the art.

13 January 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Interior Minister Targets Audience of Theater Play Adapted from Demirtaş's Book

Interior Minister Targets Audience of Theater Play Adapted from Demirtaş's Book

The Minister has said, "You can't clean the blood on your hands with theater plays," addressing the people who watched the play adapted from a book of Selahattin Demirtaş.

13 January 2020

Constitutional Court: Rights of Journalist Mümtazer Türköne Not Violated

Constitutional Court: Rights of Journalist Mümtazer Türköne Not Violated

Rejecting the other applications of arrested former Zaman columnist Mümtazer Türköne, the Constitutional Court has found the allegation admissible that “his right to personal liberty and security has been violated as his arrest is not lawful.”

10 January 2020 Hikmet Adal

2 Children Pardoned as They Apologize to Erdoğan and Memorize a Poem

2 Children Pardoned as They Apologize to Erdoğan and Memorize a Poem

Put on trial for insulting President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan, two children have been absolved of the offense as they have fulfilled the conditions of offering an apology and memorizing a poem as part of conciliatory proceedings.

10 January 2020

Demirtaş Awarded 'Human Rights, Democracy, Peace and Solidarity Prize'

Demirtaş Awarded 'Human Rights, Democracy, Peace and Solidarity Prize'

The Social Democracy Foundation has awarded the prize to the HDP's former co-chair, who has been behind bars since November 2016.

9 January 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Constitutional Court: Calling Minister ‘Court Jester’ Falls Within Freedom of Expression

Constitutional Court: Calling Minister ‘Court Jester’ Falls Within Freedom of Expression

A nominated MP from the main opposition party was given a sentence for insulting the minister, who was nominated in the same election district with him.

9 January 2020 Hikmet Adal

Former Managing Editor Sentenced to Prison Over News Report

Former Managing Editor Sentenced to Prison Over News Report

Journalist Osman Akın, the former Managing Editor of daily Yeni Yaşam, has been sentenced to 5 months in prison over news report “Persecution of Prisoners from Afrin” published in the newspaper in March 2019.

‘Everything Started Going Downhill with Ahmet Davutoğlu’

‘Everything Started Going Downhill with Ahmet Davutoğlu’

Released from prison three months ago after serving 11 months behind bars, former HDP MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder has answered the questions of journalist Kemal Göktaş about his days in prison and recent developments in the country.

'5 Years Ago, It was Foreseen That Planes Couldn't Land in İstanbul Airport Due to Winds'

'5 Years Ago, It was Foreseen That Planes Couldn't Land in İstanbul Airport Due to Winds'

Main opposition CHP İstanbul MP Tekin has requested a Parliamentary inquiry into the new İstanbul Airport amid difficulties in takeoff and landing due to adverse weather conditions: “It was foreseen by professional organizations five years ago.”

Order to ‘Dress According to Manners, Customs and Belief’ on Parliamentary Agenda

Order to ‘Dress According to Manners, Customs and Belief’ on Parliamentary Agenda

Addressing a Parliamentary question to Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca, HDP İstanbul MP Ersoy has asked the İstanbul Provincial Directorate of Health’s circular order “to get dressed according to manners, customs and belief.”

CHP Leader’s Attorney Sued for ‘Insulting President’ Over His Plea of Defense

CHP Leader’s Attorney Sued for ‘Insulting President’ Over His Plea of Defense

Main opposition CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu’s attorney Celal Çelik has been sued for “insulting the President” over his plea of defense presented to court in the suit for damages filed by President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan against Kılıçdaroğlu.

Mezopotamya Agency Reporter Barış Polat Sentenced to 6 Years, 3 Months in Prison

Mezopotamya Agency Reporter Barış Polat Sentenced to 6 Years, 3 Months in Prison

Charged with “being a member of a terrorist organization”, journalist Barış Polat, a reporter for Mezopotamya Agency, has been sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison.

Flights Suspended at İstanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport After Plane Skids off Runway

Flights Suspended at İstanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport After Plane Skids off Runway

Storms and heavy rain have affected transportation in the city since yesterday.

Former Deputy PM Babacan: Interest Paid by State Rises by 144 Percent in 3 Years

Former Deputy PM Babacan: Interest Paid by State Rises by 144 Percent in 3 Years

Having resigned from the ruling AKP, former Deputy Prime Minister and a founding member of the party Ali Babacan has responded to President and AKP Chair Erdoğan’s reference to him as “always in favor of interest.”

Merry Christmas to Armenians

Merry Christmas to Armenians

Armenians in Turkey have begun Christmas celebrations after seven weeks of preparations.

In a First in Turkey, a Trans Woman Starts Working as a Driver at Avcılar Municipality

In a First in Turkey, a Trans Woman Starts Working as a Driver at Avcılar Municipality

Transgender woman activist Niler Albayrak has started working as a driver at the main opposition CHP’s District Municipality of Avcılar in İstanbul. Albayrak was also an MP candidate for nomination in 2015 general elections.

‘Halting Work Upon Union’s Call Not Within the Scope of Union Rights’

‘Halting Work Upon Union’s Call Not Within the Scope of Union Rights’

Evaluating the disciplinary punishment given to a teacher for halting work upon her union's call, Constitutional Court has found the application inadmissible as “the aim of the protest was not within the union’s core area of activity and had political purposes.”

3 January 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Survey: 70 Percent of People in Kurdish-Majority Cities Against Mayor Dismissals

Survey: 70 Percent of People in Kurdish-Majority Cities Against Mayor Dismissals

While the government's move to replace HDP's mayors with trustees failed to receive support from the people of the region, it did not affect their political choices, the survey has found.

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu Visits ‘23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory’

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu Visits ‘23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory’

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu has visited “23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory”. Accompanied by the wife and daughter of the late journalist, İmamoğlu has said, “A person who had a word for peace and wanted to contribute to peace has been massacred.”

Freedom of Expression of Journalist Hayko Bağdat Violated, Says Constitutional Court

Freedom of Expression of Journalist Hayko Bağdat Violated, Says Constitutional Court

Announcing its ruling on journalist Hayko Bağdat, who was fined for allegedly insulting former Ankara Mayor Gökçek, the Constitutional Court has ruled that the freedom of expression of the journalist has been violated.

3 January 2020 Hikmet Adal

Teachers Disciplined for Hugging Each Other

Teachers Disciplined for Hugging Each Other

HDP MP Sarısaç has asked the Minister of Education what is the legal basis for launching an investigation against two teachers for hugging each other.

Selahattin Demirtaş: Why Cannot AKP Come to Table with Anyone?

Selahattin Demirtaş: Why Cannot AKP Come to Table with Anyone?

Commenting on AKP’s Libya policy, Demirtaş has said, “Its foreign policy has been completely militarized. As they have lost their capacity and dignity to pursue a civilian foreign policy, they resort to operational policies through war, conflict and tension.”

Parliament Passes Motion on Military Deployment to Libya

Parliament Passes Motion on Military Deployment to Libya

Having convened to discuss the motion on military deployment to Libya, the General Assembly of the Parliament has passed the motion by a vote of 325 against 184.