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Ministry: Turkey hit by 1,171 forest fires in summer 2021
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has announced that 118,415 hectares of forestland were damaged in the fires last summer.
31 March 2022
The perpetrator who caused 5-year-old Efe's death ‘protected by impunity’
Releasing a statement about the acquittal of the police officer who hit Efe Tektekin with an armored vehicle, the Child Rights Center of the Diyarbakır Bar raises concerns that “impunity encourages the law enforcement about culpable acts”.
31 March 2022
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit rises by 135.5 percent in February
The Turkish Statistical Institute has shared the provisional data on Turkey’s foreign trade for February 2022: Exports were 20 billion 4 million dollars with a 25.4-percent increase and imports were 27 billion 885 million dollars with a 44.5-percent increase.
31 March 2022
IPI condemns AKP’s omnibus bill foreseeing prison term for news on companies
The International Press Institute has “strongly condemned” the new measures proposed by the government that would lead journalists to face up to 3 years in prison for news that “undermines trust” or “damages the reputation” of finance companies.
31 March 2022
Revolutionaries killed in Kızıldere commemorated
Socialist revolutionary Mahir Çayan and his friends, who were massacred in Kızıldere in 1972, were commemorated on their death anniversary.
31 March 2022
Contradicting his previous statement, minister says Turkey has ‘no problem with learning loss’
Minister of Education Özer has also said, “Our biggest success in the past 19-20 years is to increase the schooling rates in other educational grades to the OECD averages. Our schooling rate in secondary education currently stands around 90 percent”.
31 March 2022
İYİ Party Chair Akşener criticizes Erdoğan’s ‘healthy living advice’
Akşener: “A kilo of water buffalo yogurt costs 70 lira, 700 grams of Medina dates 205 lira, chestnut honey 250 lira, half a kilo of oatmeal 15 lira... And it is supposed to be a sure cure. How will this sure cure come in the households of minimum wage earners?"
31 March 2022
‘Children’s playgrounds have turned into an arsenal’
Speaking on behalf of the HDP Child Commission, Hüseyin Kaçmaz has underlined that the government has to reveal the truth and inform the public about the death of 16-year-old Muharrem Aksem, who was found dead in a shooting range.
31 March 2022
COVID-19 | Turkey reports 53 deaths, nearly 15 thousand cases in a day
The Ministry of Health has announced that over 277 thousand tests were conducted, 14,993 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 53 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.
31 March 2022
Boğaziçi honorary doctorate recipients express concern over developments at the university
"We fear that the interventions made since January 2, 2021, will destroy the democratic values of Boğaziçi University, resulting in diminished academic excellence that will lead to perhaps irreversible public damage," says the statement.
30 March 2022
Zelenskyy aide deletes photo with Turkey's drone company manager at bar
Turkey's Bayraktar drones have become popular in Ukraine due to their role in the war against Russia. However, alcoholic drinks are not so popular with Turkey's pro-government circles.
30 March 2022
‘The state has once again disregarded the right to life’
Rights and law groups have released a statement about the death of 16-year-old Aksem: “Penalizing the responsible parties by conducting an effective investigation will prevent similar incidents under the name of ‘accidents’."
30 March 2022
'Turkey should comply with WHO's new air quality limit values'
Turkey does not sufficiently measure PM2.5 in the air and the limit values it set for 2029 and beyond are over five times higher than the WHO's updated values.
30 March 2022
New picture from jailed politicians Demirtaş, Mızraklı
The picture has been posted on the social media account of former Co-Chair of the HDP Selahattin Demirtaş, with the note, “We are walking together. We will surely reach that harbor together one day. See you soon…”
30 March 2022
Turkey: Greenhouse gas emissions see a 3-percent annual increase
The total greenhouse gas emissions per capita were calculated at 4 tonnes CO2 equivalent for 1990, 6.2 tonnes CO2 equivalent for 2019 and 6.3 tonnes CO2 equivalent for 2020, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute.
30 March 2022
Eagle released from Turkey covers over 20,000 kilometers in Middle East, Africa
The bird dubbed "little eagle" was released in Turkey's eastern province of Iğdır in September.
30 March 2022
Turkey's Antalya becomes a new destination for digital nomads of Russia, Ukraine amid war
Tatiana, Kateryna and Lana from Ukraine and Mikhail from Russia are in Antalya. They talk about the war, their countries, families, worries and expectations.
30 March 2022
Sevilay Nur Saraçlar
Zelenskyy says ‘positive signals’ come from İstanbul talks
Referring to the talks between the delegations of Ukraine and Russia on March 29, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has noted that the positive signals from the talks “do not drown out the ruptures of Russian shells”.
30 March 2022
Prosecutor’s office urges ‘measures for İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu’s life safety’
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation following a notice letter about İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, demanding that the Governor’s Office “consider and do the necessary for his life safety”.
30 March 2022
HDP demands an effective investigation into 16-year-old Aksem’s death
“In order to bring the death of Aksem into light in all aspects, an effective investigation must be conducted immediately and the responsible ones must definitely be revealed,” said Peoples’ Democratic Party Co-Chair Pervin Buldan.
30 March 2022
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Turkey reports 63 COVID-19 deaths, over 16 thousand new cases
The Ministry of Health has announced that over 288 thousand tests were conducted, 16,190 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 63 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.
30 March 2022
New head of Turkey's top business group stresses importance of rule of law in the face of economic problems
"A strong rule of law and strong democracy are the basis for a fair, prosperous and happy life for societies," Orhan Turan has said.
29 March 2022
Police officer who caused the death of 5-year-old Efe Tektekin acquitted
The Tektekin family and the Diyarbakır Bar Association Child Rights Center have announced that they will take the verdict of acquittal to the upper court.
29 March 2022
Turkey should immediately ditch 'FX-protected lira deposit' tool, says CHP leader
The system where the state compensates for the difference between the policy rate and the increase in foreign exchange rates cost the treasury about 445 billion lira in three months.
29 March 2022
Russia-Ukraine war | No ceasefire agreement in first round of talks in İstanbul
The delegations from Russia and Ukraine have completed the first round of talks in İstanbul. They expressed their demands during the talks.
29 March 2022
Violations of animal rights | Animal care home workers penalized on the lower limit
In the trial over the violations of animal rights at the Elazığ Temporary Animal Care Home in eastern Turkey, the defendants have been sentenced to 6 months in prison. Animal rights advocates will lodge an appeal against the ruling.
29 March 2022
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Women in Turkey say their most important problem is 'violence'
While most men view violence as women's most important problem in Turkey, they think they do their part regarding this issue. Women think otherwise.
29 March 2022
Justice delayed again: Late journalist Aydın Engin wins the ‘press card’ lawsuit
A journalist for 53 years, Aydın Engin sued the Presidency’s Communications Directorate in 2020 as it did not renew his permanent press card that he had been holding since 2001. Having lost his life on March 24, Engin has won the legal struggle.
29 March 2022
Hikmet Adal
Şenyaşar Family, Boğaziçi Resistance to be granted human rights award
The 2022 Sevinç Özgüner Human Rights, Peace and Democracy Award will be received by the Şenyaşar Family and the constituents of Boğaziçi University Resistance in an award ceremony on May 23, 2022.
29 March 2022
Erdoğan ally Bahçeli also 'not happy' with high living costs
The MHP leader has dismissed the opinion polls indicating that his party's popular support has declined.
29 March 2022
'Deep flaws in the judicial system not addressed in Turkey in 2021'
Amnesty International has released its annual report on the state of human rights in the world. On Turkey, it has noted that "opposition politicians, journalists, rights defenders and others faced baseless investigations, prosecutions and convictions".
29 March 2022
Local journalists attacked by an ultranationalist group in Konya
Hospitalized after the attack, journalists Umut Yaygır and Özcan Saraç have alleged that Nationalist Movement Party’s Ereğli Mayor Hüseyin Oprukçu instigated the attack.
29 March 2022
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