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Privacy violations at İstanbul state dorm: 'We are afraid to leave our rooms'

Privacy violations at İstanbul state dorm: 'We are afraid to leave our rooms'

Images shared on social media showed broken cabinet locks and intimate items defaced, including bras marked with hearts.

19 September 2025 Beyza Köz

RTÜK fines streaming platforms, orders removal of films over 'anti-family' content

RTÜK fines streaming platforms, orders removal of films over 'anti-family' content

The council claimed the content “promotes homosexuality,” “disregards family values,” and “conflicts with the shared values of society.”

18 September 2025

Tuğçe Yılmaz

'No ban can stop Jafar Panahi'

'No ban can stop Jafar Panahi'

We spoke with Amir Etminan, the editor of Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning new film "It Was Just an Accident," about the film, Iranian cinema, and censorship.

18 September 2025 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Tensions rise at parliament’s ‘peace’ committee as pro-Kurdish MPs walk out

Tensions rise at parliament’s ‘peace’ committee as pro-Kurdish MPs walk out

“This is a peace table, not a place for reigniting past traumas or indulging in a kind of murder pornography,” said DEM Party's Danış-Beştaş after a Kurdish-Islamist invitee’s speech that prompted a backlash from DEM members.

18 September 2025 Nalin Öztekin

Ayşegül Başar

Council of Europe urges Turkey to ensure ‘right to hope’ for life-sentenced prisoners

Council of Europe urges Turkey to ensure ‘right to hope’ for life-sentenced prisoners

In an interim resolution, the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers called on Turkey to implement the ECtHR's rulings swiftly and effectively.

18 September 2025 Ayşegül Başar

Jerusalem belongs to all religions, Erdoğan says in response to Netanyahu

Jerusalem belongs to all religions, Erdoğan says in response to Netanyahu

"We, as Muslims, will not take a single step back from our rights over East Jerusalem," said the president, describing the Israeli PM as "Hitler wannabe."

18 September 2025

Ministry seeks ban on queer singer's new song on 'public morality' grounds

Ministry seeks ban on queer singer's new song on 'public morality' grounds

Mabel Matiz, an openly queer singer, could see their latest song banned from music streaming platforms.

18 September 2025

Players retract offensive remarks after Turkey-Greece Eurobasket match

Players retract offensive remarks after Turkey-Greece Eurobasket match

“We play for the love of our countries. We play for the love of the game," Şengün and Antetokounmpo wrote in a joint message.

17 September 2025

Turkish Medical Association calls for probe into Israeli doctors' alleged involvement in torture of Gazans

Turkish Medical Association calls for probe into Israeli doctors' alleged involvement in torture of Gazans

“We declare to our Israeli colleagues and the global medical community that, unless the professional obligations outlined above are fulfilled, we will cease all communication and collaboration with the Israeli Medical Association and will encourage other national medical bodies to do the same,” said the TTB.

17 September 2025

Access blocked to social media posts about suspicious death of 21-year-old woman

Access blocked to social media posts about suspicious death of 21-year-old woman

DEM deputies requested a parliamentary inquiry into the case, pointing to unresolved issues.

17 September 2025

Left-wing political activist Taylan Kulaçoğlu dies at 44 after brain hemorrhage

Left-wing political activist Taylan Kulaçoğlu dies at 44 after brain hemorrhage

Throughout his life, Kulaçoğlu was frequently detained and faced legal action due to his activism and social media posts.

17 September 2025

Jailed opposition mayor claims refusal to join AKP led to arrest

Jailed opposition mayor claims refusal to join AKP led to arrest

The CHP had won 26 out of İstanbul’s 39 districts in the local elections. Eleven of those district mayors are now in detention.

17 September 2025

‘This is our city’: Netanyahu targets Erdoğan during ancient road reopening in Jerusalem

‘This is our city’: Netanyahu targets Erdoğan during ancient road reopening in Jerusalem

The Israeli prime minister's remarks drew a strong response from the spokesperson of Erdoğan's ruling party, who accused Netanyahu of attempting to claim a shared religious and historical site as personal property.

17 September 2025

Journalist Fatoş Erdoğan investigated over coverage of police crackdown on opposition

Journalist Fatoş Erdoğan investigated over coverage of police crackdown on opposition

Erdoğan said she was hit with rubbet bullets during the incidents at the CHP's İstanbul headquarters.

16 September 2025

Screenwriter Merve Göntem detained after comments on sex worker character

Screenwriter Merve Göntem detained after comments on sex worker character

In footage circulating on social media, Göntem is seen discussing how she created a sex worker character inspired by what she witnessed during her high school years.

16 September 2025

Turkey’s NEET rate more than twice OECD average, report reveals

Turkey’s NEET rate more than twice OECD average, report reveals

Turkey's rate of people aged 18–24 who are not in education, employment, or training stands at 31.3%, compared to the OECD average of 14.1%.

16 September 2025 Nalin Öztekin

PKK leader defies Turkey’s demand, urges Syrian Arabs to back Kurdish forces

PKK leader defies Turkey’s demand, urges Syrian Arabs to back Kurdish forces

MHP leader Bahçeli had urged Öcalan to call on Syrian Kurds to disarm, as he had done with the PKK. The imprisoned militant leader did the exact opposite.

15 September 2025

No verdict in case seeking to remove leadership of Turkey's main opposition

No verdict in case seeking to remove leadership of Turkey's main opposition

The hearing could conclude with the annulment of the CHP's 2023 congress, which could lead to the removal of the party leadership.

15 September 2025

Ayşegül Başar

İmamoğlu to be defended by jailed lawyer in 'university diploma' case

İmamoğlu to be defended by jailed lawyer in 'university diploma' case

İmamoğlu appeared before a judge for the first time in the so-called 'diploma trial,' where he faces a political ban and up to eight years in prison. The hearing was adjourned to Oct 20.

12 September 2025 Ayşegül Başar

Bahçeli says political parties must take ‘as much responsibility as PKK’ in peace efforts

Bahçeli says political parties must take ‘as much responsibility as PKK’ in peace efforts

President Erdoğan’s key ally, who recently hinted at a military operation in the Kurdish-controlled autonomous zone in Syria, struck a softer tone and called for the reinstatement of two Kurdish mayors.

12 September 2025

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Journalist Abdurrahman Gök remains under judicial control measures for two years

Journalist Abdurrahman Gök remains under judicial control measures for two years

Gök told the court that the travel ban severely hinders his professional work.

12 September 2025

bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz, others indicted for ‘aiding a terrorist organization’

bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz, others indicted for ‘aiding a terrorist organization’

A court has accepted an indictment against several individuals, including Yılmaz, over their work with two pro-Kurdish publications.

12 September 2025 Hikmet Adal

Turkish court orders access ban on Grok over 'national security' concerns

Turkish court orders access ban on Grok over 'national security' concerns

The ban could potentially affect how users interact with Grok as many users mention its account in their posts to request responses.

12 September 2025

Tuğçe Yılmaz

One of last green spaces in central Kadıköy put up for residential development

One of last green spaces in central Kadıköy put up for residential development

Staging a protest, residents emphasized that there is no zoning plan in place for the area opened to development.

11 September 2025 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Central Bank cuts policy rate by 2.5 points to 40.50%

Central Bank cuts policy rate by 2.5 points to 40.50%

The Monetary Policy Committee said the core trend of inflation slowed in August.

11 September 2025

Courts divided on CHP İstanbul congress: One rejects annulment after other suspends results

Courts divided on CHP İstanbul congress: One rejects annulment after other suspends results

Last week, an İstanbul court issued a temporary injunction in a separate case, suspending the results of the İstanbul congress. A CHP lawyer says today's ruling would nullify that verdict.

11 September 2025

Can Holding seized in major financial crimes investigation

Can Holding seized in major financial crimes investigation

Owners of the holding are accused of money laundering and fraud by abusing Asset Peace law, a regulation that allows funds held abroad to be brought into Turkey with reduced scrutiny.

11 September 2025

Six child workers under 14 killed on the job in Turkey in one month

Six child workers under 14 killed on the job in Turkey in one month

At least 192 workers were killed on the job in August, according to the Health and Safety Labor Watch.

10 September 2025

Turkey expands ‘obscenity’ investigations to musicians as 'girl band' given travel ban

Turkey expands ‘obscenity’ investigations to musicians as 'girl band' given travel ban

While social media personalities and adult content creators in Turkey have previously faced obscenity charges, the probe into Manifest marks the first time musicians have been targeted with the same accusation.

10 September 2025

Landslide blocks major coastal highway in Artvin

Landslide blocks major coastal highway in Artvin

No casualties were reported after the incident. A tunnel was closed as a precaution.

10 September 2025

International call for release of detained journalist Furkan Karabay facing up to 15 years in prison

International call for release of detained journalist Furkan Karabay facing up to 15 years in prison

Karabay, facing charges of “making targets of those who were tasked to combat terrorism” and “insulting thepresident,” has been in pre-trial detention for 117 days.

9 September 2025

Turkish maritime firms bypass shipping restrictions to Israel

Turkish maritime firms bypass shipping restrictions to Israel

Israel’s Ashdod Port continues to receive cargo from vessels departing Turkey, many of which sail under foreign flags.

9 September 2025

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