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Drone footage reveals municipal workers injecting animals despite mayor's denial

MASS STRAY ANIMAL KILLING IN KOCAELİ

Drone footage reveals municipal workers injecting animals despite mayor's denial

An investigation has been launched into the incident and the relevant officials have been suspended from duty.

Child labor remains a social blindspot in Turkey’s agriculture sector

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Child labor remains a social blindspot in Turkey’s agriculture sector

Meltem and her siblings, including her nine-year-old brother who often stays alone in their tent, only go to school for maybe two months out of the year.

Today 12:23 Nimet Kıraç

Turkey poised to collect defense budget contributions from credit cards, tax declarations

Turkey poised to collect defense budget contributions from credit cards, tax declarations

The proposed Defense Industry Support Fund will be financed by collecting additional fees from various tax declarations, property sales, and high-limit credit cards.

11 October 2024

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Dozens of stray cats and dogs poisoned to death in Turkey’s Kocaeli, local authorities blamed

Dozens of stray cats and dogs poisoned to death in Turkey’s Kocaeli, local authorities blamed

All the killed animals were healthy and were regularly being fed by volunteers, which constitutes a violation of the recently enacted law authorizing stray animal killing under specific conditions.

11 October 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Culture Ministry bans Kurdish-language film ‘Rojbash’

Culture Ministry bans Kurdish-language film ‘Rojbash’

The ministry deemed the film “unsuitable for commercial circulation,” effectively banning it from being shown in cinemas.

11 October 2024

Seventy-two hate attacks killed 5 people in Turkey in eight months

Seventy-two hate attacks killed 5 people in Turkey in eight months

Among the attacks, 29 targeted refugees and foreign nationals, 13 were directed at Kurds, 12 at LGBTI+s, and seven at ethnic and religious minorities or people expressing religious views, according to a report from the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.

11 October 2024

Turkey's labor underutilization rate exceeds 27% in August

Turkey's labor underutilization rate exceeds 27% in August

While the unemployment rate decreased slightly, the labor underutilization rate increased according to the official figures. The finance minister says the outlook is positive despite challenges.

10 October 2024

Turkish banking giant Yapı Kredi discriminates against visually impaired customer

Turkish banking giant Yapı Kredi discriminates against visually impaired customer

The customer claims to have faced ableism during the credit card application process. A lawyer says the bank violated the discrimination ban.

10 October 2024 Ali Dinç

Miners dismissed for unionizing march barefoot to parliament

Miners dismissed for unionizing march barefoot to parliament

Miners from the Fernas company, owned by a ruling party deputy, have been protesting since late August for reinstatement and proper job safety measures at the mine.

10 October 2024

Murat İnceoğlu

Turkey’s human rights agency ‘exists only in name'

Turkey’s human rights agency ‘exists only in name'

Amid questions over its independence, the institution has fallen short of the standards set by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions.

10 October 2024 Murat İnceoğlu

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Synagogues vandalized in İzmir: ‘Turkey’s Jews are living on the edge since the war began'

Synagogues vandalized in İzmir: ‘Turkey’s Jews are living on the edge since the war began'

Turkey’s Jews should not be held accountable for Israeli PM Netanyahu’s actions, says Nesim Bencoya, coordinator of the İzmir Jewish Cultural Heritage Project.

10 October 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Turkey begins evacuating citizens from Lebanon amid intense Israeli strikes

Turkey begins evacuating citizens from Lebanon amid intense Israeli strikes

Two military vessels delivered 300 tons of humanitarian aid to Lebanon and are returning to Turkey with 2,500 citizens on board.

10 October 2024

Court orders block on bianet report on Turkey-Israel-Qatar military cooperation

Court orders block on bianet report on Turkey-Israel-Qatar military cooperation

The law article which constituted the legal ground for the censorship will no longer be effective as of Oct 10, according to a Constitutional Court decision.

Opposition criticizes closed parliamentary session on Israeli threat to Turkey

Opposition criticizes closed parliamentary session on Israeli threat to Turkey

A closed parliamentary session held regarding the Israeli threat was no more informative than regular news coverage, according to CHP leader Özgür Özel.

Turkey responds to 4-ton cocaine seizure on ship near Canary Islands

Turkey responds to 4-ton cocaine seizure on ship near Canary Islands

The ship followed a complex route and “ghost vessels” were involved to avoid detection, said the Interior Ministry.

Turkey bans Discord after revelations of 'incel' cyberbullying, child exploitation

Turkey bans Discord after revelations of 'incel' cyberbullying, child exploitation

Recent praise of femicides has drawn attention to incel groups on Discord, which have apparently been involved in animal torture and child abuse.

Diyarbakır governor bans rally commemorating PKK leader's capture

Diyarbakır governor bans rally commemorating PKK leader's capture

Pro-Kurdish groups intended to mark the 26th anniversary of the start of the international pursuit of Abdullah Öcalan with a rally.

Severely ill prisoner Fatma Tokmak held in solitary confinement

Severely ill prisoner Fatma Tokmak held in solitary confinement

Tokmak has been sentenced to a 10-day solitary confinement over material containing “terrorist propaganda” despite denying that the seized material belonged to her.

8 October 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Two Kurdish musicians detained in Diyarbakır

Two Kurdish musicians detained in Diyarbakır

The reason for the musicians’ detention remains unclear.

Turkey considers banning Discord amid child abuse, cyberbullying allegations

Turkey considers banning Discord amid child abuse, cyberbullying allegations

The app has come under scrutiny after messages praising a teenager who burtally killed two 19-year-old women.

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Sexually abused toddler in Turkey’s Tekirdağ dies after weeks in coma

Sexually abused toddler in Turkey’s Tekirdağ dies after weeks in coma

The child’s mother, her partner and two minors are remanded in custody in connection with the incident.

Golden Orange Film Festival continues amid censorship debate and protests

Golden Orange Film Festival continues amid censorship debate and protests

A documentary focusing on civil servants dismissed under emergency decrees enacted following the 2016 coup attempt was banned again this year.

‘Femicides are political’: Protests across Turkey after murders of two 19-year-old women

‘Femicides are political’: Protests across Turkey after murders of two 19-year-old women

Protesters hold the government responsible for what they call the policies of impunity and demand an effective implementation of the law on violence against women.

7 October 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Tuğçe Yılmaz

‘They intended to intimidate the LGBTI+ movement through my arrest’

‘They intended to intimidate the LGBTI+ movement through my arrest’

LGBTI+ activist Iris Mozalar reflects on her arrest for “inciting the public to hatred and hostility" due to her social media posts and her experiences during the imprisonment.

6 October 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Turkey's high inflation erodes alimony payments, leaving women in financial hardship

Turkey's high inflation erodes alimony payments, leaving women in financial hardship

Nearly half of the court-ordered alimony payments are not made, and the the payments that are made remain insufficient for women to cover basic needs, according to the Women’s Solidarity Foundation.

6 October 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Saturday Mothers/People: All defendants acquitted in ‘950th week’ case

Saturday Mothers/People: All defendants acquitted in ‘950th week’ case

Twenty defendants, including relatives of those forcibly disappeared and their lawyers, have been acquitted of attempting to hold an illegal demonstration

Animal rights activists in Turkey refuse to celebrate World Animal Day in face of law enabling stray dog killings

Animal rights activists in Turkey refuse to celebrate World Animal Day in face of law enabling stray dog killings

Several groups have released statements drawing attention to the increased mistreatment of stray dogs following the enactment of the new law.

Court rejected ALS-suffering prisoner’s release request days before his death, lawyers reveal

Court rejected ALS-suffering prisoner’s release request days before his death, lawyers reveal

Abdulkadir Kuday lost his life in prison on Oct 2. His lawyers argue that the refusal of his appeal violated the prohibition of torture.

At least 152 workers killed on the job in September

At least 152 workers killed on the job in September

The government has disclosed the number of work-related fatalities for the first time in a decade. Its figures were higher than what İSİG could identify.

Five sentenced to life in prison over ex-Grey Wolves leader’s murder

Five sentenced to life in prison over ex-Grey Wolves leader’s murder

Among the 22 defendants, several have been acquitted.

Happy Rosh Hashanah to Jews

Happy Rosh Hashanah to Jews

Turkey's Chief Rabbi İsak Haleva and President Erdoğan have issued messages to celebrate the Jewish new year.

Turkey’s inflation exceeds expectations in September

Turkey’s inflation exceeds expectations in September

The rising inflation dampens expectations of a central bank interest rate cut in the near future.