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Saturday Mothers/People, a dog, and a cat

Saturday Mothers/People, a dog, and a cat

We will attempt to look at a day of protest in Galatasaray Square through the eyes of its main inhabitants, Zeytin the dog, and the gray cat.

11 September 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Lawyer protests impunity in the killing of his mother by soldier's bullet

Lawyer protests impunity in the killing of his mother by soldier's bullet

Bünyamin İnce, drawing attention to the legal injustices in the case opened regarding the incident in which his mother, Sürmi İnce, was killed by a soldier's bullet in 2016, says, "Decisions of impunity are turning such incidents into an ongoing chain."

11 September 2023

Police beat, detain İzmir greenhouse workers protesting for reinstatement

Police beat, detain İzmir greenhouse workers protesting for reinstatement

The company had fired dozens of workers after they unionized. The workers demand either their severance pay or reinstatement.

11 September 2023

201 workers, 10 children among them, killed on the job in August

201 workers, 10 children among them, killed on the job in August

The number of workers killed on the job exceeded 200 in a month for the first time in twelve years that the Health and Safety Labor Watch has been collecting this data except for the coronavirus pandemic period and the Soma mine disaster.

11 September 2023

Turkey's unemployment rate drops in July

Turkey's unemployment rate drops in July

The narrow unemployment rate and the broad unemployment rate declined by 0.2 points ands 1.5 points, respectively.

11 September 2023

CHP leader backs Mansur Yavaş for re-election as Ankara mayor

CHP leader backs Mansur Yavaş for re-election as Ankara mayor

Yavaş, who defeated the AKP candidate and ended the 25-year rule of conservatives in the capital city, had announced his intention to run for re-election.

11 September 2023

Three agricultural workers killed in traffic accident

Three agricultural workers killed in traffic accident

At least 52 agricultural and forestry workers were killed on the job last month, making up more than one fourth of all work-related deaths.

11 September 2023

CHP deputy faces criminal probe for criticizing military

CHP deputy faces criminal probe for criticizing military

Sezgin Tanrıkulu is accused of "degrading the nation and the state" for mentioning the military coups and incidents where the military was responsible for the killing of civilians.

11 September 2023

Police prevent TKP's film screening in Kocaeli

Police prevent TKP's film screening in Kocaeli

The Communist Party of Turkey was prevented from holding a screening of the movie "Pardon" scheduled for Sunday in Kocaeli.

11 September 2023

Dismissed from public duty 35 days left to her retirement

Dismissed from public duty 35 days left to her retirement

Muteber Osmanpaşaoğlu, a member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Architects Ankara Branch, was dismissed from public duty while on sick leave and without her defense being taken, when only 35 days were left to her retirement. Together with her, three executives of the branch have been dismissed from the civil service.

8 September 2023

Woman with epilepsy alleges severe ill-treatment at police station

Woman with epilepsy alleges severe ill-treatment at police station

Detained due to not paying a fine from 2020, Oya Ş. alleges that she faced physical and verbal abuse by police officers at an İzmir police station.

8 September 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Lawyers demonstrate in front of the Constitutional Court for their colleague Atalay

Lawyers demonstrate in front of the Constitutional Court for their colleague Atalay

Lawyers, colleagues of Can Atalay, the Hatay deputy from the Workers Party of Turkey (TİP) elected on May 14 but not yet released from prison, demonstrated in a park in Ankara, next to the Constitutional Court. They demanded the implementation of the provisions of the Constitution and the immediate release of Atalay.

8 September 2023

Deaths in bungalows and tiny houses in the flood in Kırklareli

Deaths in bungalows and tiny houses in the flood in Kırklareli

We spoke with Lawyer Özlem Altıparmak about the fact that the deaths in the flood disaster in Kırklareli occurred in areas with bungalows.

8 September 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Theater player who fled to Turkey after Mahsa Amini protests facing deportation to Iran

Theater player who fled to Turkey after Mahsa Amini protests facing deportation to Iran

Ali Pouransari had already spent over a year behind bars in Iran and had come to Turkey with the intention of moving to Canada.

8 September 2023

Anatolian leopard captured on camera trap once again

Anatolian leopard captured on camera trap once again

The Anatolian leopard, which was last captured on camera on August 25, 2019, for the first time since 1974, has been caught on camera trap once again.

8 September 2023

Three Gezi prisoners awarded the 2023 European Prize for Architecture

Three Gezi prisoners awarded the 2023 European Prize for Architecture

Mücella Yapıcı, Can Atalay and Tayfun Kahraman have been recognized by the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design for their activism.

8 September 2023

Journalists handed international travel ban over report on controversial top court appointment

Journalists handed international travel ban over report on controversial top court appointment

The two journalists are facing up to three years in prison for marking a Constitutional Court member "as a target for terrorist organizations."

7 September 2023

'Ahmet Güneş was not an ordinary ISIS member'

'Ahmet Güneş was not an ordinary ISIS member'

Eylem Sarıoğlu, one of the lawyers of the October 10 Ankara Massacre case evaluated the entry of the digital materials belonging to Güneş who was a leading figure in the Antep organization of ISIS.

7 September 2023 Vecih Cuzdan

Süleyman Soylu to pay 40 thousand lira of compensation to Kılıçdaroğlu

Süleyman Soylu to pay 40 thousand lira of compensation to Kılıçdaroğlu

Former Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has been sentenced to pay a fine of 40,000 lira on the grounds of insulting Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

7 September 2023

Ministry acknowledges event involving 'torture, killing' of refugees on Turkey-Syria border

Ministry acknowledges event involving 'torture, killing' of refugees on Turkey-Syria border

"Criminal proceedings were initiated against two soldiers. Four contract personnel were dismissed, and proceedings are underway regarding one reserve officer. It is clear that torture has been acknowledged and cannot be denied," MP Gergerlioğlu said based on the response he received to his parliamentary question.

7 September 2023

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EU grants 781 million euros for 'most vulnerable' refugees in Turkey

EU grants 781 million euros for 'most vulnerable' refugees in Turkey

The agreement marks the largest contract ever signed between Turkey and the EU for refugees.

7 September 2023

Co-Mayors of Patnos Municipality released

Co-Mayors of Patnos Municipality released

HDP had won 65 municipalities in the local elections in 2019, with 48 of them having trustees appointed to replace the elected mayors by the central government following the elections. Ağrı Patnos Municipality where the co-mayors and the HR Manager have been detained since June 9, remains one of the six municipalities still governed by HDP.

7 September 2023

Five people lose their lives, one person still missing in flood in Kırklareli

Five people lose their lives, one person still missing in flood in Kırklareli

The owner of the bungalow houses, found to have constructed them without proper permits, has been placed under arrest on charges of "causing the deaths of multiple individuals through negligence."

7 September 2023

October 10 Ankara Massacre trial lawyers call for attendance at hearing on Friday

October 10 Ankara Massacre trial lawyers call for attendance at hearing on Friday

"No action has been taken against public officials who failed to perform their duties by concealing evidence and refusing to submit documents to the court throughout the trial."

6 September 2023

Six months of detention in repatriation center to follow 30 years in prison, if order not revoked

Six months of detention in repatriation center to follow 30 years in prison, if order not revoked

Edirne Immigration Authority issued an "administrative detention" order for a period of 6 months for the northeast Syria-born author Abdulmenaf Osman, who was released from prison on Sunday in Manisa after 30 years of imprisonment.

6 September 2023

Men killed 31 women in August

Men killed 31 women in August

Men subjected at least 92 women to violence, abused 13 girls and boys, and harassed at least 11 women.

6 September 2023 Evrim Kepenek

What happened on 6-7 September 1955 in cities other than İstanbul?

What happened on 6-7 September 1955 in cities other than İstanbul?

"It's essential not to forget that a significant portion of the remaining Christians and Jews from the Ottoman period were lower-class peasants and workers. Consequently, we need to shift our focus and keep it more extensive," says historian Emre Can Dağlıoğlu.

6 September 2023

Presidential pardon to Madımak massacre case convict

Presidential pardon to Madımak massacre case convict

The remaining sentence of Madımak massacre case convict Hayrettin Gül has been lifted based on a "permanent illness condition" report by the Forensic Medicine Institute.

6 September 2023

New accusation to imprisoned Kurdish women politicians: 'Producing alcohol in prison'

New accusation to imprisoned Kurdish women politicians: 'Producing alcohol in prison'

A lawsuit has been filed against Ayla Akat Ata, Ayşe Yağcı, Dilek Yağlı, Meryem Adıbelli, and Pervin Oduncu, accusing them of "producing ethyl alcohol" requesting imprisonment of one to three years.

5 September 2023 Nedim Türfent

Layoffs in Amnesty International Turkey branch

Layoffs in Amnesty International Turkey branch

The layoffs came after Amnesty International left the collective bargaining negotiations with DİSK Sosyal-İş union. Eight out of the 24 employees were laid off, causing concern among both those who were let go and those who remain.

5 September 2023

Bar demands forensic medicine regulation change to ensure respect for the dead

Bar demands forensic medicine regulation change to ensure respect for the dead

The Diyarbakır Bar Association applied to the Ministry of Justice to make amendments to the Forensic Medicine Institution Regulation to ensure that the remains of the bodies of those who have lost their lives in conflict will be delivered showing respect for the dead.

5 September 2023

Cost of living in İstanbul rises 80,6 percent in a year

Cost of living in İstanbul rises 80,6 percent in a year

According to a study by the Istanbul Planning Agency, the cost of living in Istanbul has increased by 80.59% compared to August of the previous year, reaching 42,593 lira per month for a family of four.

5 September 2023