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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
Six opposition leaders meet: Memorandum of understanding to be issued in 2 weeks
The leaders of the main opposition CHP, İYİ Party, Future Party, DEVA Party, Felicity Party and Democrat Party have released a written statement following their meeting, defining their gathering as “a historic day for Turkey.”
14 February 2022
COVID-19 in Turkey: Daily death toll on the increase
The Ministry of Health has announced that nearly 420 thousand tests were conducted, 73,787 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 276 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.
14 February 2022
Union of Turkish Bar Associations takes legal action against increases in electricity prices
Underlining that electricity shall be offered to citizens in line with the public good, the TTB has filed a lawsuit demanding the annulment of the related Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) decisions.
11 February 2022
Chief editor of slain casino boss's newspaper threatens journalist
A casino boss at the center of drug smuggling and blackmailing allegations, Halil Falyalı was shot dead on Tuesday in Northern Cyprus.
11 February 2022
Doctor suspended from profession over report blaming murdered woman
University student Şule Çet was sexually assaulted and killed in 2018. Preparing a scientific opinion report about the incident, Dr. Aydın had said the woman accepting to have a drink with a man showed "she had consented to sexual intercourse."
11 February 2022
Migros admits dismissing resisting workers
In a statement, Migros, one of the largest supermarket chains in Turkey, has admitted dismissing 257 workers protesting the 8-percent wage rise: “Our door is open to our colleagues who find these working conditions suitable.”
11 February 2022
US State Department, VOA criticize Turkey over 'licensing obligation' for foreign news outlets
The Radio and Television Supreme Council gave 72 hours to Voice of America, Euronews and Deutsche Welle to apply for a license for their Turkish services.
11 February 2022
Trans women fined over March 8 demonstration: ‘I will join it again’
Yusuf A. from the November 20 Platform was a part of the Trans+ cortege joining the women’s demonstration in İstanbul on March 6. After the demonstration, police detained five Kurdish trans people, who were later fined as per the Public Health Law.
11 February 2022
Ege Öztokat
Ruling AKP, MHP and BBP file a criminal complaint against journalist Ayşenur Arslan
The ruling AKP, its ally MHP and BBP have requested that Halk TV presenter Ayşenur Arslan be penalized on charge of “degrading the nation, the State of the Republic of Turkey and the institutions and bodies of the state”.
11 February 2022
Kobanî trial: Statements reveal 'plaintiffs' don't know defendants
Fifteen "plaintiffs" whose property was damaged during the Kobanî protests have withdrawn their complaints.
11 February 2022
Urgent action by Amnesty International for maltreated Iranian LGBTI+ rights defender
Amnesty International notes that “the Revolutionary Guards arrested Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani, known as Sareh, on October 27, 2021 near Iran-Turkey border while she was attempting to irregularly enter Turkey to seek international protection.”
11 February 2022
Writer Aslı Erdoğan acquitted in Özgür Gündem retrial
The retrial of writer Aslı Erdoğan following an appeals court ruling has ended in her acquittal of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.
11 February 2022
'Djemevis’ decision to not pay electricity bills is a legitimate, rightful protest'
Some djemevis, where Alevi community worship, have announced that they will not pay their electricity bills in protest. As djemevis are not officially recognized as places of worship in Turkey, they are not exempted from this payment.
11 February 2022
Turkey's plastic waste imports: 'Chemicals are mixed into the food chain'
Greenpeace has carried out a study on illegal plastic waste dumping and burning in Turkey's Adana province. Chemicals released by burning plastic are now in people's food chain, says Nihan Temiz-Ataş of Greenpeace Mediterranean.
11 February 2022
Tansu Pişkin
'Stop the appointment which kicks the miner'
Causing an outrage for kicking a miner in Manisa’s Soma, Yusuf Yerkel, the then assistant secretary of the then PM Erdoğan, has been appointed as a commercial attache to Frankfurt. An online petition has been launched to stop this appointment.
11 February 2022
Turkey reports nearly 100 thousand daily coronavirus cases, 264 deaths
The Ministry of Health has announced that over 450 thousand tests were conducted, 98,602 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 264 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.
11 February 2022
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‘RTÜK head wants no news to be reported, no criticism to be leveled at government'
Media ombudsperson Faruk Bildirici has spoken to bianet about the inquiry launched by the Radio and Television Supreme Council against Halk TV and its order to three international news websites to apply for a license within 72 hours.
11 February 2022
Hikmet Adal
Health workers union head under arrest for five months without indictment
"Our union's efforts to reveal the real number of cases and deaths and its opposition against the failure to manage the pandemic have made our union a target of the government," the co-chair of SES has said.
10 February 2022
Turkey’s current situation is ‘graver than 2001 economic crisis’
İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener has said, “The foundations of this economic wreck, this negative picture have been laid since the AK Party’s first years in power.”
10 February 2022
Ordu Municipality continues coastal reclamation project despite court order
A local environmental group in the Black Sea province in Turkey's north has said that it will file a criminal complaint against the municipality.
10 February 2022
ÜniKuir granted the ‘Freedom from Fear Award’
“Non-governmental LGBTI+ organization ÜniKuir fights for the fundamental right of all people to live their lives as equals and free from fear of discrimination or of persecution regardless of their gender identity, sexual orientation, sex characteristics.”
10 February 2022
Workers of Turkey's largest online food delivery company continue protests for better wages
Opposition MP Veli Ağbaba and singer and activist Haluk Levent visited the workers who continue protesting in front of the Yemeksepeti headquarters in İstanbul.
10 February 2022
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'New draft regulation allows experimentation on stray animals'
The Ministry of Agriculture's draft regulation on animal experimentation was revealed to the public by animal rights groups.
10 February 2022
Turkey's media watchdog probes Halk TV over Arslan's remarks over Falyalı's killing
Ayşenur Arslan, a program presenter at Halk TV, has been targeted on social media over her remarks about the killing of ‘betting and casino tycoon’ Halil Falyalı in Cyprus. RTÜK has launched an inquiry against the broadcaster.
10 February 2022
Forests the size of 3,000 football fields razed in wildfires in Turkey in 2020
Answering the Parliamentary question of an MP, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Pakdemirli has said that two amphibians and 27 firefighting helicopters were used in efforts to put out 3,399 forest fires that broke out in Turkey in 2020.
10 February 2022
Turkey's unemployment rate continues to decline, according to TurkStat
The share of informal employees was 27.8 percent whereas the youth unemployment rate was over 20 percent in December.
10 February 2022
38 press freedom organizations, journalists urge Turkey to release journalist Sedef Kabaş
The Coalition for Women in Journalism and 37 civil society organizations have released a joint statement and demanded the immediate release of journalist Sedef Kabaş, who has been arrested on charge of “insulting the President”.
10 February 2022
CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu ‘won’t pay his electricity bill until price hikes are withdrawn’
Addressing the public in a video amid ongoing price increases and difficulties in making ends meet in Turkey, CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu has called on everyone to post their electricity bills on Twitter by mentioning President and AKP Chair Erdoğan.
10 February 2022
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