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Soldier loses his life after stepping on landmine in Hakkari
The soldier was receiving treatment in İstanbul.
25 January 2021
Tax payments of closed workplaces postponed
More than 7,000 businesses, most of them in the food and beverage sector, are said to be unable to pay taxes.
25 January 2021
27,839 people fined over ‘pandemic’ in a week
The Ministry of Interior has announced that 27 thousand 839 people faced a legal and/or administrative action for violating the countrywide COVID-19 curfews on January 18-25.
25 January 2021
Poll: Support for Turkey's presidential system at lowest level since introduction
More than 90 percent of opposition voters support a "reinforced parliamentary system," says the poll.
25 January 2021
‘Case numbers higher than the peak in April, no time for complacency’
Prof. Okyay from the Health Ministry’s Coronavirus Science Board warns that the drop in the number of daily cases should not lead citizens to get complacent, urging them to keep observing the rules of masks, physical distancing and personal hygiene.
25 January 2021
AKP Tekirdağ chair hands out school reports, going from door to door
After the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year came to an end, a ruling AKP provincial chair in northwestern Turkey handed out school reports by going to children’s homes, which has sparked harsh criticism, especially about the privacy of students.
25 January 2021
Ruken Tuncel
Pirate attack on cargo ship: Efforts continue to rescue crew
The ship was anchored off Gabon as efforts to rescue the hostage crew members continue
25 January 2021
Application to Constitutional Court: Enforce ECtHR judgement on Demirtaş
Mahsuni Karaman, an attorney for jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş, has announced that an individual application has been made to the Constitutional Court regarding his continued imprisonment despite ECtHR rulings of “immediate release.”
25 January 2021
‘President must have more tolerance for harsh criticisms'
Standing trial for “insulting the President” over his comics, Sefer Selvi, a cartoonist for daily Evrensel, has been acquitted on the grounds that “the President must show more tolerance in the face of criticisms."
25 January 2021
Hikmet Adal
Soylu said ‘He cursed my mother, but released’, suspect arrested for ‘insulting President’
After Interior Minister Soylu complained that a social media user was released though he cursed his mother, this criticism about the judiciary caused an argument with Justice Minister Gül. The suspect is now arrested for “insulting the President.”
25 January 2021
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 25 thousand
The Ministry of Health has announced that 140 people have died of COVID-19 in Turkey in the last 24 hours. While the country has reportedly vaccinated 1.23 million people with the first dose so far, 6.5 million doses arrived from China today.
25 January 2021
İstanbul Municipality's legal efforts to reveal alleged corruption in AKP era get censored
Reports about the opposition-led İstanbul Municipality's legal action against AKP-era officials' alleged wrongdoing have been blocked by courts since last month.
24 January 2021
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
Ali Öz sentenced to house arrest for the third time
In the trial of public officers over Hrant Dink murder, arrested defendant Şahin said, “The information in the intelligence registration form that we filled out and signed after the murder was the information we received six months ago. I signed it involuntarily.”
22 January 2021
Hikmet Adal
Gezi trial: Appeals court overturns acquittal of nine defendants, including Kavala
A court in February acquitted the defendants, who were charged with "attempting to overthrow Turkey's government.
22 January 2021
Diyarbakır's daily Covid patients drop from 800s to 100s during lockdowns
Diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases are being hindered because of the fight against the pandemic, the head of the medical chamber has said.
22 January 2021
Rights defenders condemn MHP leader Bahçeli for targeting journalists
Six rights organizations, including the Union for Democracy (DİB), have released a joint statement and condemned the recent statements of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chair Devlet Bahçeli targeting critical journalists.
22 January 2021
LGBTI+s in Turkey's media: More visibility, more discrimination
In 2020, only 39 percent of the articles published in the country were considered "rights-based" while 61 percent contained hate speech and anti-LGBTI discrimination, according to Kaos GL's annual report.
22 January 2021
Police intervention against health workers in Ankara
A group of health workers from Ankara City Hospital applauded in protest for their employee personal rights. Police intervened into the protest, detaining several health workers. The detained have been released later in the day.
22 January 2021
‘Turkey’s ad ban not binding for companies without local representatives’
According to İstanbul Bar’s IT Law Center Founder Gökhan Ahi, if the advertisers and users want to give an ad to the social media providers which have not yet appointed local representatives, there is no obstacle in their way.
22 January 2021
Hikmet Adal
Justice Minister Gül: Constitutional Court rulings are binding
Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül has commented on the second ruling of right violation given by the Constitutional Court for dismissed CHP MP Enis Berberoğlu as the local court and the upper court defied the first ruling of right violation.
22 January 2021
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Domestic trips decrease by over 30 percent in Turkey amid pandemic
According to the “Household Domestic Tourism” statistics announced by the TurkStat for the July-September 2020 period, domestic trips declined by 32 percent to 21 million 724 thousand trips amid the COVID-19 normalization steps as of June.
22 January 2021
‘Turkey has highest income inequality among European countries’
Prepared by the Public Services Employees Union (Genel-İş), a recent report has shown that seven out of every 10 people are in debt in Turkey. The poverty risk is higher among women than men and one out of every two children faces poverty risk.
22 January 2021
Our jaw has dropped in the face of this media freedom!
2020 was a year when Turkey, having serious problems with the European Union (EU) in strategic relations, could not convince the EU with its constant talks of reforms in human rights, rule of law and freedom of press and expression.
22 January 2021
Erol Önderoğlu,Sinem Aydınlı
Warrant against 3 suspects over attack on Future Party Vice Chair
Detention warrants have been issued against three suspects as part of the investigation launched into the physical assault on Future Party Vice Chair Selçuk Özdağ. Two suspects were previously arrested as part of the same investigation.
22 January 2021
Ministry bans İstanbul Municipality’s mobile bread sales
Introduced by the opposition-led İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) to meet the demand for cheaper bread in the city, the sale of bread with mobile buffets has been banned by a circular of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
22 January 2021
COVID-19 in Turkey: 153 deaths, over 6 thousand new cases
Turkey’s Ministry of Health has announced that 153 people have died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 24,640. While 6,289 people have tested positive for the virus, 6,113 patients have recovered.
22 January 2021
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Investigation against HDP MP Katırcıoğlu
An investigation has been launched against HDP MP Katırcıoğlu for giving a victory sign while passing by Diyarbakır Mothers, who have been protesting in front of the HDP Diyarbakır Office for their children whom they say were abducted by the PKK.
22 January 2021
European Parliament: Release Selahattin Demirtaş, all prisoners of conscience
Approving the resolution on the human rights situation in Turkey, notably the case of Selahattin Demirtaş and other prisoners of conscience, MEPs call on the country to follow the ECtHR orders to immediately release Demirtaş without any conditions.
22 January 2021
Sharing confidential information about Gülistan Doku, police officer dismissed
As part of an investigation launched by Tunceli Governor’s Office, the file of officer E. Yücel was sent to the Interior Ministry. The Ministry has dismissed the officer from profession for sharing information about Doku, who has been missing since last January.
21 January 2021
Opposition parties try to reach out to shopkeepers amid economic troubles
More than 1.8 million shopkeepers struggle with economic problems during the pandemic as the government is criticized for not provigding enough support.
21 January 2021
‘We are registered as AKP members in cities we have never been’
Teachers from several provinces of Turkey have found out that they were registered as members of the ruling AKP without their knowledge or consent. Education Union chairs have underlined that it is a crime by the law and filed a criminal complaint.
21 January 2021
Ruken Tuncel
Justice minister criticizes 'social media courts'
Social media campaigns for the arrest of alleged criminals, especially those of male violence, have become frequent in Turkey over the past few years.
21 January 2021
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