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Pro-Kurdish mayor arrested and replaced in Hakkari province
Last night, the Hakkari Municipality in southeastern Turkey was raided by police, leading to the detention of co-mayor Mehmet Sıddık Akış and the subsequent appointment of a government-appointed trustee.
3 June 2024
Erdoğan says Northern Syrian elections a threat to Turkey
The president has also hinted at the potential for military action, referencing previous operations targeting Kurdish-led groups in northern Syria.
31 May 2024
Vecih Cuzdan
reports
Turkey continues trade with Israel despite 'Gaza' sanctions, official data shows
Despite the restrictions that Ankara imposed over the Gaza war, exports of products such as iron, steel and cement to Israel continued in April.
30 May 2024
Vecih Cuzdan
Turkey experienced 30 days of extreme heat in a year due to human-induced climate change
The country would experience much less days of extreme heat in a hypothetical scenario without human-induced climate change, shows a study.
29 May 2024
Pro-Palestinian activists released after 25 days in arrest
The activists were detained after the May Day celebrations where they chanted, "Murderous Israel, collaborator Erdoğan.”
29 May 2024
Leen Deniz & Alya Qadan
report
Turkey attracts global students, but not without challenges
The country has gained popularity among international students, particularly those from the Middle East, but it can present various challenges, from professors making derogatory comments about Syrians to needing to return to their home countries just because of a missing stamp in official documents.
29 May 2024
Leen Deniz,Alya Qadan
Court annuls mining expansion in archeologically rich Latmos Mountains
The decision was contested by a local environmental group, which filed a lawsuit demanding a halt to mining activities in the region.
23 May 2024
Niko Schmitz
writes
I was told not to call a Kurdish city by its name. Here's why
Dersim was a symbol of uprising and resistance against the assimilation policies of the young Turkish republic.
21 May 2024
Niko Schmitz
Esmer Değirmen
reports
Manisa's Roma community calls for anti-drug measures following series of overdose deaths
The demonstrators criticized the authorities' reluctance to take action against the drug problem that plagues a neighborhood inhabited by the Roma people.
21 May 2024
Esmer Değirmen
İstanbul police detain 27, including journalist in May Day raids
The crackdown on leftist groups continues following the May Day events.
21 May 2024
Mesut Çeki
reports
Moto couriers across Turkey demand better conditions and security following murder
Delivery workers formed "justice convoys" in various cities in the wake of the murder of Ata Emre Akman, a university student who was working as a moto courier.
20 May 2024
Mesut Çeki
Government introduces steep toll hikes amid economic challenges
The toll increases vary between 37.5% and 60%.
16 May 2024
Natural gas explosion in İstanbul’s Beşiktaş
One individual has been injured by the explosion.
16 May 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Expansion of tourism facility in Bodrum protected area approved without environmental review
Cengiz Holding, known for its close ties to the government, has secured the permission to expand its luxury tourism facilities in Cennet Bay, a protected area.
16 May 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Thirty-one detained in house raids over Van election protests
DEM Party executives are among the detained in raids in İstanbul and İzmir.
15 May 2024
Turkey’s top appeals court elects president after 37 rounds of voting amid ‘power struggle’
The Court of Cassation has once again come under the spotlight after the crisis with the Constitutional Court.
14 May 2024
Survey: Erdoğan lost poorest, youngest voters in local elections
Nearly 70 percent of the voters think the ruling party supports the rich.
14 May 2024
Reports: Turkey to include ‘influence operations’ in anti-espionage legislation
"Agent of influence," a term widely used by the pro-governtment media to implicate rights defenders, will now reportedly enter the legal framework.
14 May 2024
Erdoğan, Mitsotakis find common ground amid disagreement on Hamas
“Let’s agree to disagree,” said the Greek PM when Erdoğan hailed Hamas as a national liberation group.
14 May 2024
Kurdish politician Sara Kaya released after 7 years in prison
Kaya was incarcerated while she was serving as a district mayor in Mardin.
13 May 2024
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Over 160 workers killed on the job in April
Five workers have been killed in a day on average since the start of the year, the Health and Safety Labor Watch.
10 May 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
interview
Կը փնտռուին / Tracing ‘missing persons’ ads in Armenian press after genocide
We spoke with investigative writer Zakarya Mildanoğlu about the missing persons ads placed in Armenian-language newspapers during and after the 1915 expulsion.
9 May 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Niko Schmitz
writes
Respectful or racist? Steinmeier’s ‘döner diplomacy’ stirs debate in Germany
The German president brought along döner kebab during his visit to Turkey as a gesture. Some found it implicitly racist.
8 May 2024
Niko Schmitz
Singer Kalben detained in ‘drug’ raid on her house
During her interrogation, Kalben reportedly admitted using the drugs but denied selling them.
8 May 2024
Armed attack on DEM Party office in Urfa
The attack was carried out by the brother of the Birecik district municipality, who had resigned from the pro-Kurdish party subsequent to his election.
8 May 2024
İstanbul’s Beyoğlu Municipality reveals excessive debt from AKP era
Numerous municipalities across the country that switched from the ruling alliance to the opposition have revealed the debts they have take over.
7 May 2024
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Survey shows growing discontent with governance in Turkey
Yöneylem pollster has found a significant increase in the rate of the voters who think the country is not governed successfully.
7 May 2024
Workers protest pro-Palestinian French unionist’s sentencing outside İstanbul consulate
Jean-Paul Delescaut, a prominent unionist in France, was given a deferred prison sentence for distributing pro-Palestinian leaflets.
7 May 2024
Fourteen detained in Urfa house raids targeting DEM Party
The exact number of the detainees and specifics of the investigation remain unclear.
7 May 2024
More arrests in İstanbul May Day crackdown
Eleven out of the 12 people who were detained across raids in the city have been remanded in custody.
7 May 2024
İstanbul’s Chora Museum reopens as mosque
Officially converted into a mosque in 2020, the iconic Byzantine structure went under restoration.
6 May 2024
Murat Bay
reports
In photos: May Day in İstanbul
Police responded to demonstrators with water cannons, tear gas, and rubber bullets as they attempted to march from the besieged Saraçhane to Taksim.
2 May 2024
Murat Bay
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