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Two students jailed over banner calling on education minister to resign
The students were detained on charge of "threat."
26 October 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
reports
Two Kurdish children die, third missing after boat capsizes on Turkey-Greece border
"There were eight of us. They put all of us, along with our bags, into a four-person inflatable boat. Despite all our objections, they threatened us, forced us into the boat and pushed us into the river."
20 October 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
Hikmet Adal
reports
Journalist Erdal Süsem receives life sentence in retrial despite top court ruling
Süsem has been in prison for 25 years after being convicted in a case involving the theft pf a police officer's gun.
13 October 2026
Hikmet Adal
Turkey's under-15 social media ban could require adults to verify age through government portal
In order to determine who is younger than 15, platforms might need to force every user to confirm their ages through a government portal.
12 October 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
reports
Iraqi refugee denied Kurdish interpreter during asylum interview in Afyonkarahisar
Authorities incorrectly recorded Saleh Omar Jalal's nationality as Afghan.
8 October 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
Hikmet Adal
reports
Constitutional Court finds rights violation in Van’s recurring protest bans
Demonstrations in the city were banned during most of 2019, through 18 separate 15-day event bans.
6 October 2026
Hikmet Adal
Vecih Cuzdan
Interview
'I’m the complainant, but I was put in the defendant’s seat'
D.K., who was tortured during a protest on the Syrian border, was accused of taking down the Turkish flag. No such accusation was brought against him during his trial. He spoke to bianet about his imprisonment and how his life changed after his release.
2 October 2026
Vecih Cuzdan
Ankara court annuls ban on feeding stray animals
The court concluded that feeding activities could be regulated and monitored to protect public and health rather than being prohibited altogether.
30 September 2026
Report: At least 239 children died from preventable causes in Turkey over summer
FİSA recorded at least 225 additional deaths in areas where it said the state had failed to meet its obligation to prevent violations of the right to life through regulation and oversight.
29 September 2026
Erzurum bans feeding stray animals
Police and gendarmerie will condunct inspections and will notify municipalities "immediately" when stray animals are found.
25 September 2026
Kurdish writer Suzan Samancı given travel ban after returning to Turkey 10 years later
Samancı, a member of PEN Writers Association, has mainly lives in Switzerland after she left Diyarbakır in 2008.
24 September 2026
People living with HIV held in isolation after LGBTI+ arrests, group says
Pozitif Alan criticized the practice, noting that HIV is not transmitted through everyday contact.
22 September 2026
Two PKK members buried roadside in İstanbul identified 27 years later
The bodies of the two women militants were exhumed in 2017 from a cemetery containing the remains of PKK members and transferred to a cemetery for unclaimed bodies without their families being informed.
21 September 2026
Hikmet Adal
reports
Journalist and writer Erdal Süsem has been in prison for 25 years despite European court rulings
Both the ECtHR and Turkey's Constitutional Court previously gave rulings in favor of Süsem. His next hearng will be held on Oct 6.
10 September 2026
Hikmet Adal
Child worker killed in workshop explosion in Hatay
The 14-year-old was rushed to the hospital but could not be saved.
10 September 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
reports
Former Diyarbakır mayor Selçuk Mızraklı released after seven years in prison
Mızraklı was detained and eventually convicted after being elected the co-mayor of Diyarbakır in 2019. After coming out of the prison, Mızraklı called for the release of Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, whom he had shared the same prison cell for the past five years.
8 September 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
Suspect detained for hate speech against Kurdish Amedspor fans
The AKP and HÜDA PAR made statements calling for an investigation. The individual was ultimately detained.
3 September 2026
Hikmet Adal
reports
"Drinking alcohol in public spaces is not prohibited, but the police are acting as if it is prohibited"
This week İstanbul police drones made announcements in Fatih and Üsküdar that "alcohol is prohibited” in those areas. Lawyer Mehmet Ümit Erdem said there is no public drinking ban.
3 September 2026
Hikmet Adal
Evrim Kepenek
writes
September 1: Peace is the right to mourn and bury as much as it is the right to life
Allowing those who lost loved ones during the conflict between the PKK and the Turkish state does not mean endorsing one of the parties in the conflict.
2 September 2026
Evrim Kepenek
Turkish police deploy loudspeaker-equipped drones to disperse public drinkers
Social media users are calling it a scene that rivals that of science fiction movies, raising concerns over police surveillance.
31 August 2026
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Osman Kavala: Compliance with ECtHR rulings is an obligation under the rule of law
The Gezi Park protester urged Turkey to hold its obligation to the ECtHR. This is ECtHR’s third ruling on the subject, all of which have been in favor of Kavala’s release.
27 August 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
reports
14-year-old Syrian boy shot dead at scrap yard in Adana
14-year-old Ali Şihap was shot and killed in Adana just 40 days after arriving in Turkey for work. He had lost his father, stepmother and two siblings in the conflict in Syria.
27 August 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
MP submits parliamentary question after Kurdish prisoner heart attack
DEM Party MP Serhat Eren submitted a question to the Grand National Assembly on the condition of prisoner Mehmet Sait Yıldırım, who suffered from a heart attack this week.
27 August 2026
Hikmet Adal
reports
Activist jailed in Turkey over anti-NATO summit in Barcelona
Activist Emir Karakum was detained prior to the July NATO summit held in Ankara. He is currently being held in Silivri Prison and sent the following letter to Bianet detailing the conditions of his fellow captives.
27 August 2026
Hikmet Adal
International human rights organizations call for Osman Kavala’s release
International human rights organizations have called on Turkey to release Gezi Park protestor Osman Kavala following yesterday’s ECtHR ruling.
26 August 2026
bianet
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Seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Sait Yıldırım suffers heart attack
The Kurdish prisoner has been imprisoned for 33 years after being convicted of PKK membership. His release has been delayed four times now.
26 August 2026
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Kurdish seasonal workers face mob attacks in northern Turkey
Kurdish seasonal agricultural workers in hazelnut fields in Zonguldak and Düzce were attacked, leading to one arrest in Düzce and an investigation in Zonguldak.
24 August 2026
Evrim Gündüz
reports
'Children have never been recognized as actors in discussions on peace'
The Children First Association works to support children’s access to mother tongue, arts and cultural activities while seeking to create spaces where children can participate in discussions on peace and make their own voices heard in the media.
23 August 2026
Evrim Gündüz
Evrim Gündüz
reports
İHD Conscientious Objection Commission: ‘We need to rethink security, the budget and militarism together’
The Human Rights Association İstanbul Branch Conscientious Objection Commission views the struggle for conscientious objection as part of a broader struggle that goes beyond rights violations to encompass antimilitarism, opposition to war and military spending.
21 August 2026
Evrim Gündüz
Protest singer Metin Turan released after 25 years in prison
Turan was released after the Forensic Medicine Institute concluded that he was unfit to remain in prison because of serious health problems.
20 August 2026
Nurse dismissed from civil service over ‘hair braiding’ protest despite acquittal
"I braided my hair to protest the killing of women, violence and femicides. The price I paid was my profession. I will never forgive this injustice," said İkra Avcı.
20 August 2026
Nalin Öztekin
reports
4-year-old Êzidî child with epilepsy held in İzmir removal center
A mother with two young children is kept at a removal center while the father is in pretrial detention.
19 August 2026
Nalin Öztekin
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