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Turkey advances to Women's Volleyball Nations League final after defeating China 3-0

Turkey advances to Women's Volleyball Nations League final after defeating China 3-0

The national team defeated the host country after a dominant performance.

Lara Villalón & Alba Cambeiro

Galician communities take on the challenge of revitalizing woodlands to fight wildfires

Galician communities take on the challenge of revitalizing woodlands to fight wildfires

Neighbors have collective ownership of woodlands in north-west Spain and are organizing to find alternatives to wildfires and forest abandonment.

25 July 2026 Lara Villalón,Alba Cambeiro

İrfan Kovankaya

Behind the classroom: Private school teachers face unpaid work and job insecurity

Behind the classroom: Private school teachers face unpaid work and job insecurity

“You think being a teacher is more than that, it’s teaching, it’s touching people’s lives, the world, the country, any other thing — but at the end of the day you only think about what can I eat cheaper today and how can I pay the rent."

25 July 2026 Irfan Kovankaya

Turkey’s main opposition party officially splits as Özel declares New Party

Turkey’s main opposition party officially splits as Özel declares New Party

Özgür Özel, who was ousted by a court as the CHP leader, has been joined by 90 MPs from the party.

Influencer Fatma Soydaş jailed over 'obscene content'

Influencer Fatma Soydaş jailed over 'obscene content'

Prosecutors accused Soydaş of publishing "obscene" content while presenting herself as a person who follows an Islamic lifestyle. Soydaş denies "obscenity" allegations.

Journalists speaking out means prison and persecution!

Journalists speaking out means prison and persecution!

In Turkey, the government, judiciary, and media regulatory bodies are mobilizing all tools of pressure to condemn journalists to a single voice, creating a "domestic and national" journalism exempt from investigation and criticism that merely conveys official statements.

24 July 2026 Erol Önderoğlu

Court orders access ban on journalist Alican Uludağ’s X account

Court orders access ban on journalist Alican Uludağ’s X account

The court also ordered the blocking of 13 posts about the country's current affairs.

Demand for elective Kurdish courses reaches 15-year high

Demand for elective Kurdish courses reaches 15-year high

Over 35,000 students were enrolledin Kurdish language courses, marking the highest number since the introduction of the course in 2011.

Turkey reaches semifinals in Women’s Volleyball Nations League

Turkey reaches semifinals in Women’s Volleyball Nations League

Turkey defeated Canada 3-1 after losing the first set.

Prosecutors drop torture investigation involving two Iranian Kurdish migrants

Prosecutors drop torture investigation involving two Iranian Kurdish migrants

Two migrants were detained after crossing into Hakkari. They alleged torture and ill-treatment during detention.

Özel's planned new party gets support from overwhelming majority of CHP deputies

Özel's planned new party gets support from overwhelming majority of CHP deputies

The republic’s founding party is on the verge of a split after months of leadership turmoil.

Police block power plant workers’ march to Ankara, detain union leaders

Police block power plant workers’ march to Ankara, detain union leaders

Workers from an Eskişehir power plant are demanding their unpaid wages and improved working conditions.

Journalist, LGBTI+ activist Yıldız Tar released after a month in detention

Journalist, LGBTI+ activist Yıldız Tar released after a month in detention

Tar was among over 200 people who were detained during a crackdown ahead of the NATO summit held in Ankara earlier this month.

Social media personality Fatma Soydaş detained for 'insulting religion'

Social media personality Fatma Soydaş detained for 'insulting religion'

Pro-government media outlets described Soydaş as someone “known for making inappropriate posts on social media." Access to her social accounts have also been blocked.

Doctor advertising 'female circumcision' faces investigation

Doctor advertising 'female circumcision' faces investigation

“Female genital mutilation is a severe form of violence that violates the bodily integrity, health and fundamental human rights of women and girls. It has no medical necessity or scientific basis,” said the women's health branch of the Turkish Medical Association.

Turkey's ousted opposition leader leaves CHP to found new party

Turkey's ousted opposition leader leaves CHP to found new party

After legal efforts to regain the control of the main opposition party did not yield results, the ousted leader is moving with reportedly over 80 MPs to establish a new party.

Ardahan residents launch petition for governor removed over 'cycling tights'

Ardahan residents launch petition for governor removed over 'cycling tights'

The petition demands the reinstatement of the governor, citing his contrbutions to sports activities in the eastern province.

Seven municipal officials indicted over deadly Kocaeli factory fire

Seven municipal officials indicted over deadly Kocaeli factory fire

Seven female workers, including three minors, were killed in the November incident.

Actor Levent Üzümcü placed under house arrest over social media comments

Actor Levent Üzümcü placed under house arrest over social media comments

Üzümcü said he will continue to share posts.

Eskişehir thermal plant workers to march to Ankara demanding unpaid wages

Eskişehir thermal plant workers to march to Ankara demanding unpaid wages

The owners of the plant, Yıldızlar SSS Holding, is facing the second labor action in recent months due to unpaid wages.

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Gezi Park case prisoners Çiğdem Mater and Mine Özerden transferred to İzmir prison

Gezi Park case prisoners Çiğdem Mater and Mine Özerden transferred to İzmir prison

Mater and Özerden have been held in İstanbul since their 2022 imprisonment. Their lawyers view the decision as a form of punishment as the two prisoners' families and lawyers reside in İstanbul.

20 July 2026 Evrim Kepenek

Artists call for release of comedian Deniz Göktaş

Artists call for release of comedian Deniz Göktaş

" At a time when art and artists are being forced into political silence and stripped of their voice, Deniz has done what no one has managed to do for a long time," said a joint statement.

‘No invasion’: Expert dismisses social media fuss over large grasshopper sightings in İstanbul

‘No invasion’: Expert dismisses social media fuss over large grasshopper sightings in İstanbul

"Social media creates the impression of a major infestation, but that is not the case," says Dr. Ergün Bacak as grasshopper sightings increase expecially in rural parts of İstanbul.

Araghchi says Turkey helped prevent Kurdish groups from joining Iran war

Araghchi says Turkey helped prevent Kurdish groups from joining Iran war

The Iranian FM corroborated earlier reports that Turkey pressured Washington to abandon plans to involve the Kurds in the war. Kurdish groups themselves have opposed the war, saying it did not serve Kurdish interests.

Suruç Justice Platform denounces impunity on anniversary of 2015 bombing

Suruç Justice Platform denounces impunity on anniversary of 2015 bombing

Today marks the 11th anniversary of the bombing that killed 34 socialist youths who had joined an event in the border town of Suruç to show solidarity with Syrian Kurds.

‘We are treated as if we are not human beings’

‘We are treated as if we are not human beings’

Nahel al-Kubari, a Palestinian living in Ramallah, spoke to bianet about her daily life in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, shaped by checkpoints, settler violence, economic crisis, and insecurity.

19 July 2026 Ada Balcı

Erdoğan dismisses governor after criticism over cycling outfit

Erdoğan dismisses governor after criticism over cycling outfit

An MP from the secularist main opposition had called for the dismissal of the governor of Ardahan, asserting that "a governor should not wear leggings." Reacting to his removal, the governor said he'll keep pedaling.

Diyar Saraçoğlu

Moving art beyond gallery commodities and into collective struggle: Earth Liberation Studio

Moving art beyond gallery commodities and into collective struggle: Earth Liberation Studio

"The bourgeois art world is woefully out of touch with the needs, desires, and tastes of regular working people," says Link Berry.

Man given life sentence for trans woman Nida Nazlıer's murder

Man given life sentence for trans woman Nida Nazlıer's murder

Aref Elhussein was sentenced for both femicide and theft.

Court orders release of journalist Müslüm Koyun in 'terror' case

Court orders release of journalist Müslüm Koyun in 'terror' case

The ETHA news agency reporter was arrested in an investigation targeting the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP).

Kurdish bookstore banned from Trendyol online marketplace

Kurdish bookstore banned from Trendyol online marketplace

Books and other products containing Kurdish language were systematically banned before the closing of the store, says its owner.

16 July 2026 Nalin Öztekin

Turkey detains two Russian tourists for 'reciting Bible' at Hagia Sophia

Turkey detains two Russian tourists for 'reciting Bible' at Hagia Sophia

Authorities initiated legal proceedings against the tourists on charges of "inciting the public into hatred and enmity" and handed them over to the migration management agency.

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