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Ministry inspectors find corruption at disaster management agency

Ministry inspectors find corruption at disaster management agency

Equipment bought for millions of lira could not be found in the agency's depots, according to an inspection report.

Gendarmerie intelligence officer Veysal Şahin detained

Gendarmerie intelligence officer Veysal Şahin detained

An arrest warrant was issued against the then Trabzon Gendarmerie Intelligence officers Veysal Şahin and Volkan Şahin in Hrant Dink murder case. Veysal Şahin has been caught in Turkey’s Mediterranean province of Adana.

‘Turkey also hit by a pandemic of injustice in 2020’

‘Turkey also hit by a pandemic of injustice in 2020’

Main opposition CHP Vice Chair Muharrem Erkek has prepared a report entitled “2020 Inventory of Injustice in Turkey.”

Deutsche Welle journalists investigated over article on 'suspicious transactions'

Deutsche Welle journalists investigated over article on 'suspicious transactions'

Journalist Pelin Ünker has a history of being targeted by businesspeople and politicians because of her reports about leaked documents.

Constitutional Court finds Pastor Brunson’s application ‘inadmissible’

Constitutional Court finds Pastor Brunson’s application ‘inadmissible’

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has concluded that the arrest of Pastor Brunson and his release to house arrest “were relying on factual bases”. The Court has found his application “inadmissible.”

7 January 2021 Ayça Söylemez

New Year present by Amnesty International: İstanbul Convention

New Year present by Amnesty International: İstanbul Convention

Amid debates on Turkey’s possible withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention, Amnesty International has sent a copy of the İstanbul Convention to 671 institutions and persons, including Ministries, MPs, municipalities and NGOs.

Boğaziçi rector appointment shows 'trustee policies not limited to HDP municipalities'

Boğaziçi rector appointment shows 'trustee policies not limited to HDP municipalities'

Ruling the country through trustees is becoming a dominant method used by the government, says Sancar.

Turkey calls on all parties in US to 'maintain restraint and prudence'

Turkey calls on all parties in US to 'maintain restraint and prudence'

“We call on all parties in the U.S. to maintain restraint and prudence. We believe the U.S. will overcome this internal political crisis in a mature manner,” reads Turkey’s Foreign Ministry statement regarding the recent developments in the country.

Second indictment against journalists Yıldız and Dükel

Second indictment against journalists Yıldız and Dükel

Journalists Müyesser Yıldız and İsmail Dükel have been indicted for “successively obtaining documents about state security.” This second indictment has been merged with the file of the ongoing main trial.

Advisor to Boğaziçi University President resigns

Advisor to Boğaziçi University President resigns

Resigning from office amid protests against the appointment of university president, Prof. Zafer Yenal has said, “Let’s keep working harder for goodness and beauty so that we will not see a university with its gates handcuffed again.”

COVID-19 in Turkey: Death toll tops 22 thousand

COVID-19 in Turkey: Death toll tops 22 thousand

Turkey’s Health Ministry has announced that 191 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. While 13,830 new cases have been reported, the number of tests conducted in a day has been announced as 182,645.

Minister Soylu: Police did the right thing

Minister Soylu: Police did the right thing

Interior Minister Soylu has defended the police intervention at Boğaziçi University: “The Turkish police, who did not allow the terror-related illegal groups that are not from Boğaziçi and tried to enter the university, did the right thing.”

‘Uzbek domestic worker locked up in her room for fear of virus’

‘Uzbek domestic worker locked up in her room for fear of virus’

Trade Union of Domestic Workers’ Solidarity (EVİD-SEN) has shared the findings from its "Report on the Problems Faced by Domestic Workers During the Pandemic in the Context of Violations of the Right to Work and Other Rights.”

7 January 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Case of Sakarya fireworks factory explosion starts

Case of Sakarya fireworks factory explosion starts

Seven workers lost their lives and more than 120 were wounded in the explosion in early July.

Boğaziçi students in Kadıköy: 'Release our friends from detention'

Boğaziçi students in Kadıköy: 'Release our friends from detention'

Students of Boğaziçi University have been protesting the appointment of Prof. Bulu as the university president by Erdoğan. The Boğaziçi Solidarity previously made a call for a protest demonstration and press statement in Kadıköy at 4 p.m. today.

6 January 2021 Dilek Şen

Hrant Dink murder case: Arrest warrant against 2 gendarmerie officers

Hrant Dink murder case: Arrest warrant against 2 gendarmerie officers

The trial of public officers over the assassination of journalist Hrant Dink continued in İstanbul today. As there is evidence that they knew about the murder beforehand, arrest warrants have been issued against two gendarmerie intelligence officers.

6 January 2021 Hikmet Adal

Question on ‘war crimes’ returned to MP because of ‘personal opinion’

Question on ‘war crimes’ returned to MP because of ‘personal opinion’

HDP MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the UN report documenting the war crimes and rights violations in Syria. The MP’s question has been returned to him on the grounds of “personal opinion.”

Bulu waves from window, students demand his resignation

Bulu waves from window, students demand his resignation

Students are still protesting Prof. Melih Bulu, who has been appointed as the president of Boğaziçi University, one of the most most prestigious universities in Turkey, by President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Unlawfully deported person to be paid compensation, Constitutional Court rules

Unlawfully deported person to be paid compensation, Constitutional Court rules

K.S. from Tajikistan had won a case against his deportation after being deported.

CHP Chair slams Erdoğan over appointment of university president

CHP Chair slams Erdoğan over appointment of university president

“Erdoğan can appoint whomever he wants as a university president. His only condition is that he or she is from his party,” says main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu amid criticisms about the appointment of Prof. Bulu as the Boğaziçi president.

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İstanbul has enough water for 45 days, Ankara for 110 days

İstanbul has enough water for 45 days, Ankara for 110 days

While Chamber of Chemical Engineers Chair Dr. Uğurlu has said that the dams providing İstanbulites with water have enough water for 45 days, Ankara Mayor Yavaş has indicated that the capital city's dams will suffice for 110 days.

‘Some prison wards not disinfected for six months’

‘Some prison wards not disinfected for six months’

Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has documented prisoners' complaints amid pandemic: Water and bathrooms are dirty, there are no cleaning, hygiene products in some toilets, prisoners are not given vitamins, enough fruit...

Men kill 24 women in December

Men kill 24 women in December

Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women and killed at least two children in December. Abusing at least eight children, including boys, men harassed at least 11 women and forced at least 43 women to sex work.

6 January 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Merry Christmas to Armenians

Merry Christmas to Armenians

Armenians in Turkey celebrate the Christmas, which they call "Surp Dzinunt (the Holy Birth), on January 6. They begin Christmas celebrations after seven weeks of preparations. Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it...

Demonstrations, marches banned in İstanbul’s Beşiktaş, Sarıyer

Demonstrations, marches banned in İstanbul’s Beşiktaş, Sarıyer

İstanbul Governor’s Office, in an attempt to prevent Boğaziçi students’ protest, has announced that demonstrations and marches have been banned in the districts of Sarıyer and Beşiktaş, where the campuses of the university are located.

Bulu: Our students, academics don’t see the big picture

Bulu: Our students, academics don’t see the big picture

Appointed by President Erdoğan as the new president of Boğaziçi University, Bulu has said, “If we will become one of the 10 leading countries of the world, Boğaziçi is a must here. Our students, academics perhaps don’t see the big picture.”

‘Turkey’s inactive COVID-19 vaccine candidates are ready for human trials’

‘Turkey’s inactive COVID-19 vaccine candidates are ready for human trials’

While the Health Ministry has announced that 194 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Koca has released a statement and said that “three inactive COVID-19 vaccine candidates are ready for human trials.”

14 more people detained for protesting appointment of university president

14 more people detained for protesting appointment of university president

After 22 people were detained for protesting the appointment of a university president to Boğaziçi by President and AKP Chair Erdoğan, 14 more people have been taken into custody. There were reportedly warrants against 28 people.

CHP İstanbul head faces up to 10 years in prison over tweets about Erdoğan aide's house

CHP İstanbul head faces up to 10 years in prison over tweets about Erdoğan aide's house

The Presidency's communications director had filed a complaint against Kaftancıoğlu after the municipality demolished some small structures in the yard of his house.

Turkey ranks 97th among 100 countries in COVID-19 transparency

Turkey ranks 97th among 100 countries in COVID-19 transparency

According to a chart prepared by TotalAnalysis research company, the most transparent countries in terms of COVID-19 data are Belgium, Norway, the US, Chile and Denmark.

Treasury to pay 390 million lira for vehicles that didn't pass through Eurasia Tunnel in 2020

Treasury to pay 390 million lira for vehicles that didn't pass through Eurasia Tunnel in 2020

The bridges, tunnels and highways built by public-private partnerships have become "black holes," says an opposition MP.

‘From Boğaziçi to METU, we don’t accept trustees’

‘From Boğaziçi to METU, we don’t accept trustees’

While several students are still detained for having protested the appointment of Prof. Bulu as the new president of Boğaziçi University, the students of Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara have expressed solidarity with Boğaziçi students.