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Heatwave pushes temperatures above 40°C in 24 provinces
The highest temperature recorded yesterday was 45.9°C.
12 August 2025
Several detained in İstanbul municipality corruption probe
Head of the municipality’s press and public relations department is at the center of accusations.
12 August 2025
Sema Öcal
reports
University graduates face unemployment, low wages, and work outside their field
The experience requirement blocks youth employment, while internships often turn into a search for cheap labor.
12 August 2025
Sema Öcal
Alevis protest call to prayer broadcast from cemevi in Çorum village
“We will not remain silent or submit to any attempt to interfere with our faith, places of worship, or sacred values,” said a joint statement from Alevi groups.
12 August 2025
Family attacked in Mersin 'for speaking Kurdish,' one member in intensive care
The family was stopped at the entrance of their village and reportedly attacked by a group that included the village head.
11 August 2025
Ayşenur Geyyas
reports
Long power outages disrupt daily life in Antep amid summer heat
An expert from the Chamber of Electrical Engineers says distribution companies must take measures to tackle overloads.
11 August 2025
Ayşenur Geyyas
Powerful earthquake hits northwestern Turkey, one dead as buildings collapse
Several buildings collapsed near the epicenter of the quake in Balıkesir, with tremors also felt in İstanbul.
10 August 2025
Court blocks access to detained journalist Fatih Altaylı's YouTube channel
According to YouTube’s ratings reports, Altaylı's channel saw a notable increase in viewership since his arrest.
8 August 2025
Hikmet Adal
reports
Conscientious objector to serve prison sentence, marking first case in a decade
“What we’re seeing is the judiciary reflecting the state's shift in military policy. Two of my fellow conscientious objectors are now facing prison terms of up to 19 months. In the past, we were let off with fines," says Çınar Koçgiri Doğan.
7 August 2025
Hikmet Adal
Muslim feminist writer removes headscarf in protest of Diyanet sermon on women’s attire
Berrin Sönmez says the latest khutbah was a "veiled imposition of headscarf" on women.
7 August 2025
Matt A. Hanson
reports
Olive groves turned into mining fields overnight: 'This is not just an environmental issue'
“Some people think that this is an environmental struggle. This is not an environmental matter. It’s about our rights. It’s about our right to live and the right to own property, the right to participate in the government, the right to say no," says a citizen whose olive grove is now designated as a mining area.
6 August 2025
Matt A. Hanson
Rights group documents over 26,000 violations in Turkey’s prisons in 2024
The Human Rights Association identified over 1,400 ill prisoners, including more than 300 classified as severely ill.
6 August 2025
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Men killed 32 women in July
Men injured at least 85 women and abused eight girls and boys in July.
6 August 2025
Evrim Kepenek
Evrim Kepenek
reports
The women of the land: The silent revolution of ecofeminism in Turkey
From the Kaz Mountains to the Black Sea, women are defending not only nature but also their identities, labor, and right to life. This way of thinking and struggling is called “ecofeminism.”
5 August 2025
Evrim Kepenek
Only 14,000 registered agricultural workers remain in Turkey, MP warns
Farmers struggle to pay social security premiums for themselves, let alone for their workers.
5 August 2025
Constitutional Court rules rights violated in nearly 80,000 cases since 2012
The court ruled that "at least one right was violated" in 79,565 cases among over 686,000.
1 August 2025
Climate crisis is changing Turkey's fire regime
"By creating monoculture pine plantations in these areas, we have essentially scattered atomic bombs across the Mediterranean," says Assoc. Prof. Ürker.
1 August 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
İstanbul police detain trans women for ID checks amid profiling concerns
"They didn’t fine us, but they documented us. The new law hasn’t even passed yet, but they’re already enforcing it on us," said one trans woman.
1 August 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
İstanbul retail inflation reaches 42.48% in July
The Chamber of Commerce data shows a 23.80% increase since the beginning of the year in the city.
1 August 2025
Turkey records all-time high temperature in July heatwave
The most extreme temperatures were recorded in the Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia regions.
1 August 2025
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Top court rules Tayfun Kahraman’s right to fair trial was violated in Gezi case
Kahraman has been in prison since 2022.
31 July 2025
Hikmet Adal
reports
Court extends detention of journalist Ercüment Akdeniz in 'terrorism' case
Akdeniz remains two suspects in detention in an investigation into the Peoples' Democratic Congress.
31 July 2025
Hikmet Adal
Erdoğan 'postpones' mine workers' strike, bringing his tally to 22
The president cited national security concerns for the move.
31 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
reports
Crimes against humanity charge dismissed in 2015 Ankara bombing case
The acquittal of a defendant on charges of crimes against humanity was upheld, raising concerns that the statute of limitations may eventually apply, as only crimes against humanity are exempt from such limits.
31 July 2025
Ayşegül Başar
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Court case reveals security, oil-driven deforestation in Şırnak
Commenting on the findings revealed through the legal process led by the Lawyers for Freedom Association, lawyer İpek Sarıca said, “It is clear that this deforestation is also harming the peace process.”
30 July 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
One-third of Turkey's workforce is idle, official data reveals
While the unemployment rate stood at 8.6%, idle workforce rose by 1.8 percentage points in a month.
30 July 2025
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Sema Öcal
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Journalist groups in İstanbul protest Israel’s starvation of reporters in Gaza
At the protest organized by RSF, TGC, TGS, and DİSK Basın İş, participants called on the international community not to remain silent and urged the imposition of sanctions against Israel.
29 July 2025
Sema Öcal
82nd anniversary of Sefo Stream massacre commemorated
Families and local officials are calling for the site to be opened and a memorial erected.
29 July 2025
Water levels in Maritsa River drop, revealing pillars of historical bridge
The river's flow has fallen to just 37 cubic meters per second according to authorities.
29 July 2025
Fenerbahçe faces nationalist backlash over stadium naming deal with Chobani
The announcement comes at a time when Turkey is pursuing a renewed Kurdish peace initiative.
28 July 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Drone-backed police operation targets trans women in Beyoğlu: ‘We’re too afraid to work’
Last week, a street in İstanbul’s Beyoğlu district where trans women live was placed under police blockade, and several homes were raided following drone surveillance.
28 July 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
PKK leader Öcalan's fellow inmate Veysi Aktaş released after 31 years in prison
Upon his release, Aktaş conveyed Öcalan's message: “Serok said, ‘We will turn İmralı Island into an island of peace'."
28 July 2025
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