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‘Prisons are a public health problem’
“Being a Human in Prison” panel discussion held by the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Human Rights Branch has emphasized that prisons are on top of the list of places where human rights violations are most frequently encountered.
26 February 2021
‘Freedom of artistic expression continuously curbed in Turkey’
Freemuse, an international organization defending artistic freedom, has released its “State of Artistic Freedom 2021” report, analyzing 978 acts of violations of artistic freedom in 89 countries and online spaces in 2020.
26 February 2021
‘Turkey doesn’t think about a complete lockdown right now’
Addressing the public after the Coronavirus Science Board meeting, Health Minister Koca has announced that there is no new coronavirus variant that originated in Turkey. He has also responded to the main opposition party's allegations about vaccines.
26 February 2021
Municipal workers of İstanbul’s Beşiktaş to go on strike as well
As no agreement has been reached in the collective bargaining, the Public Services Employees Union of Turkey (Genel-İş) has put a sign of strike on the Beşiktaş Municipality in İstanbul. The strike will begin on March 15 if the deadlock continues.
26 February 2021
Turkey reports 73 deaths, over 9,500 new coronavirus cases
Turkey’s Health Ministry has announced that the death toll from coronavirus has reached 28,358 since mid-March 2020. 1,192 patients are in a critical condition.
26 February 2021
'It would be madness': Will HDP deputies be stripped of immunity?
"Turkey's politics can't progress without the HDP. The HDP determines the direction of politics in Turkey. The elections in 2015, 2018 and 2019 have shown this," says MP Danış-Beştaş.
25 February 2021
Ruken Tuncel
‘Canal İstanbul not on the agenda, people queue for bread’
Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of opposition-led İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, has responded to the remarks of President and AKP Chair Erdoğan, who said, “We will build Canal İstanbul just to spite them.”
25 February 2021
Non-prosecution for journalist making fun of TV series in a tweet
The chief public prosecutor’s office has given a decision of non-prosecution for journalist Oktay Candemir, who was investigated over a tweet critical of TV series about the Ottoman times.
25 February 2021
Hikmet Adal
New round of Cyprus talks to be held in April
The purpose of the meeting will be to determine whether a common ground exists for the parties to negotiate a lasting solution, according to the UN secretary-general's spokesperson.
25 February 2021
Sibel asks, ‘Why is this man not arrested pending trial?’
Mutlu E. abducted, tortured and sexually assaulted Sibel Y. He also forced her to sex work. While a lawsuit has been filed against the man on charge of "aggravated sexual assault,” he has not been arrested pending trial.
25 February 2021
Evrim Kepenek
Documents reveal Khashoggi's assassins used jets of company seized by bin Salman
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the kingdom's consulate in İstanbul in October 2018.
25 February 2021
Constitutional Court rejects arrested lawyer Aytaç Ünsal’s application
Arrested lawyer Aytaç Ünsal previously appealed to the Constitutional Court on the grounds that his treatment following his 215-day death fast was interrupted. The top court has rejected his request for deferring the execution.
25 February 2021
MP: Electricity distribution companies owe 3.6 billion lira to state
After the privatization of electricity distribution companies, the state-run electricity corporation has begun making losses because of not receiving required payments, MP Sertel has said.
25 February 2021
Former HDP Co-Chair Yüksekdağ’s case merged with Kobane trial
Behind bars since November 2016, former HDP Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ had her hearing in the court case where she is arrested pending trial. The court board has ruled that she shall remain behind bars.
25 February 2021
Moody’s revises up Turkey's economic growth forecast
Moody's has revised Turkey's growth rates for 2020 and 2021 from minus 5 percent to 1.1 percent and from 3.5 percent to 4 percent, respectively.
25 February 2021
Health Minister: I couldn’t foresee that social distance would disappear
Sparking criticism after attending a crowded funeral at the weekend, Turkey’s Health Minister Koca has apologized to people, saying that “he should have foreseen that there would be a picture where social distance disappeared.”
25 February 2021
Former rectors: We support Prof. Ergüder’s statements
Former elected university rectors and Council of Higher Education (YÖK) members have said, “We are against all types of actions aimed at eliminating university autonomy, we support our dear friend Prof. Üstün Ergüder's statements.”
25 February 2021
Turkey’s number of daily cases increases ahead of ‘gradual normalization’
While the country is expected to start a “gradual normalization” on a provincial basis as of March 1, the Health Ministry has reported 72 coronavirus fatalities, 660 patients and 9,561 new infections in the last 24 hours.
25 February 2021
Employers use 'backdoor' method to dismiss employees amid layoff ban
While layoffs are banned due to the pandemic, there is an exception for "behaviors against morality and goodwill," which has been widely used to dismiss employees.
24 February 2021
June 14 declared ‘International Fair Trial Day’
Unions of Bar Associations in France and Italy and lawyers organizations from Europe have declared June 14 “International Fair Trial Day”. They will grant “Ebru Timtik Award” on June 14 in memory of the deceased lawyer.
24 February 2021
Ayça Söylemez
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Ordu suspends home visits as coronavirus cases soar in Black Sea region
Seventeen percent of all new Covid cases in Turkey last week were reported in five Black Sea provinces.
24 February 2021
‘Trustees appointed to 48 HDP municipalities since 2019’
According to the “Seizure of Will and Realities on Trustees” report prepared by the HDP, the co-mayors of 48 HDP municipalities have been replaced by state-appointed trustees since August 2019. 15 HDP Co-Mayors are currently behind bars.
24 February 2021
Top court cancels Communications Directorate’s authority over state-run news agency
The Constitutional Court has cancelled the Presidential Communications Directorate’s authority of inspection over the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA) on the grounds that the related authority renders the AA’s autonomy meaningless.
24 February 2021
Ezidi child kidnapped by ISIS suspect rescued in Ankara
A suspected ISIS operative who came from Iraq's Mosul with a child has been detained.
24 February 2021
Journalist Hakkı Boltan acquitted at first hearing
Boltan was put on trial on the grounds that his name was mentioned in the list of delegates seized in a police raid on the office of Democratic Society Congress (DTK). He was facing up to 15 years in prison.
24 February 2021
Court dismisses newspaper executive's suit for damages against harassed woman journalist
Accused of harassing a woman journalist, the executive had filed a lawsuit for slander, seeking compensation.
24 February 2021
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Turkey starts vaccinating teachers against COVID-19
Having announced that the vaccination of teachers would begin in the last week of February, Minister of National Education received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine today. Teachers can also get the first jab in medical institutions, he has said.
24 February 2021
Only one out of every 10 software developers are women in Turkey
A recent report has shown that while 88.2 percent of people working in Turkey's software industry are men, only 11.8 are women: "While the pioneers of computer programming were mostly women, this lack of women's representation is a critical issue."
24 February 2021
One child shoots his friend to death, another injures an adult
In two allegedly accidental incidents in Konya and Samsun provinces in Turkey, one child injured an adult with a rifle and one child shot his friend to death.
24 February 2021
Turkey accuses Greece of harassing its research vessel in Aegean Sea
AKP Spokesperson Çelik has made remarks about the incident in the Aegean Sea and the opposition's statements about Berat Albayrak.
24 February 2021
Journalists from Sweden call for Ahmet Altan’s release
Over 10 Swedish journalism and literature organizations, together with the chief culture editors of some newspapers, have released a joint statement calling for the release of arrested journalist and writer Ahmet Altan.
24 February 2021
Buldan: Government attacking HDP to cover up failure in Gare operation
"They went to Gare to save the future of their ruling power. They hoped to return with a political victory. They sacrificed 13 people for their political calculations," Buldan has said.
24 February 2021
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