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PACE delegation urges Turkey to comply with ECtHR rulings on Demirtaş, Kavala
PACE's co-rapporteur for Turkey met with various officials during his visit to the country, including Constitutional Court members and diplomats.
19 June 2024
Women’s institutions in Kurdish cities ‘turned into men’s coffee houses’ under trustee regime
A report based on observations in Diyarbakır and Batman reveals the impact of government takeover of municipalities on women-focused institutions.
19 June 2024
Wildfire in Çanakkale: Maritime traffic restricted, villages evacuated
The authorities have suspended maritime traffic in the southbound direction of Dardanelles Strait and halted entries to the Gallipoli Campaign Historical Site.
19 June 2024
YouTuber faces legal action over sharia law comments
Two social media personalities engaged in a debate over the Sharia law. The atheist one, who is widely considered to have won the debate, is facing potential prison term.
18 June 2024
‘Monstrous’ minibuses protested amid public transport controversy on İstanbul’s Princes' islands
Locals criticize the opposition-led İstanbul Municipality’s “top-down” approach to introduce large minibuses for public transport, which they say are unsuitable for the islands' narrow streets and do not fit the aesthetic character of the islands
18 June 2024
Turkey grapples with wildfires amid heatwave
Wildfires erupted in at least 19 provinces this month. The authorities have imposed restrictions on entries in forest areas.
18 June 2024
HDP worker Deniz Poyraz remembered 3 years after killing by ultranationalist assailant
Kurdish politicians criticized the lack of accountability in political murders like that of Poyraz.
17 June 2024
Human rights report shows increasing torture against Kurds, LGBTI+s
In the last year, 739 individuals from Ankara, Diyarbakır, İstanbul, İzmir, Van, and Cizre personally reported experiencing torture or ill-treatment, while 42 others reported on behalf of relatives, according to the HRFT.
17 June 2024
Sixteen killed in traffic accidents in first two days of Eid holiday
The authorities have recorded more than 700 traffic accidents across Turkey on Sunday alone, leading to 11 fatalities and more nearly 1,300 injured.
17 June 2024
Niko Schmitz
reports
German climate activists end their hunger strike
Activists from the initiative “Starving until you’re honest” ended their hunger strike. One of them had been refusing to eat for 92 days. Their demands for an official statement on climate change from German chancellor Olaf Scholz were not met.
14 June 2024
Niko Schmitz
A place with a past hidden in shadow: Kurtuluş Greek Primary School
In her new project, documentary photographer Sema Kahraman Vurucu photographed the 138-year-old historical site Kurtuluş Greek Primary School.
14 June 2024
Statement from 75 bar associations: We will never give up the struggle for justice
75 bar associations issued a joint statement after the acquittal of three police officers in the case regarding the murder of Diyarbakır Bar Association's former president Tahir Elçi: “We will never give up the struggle for justice for Tahir Elçi.”
14 June 2024
'Agents of influence' law withdrawn
CHP Group Deputy Chairman Murat Emir's statement that “We were promised that agents of influence law would not be included in the 9th Judicial Package.” AKP Group Deputy Chairman Muhammet Emin Akbaşoğlu, responded “It was not included at any stage.”
14 June 2024
Earthquake-hit provinces show the highest crude death rates
“The rate of deaths due to external causes of injury and poisoning, including earthquake-related deaths, was 12.3%,” Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) stated.
14 June 2024
Prosecutor demands jail for journalists protesting detention of colleagues
Journalists wanted to make a statement in front of Süreyya Opera House in Kadıköy on April 29, 2023, for their colleagues who had been arrested in Diyarbakır and Ankara based investigations, but were detained before the protest started.
14 June 2024
Students not allowed to attend graduation ceremony for wearing “inappropriate dress”
At a graduation ceremony held in the school garden of a high school in Kocaeli's Gebze district, some students were not allowed into the area because they were allegedly “wearing clothes that did not comply with the dress code”. Kocaeli Governor's Office assigned an inspector to the incident and launched an investigation.
13 June 2024
Hikmet Adal
reports
EU signboard removed from Adana workshop where child worker died
"In Adana, from June to September, when schools are closed, child laborers are employed in workshops in large numbers. The whole city knows this fact. The state and the Ministry of Labor know it too. But everyone turns a blind eye."
13 June 2024
Hikmet Adal
Ali Dinç
reports
The struggle of private sector teachers in four questions
Members of the Teachers' Union talked about the base salary, the Teaching Profession Law (ÖMK), and their problems and struggles.
13 June 2024
Ali Dinç
İnanç Yıldız
reports
Tahir Elçi verdict protested in Diyarbakır
The acquittal verdict for all the accused police officers in the last hearing of the murdered Diyarbakır Bar Association President Tahir Elçi case was protested. The demonstrators included lawyers and spectators, including Diyarbakır Bar Association President Nahit Eren and President of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations Erinç Sağkan.
13 June 2024
İnanç Yıldız
Sports center named after 'communist' football player
The names of some squares and facilities were on the agenda at the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Assembly meeting. AKP members opposed the naming of a facility after former soccer player Metin Kurt on the grounds that he was a 'communist'. Yet the motion was voted through with a majority.
13 June 2024
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Hrant Dink murder: Aggravated life sentence requested for Yılmazer and Akyürek
Prosecutor Süleyman Erturan gave his final opinion today in the case against 12 defendants, including 5 police officers, who were previously tried and convicted for the murder of Agos Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink.
12 June 2024
İnanç Yıldız
reports
"The judiciary, which failed to carry out the necessary investigation, is also indirectly responsible for the murder"
The prosecution claims that Tahir Elçi died as a result of a bullet that apparently came from nowhere and seeks the acquittal of the accused police officers.
12 June 2024
İnanç Yıldız
Discriminatory slogan at school tournament
The slogan “refugees out” was chanted at a special inter-school sports tournament where participants included students from the Getronagan Armenian High School.
12 June 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Documentary celebrates 20 years of Kavala’s Anadolu Kültür
Founded in 2002 by civil society and human rights defender Osman Kavala, Anadolu Kültür's story is told in the documentary “Feeding River: 20 Years of Anadolu Kültür”.
12 June 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Hikmet Adal
reports
Constitutional Court finds no violation in penalty given to teacher who shared declaration of Academics for Peace
In the application of teacher G.Ş., who was disciplined for sharing the declaration of the Academics for Peace 'We will not be a party to this crime', the Constitutional Court ruled that the action was against the reputation and trust provided by the status of public service.
11 June 2024
Hikmet Adal
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Prosecutor calls for acquittal of police officers in trial over the death of Metin Lokumcu
In today's hearing of the trial on the death of retired teacher Metin Lokumcu, the prosecutor gave his final opinion and asked for the acquittal of the police officers on trial. “We hope the court will not make a decision in this direction,” said lawyer Meriç Eyüboğlu.
11 June 2024
Evrim Kepenek
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UN Rapporteur: Tahir Elçi's murder must not go unpunished
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor expressed her hope that the perpetrators in the Tahir Elçi case will be held accountable in court.
11 June 2024
Earthquake victims' rent subsidies to be cut
“We will complete the 15th and last of the support payments to tenants, which are planned to be paid for 12 months, in June,” a text message sent by AFAD to earthquake victims read.
11 June 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
“There are no dogs left on the streets of Urfa”
Following reports of rabies cases in Urfa and subsequent allegations, a mass branding and collection of stray dogs was initiated. Yasemin Al, the Urfa Representative of the Association for the Protection of Animals from Helplessness and Indifference, and local animal protection officer, shared details of the process with bianet.
10 June 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Waseem Ahmad Siddiqui
interview
A conversation on permanent temporality and decolonization
What separates me from so many leftist friends in Europe is that they do not recognize the right of Palestinians to resist.
10 June 2024
Waseem Ahmad Siddiqui
Mizgin Tabu
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Protest march in Diyarbakır: We will resist, we will not let them pass
MPs, citizens and representatives of civil society organizations marched in Diyarbakır against the trustee appointment and demanded the reversal of the decision.
10 June 2024
Mizgin Tabu
Turkey this week
This week in Turkey, politics will take center stage. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey will continue its session until the end of July to finalize pending legal regulations.
10 June 2024
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