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Over a million vaccine shots given in Turkey in 24 hours
The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Turkey so far has topped 48 million. Health Minister Koca says that “though the rate of decrease in the number of cases has slowed down, it is not an obstacle to normalization.”
29 June 2021
Turkey’s daily number of cases tops 5 thousand again
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 58 people died of coronavirus and 5,283 people tested positive with over 223 thousand tests in a day. 751 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
29 June 2021
Should Canal İstanbul be built or not?
The municipality raises concerns over the canal while the Presidency Communications Directorate explain its possible "benefits."
28 June 2021
‘Rainbow’ case against Boğaziçi students: Court lifts international travel bans
Briefly detained at Boğaziçi University and standing trial for carrying a rainbow flag representing the LGBTI+ community, 12 students had their second hearing today, on June 28. A press statement was made before the hearing.
28 June 2021
Police ‘realized Bülent Kılıç was a journalist when he was taken to police station’
The İstanbul Provincial Security Directorate has released a statement about Agence France-Presse (AFP) photojournalist Bülent Kılıç, who was detained by police violence while covering the 19th İstanbul Pride March on June 26.
28 June 2021
‘Traditional Kurdish Women’s Clothes’ book comes out
Nevin Reşan Güngör’s book “Traditional Kurdish Women’s Clothes” has been published in Turkish, Kurdish and English by Nûbihar Publishing.
28 June 2021
Turkey sees warmest May in 51 years
Precipitation has decreased while temperatures have risen in May 2021, according to the MGM figures.
28 June 2021
‘İstanbul Convention is annulled, people are made vulnerable to violence’
The Human Rights Association (İHD) has released a written statement about the police attack on the 19th İstanbul Pride March in Taksim on June 26, when several people were detained by torture by the police.
28 June 2021
İHD finds 102 cases of rights violations in four months in 10 prisons
Prisoners and attorneys have stated several different types of rights violations, including maltreatment, violence and discrimination.
28 June 2021
Court cancels administrative fine: ‘Curfew is not lawful’
Two judgeships have accepted the appeals against the fines imposed on two discharged teachers protesting to get their jobs back. Cancelling the fines, they have concluded that abiding by the COVID-19 curfew is not an obligation openly regulated by law.
28 June 2021
Ayça Söylemez
Erdoğan says Canal İstanbul financing to continue regardless of his future
The main opposition party says it "won't pay a dime" for the canal project once it assumes power as Turkey breaks the ground for the canal.
28 June 2021
Boğaziçi University: Stay of execution for termination of scholarships
Stripped of his state scholarship for protesting the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University, student Gönültaş applied to the Ankara 6th Administrative Court. The court has stopped the execution of the termination.
28 June 2021
Soldiers open fire on refugees’ vehicle: Two people lose their lives
Two refugees have lost their lives and 12 refugees have been wounded in the fire opened by soldiers on a vehicle in Pervari district in Siirt province. The Governor’s Office has stated that “they did not obey the stop warning.”
28 June 2021
Six people lose their lives due to bootleg alcohol in Tekirdağ
While six people have died of bootleg alcohol in Tekirdağ’s Çorlu district, 11 others are still in treatment, five in critical condition.
28 June 2021
Deputy minister defends police violence against journalist Bülent Kılıç
Police took AFP photojournalist Bülent Kılıç into custody by pressing their knees on him at the 19th İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride March. While the journalist says that “they wanted to leave him breathless,” Deputy Interior Minister Ersoy defends the violence.
28 June 2021
Attack on HDP İzmir office | Onur Gencer tortured Deniz Poyraz
Lawyer Türkan Aslan says, “In the dead body examination minutes, it is written that there was a 7-8 centimeter smooth-line cut on the right side of Deniz Poyraz’s scalp. Moreover, she also had broken ribs and damage to her internal organs.”
28 June 2021
Ruken Tuncel
Turkey reports less than 5 thousand daily cases for the first time in months
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 52 people died of coronavirus and 4,883 people tested positive with over 215 thousand tests in a day. 736 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
28 June 2021
'We want Taksim, İstanbul and all cities and rurals'
"Last year has passed with oppression, violence and bullying for both LGBTI+s and the whole society. However, we don't back down from our rights, existence, and freedom," reads the press statement made at the 19th İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride March.
26 June 2021
19th İstanbul Pride March: Police attack in Taksim, several people detained
The Sub-Governor’s Office of Beyoğlu has banned the LGBTI+ Pride March to be held in Taksim. The police attacked the group who gathered in Taksim. Using plastic bullets, they have taken at least 20 people into custody.
26 June 2021
Evrim Kepenek
Turkey says EU summit decisions 'far from containing necessary steps'
Ankara views the EU's delaying the implementation of the agenda as a "stalling tactic, lack of will, and one or two member states' abuse of their EU membership," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.
25 June 2021
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Prosecutor 'forgets' appeal deadline but the court doesn't care
In a case concerning lawyer Efkan Bolaç, the prosecutor lodged an appeal 20 days after the court verdict but the appeal period was seven days.
25 June 2021
Ayça Söylemez
‘Ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan’s right to life being violated’
Law and rights organizations: “The imprisonment of Özkan despite his age and illnesses, the conditions in which he is taken to hospital and the attempts to treat him handcuffed to bed is a violation of the prohibition of torture.”
25 June 2021
‘Purple Summit’ by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
In a first in its history, the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) organized the Purple Summit, where women’s organizations and the İMM officials met.
25 June 2021
Evrim Kepenek
‘Pandemic is not over, cutting off support for workers would be devastating’
Introduced to curb the effects of the pandemic, short-time working allowance, unpaid leave support and lay off ban will end on June 30. HDP's Paylan asks, “When will the Unemployment Fund filled by workers be mobilized for them, if not now?”
25 June 2021
Hikmet Adal
All buildings at risk can be repaired with Canal İstanbul’s budget
Greenpeace has listed what can be done if the 15-billion-dollar budget allocated to the Canal İstanbul Project is spent for green improvements: Over 14 million households can be provided with 10-ton rainwater collection systems.
25 June 2021
Court orders access ban on Sedat Peker's social media accounts
Twitter, YouTube and Instagram have not yet implemented the order as Peker says "I'll continue to share what I know with you."
25 June 2021
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Families demanding bones found in a mass grave billed 40 thousand lira
Waging a legal struggle to take the bones found in a mass grave in Van’s Çatak for 10 years, the families filed a court case. The case has been dismissed, the bones will now given to the Sub-Governor’s Office because the “evidence advance” was not paid.
25 June 2021
Ayça Söylemez
'Interior minister used Sezgin Baran Korkmaz's plane during election campaign'
Facing fraud and money laundering charges in the US and Turkey, Korkmaz has been arrested in Austria. He claims Turkey's government officials asked him for a bribe for dropping the charges against him.
25 June 2021
EU Summit: 3 billion Euro funding for refugees in Turkey
The European Commission has announced that it has adopted a number of conclusions on Turkey after the first day of the EU Leaders’ Summit in Brussels. An additional funding of 3 billion Euro for the refugees in Turkey has been reportedly agreed on.
25 June 2021
Demands of companies, consumers 'killing organic cultivation of watermelon'
"Three, four years ago, we were procuring our own seeds, now we have to plant pumpkin-watermelon hybrid seedlings that we buy from companies," says a watermelon cultivator.
25 June 2021
Mehtap Güngör
TTB warns against Delta variant: 'It might have serious consequences'
Turkish Medical Association warns the public and Health Ministry about the Delta variant of COVID-19, which has become dominant across the world. The TTB notes that the perception of “outbreak is over” might have serious consequences.
25 June 2021
Constitutional Court to examine jailed politician Gergerlioğlu’s application on July 1
Stripped of his MP status and arrested in Sincan Prison in Ankara for 85 days, HDP Kocaeli MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu’s application will be examined and concluded by the General Assembly of the Constitutional Court on July 1.
25 June 2021
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