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Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 43 thousand, cases 5 million
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 283 people died of coronavirus and over 15 thousand people tested positive with less than 200 thousand tests in a day. 3,081 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
10 May 2021
TurkStat files complaint against independent Inflation Research Group
As the accuracy of the official figures is questioned, the ENAG releases monthly inflation rate data based on its own model.
8 May 2021
Erdoğan: Turkey striving to restore 'historical unity' with Egyptian people
The president's remarks come after Turkey's first diplomatic visit to Turkey in more than seven years.
8 May 2021
Arson attack on İstanbul Municipality's cheap bread buffet
Unknown people set the Halk Ekmek buffet on fire in Bakırköy district.
7 May 2021
Afghan shepherds: 40-day journey from Afghanistan to Turkey
When it comes to the profession of shepherding in Turkey, they come to mind first. Every year, hundreds of them travel thousands of kilometers on foot. Here are two of them; the story of Cemal and Muhammed…
7 May 2021
Hakan Erdal
870 lawyers to Rize Bar Association: Hear the voice of İkizdere
In a joint statement about the resistance against a stone quarry planned to be opened in İkizdere, 870 lawyers say, “We call on the Rize Bar: Hear the voice of the people of İkizdere on the brink of the abyss. Keep an ear to their struggle for justice.”
7 May 2021
Sakine Orman
Unable to sell their crops during lockdown, farmers send them to garbage
Farmers' Union Chair Ali Bülent Erdem has stated that the "complete lockdown" was an example of a complete lack of planning and said, "At least the farmers should have been supported in such a period."
7 May 2021
Hikmet Adal
‘We will follow up the damages inflicted on Boğaziçi University’
In the face of Melih Bulu’s appointment as a rector to their school, the academics of Boğaziçi University have been keeping watch for 18 weeks, demanding that all appointed executives, primarily Bulu himself, resign from office.
7 May 2021
‘Doesn’t Turkey have the budget to appoint 2,511 teachers?’
Prospective teacher awaiting appointment to work in a public institution says, “We studied in very difficult conditions, we didn’t have a normal education life. All this trouble has to be worth something, we didn’t wage all this struggle for nothing.”
7 May 2021
Ruken Tuncel
Interior minister says İmamoğlu 'committed a crime' at Sultan Mehmed's tomb
It was revealed on Tuesday that the İstanbul mayor was being probed for folding his hands behind the back" at the tomb of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. Minister Soylu thinks it was a crime but says he won't permit an investigation.
7 May 2021
‘Investigate the hate crimes against Romani people’
In the wake of the suspicious death of Caner Sarmaşık during his mandatory military service, main opposition CHP MP Purçu has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry into the discrimination and hate speech faced by Romani people in Turkey.
7 May 2021
‘European Museum of the Year Awards’ to Troy and Odunpazarı
“The European Museum of the Year Awards” are granted by the European Museum Forum (EMF).
7 May 2021
‘58 percent don’t find statements on missing Central Bank reserves satisfactory’
67.4 percent of the participants do not think that there is a danger of coup in Turkey. More than half also find the government unsuccessful in COVID-19 vaccination.
7 May 2021
Ruken Tuncel
Sea of Marmara covered with 'sea snot'
Sea snot occurs largely due to human activities and can harm marine ecology, says a professor.
7 May 2021
Foreign minister under fire after saying Turkey will vaccinate 'everyone that tourists can see'
Later explaining his remarks, Çavuşoğlu said he also meant domestic tourists.
7 May 2021
Seasonal agricultural workers: ‘Deprived of hygiene, detached from education’
Problems of seasonal agricultural workers in Manisa are aggravated even more by the pandemic. In addition to a dire need for hot and clean water, the income inequality and the number of children detached from education rise every year.
7 May 2021
Esmer Değirmen
Exploratory talks between Turkey and Egypt concluded
In a joint press release following the two-day talks between Turkey and Egypt, it is said, “The discussions were frank and in-depth. They addressed bilateral issues as well as a number of regional issues.”
7 May 2021
‘Politicians’ targeting of journalists is the ugly face of politics’
The Press Council of Turkey has released a statement about MHP Vice Chair İzzet Ulvi Yönter’s verbal attack on Habertürk TV presenter Ebru Baki: “It is yet another zeal for ‘bringing the press into line’.”
7 May 2021
Central Bank keeps interest rate constant for the second time in a row
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank has kept the policy rate (one-week repo auction rate) fixed at 19 percent, as was also the case last month: “All available instruments will be used in pursuit of the primary objective of price stability.”
7 May 2021
Minister Soylu: Ban on alcohol sales is a matter of health
Commenting on the ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages in Turkey during the ‘full lockdown’, Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has said, “There is no need to politicize this, there is no need to take an ideological attitude, this is a matter of health.”
7 May 2021
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US imposes 10-year trading ban on former Halkbank executive Hakan Atilla
According to the decision of the US Industry and Security Bureau, former Halkbank executive Atilla “may not, directly or indirectly, participate in any transaction involving any commodity, software or technology exported or to be exported from the US.”
7 May 2021
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 42 thousand
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 304 people died of coronavirus and over 22 thousand people tested positive with over 250 thousand tests in a day. 3,378 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
7 May 2021
Sixty-two bar associations announce support for İkizdere resistance
Villagers in the Black Sea province of Rize have been protesting a stone quarry project since late April.
6 May 2021
‘Defendant found guilty of 9 murders, but not arrested’
In the trial over the Vartinis Massacre, the 1st Penal Chamber of the Court of Cassation has acquitted three soldiers, while ruling that Hasköy Gendarmerie Commander Karaoğlu shall be put on trial again. Lawyer Karaçelik notes that he is not arrested.
6 May 2021
Ayça Söylemez
Wetland area in Balıkesir 'reduced by 100 hectares,' to be opened for zoning
Balıkesir Mayor says the area is "an empty land" and they will allocate it for tourism and housing.
6 May 2021
Police intervention against commemoration of Gezmiş, Aslan and İnan
It has been 49 years since Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan, the leading figures of the 68 Generation, were executed. Police officers have intervened against the commemoration in the capital city of Ankara.
6 May 2021
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‘Prioritize people’s needs, give basic income to 5 million people’
The Guaranteed Basic Income Saves Lives Platform has released a statement and recommended that five million people should be provided with a monthly basic income of 2,000 lira for an indefinite period of time.
6 May 2021
'Left like cats or flowers under the care of neighbors, children are getting commodified'
"We are trying to take care of our children in pieces," "Everything is halfway," "I constantly hold my breath," "Wounds are opening in the souls of these children..." Parents working during the pandemic and lockdown have spoken to bianet.
6 May 2021
Ayşegül Özbek
Police ban journalists from recording police violence
Journalists were prevented from working on May Day after the Directorate General of Security issued a controversial circular prohibiting filming and photographing police officers during demonstrations.
6 May 2021
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
‘We survive the pandemic thanks to Somalians’
The neighboring shopkeepers condemn the attack on the shops of Somalians in Ankara in mid-April. They say that the streets where the attack occurred are so busy thanks to the shops of Somalians, adding that they also benefit from this.
6 May 2021
Cansu Acar.
Targeted by MHP, Habertürk Chief Editor, Ankara Representative resign
After Habertürk TV channel was targeted by the top MHP politicians over a broadcast regarding the party’s draft constitution, Editor-in-Chief Kürşad Oğuz and Ankara Representative Bülent Aydemir have resigned.
6 May 2021
Erdoğan files suit for damages against CHP MP, demands 250 thousand lira
President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit for damages against main opposition CHP MP Erdoğdu, who said, “Erdoğan is the number one of criminal organization.” The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has also launched an investigation.
6 May 2021
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