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Human Rights Association head in Hakkari receives death threats

Human Rights Association head in Hakkari receives death threats

Pressure on human rights defenders through both threats and the judiciary has been increasing, the İHD has said.

Women from across the world call on the UN to ‘take action regarding the attacks against Kurds’

Women from across the world call on the UN to ‘take action regarding the attacks against Kurds’

Seventy-five women's organizations and individuals from five continents have urged the UN to mobilize its mechanisms regarding attacks on Makhmour, Sinjar, and Rojava.

Kurdish theater play, concert banned

Kurdish theater play, concert banned

A theater play in Kurdish and a concert of two musicians singing in Turkish and Kurdish have been banned.

Erdoğan insists Turkey will not approve Sweden and Finland joining NATO

Erdoğan insists Turkey will not approve Sweden and Finland joining NATO

NATO’s Stoltenberg says Ankara’s security concerns need to be addressed.

Turkey reports 1,254 new coronavirus cases, four deaths in a day

Turkey reports 1,254 new coronavirus cases, four deaths in a day

The country's official death toll reached 98,904 with 15.1 million cases, according to the ministry.

Çavuşoğlu explains what Turkey wants in return for accepting NATO membership of Sweden, Finland

Çavuşoğlu explains what Turkey wants in return for accepting NATO membership of Sweden, Finland

Accusing the two countries, especially Sweden, of aiding the PKK, Ankara opposes their NATO membership.

CHP vows to ensure election security

CHP vows to ensure election security

The party's leader on Friday went in front of the headquarters of a private military contractor, which he said would threaten election security.

Court of Cassation: Private security officers cannot conduct a body search

Court of Cassation: Private security officers cannot conduct a body search

Court of Cassation ruled that the search made by the special security officers is unlawful and that the evidence obtained from this search cannot be taken as a basis for the verdict

Turkey's current account balance posts 5.5 billion dollars of deficit in March

Turkey's current account balance posts 5.5 billion dollars of deficit in March

The country's 12-month rolling deficit reached 24.22 billion dollars in March, according to the Central Bank.

Feminicide | Court of Cassation upholds life sentence for killing of Emine Bulut

Feminicide | Court of Cassation upholds life sentence for killing of Emine Bulut

The prosecutor had appealed against the verdict, alleging that the defendant's sentence should be reduced due to "good conduct" and "unjust provocation."

Police officer facing 25 years in prison for killing waste worker not arrested again

Police officer facing 25 years in prison for killing waste worker not arrested again

Detention request for the police officer, who shot and killed waste worker Recep Hantaş, denied by the court board.

İstanbul Municipality removes mural after criticism from government officials

İstanbul Municipality removes mural after criticism from government officials

The mural was removed hours after it was shared on Twitter. The municipality or the museum administration have not yet made a statement about the issue.

Kılıçdaroğlu slams government over Kurdish singer’s canceled concert, midnight music ban

Kılıçdaroğlu slams government over Kurdish singer’s canceled concert, midnight music ban

CHP Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu shared the artist's song "Dar Hejiroke" after the local administration canceled Aynur Doğan's concert.

Palm trees planted by 'trustee' mayor in Diyarbakır dry up due to unsuitable climate

Palm trees planted by 'trustee' mayor in Diyarbakır dry up due to unsuitable climate

The trustee administration had planted about 200 palms in the arid city of Diyarbakır in Turkey's southeast. Almost all of the trees are dried up now.

Joint statement from İHD and TİHV for Canan Kaftancıoğlu

Joint statement from İHD and TİHV for Canan Kaftancıoğlu

“Despite everything, we believe that we will overcome these difficult days by escalating the struggle and continue our solidarity,” the İHD and TİHV said.

PACE rapporteurs to visit Turkey for Kavala case

PACE rapporteurs to visit Turkey for Kavala case

The two rapporteurs will prepare a report after a series of meetings in Turkey. The Council of Europe previously launched infringement proceedings against Ankara due to its failure to implement an ECtHR decision about Kavala.

Veteran Kurdish politician says HDP will likely be closed before elections

Veteran Kurdish politician says HDP will likely be closed before elections

Ahmet Türk says Erdoğan would do anything to stay in power and the opposition should not remain silent against the repression of the HDP.

Survey: 31 percent of Kurdish families don't speak to their children in Kurdish

Survey: 31 percent of Kurdish families don't speak to their children in Kurdish

According to a new survey, the speaking of the Kurdish language decreases in the houses with children. Families do not prefer to speak in their mother tongue because they don’t want their children to face difficulties in school life.

Police fire tear gas at crowd during Kurdish politician Aysel Doğan's funeral

Police fire tear gas at crowd during Kurdish politician Aysel Doğan's funeral

Doğan lost her life on May 11 in Germany, where she was in exile and receiving cancer treatment.

AKP-led municipality bans Kurdish singer Aynur Doğan's concert

AKP-led municipality bans Kurdish singer Aynur Doğan's concert

The municipality canceled the concert without specifying a reason. The ban came after Doğan was targeted by pro-government accounts on social media.

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Turkey reports 1,154 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths

Turkey reports 1,154 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths

The country's death toll has reached 98,900 with 15.1 million cases.

Political ban on leading opposition figure, festival ban for the youth

Political ban on leading opposition figure, festival ban for the youth

Top appeals court upholds Kaftancıoğlu's sentences • Yet another "immoral" festival is banned • Businesspeople close to Erdoğan are happy with refugee workers

15 May 2022 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Turkey's Tourism Ministry allows minister to expand his hotel project into forest in Bodrum

Turkey's Tourism Ministry allows minister to expand his hotel project into forest in Bodrum

The ministry has agreed to allocate 25-acre of land for a new holiday camp project in Bodrum's Türkbükü.

CHP leader attempts to 'visit' military firm close to Erdoğan, says it threatens election security

CHP leader attempts to 'visit' military firm close to Erdoğan, says it threatens election security

Kılıçdaroğlu spoke to reporters in front of the headquarters of SADAT, a military company headed by a former senior advisor of the president.

Letter from Demirtaş: Intellectuals have a historic responsibility

Letter from Demirtaş: Intellectuals have a historic responsibility

Drawing attention to the upcoming elections in the letter he has sent to journalists, including bianet’s project coordinator, Nadire Mater, the imprisoned politician underlined the importance of an alliance based on democracy but not any political party.

Unknown perpetrators caused death of four million honey bees in northwestern Turkey

Unknown perpetrators caused death of four million honey bees in northwestern Turkey

Hives in the project site have become unusable and "disease-resistant" bees have been stolen.

DEVA Party's Metin Gürcan rearrested

DEVA Party's Metin Gürcan rearrested

Drawing attention to the evidence in the file and the upper limit of the sentence for the alleged charges, the prosecutor's office demanded that Metin Gürcan be arrested again.

Erdoğan says Turkey doesn't support 'terrorist guesthouses' of Sweden, Finland joining NATO

Erdoğan says Turkey doesn't support 'terrorist guesthouses' of Sweden, Finland joining NATO

"We currently do not have a positive position on the issue of Sweden and Finland," the president has told reporters.

At least 129 workers killed in April

At least 129 workers killed in April

In the first four months of the year, at least 479 workers were killed on the job. Construction and transportation were the sectors with the highest number of deaths.

Turkey: April temperature 2 degrees warmer than average

Turkey: April temperature 2 degrees warmer than average

The average temperature was measured as 14,3 in the previous month. This figure is above the average measured for April for the last 50 years in Turkey.

'The endless suffering': What is happening in Hagia Sophia?

'The endless suffering': What is happening in Hagia Sophia?

Shattered windows, shoes put on historical stones, a historical millstone used as a garbage bin, and covered mosaics. What is going on in Hagia Sophia? Let's take a look at it.

13 May 2022 Tuğçe Yılmaz,Melin Durmaz

“Turkey is using the judiciary to revenge from the opposition”

“Turkey is using the judiciary to revenge from the opposition”

EP Turkey Rapporteur Sánchez Amor, the European Socialists Party (PES) and Socialists, Democrats & Greens Group (SOC) in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have made statements condemning the Kaftancıoğlu decision.