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Over 148,000 women used ministry's panic button app to report male violence

Over 148,000 women used ministry's panic button app to report male violence

The Ministry of Interior introduced the Women's Emergency Support (KADES) app in March 2018.

Criminal case against social media user for calling Erdoğan aide a 'swine'

Criminal case against social media user for calling Erdoğan aide a 'swine'

The social media user who said he was joking now faces a prison sentence or a judicial fine.

1 October 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Survey: One in five people in Turkey suffer digital violence

Survey: One in five people in Turkey suffer digital violence

People in the 18-32 age group are the ones who are exposed to digital violence the most, according to the survey.

For the first time, Turkey's Constitutional Court finds the state guilty in a feminicide

For the first time, Turkey's Constitutional Court finds the state guilty in a feminicide

The investigation into the officials who failed to take adequate measures to prevent a woman's killing will be reopened again, the top court has ruled.

Özgür Gündem trials: 'Solidarity became a reason for imprisonment'

Özgür Gündem trials: 'Solidarity became a reason for imprisonment'

After their acquittals were overturned, Prof. Şebnem Korur-Fincancı, RSF's Erol Önderoğlu and writer Ahmet Nesin are standing retrial for having taken part in the solidarity campaign for Özgür Gündem newspaper.

1 October 2021 Hikmet Adal

Turkey reports 29,104 coronavirus cases, 216 deaths in a day

Turkey reports 29,104 coronavirus cases, 216 deaths in a day

Some 366,394 vaccine doses were administered in 24 hours, according to the ministry.

Journalist Murat Kuseyri has lost his life

Journalist Murat Kuseyri has lost his life

Reporting news for several critical media outlets in Turkey, journalist Murat Kuseyri has lost his life in Sweden’s capital city of Stockholm.

30 September 2021

Singer Azis's concert in Bursa canceled after LGBTI+phobic reports

Singer Azis's concert in Bursa canceled after LGBTI+phobic reports

The AKP mayor said they hadn't previously seen the photos of Azis and they "canceled his concert after realizing the mistake."

30 September 2021

Berkin Elvan's parents face up to nine years in prison for 'insulting the president'

Berkin Elvan's parents face up to nine years in prison for 'insulting the president'

Parents of the 14-year-old who lost his life during the 2013 protests had said the president was responsible for the killing of their son.

30 September 2021

HDP requests Parliamentary investigation into hate speech against LGBTI+s in the media

HDP requests Parliamentary investigation into hate speech against LGBTI+s in the media

HDP MP Gülüm notes that ambiguous expressions such as “public morality”, “national and sentimental values” and “Turkish family structure” are brought forward in the media and requests the establishment of a Parliamentary investigation committee.

30 September 2021

Iconic Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise in İstanbul

Iconic Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise in İstanbul

Supporting campaigns about biodiversity and climate change across the world, Greenpeace’s iconic vessel Arctic Sunrise came to İstanbul on September 28 to raise concerns and publicity about the pollution in the Marmara Sea.

30 September 2021

'Deportation of 39 refugees from Afghanistan should be immediately stopped'

'Deportation of 39 refugees from Afghanistan should be immediately stopped'

Thirty-nine people, including 15 children, who were deported and re-entered the country, face deportation again. Diyarbakır Bar says some of them have marks of torture on their bodies.

30 September 2021

Dismissed and arrested, Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Mızraklı acquitted of ‘terror propaganda’

Dismissed and arrested, Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Mızraklı acquitted of ‘terror propaganda’

Replaced with a state-appointed trustee by the Interior Ministry and arrested as part of another trial, HDP’s Diyarbakır Metropolitan Co-Mayor Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı has been acquitted of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.”

30 September 2021

Erdoğan meets Putin in Sochi: Emphasis on cooperation

Erdoğan meets Putin in Sochi: Emphasis on cooperation

Russia’s President Putin and Turkey’s President Erdoğan had their first face-to-face meeting after one and a half years. The meeting started in the afternoon and lasted for nearly 3 hours. Putin emphasized “cooperation” in his speech.

30 September 2021

HKP appeals against Council of State ruling on İstanbul Convention

HKP appeals against Council of State ruling on İstanbul Convention

As the 10th Chamber of the Council of State rejected suspending the execution of Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention, the People’s Liberation Party has appealed to the Plenary Session of Administrative Law Chambers.

30 September 2021

Suruç massacre case | ‘Documents came from Ankara’

Suruç massacre case | ‘Documents came from Ankara’

The trial over the 2015 Suruç massacre was held on September 29. Lawyer Uçar said that no effective investigation was conducted into the incident: “We, lawyers, present the information and documents that we obtained by scanning the news.”

30 September 2021

Prosecutor demands up to 22.5 years in prison for journalist Yalçın

Prosecutor demands up to 22.5 years in prison for journalist Yalçın

The prosecutor has pronounced the opinion as to the accusations and demanded that journalist Nurcan Yalçın be penalized on charges of “being a member of the organization” and “successively propagandizing for the organization.”

30 September 2021

Turkey reports over 29 thousand coronavirus cases in a day

Turkey reports over 29 thousand coronavirus cases in a day

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 355 thousand tests were conducted, 29,386 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 227 people died of the disease and 395,108 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

30 September 2021

‘Insult’ cases Erdoğan says do not exist documented in Justice Ministry statistics

‘Insult’ cases Erdoğan says do not exist documented in Justice Ministry statistics

In an interview with a US news channel, President Erdoğan dismissed the claims that “100 thousand citizens were investigated for insulting him.” The Justice Ministry data shows that 12,881 people have been convicted of the crime since 2014.

29 September 2021

‘We cannot live’: Koç University students protest for housing rights

‘We cannot live’: Koç University students protest for housing rights

Lale from the Koç University Solidarity has spoken to bianet about the dormitory problem at the campus and their requests for solving the problem.

29 September 2021 Dilek Şen

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Constitutional Court says not providing home to a single person is discrimination

Constitutional Court says not providing home to a single person is discrimination

With their home submerged in the water because of the Hasankeyf dam, a person was not given a new home because they were living alone and not married.

29 September 2021

Turkey-Armeni̇a relations: Is normalization near?

Turkey-Armeni̇a relations: Is normalization near?

Turkey’s Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın has talked about normalization with Armeni̇a, in a first after a long time.

29 September 2021

Court says 'environmental impact assessment is necessary' for Orhanlı power plant

Court says 'environmental impact assessment is necessary' for Orhanlı power plant

The villagers have won their legal struggle against the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) decisions given for the geothermal power plant works in Orhanlı village in İzmir’s Seferihisar district.

29 September 2021

Erdoğan-Putin meeting expected to focus on Syria's Idlib

Erdoğan-Putin meeting expected to focus on Syria's Idlib

The president is visiting his counterpart from Russia in Sochi.

29 September 2021

Police shot one person on the street in southeast Turkey

Police shot one person on the street in southeast Turkey

Police shot Suat Şahin in the Seyitler Neighborhood in Batman province on the grounds that he had allegedly resisted criminal record check. Şahin is in a critical condition.

29 September 2021

CHP Youth head in Denizli detained for insulting Erdoğan in closed-door meeting

CHP Youth head in Denizli detained for insulting Erdoğan in closed-door meeting

The opposition party says the evidence against Odabaşıoğlu was illegally obtained.

29 September 2021

Three quarters of Turkey’s society has climate change awareness, shows survey

Three quarters of Turkey’s society has climate change awareness, shows survey

The results of a recent survey jointly conducted by Yuvam Dünya Association and KONDA Research company have revealed that there is a wide awareness about the effects of climate change on weather events and nature.

29 September 2021

Boğaziçi University | Özcan Vardar’s course not approved by appointed administration

Boğaziçi University | Özcan Vardar’s course not approved by appointed administration

The appointed administration of Boğaziçi has not approved the course of Özcan Vardar, a part-time lecturer since 2013. With the dismissal of Candan and cancellation of Erçin and Vardar’s courses, eight courses of the Film Studies have been closed.

29 September 2021

‘One fourth of Turkey’s active COVID-19 cases in the 0-17 age group’

‘One fourth of Turkey’s active COVID-19 cases in the 0-17 age group’

Turkey’s Health Minister Koca has announced that the average number of active cases is 400 thousand and 25 percent of them are among the people aged 0 to 17.

29 September 2021

Court cancels Ankara’s ‘Iron Cage’ plan for the 8th time

Court cancels Ankara’s ‘Iron Cage’ plan for the 8th time

The Ankara 4th Administrative Court has cancelled the 8th plan change regarding the “Iron Cage” area. The Ankara Branch of the Chamber of Architects has called on the Metropolitan Municipality to abide by the ruling and to swiftly seal off the YDA Center.

29 September 2021

‘Lawyer held in solitary confinement due to COVID-19’

‘Lawyer held in solitary confinement due to COVID-19’

Turkey has responded to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders’ letter demanding explanation regarding the lawsuits and investigations launched against lawyers Çelik and Aydın.

29 September 2021

Turkey’s daily coronavirus cases near 29 thousand again

Turkey’s daily coronavirus cases near 29 thousand again

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 356 thousand tests were conducted, 28,892 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 239 people died of the disease and 428,209 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

29 September 2021