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Another article of 'censorship bill' adopted, journalists walk out of parliament in protest
According to the newly adopted article 15, in case it is understood that a press card holder does not have the qualifications required by the law or that they lose such qualifications over time, the Directorate of Communications will have the authority to revoke the press card.
12 October 2022
Polls indicate close race between rival blocs, yet people increasingly think Erdoğan will win
The share of the voters who think Erdoğan will win Türkiye's 2023 presidential election has increased by 4 percent since March, according to a new poll.
12 October 2022
İstanbul police seize 1.5 tons of marijuana smuggled via ship from Mexico
The marijuana was hidden in bolts of cloth, according to the police.
12 October 2022
Türkiye's Alevi minority not content with Erdoğan's 'democratic initiative'
The president unveiled a new plan to cover the expenses of Alevi places of worship without formally recognizing them as places of worship, which has been the community's most cruical demand for decades.
11 October 2022
OSCE urges Türkiye to review 'disinformation bill'
Any legislation potentially limiting free speech should strongly respect the principles of necessity and proportionality, and should not unduly hinder the fundamental right to freedom of expression, media freedom of the OSCE has warned.
11 October 2022
Lavrov: Erdoğan, Putin to meet in Astana this week
The meeting will take place at the Commonwealth of Independent States, Russia's top diplomat has said.
11 October 2022
Residents of working-class neighborhood in İstanbul vow to resist in face of forced evictions
"What they want to do here is to evacuate the poor class right next to Merter and turn this place into a commercial point," says a lawyer for the Tozkoparan Neighborhood.
11 October 2022
Oxfam report: Türkiye has third most unequal distribution of wealth among 161 countries
Türkiye's general ranking in the index, compared to other OECD countries, is at the lowest with 74th place. Furthermore, when it comes to social expenditures, Türkiye is also still the lowest among OECD, according to the report.
11 October 2022
'Women are giving care to 91 percent of the disabled'
The Association of Mothers and Volunteers of Disabled Children is campaigning for pension rights for women caring for the gravely disabled at home. Şenay Keçeci, head of the association, says "The problems predominantly concern women."
11 October 2022
Ayşegül Özbek
'They lured us into a trap that day': Ankara Massacre commemorated across Türkiye
Police restricted the commemoration in Ankara to only the family members of those who lost their lives in the ISIS bombings that claimed 104 lives in 2015. Twenty people were detained.
11 October 2022
Remarks of senior diplomat about killing of Kurdish journalist on parliamentary agenda
Responding to a question about the killing of Nagihan Akarsel in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, Türkiye's ambassador to Iraq had said, "The PKK and centers with connections to the PKK are targets."
11 October 2022
Exit from İstanbul Convention did not accelerate violence, according to ministry
Two years ago, an opposition MP had submitted a parliamentary question as to why the convention was not being implemented. The ministry gave a response over one and a half years after Türkiye pulled out of the convention.
11 October 2022
Türkiye wins Amputee Football World Cup title
The Amputee Football National Team beat the reigning champions Angola 4-1.
10 October 2022
Rare Anatolian leopard caught on camera in Türkiye
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry shared photos of an Anatolian leopard on Twitter.
10 October 2022
Calling one a 'shady person' not defamation, appeals court rules
The acquittal was finalized in the case where lawyer Polat Balkan stood trial for calling a businessperson "one of the shadiest and dirtiest persons history has ever seen."
10 October 2022
Ayça Söylemez
Lawyers scrutinize authorities' neglect in Ankara Massacre trial
In a statement marking the seventh anniversary of the bombings that killed 104 people, a commission of lawyers addressed multiple points about the case that have not yet been shed light on.
10 October 2022
Altın Portakal award winners dedicate awards to Gezi, Saturday Mothers, women in Iran
Award winners' at politically charged speeches at Türkiye's longest-running film festival became a talking point after the ceremony, where Gezi convict Çiğdem Mater's message was also read out.
10 October 2022
Türkiye's official unemployment rate at lowest level in eight years
The unemployment rate dropped below 10 percent in August, whereas the broad unemployment rate was over 19 percent, says TurkStat.
10 October 2022
Police detain many, break HDP deputy's leg at 'Öcalan protests'
Protests took place in several provinces on the anniversary of the PKK leader being forced to leave Syria before eventually being captured by Türkiye's security officers in Kenya. Police detained more than 130 people.
10 October 2022
'We are pariahs in our own country': Northern Cypriot MP lashes out at Türkiye's policies
In a parliamentary speech widely shared on social media, MP Doğuş Derya accused the Northern Cypriot government and Türkiye of neglecting the people of Northern Cyprus.
10 October 2022
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Türkiye to cancel Covid-19 fines, says MP
A total of 2.7 billion lira of fines had been issued to citizens for not complying with the mask mandates and curfews.
7 October 2022
Parliament passes 12 more articles of 'disinformation bill' amid protest from journalists
Fourteen of the 40 articles of the have now been passed in the parliament. The newly accepted articles make it mandatory to share the contact information of internet news sites in an "easily accessible form."
7 October 2022
RSF condemns murder of journalist Nagihan Akarsel
Akarsel was killed outside of her home in Iraqi Kurdistan. The RSF points out that she was the fifth Kurdish person from Türkiye to be attacked in Iraqi Kurdistan in a year.
7 October 2022
Second visit by Türkiye's intelligence chief in a month raises question marks in Iraq
Iraq's Shiite Coordination Framework demands an explanation after Hakan Fidan's recent visit to the Turkmen leaders in the Kurdistan Region.
7 October 2022
Erdoğan meets Pashinyan, says may meet Assad as well
The president had a series of meetings with other government leaders at the European Political Community summit in Prague.
7 October 2022
'Kılıçdaroğlu should also reconcile with the LGBTI+ community'
Erdoğan used the main opposition leader's move to "reconcile" with the pious to attack the LGBTI+ community, says an activist.
7 October 2022
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Kobanî trial: 'Anonymous witness statements are manipulated'
The Kobanî trials continued this month. Politician Mesut Bağcık pleaded for his acquittal, claiming that he was not part of an illegal organization and that the secret witness testimonies against him were fabricated.
6 October 2022
Court to hear witnesses cited by LGBTI+ groups in 2008 homophobic murder case
Ahmet Yıldız was killed by his father after coming out as gay. At the 36th hearing, the court accepted for the first time the LGBTI+ groups' requests about witnesses.
6 October 2022
Tuğçe Yılmaz,Ece Deniz
Disinformation law 'final stage of AKP's media restrictions'
Academic Emre Tansu Keten says, "Cards such as the Press Advertisement Institution and press credentials will constitute the first stage of censorship. And the threat of imprisonment will serve as the second. In the end, the censorship law will be a tool to silence the media."
6 October 2022
Hikmet Adal
'Clean energy can be vital to Türkiye's energy dependence'
With half of Türkiye's power generation based on fossil fuel imports, clean energy can play a crucial role in becoming further energy dependent, according to a new study.
6 October 2022
Men killed 26 women in September
Men inflicted violence on at least 71 women, abused at least 12 girls and boys, harassed at least 16 women, and forced two women to do sex work.
6 October 2022
Evrim Kepenek
Erdoğan responds to CHP's 'headscarf bill'
Legislative proposal by the main opposition party submitted at the very beginning of the legislative year, for freedom of women public servants in their choice of clothing, including wearing a headscarf, sparked debate between the party and the president.
6 October 2022
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