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First batch of China’s COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Turkey
The plane carrying 3 million doses of SinoVac vaccine from China landed at Esenboğa Airport in the capital city of Ankara at 05.44 a.m. local time today.
30 December 2020
‘Strip search is getting more and more frequent in Turkey’
Amid ongoing debates on strip search in Turkey, Human Rights Association (İHD), Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) and Turkish Medical Association (TTB) have released a statement raising concerns about “the new and changing face of torture.”
30 December 2020
Kavala: Problem is detention practices taken under political influence
Kavala has made a statement after Constitutional Court rejected his application: “The most common and severe problem in the judiciary is the detention practices taken under the influence of political messages and the political environment.”
30 December 2020
Free trade agreement between Turkey and the UK
The United Kingdom (UK) has signed its first “free trade agreement” for the post-Brexit period with Turkey. Trade Minister Pekcan has announced that the new deal covering all industrial, agricultural goods is set to take effect on January 1.
30 December 2020
Turkey reports 253 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours
The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 20,388. While 253 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 15,805.
30 December 2020
Feminicide: Selda T. killed by spouse
Mehmet T. has been taken into custody after reportedly shooting his spouse dead.
30 December 2020
A TV channel was launched to 'bring back impartial reporting'; it survived for only 26 days
Olay TV didn't claim to be doing "critical reporting" but keeping "an equal distance to everyone," which wasn't apparently enough for the government.
29 December 2020
New law may have even worse consequences for pro-government NGOs, says rights group head
While rights groups are used to inspections and pressure by the government, conservative and nationalist groups may not be ready for such inspections, suggests Türkdoğan.
29 December 2020
Hikmet Adal
'The entire state is governed with loyalty to a single person,' says Babacan
DEVA Party Chair Babacan, also a former deputy PM from the ruling AKP, has attended the 1st Ordinary Congress of his party. “The foreign policy is managed by personalized decisions, the prestige of our country in the world is at rock bottom.”
29 December 2020
Male violence: Kemal D. detained for ‘killing’ Aylin Sözer
A man named Kemal D. has been detained for “killing” academic Aylin Sözer in İstanbul. The feminicide has caused a public outrage on social media.
29 December 2020
Study: More than half of people in Turkey believe coronavirus was produced by China or US
The belief in conspiracy theories about Covid-19 is high while the trust in official statements is low, according to the study.
29 December 2020
‘Farmers’ debt has increased by 72 times in AKP rule’
Main opposition CHP MP Barut has slammed President and AKP Chair Erdoğan over his statement, “We, as Turkey, have started to rent land in different places.” Barut has raised concerns about the current state of agriculture and farmers in Turkey.
29 December 2020
‘Sexual violence is both a crime and a matter of work safety’
A group of women from Turkey’s publishing industry have released a joint statement titled “May you lose sleep” amid a recent movement where women reveal the perpetrators of sexual violence, saying, “May you lose sleep, thinking, ‘When will I be exposed?’”
29 December 2020
Constitutional Court rejects Osman Kavala’s application
The General Assembly of the Constitutional Court has concluded that arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala’s right to personal liberty and security has not been violated.
29 December 2020
After several delays, Turkey to receive first batch of Covid vaccines from China tomorrow
The Turkish Airlines has announced that three million vaccine doses will arrive tomorrow morning.
29 December 2020
‘They batter us when we refuse strip search’
In their applications to the Human Rights Association (İHD) and meetings with the İHD lawyers over the past year, several prisoners have recounted how they were subjected to a strip search in different prisons across Turkey.
29 December 2020
Ayça Söylemez
İstanbulites 'hesitate' getting their buildings tested for earthquake safety
An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 or higher is thought to be imminent in the metropolis.
29 December 2020
'When you wear lipstick, you aren't seen as a journalist'
Thirty women journalists from around Turkey have been interviewed about the problems they experience in professional life.
29 December 2020
Criminal complaint against academic for targeting universities
The Education and Science Laborers’ Union (Eğitim-Sen) has filed a criminal complaint against historian Prof. Ebubekir Sofuoğlu, who previously said that universities were “almost houses of prostitution.”
29 December 2020
Access blocked to reports on presidential advisor's fake high school diploma
Hamza Yerlikaya, a former national wrestler, is a senior advisor to the president, a deputy minister and the vice-chair of a state-run bank.
29 December 2020
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İzmir Medical Chamber: Release Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp
Holding a press statement about the continued arrest of Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp, the İzmir Medical Chamber has demanded his release. With the indictment accepted by the court, the physician is now facing up to 15 years in prison.
29 December 2020
302 health workers died of COVID-19 in Turkey
The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has announced that 302 healthcare workers have so far lost their lives due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
29 December 2020
Closure of critical TV channel on Parliamentary agenda
HDP MP Canbaz Kaya has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the closure of Olay TV channel in just 26 days. “Is the mounting censorship and pressure on media enforced by the Presidential Communications Directorate,” the MP has asked.
29 December 2020
‘Turkey successfully deals with the pandemic in every field,’ says Erdoğan
President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has addressed the reporters following the cabinet meeting yesterday. He has announced that distance education amid the COVID-19 pandemic will continue until February 15, 2021.
29 December 2020
Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 20 thousand
The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 20,135. While 257 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 15,197.
29 December 2020
Opposition-led municipalities announce higher minimum wages for their employees than government
The government has increased the minimum monthly wage by 21.56 percent for next year.
28 December 2020
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What will happen if Turkey doesn't release Selahattin Demirtaş?
We have spoken with an attorney of the HDP's former co-chair about the ECtHR decision for his release and what will happen from now on.
28 December 2020
Hikmet Adal
Police officers testify at court: We didn’t see, hear or know anything
The colleagues of the police officer standing trial for battering lawyer Zeycan Balcı and breaking her backbone testified at court as witnesses today. The officers argued that “they had not witnessed anything.”
28 December 2020
Ayça Söylemez
‘If you make health personnel work, there is a causal link’
The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has organized an online panel and reiterated its demand for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to be recognized as an occupational disease for healthcare personnel without seeking a causal relation.
28 December 2020
New investigation into Roboski massacre
Nine years have passed since 34 citizens, including children, were killed in a bombardment of Turkish Armed Forces’ jets in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority province of Şırnak. Attorney Girasun has spoken to bianet about the recent investigation process.
28 December 2020
Ayça Söylemez
‘Police don’t have the authority to “fine citizens on the street”’
Noting that administrative bodies do not have the authority to declare a curfew in Turkey, lawyer Gökmen Yeşil says, “So, all proceedings, including the fines, are null and void. Citizens should take these fines to court.”
28 December 2020
Ayça Söylemez
Critical TV outlets paid 25 times higher amount of fines than pro-government ones in 2020
An RTÜK member from the main opposition party has released a report on penalties imposed on TV channels this year.
28 December 2020
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