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Court refuses to release journalist Sedef Kabaş
Kabaş has been under arrest since January 22 for "insulting the president" and "insulting public officials."
15 February 2022
Sexual violence, threat against trans women in İstanbul
Rights advocates will take legal action against the racketeering, sexual violence and threats against trans women in Taksim’s Tarlabaşı in Beyoğlu: "We don't deserve any of this. We want to live freely in our own country."
15 February 2022
Turkey's electricity distribution companies deny responsibility for soaring bills
The companies have been under criticism due to their excessive profits amid a sharp increase in electricity prices. They say a government regulatory body determines their revenues.
15 February 2022
Teacher given a deferred prison sentence for battering student
Put on trial over the incident that happened in a school in Aksaray, the defendant was first given 12 months in prison; this sentence has been reduced to 10 months due to “good conduct” and the pronouncement of the verdict has been deferred.
15 February 2022
Ill prisoner not referred to hospital as he rejects ‘mouth search’
Chronically ill prisoner Aydın cannot be treated as he does not accept his mouth being searched as a form of body cavity search while being taken to the hospital. His mother has filed a complaint about this practice by also citing the pandemic.
15 February 2022
Ayça Söylemez
Application for Mardin churches, monasteries to be included in UNESCO World Heritage List
Nine monasteries and churches were included in the temporary list last year.
15 February 2022
Power generation in Turkey: 2021 saw an increase in share of fossil fuels
According to the data of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEİAŞ), the share of fossil fuels, which causes the climate crisis, in power generation increased by 6 percentage points in 2021 and topped 64 percent.
15 February 2022
Hülya Kılınç, Murat Ağırel and Barış Pehlivan sent to jail again
With their prison sentences upheld by the appeals court, journalists Barış Pehlivan and Hülya Kılınç and columnist Murat Ağırel have been sent to prison.
15 February 2022
Man who killed four women in Belgium released in Turkey despite life sentence
The Justice Ministry of Belgium has stated that the authorities in Turkey have not officially informed them about the release of Osman Çallı.
15 February 2022
Turkey to increase energy assistance as Erdoğan dismisses protests over rising prices
President Erdoğan said on Saturday that there was no need to "fuss about" soaring bills.
15 February 2022
335 citizens express support for Migros warehouse workers' resistance
335 writers, scientists, academics, politicians, deputies, journalists, representatives from democratic organizations and activists say, “We stand by the resisting Migros workers”, 257 of whom have been dismissed during their protests.
15 February 2022
Protesting delivery workers reiterate demand for pay rise, complain about mobbing
The delivery workers of YemekSepeti, the largest online food delivery company of Turkey, gathered in front of the company’s central office in İstanbul, announcing that they are subjected to mobbing for joining the protests.
15 February 2022
Court accepts indictment against jailed journalist Sedef Kabaş: Up to 12 years in prison
Held in pre-trial detention for “insulting the President”, journalist Sedef Kabaş is now facing up to 12 years, 10 months in prison as the indictment charging her with “insulting the President” and “insulting public officials” has been accepted.
15 February 2022
Survey: Opposition alliance is ahead by 7.6 percentage points in Turkey
MetroPOLL Executive Sencar notes that while the ruling AKP increased its votes by nearly 3 points thanks to the fluctuations in exchange rates and workers’ pay rises in January, the effects of recent price hikes will be more visible in February.
15 February 2022
‘We will get our due’: Dismissed workers protest in front of business association
The workers of Migros supermarket chains burned the “Building the Future” report of the Turkish Industry and Business Association in protest: “What is allotted to us is a system of slavery. The dismissal of 257 workers in the dead of winter…”
15 February 2022
‘Constitutional Court’s workload is heavier than that of the ECtHR’
Turkey’s Constitutional Court President Zühtü Arslan has announced that only in January 2022, nearly 12 thousand individual applications were submitted to the Constitutional Court, noting that “the workload has taken a dramatic dimension”.
15 February 2022
COVID-19 | Turkey reports 76,632 daily cases, 266 deaths
The Ministry of Health has announced that nearly 440 thousand tests were conducted, 76,632 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 266 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.
15 February 2022
Emine Şenyaşar given a judicial fine for ‘insulting’ ruling AKP MP Yıldız
Put on trial over her remarks before the hearing of her son and AKP MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız’s elder brother, Emine Şenyaşar has been sentenced to pay a judicial fine corresponding to 265 days. The pronouncement of the verdict has been deferred.
14 February 2022
Muharrem Sarıkaya returns to Habertürk after resigning for slapping journalist
Sarıkaya had to resign as the Ankara representative of Habertürk TV after slapping an agency reporter while interviewing the mayor of Antep.
14 February 2022
Erdoğan to meet investors in United Arab Emirates
President and AKP Chair Erdoğan addressed a news conference ahead of his 2-day visit to the Gulf country which he had paid a visit as the PM in 2013 the last time.
14 February 2022
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'The mafia has moved from Turkey to Northern Cyprus'
A Cypriot journalist who spoke with the president of Northern Cyprus has said that he is more concerned about criticisms against him in Turkey than in Cyprus.
14 February 2022
Rights group calls for rights defender, lawyer Tarık Güneş’s release
The Human Rights Association (İHD) has called on the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Interior to act in compliance with the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and demanded the release of arrested lawyer and rights advocate Tarık Güneş.
14 February 2022
Boğaziçi University | Secretary General Nedim Malkoç removed from office
The academics of Boğaziçi University took legal action against the appointment of Malkoç as the Secretary General on July 13, 2021 and the İstanbul 12th Administrative Court gave a decision of stay of execution.
14 February 2022
Journalist Zeynep Durgut taken into custody
Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Zeynep Durgut has been detained in a house raid in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Şırnak province and taken to the Şırnak Security Directorate. The reason for her detention is yet unknown.
14 February 2022
Turkey’s media watchdog RTÜK says it ‘stands up for pluralism, press freedom’
The Radio and Television Supreme Council has released a statement about its order to three international news websites to apply for a license: “RTÜK always stands up for pluralism, press freedom and free news covering of media organizations.”
14 February 2022
HDP Co-Chair Buldan: We know well how to ignore the ones who ignore us
“The leaders of six political parties came together yesterday. All hell broke loose on social media after this meeting. Some asked why the HDP was not there. We don’t recognize the ones who don’t recognize us; let it be known,” said HDP Co-Chair Buldan.
14 February 2022
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Video and graphic of male violence in 2021
In 2021, men killed at least 339 women and 34 children, including babies, in Turkey. Men inflicted violence on at least 793 women in 2021.
14 February 2022
Men kill at least 339 women in 2021
In 2021, men killed at least 339 women and 34 children in Turkey. Men raped 96 women, forced 772 women to sex work, harassed 424 women and abused 208 children. Men injured and inflicted violence on at least 793 women in 2021.
14 February 2022
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Turkey issues travel warning about Ukraine amid escalating tension
The advisory has called on the citizens of Turkey to refrain from traveling to Ukraine's eastern regions if not necessary, adding that they should take necessary precautions for their own personal safety and contact the Kyiv Embassy before their travel.
14 February 2022
Halil Falyalı murder | The number of detained suspects rises to 6
As part of the investigation launched into the assassination of casino and hotel owner Halil Falyalı in Northern Cyprus, police officers have detained one more person in İstanbul. The number of detained may reportedly increase.
14 February 2022
VAT on basic food products reduced to 1 percent by a Presidential decision
Amid increasing prices and people’s decreasing purchasing power, the Value Added Tax on basic food products has been reduced from 8 to 1 percent. Economists warn that this reduction may not affect the price tags with other costs cited as the reason.
14 February 2022
Fitch lowers Turkey’s credit rating
In a statement about the downgrade, Fitch Ratings has said, "Policy-driven financial stress episodes of higher frequency and intensity have increased Turkey's vulnerabilities in terms of high inflation, low external liquidity and weak policy credibility."
14 February 2022
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