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Respect for the Dead Initiative speaks out about the violence in Mîr Perwer's funeral

Respect for the Dead Initiative speaks out about the violence in Mîr Perwer's funeral

There was a blockade to those who wanted to participate in the funeral ceremony and gendarme intervention to those wishing to express condolence to the family in the funeral of Perwer who was one of the three Kurdish people killed in the Paris attack.

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into strip search of women journalists

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into strip search of women journalists

Five journalists were strip-searched during their admission to the prison because there were CDs in their belongings. The prosecutors refused to investigate their complaint, concluding that the search was in line with the regulations.

Killing of ex-Grey Wolves leader: Key suspect denies intentional murder

Killing of ex-Grey Wolves leader: Key suspect denies intentional murder

Thirteen people, including those who planned and carried out the attack, have been remanded in custody in the investigation into the armed attack.

Local and migrant molding workers in Antep won their strike on day 4

Local and migrant molding workers in Antep won their strike on day 4

Employers have withdrawn their demands of ten percent increase in workload and a ban on changing workplaces.

HDP: 'We will run with our own candidate for presidency'

HDP: 'We will run with our own candidate for presidency'

"Nobody should link HDP with any other political party, either a or b. HDP is a great power in Türkiye," said Pervin Buldan of HDP.

Appeals court overturns fashion designer's sentence for 'insulting Erdoğan with Gollum photo'

Appeals court overturns fashion designer's sentence for 'insulting Erdoğan with Gollum photo'

The verdict of the local court for a prison sentence for the fashion designer and celebrity due to his social media posts for "insulting the President" was overturned based on "repeated trials with the same charge."

İSİG: 1,843 workers killed on the job in Türkiye in 2022

İSİG: 1,843 workers killed on the job in Türkiye in 2022

Ninety-five percent of the killed workers were not unionized.

Suspect accused of instigating Sinan Ateş murder captured in İstanbul

Suspect accused of instigating Sinan Ateş murder captured in İstanbul

Fugitive convict of Hasan Ferit Gedik murder case, Doğukan Çep was captured and detained in İstanbul in the scope of the murder of the ex-chairperson of Grey Wolves.

Suspect accused of instigating Sinan Ateş murder captured in İstanbul

Suspect accused of instigating Sinan Ateş murder captured in İstanbul

Doğukan Çep, also a fugitive convict of Hasan Ferit Gedik murder case, was captured and detained in İstanbul in the scope of the murder of the ex-chairperson of Grey Wolves.

Two Armenian foundations to get back property taken over by Treasury, rules top court

Two Armenian foundations to get back property taken over by Treasury, rules top court

The foundations' right to property was violated, according to the court verdict.

SPoD: Constitutional amendments proposed will result in large-scale violations of rights

SPoD: Constitutional amendments proposed will result in large-scale violations of rights

"A constitution calling LGBTI people perverted will not be limited to this. It will bring other discriminative regulations with it and discrimination will be institutionalized," says the chairperson of SPoD.

Opposition starts discussing candidate as Erdoğan says elections may be brought forward

Opposition starts discussing candidate as Erdoğan says elections may be brought forward

The opposition bloc said they will only support snap elections if they are held before April 6. The president has the authority to abolish the parliament for new elections.

Former MHP women's branch member found dead at home

Former MHP women's branch member found dead at home

Gizem Memioğlu resigned as the chair of a district organization of the party in 2021. Her death comes a week after the assassination of a former Grey Wolves leader.

Constitutional Court suspends HDP's election funds amid closure case

Constitutional Court suspends HDP's election funds amid closure case

The party that has the third-largest parliamentary group is facing closure because of its alleged ties to the PKK.

Doctors express concern over sole proprietorship in private health sector

Doctors express concern over sole proprietorship in private health sector

Nearly 85 percent of all doctors in the 566 private hospitals in the country work as a sole proprietorship, according to İStanbul Medical Chamber members.

Transphobic hate murder in İzmir

Transphobic hate murder in İzmir

According to the ILGA Europe Report Türkiye ranks 48th among 49 countries for LGBTI+ rights in the last five years. Azerbaijan ranks the last.

Five new members and new chair to be elected to Supreme Electoral Council

Five new members and new chair to be elected to Supreme Electoral Council

Elections for new members of the YSK will be held in two supreme courts next week. There have been controversial YSK decisions in the elections and referendums in the country in recent years.

Erdoğan's AKP has more members than all other parties combined, official figures show

Erdoğan's AKP has more members than all other parties combined, official figures show

The party ruling the country of 83 million people for over two decades has more than 11 million members.

Constitutional Court finds rights violation in 'censoring prisoner's dream'

Constitutional Court finds rights violation in 'censoring prisoner's dream'

The prison administration had removed a part in the prisoner's letter because "dreams could be used for communication within illegal organizations."

Far-right politician who falsely blamed deadly bombing on Kurdish lawyer faces jail sentence

Far-right politician who falsely blamed deadly bombing on Kurdish lawyer faces jail sentence

Adem Taşkaya had claimed on social media that it was Jiyan Tosun who carried out the November bomb attack in İstanbul. Tosun and her family received death threats after his tweet.

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Newala Qesaba: Villas being built on buried pain

Newala Qesaba: Villas being built on buried pain

Newala Qesaba is known as a place where many Armenians killed in 1915 were buried in mass graves. Besides, many Kurds killed in armed conflicts or unidentified murders are also believed to be buried in this area.

Public employees protest statistical authority following low wage rises

Public employees protest statistical authority following low wage rises

Türkiye's inflation rate dropped by nearly 20 points in a month, according to the widely disputed official figures, which resulted in low wage rises for civil servants.

Appeals court upholds Korur-Fincancı's conviction for 'insulting Erdoğan'

Appeals court upholds Korur-Fincancı's conviction for 'insulting Erdoğan'

Korur-Fincancı was sentenced to pay a fine for insulting then-PM Erdoğan in 2013.

Local and Syrian workers on 3rd day of work stoppage in Antep

Local and Syrian workers on 3rd day of work stoppage in Antep

Molding workers started work stoppage on Monday requesting a fifty percent pay rise at the Küsget industrial site in Antep.

Drought in Türkiye likely to continue amid an expected warm winter

Drought in Türkiye likely to continue amid an expected warm winter

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry points out a drop in the cumulative average rainfall of 28.6 percent between October 1 and December 1 across the country.

Waste dumped near lake, stream in Van

Waste dumped near lake, stream in Van

Environmentalists say the trustee-run municipality dumps waste near Lake Van and a stream instead of a waste disposal facility to save costs.

İHD: Circular on ill prisoners is 'good as a beginning'

İHD: Circular on ill prisoners is 'good as a beginning'

Human Rights Association commented on the positive aspects of the new circular while emphasizing that for a permanent solution to the problems of ill prisoners, their proposals for legal amendments should be taken into account and essential amendments should be made to the Anti-Terror Law.

Erdoğan announces 30-percent wage rise for civil servants, pensioners

Erdoğan announces 30-percent wage rise for civil servants, pensioners

The president yesterday announced a 25-percent hike. He updated it as 30 percent today.

Killing of former Grey Wolves leader: Suspected assailants arrested

Killing of former Grey Wolves leader: Suspected assailants arrested

Three people have been remanded in custody, including two people on a motorcycle who shot Sinan Ateş.

Victims of Paris murders will be buried in their homelands

Victims of Paris murders will be buried in their homelands

A ceremony was organized in Paris before sending three Kurdish victims of the Rue d'Enghien shooting to their homelands. Governor of Kars, where the funeral of Abdurrahman Kızıl is going to be held, announced a 7-day ban on all demonstrations.

Men killed 19 women in December

Men killed 19 women in December

Men inflicted violence on at least 65 women, abused at least 29 boys and girls, and harassed at least 16 women.

4 January 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Thirteen-year natural gas agreement between Türkiye, Bulgaria

Thirteen-year natural gas agreement between Türkiye, Bulgaria

In April 2022, Russia stopped the natural gas supply to Bulgaria, making the country seek alternative sources.