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Journalists file criminal complaints after being attacked while covering a protest

Journalists file criminal complaints after being attacked while covering a protest

Several journalists and protesters were attacked by a mob in Kasımpaşa, İstanbul after a demonstration in Taksim to protest the massacre of a Kurdish family in Konya.

Investigation into some social media messages about forest fires

Investigation into some social media messages about forest fires

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into some social media messages about the fires raging across Turkey, stating that the related posts “tried to degrade the state and government of the Republic of Turkey.”

Forest fire in Milas: Flames reach thermal plant, evacuation begins

Forest fire in Milas: Flames reach thermal plant, evacuation begins

The forest fire in Muğla’s Milas has reached the thermal power plant. While the power plant has been evacuated, the wind has made it difficult to intervene in the fire. The Defense Ministry has announced that people have been taken to safe places.

Latest updates: 183 fires broke out in 8 days, 16 still raging

Latest updates: 183 fires broke out in 8 days, 16 still raging

According to the latest statement about the forest fires raging across Turkey, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Pakdemirli has announced that 16 fires are still continuing in seven provinces while 167 fires in 33 provinces have been taken under control.

‘Prisoners still subjected to strip search in Turkey’s prisons’

‘Prisoners still subjected to strip search in Turkey’s prisons’

The Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) İstanbul Branch has released its quarterly report on prisons in the Marmara region: Prisoners have been prevented from engaging in activities in common spaces such as talks and sports for over a year.

‘COVID-19 is a working class disease’

‘COVID-19 is a working class disease’

The 11th “Pandemic Bulletin” of the TTB has been delivered by TTB Central Council Chair Prof. Korur-Fincancı: “Not managing the pandemic, the government’s shortcomings in tackling the fires and floods are also before the eyes of all of us.”

COVID-19 in Turkey: 122 deaths, nearly 27 thousand cases in a day

COVID-19 in Turkey: 122 deaths, nearly 27 thousand cases in a day

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 262 thousand tests were conducted, 26,822 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 122 people died of the disease and 261,863 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

Laws intentionally not implemented to keep Kavala in prison, say his attorneys

Laws intentionally not implemented to keep Kavala in prison, say his attorneys

A court gave consent to its own request two merge two cases concerning the 2013 Gezi Park protests, Osman Kavala's attorneys have said.

Racist attack in Konya: Murder suspect caught 6 days later

Racist attack in Konya: Murder suspect caught 6 days later

Fugitive Mehmet Altun, the murder suspect of seven people from a Kurdish family in Konya according to the security camera footage, has been caught six days after the armed attack. 10 people were arrested over the attack a day before.

‘Obligation to know Turkish’ | 4 academics from France leave Galatasaray University

‘Obligation to know Turkish’ | 4 academics from France leave Galatasaray University

Four academics from France who have been unable to fulfil the obligation of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) to know B2 level Turkish for a work and residence permit have left Galatasaray University.

Access block to our male violence monitoring report: We won’t stay silent

Access block to our male violence monitoring report: We won’t stay silent

Lawyer O. Meriç Eyüboğlu has lashed out at the access block imposed on our 141 news reports: “We will - of course - not stay silent in the face of this censorship, this grave interference with the right to receive and report news.”

4 August 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Belgium, US suggest Turkey can host Afghan refugees, Ankara says it's 'unacceptable'

Belgium, US suggest Turkey can host Afghan refugees, Ankara says it's 'unacceptable'

Belgium's foreign minister has said the EU-Turkey deal on Syrian refugees should be expanded to Afghans shortly after the US suggested its partners in Afghanistan apply to Turkey for asylum.

Forest fire in Marmaris | ‘The aerial support is still not enough’

Forest fire in Marmaris | ‘The aerial support is still not enough’

Mehmet Oktay, the Mayor of Marmaris in Muğla, has said that two firefighting helicopters came to the district this morning, but the fires are still raging in two spots.

‘10 women journalists subjected to physical assaults in Turkey in July’

‘10 women journalists subjected to physical assaults in Turkey in July’

The CFWIJ has released its monthly press freedom status report: “Throughout the month of July, Georgia was the country with the highest number of physical assaults, with 14 women journalists. Turkey followed its lead by 10 female reporters.”

‘Firefighting aircraft has to leave without putting out the fire'

‘Firefighting aircraft has to leave without putting out the fire'

Karayol reports from Muğla’s Turunç neighborhood: “I think due to the shortage of aerial vehicles, firefighting planes or helicopters have to leave the area without fully extinguishing the fire. They slow down its speed and move on to another region.”

4 August 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

Access block to bianet’s 141 news reports

Access block to bianet’s 141 news reports

Among the online content blocked by penal judgeships is bianet’s male violence monitoring report as well as the news on trial of journalists, the operations on December 17-25, 2013 and the land purchase of Berat Albayrak along the route of Canal İstanbul.

Dersim associations slam the failure to intervene in forest fires

Dersim associations slam the failure to intervene in forest fires

Munzur Preservation Committee (DEDEF), the Aegean Environment and Culture Platform (EGEÇEP) and the Ankara and İzmir Associations of People from Dersim have released a joint statement about the ongoing fires.

Turkey’s housing agency TOKİ faces over 5 thousand court cases in 5 years

Turkey’s housing agency TOKİ faces over 5 thousand court cases in 5 years

Minister of Environment and Urbanization Kurum has answered the Parliamentary question of main opposition CHP MP Gürer: 5 thousand 45 lawsuits have been filed against the Ministry’s Housing Development Administration (TOKİ) in the last 5 years.

RTÜK defends penalty threat against TV outlets over coverage of wildfires

RTÜK defends penalty threat against TV outlets over coverage of wildfires

The Journalists ' Union of Turkey accused the media authority of attempting to censor the coverage of the massive wildfires.

Journalist Uğur Şahin released from detention

Journalist Uğur Şahin released from detention

Taken into custody while covering an incident of male violence against a woman in İstanbul’s Şişli, BirGün News Director Uğur Şahin has been released.

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Lightning strike claims one child’s life in eastern province of Van

Lightning strike claims one child’s life in eastern province of Van

Hit by lightning in the Neighborhood of Yumruklu, 15-year-old shepherd Arda Omaç has lost his life in Turkey’s eastern province of Van, which has been struck by heavy rainfall and floods since July 28.

174 forest fires in 39 provinces in 8 days: 14 fires still raging

174 forest fires in 39 provinces in 8 days: 14 fires still raging

The General Directorate of Forestry has announced that 174 forest fires broke out across Turkey in the last eight days; 14 of them are still raging.

Men kill 24 women in July

Men kill 24 women in July

Men inflicted violence on at least 77 women, killed at least four children, abused at least 13 girls and boys, harassed at least 21 women, forced 36 women to sex work in July.

4 August 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Turkey’s daily coronavirus death toll tops 100

Turkey’s daily coronavirus death toll tops 100

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 250 thousand tests were conducted, 24,832 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 126 people died of the disease and 258,034 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

‘Freedom of association violated for 5,498 times in Turkey in 5 years’

‘Freedom of association violated for 5,498 times in Turkey in 5 years’

The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV-HRFT) Academy has released a fact sheet covering the years of 2015-2019 based on the daily reports on violations of rights prepared by the TİHV-HRFT Documentation Center.

‘There is not a single firefighting plane in Milas’

‘There is not a single firefighting plane in Milas’

Speaking to bianet about the ongoing forest fires in Muğla’s Milas, journalist Coşkun Efendioğlu says, “We cannot talk about a fully extinguished fire here.”

4 August 2021 Mert Ürkmez

Boğaziçi Rectorate dismisses Coordinator of Sexual Harassment Prevention Commission

Boğaziçi Rectorate dismisses Coordinator of Sexual Harassment Prevention Commission

Put on unpaid leave by appointed rector Melih Bulu in April 2021, Cemre Baytok, the Office Coordinator of Boğaziçi University’s Commission on Prevention of Sexual Harassment (CİTÖK), has been dismissed.

10 people arrested over deadly racist attack in Konya

10 people arrested over deadly racist attack in Konya

Detained over the racist armed attack that claimed the lives of seven people from a Kurdish family in Konya, 10 of the 14 suspects have been arrested. Fugitive suspect Mehmet Altun has still not been caught.

RTÜK threatens TV broadcasters with penalties over coverage of massive wildfires

RTÜK threatens TV broadcasters with penalties over coverage of massive wildfires

TV outlets will face the "heaviest sanctions" if they continue to overlook the extinguished fires while focusing on ongoing fires, the media authority has stated.

Floods continue in eastern Turkey

Floods continue in eastern Turkey

Buildings in a housing estate built by TOKİ have been flooded in İpekyolu, Van in eastern Turkey.

‘Turkey saw the highest July inflation of the last 18 years’

‘Turkey saw the highest July inflation of the last 18 years’

Main opposition CHP Vice Chair Veli Ağbaba has underlined that Turkey’s consumer inflation is higher than 172 countries of the world.

‘Everyone has been crying since yesterday morning, asking for firefighting aircraft’

‘Everyone has been crying since yesterday morning, asking for firefighting aircraft’

Following a brief intervention with helicopters in Turunç neighborhood in Marmaris, the forest fire has started again. The people of the neighbourhood are concerned that “the remaining places will burn as well if there are no helicopters or planes.”

3 August 2021 Ayşegül Özbek