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Striking workers protest outside French consulate in İstanbul
Workers of the Mersen electrical components manufacturer accuse the company of violating the collective bargaining law.
28 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Saturday Mothers/People hold 1000th gathering in İstanbul
“This tradition will continue to be passed down through generations. Every eye that looks at Galatasaray Square, every stone in that square, is a witness to this great shame of the state and the resilience of the Saturday Mothers!” the group said in a statement.
27 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Suspicious death in Iğdır prison
The prisoner reportedly took his own life. The autopsy report shows signs of physical violence.
27 May 2024
Former minister implicated in Erzincan gold mine landslide
Nine workers were killed in the landslide in February.
27 May 2024
Leen Deniz & Alya Qadan
report
‘What if this is the last call? You'd never know’: Gazan students in İstanbul recount the war
While the students have moved to Turkey seeking a better life, their families are still in Gaza, and reaching them is not always possible.
24 May 2024
Leen Deniz,Alya Qadan
Çorum mine workers take resistance underground
The employer refused to recognize the workers’ collective bargaining rights despite the union having achieved majority representation in the workplace.
24 May 2024
Saturday Mothers/People to hold 1000th gathering in İstanbul
The group’s meetings have been hindered since 2018. Ahead of the 1000th week, a senior MP from the ruling party has announced that the meeting will be allowed.
23 May 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Turkey plans to euthanize stray dogs: 'Fascism needs animosity towards animals'
"It is no coincidence that street animals are being used as a distraction. Have we solved the problems of hunger and poverty that we are now discussing animals?" says DEM Spokesperson Perihan Koca.
23 May 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Six-month attorney visit ban on PKK leader Öcalan
The last known contact with Öcalan was a disrupted phone call with his brother in March 2021.
21 May 2024
Turkey's Constitutional Court upholds minority rights in landmark decision
The Balıklı Rum Hospital has not been able to elect its foundation leaders since 1991.
20 May 2024
İnanç Yıldız
reports
Kurdish politician Gültan Kışanak reunites with supporters after 8 years in prison
"We know that as long as the prison doors remain closed, we are not truly free. Meeting with you all here today, reuniting with our people and our land, is of course an honor. This is the result of your honorable struggle outside and the struggle of political prisoners inside," Kışanak said addressing a crowd in Diyarbakır.
17 May 2024
İnanç Yıldız
DEM deputies protest Kobanî case verdict in parliament
Several Kurdish politicians have received prison sentences on “terrorism” and “disrupting the unity of the state” charges in the case concerning 2014 protests.
16 May 2024
Verdict reached in Kobanî trial: Selahattin Demirtaş receives 42-year prison sentence
Some 108 HDP members were facing aggravated life sentences in what is widely considered a politically motivated trial. Some of the defendants have been acquitted and some have received lesser sentences and will be released.
16 May 2024
New panel of judges appointed to evaluate Kavala’s retrial request
The change in the panel is due to technicalities, and there is no imminent release for the philanthropist, his lawyer told bianet.
15 May 2024
Kurds celebrate Kurdish Language Day
May 15 has been celebrated as the Kurdish Language Day since 2006, marking the inauguration of the Hawar magazine.
15 May 2024
Court rejects lawsuit against Tarlabaşı Community Center
Based in İstanbul's Tarlabaşı neighborhood, the nonprofit aims to ease the lives of the impoverished, primarily women and children in this socialy excluded place in the metropolis.
14 May 2024
Call for justice as verdict expected in Kobanî trial
Some 108 HDP members are facing aggravated life sentences for the deadly protests over ISIS attacks on the Syrian Kurdish town in 2014.
13 May 2024
20-year-old political prisoner suspiciously dies in prison
The man’s body will undergo an autopsy. He was convicted of “terrorism” charges.
13 May 2024
Educators strike across Turkey in wake of teacher’s murder
Union representatives say the killing was not an isolated incident but a result of years-long policies discrediting teachers.
10 May 2024
Ayşegül Özbek
reports
Turkey's education system faces 'rising violence, declining academic success'
Recent violent incidents in Turkey's schools, including the killing of a school principal by a student, have brought under the spotlight the issue of violence in educational institutions.
9 May 2024
Ayşegül Özbek
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Kavala responds to 'retrial' speculations
The opposition's success in the local elections has led to an atmosphere of dialogue between the ruling and opposition blocs. This has prompted discussions about the potential retrial of the philanthropist, whose nearly seven-year imprisonment is widely viewed as politically motivated.
9 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Pro-Palestinian youth group members allege mistreatment in police custody
Members of the 1000 Youth For Palestine group were among dozens of individuals detained for attempting to march to the banned Taksim Square on May Day.
6 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Dozens detained in İstanbul raids targeting leftist groups following May Day
Several groups attempted to march to Taksim Square, where the celebrations were prohibited despite a Constitutional Court ruling.
3 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Two rights advocates acquitted over ‘Armenian Genocide’ remarks
Human Rights Association Co-Chair Eren Keskin and member Güllistan YArkın stood trial for “insulting the Turkish nation.”
2 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Over 200 detained during İstanbul May Day events
The İstanbul governor has continued the ban on celebrations in Taksim Square which has been in place since 2013.
1 May 2024
Court of Cassation upholds sentences in Progressive Lawyers Association case
Eighteen lawyers were sentenced to 159 years in prison on “terrorism-related” charges in 2019. The top appeals court has upheld the sentences of lawyers Selçuk Kozağaçlı and lawyer Barkın Timtik.
30 April 2024
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Evrim Kepenek
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Parents of slain Gabonese student seek justice amid lack of progress in trial
The events of the night when 17-year-old Dina died remain shrouded in darkness. Feminist lawyers that authorities are reluctant to solve the case.
30 April 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Ayça Söylemez
reports
Tahir Elçi killing: Prosecution seeks acquittal of all police officers
Elçi, the then-chair of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, was killed in 2015 during a shootout between police officers and Kurdish armed militia.
30 April 2024
Ayça Söylemez
82-year-old ill prisoner denied house arrest
Suffering from multiple health issues, Makbule Özer was re-arrested this month.
29 April 2024
Police batter refugee woman, detain journalist who filmed it
The police’s attempt to detain the woman led to an altercation between the woman and the officers.
29 April 2024
Allegations of sexual assault, drug addiction at Balıkesir removal center
The report also outlines additional issues within the removal center, including allegations of detainees being subjected to hate speech by staff members, inadequate medical care, and a lack of basic necessities such as blankets and drinking water.
29 April 2024
Two DEM members detained in Urfa raids
Details of the investigation is not yet clear.
26 April 2024
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