As a partner in the "Our Media" project, IPS Communication Foundation/bianet has collaborated with organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia to publish a report analyzing the future of media in the Western Balkans and Turkey.

A key figure in Anatolian rock and protest music, Akbayram stood out from the 1970s onward with songs addressing social issues. He created a unique style by blending folk music with rock and Western musical elements.

Özel has claimed that negotiations between the government and the PKK had been going on for a year before Öcalan's call for the group's dissolving.

The PKK "has fulfilled its mission," says Remzi Kartal, co-chair of the Kurdistan People's Congress (KONGRA-GEL)

Mazloum Abdi and Salih Muslim said Öcalan's call doesn't wasn't directed at Syrian Kurdish groups.

After Öcalan’s long-awaited call, the people of Diyarbakır left the square with mixed emotions. The early Newroz excitement had given way to a sense of *bittersweet joy* and *uncertainty.*

In a message read out by DEM Party members in İstanbul, the imprisoned PKK leader has called on the group to end its four-decade armed insurgency against Turkey and dissolve itself.

The mayor's detention could lead to his replacement by a government-appointed trustee.

"They don't even bother pressing charges before detaining or censoring journalists anymore," says Ruşen Takva, one of the journalists whose social media accounts have been censored recently.

Mozalar faced charges after criticizing violence against the refugee community in the Kayseri province.

"Ultimately, tech organizing is still evolving, with workers adapting traditional methods to the unique challenges of the industry."

Experts believe that the Climate Law draft is designed to regulate potential economic gains from climate change rather than addressing the issue itself.

Prosecutors accused the bar association of "legitimizing the use of force, violence, or threats by a terrorist organization."

Kepenek was put on trial due to a social media post mentoning the claims that the authorities were confiscating tents in the aftermath of the deadly earthquakes.

Beykoz Mayor Alaattin Köseler, a member of the main opposition CHP, defended the municipality’s concert expenditures.

Findings indicate that only 273 municipalities have shelters, while at least 26 operate without a license. Meanwhile, 838 municipalities either confirmed they lack shelters or refused to provide information on the subject.

The pro-Kurdish party has now lost 12 municipalities.

The reports reveal how Soviet agents closely monitored Leon Trotsky during his exile on the Büyükada island between 1929 and 1933.

"They are now trying to criminalize an organization founded 14 years ago. But their efforts are in vain—none of our comrades in HDK are criminals," said Meral Danış-Beştaş, co-spokesperson of the HDK.

Facing lenghty prison sentences and a ban from politics, the mayor declared his candidacy, promising "justice and freedom" for the country.