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Report on Ida Mountains: 79 percent of the region is mining licensed
The TEMA Foundation has prepared a report on the mining activities in Ida Mountains and its surrounding area. The report has shown that 79 percent of the region is currently mining licensed while 41 percent of these licenses are active.
29 July 2020
Turkey suspends eastern Mediterranean drilling, says it's ready to talk with Greece
"We are ready to discuss all issues; the Aegean, continental shelf, islands, airspace, research and screening efforts, and Eastern Mediterranean along with other bilateral matters with Greece without any precondition," the presidential spokesperson has said.
29 July 2020
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit increased by 73.2 percent in the first six months of 2020
According to the Foreign Trade Statistics announced by the TurkStat, Turkey’s exports increased by 15.7 percent and imports increased by 8.3 percent in June.
29 July 2020
‘Why did you hand over Bomonti Beer Factory to Presidency of Religious Affairs?’
Addressing a Parliamentary question to Minister of Environment and Urban Affairs, HDP MP Kerestecioğlu asks whether the document permitting the demolition of Bomonti Beer Factory buildings amid ongoing judicial process complies with the law.
29 July 2020
Parliament passes bill obligating social media companies to open an office in Turkey
Social media companies will have to store users' data in Turkey, those who refuse to open an office will be subject to monetary penalties and bandwidth throttling.
29 July 2020
Delegates call an ‘Extraordinary General Meeting’ against Union of Bar Associations Chair
100 delegates of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) have called an "Extraordinary General Assembly” meeting and requested a vote of confidence against TBB Chair Metin Feyzioğlu.
29 July 2020
Turkey reports lowest new Covid-19 fatalities in a month
The country's death toll has risen to 5,645 with 227,982 cases.
29 July 2020
Court halts five-day blackout of Halk TV
The Television and Radio Supreme Council (RTÜK) previously “blacked out” broadcaster Halk TV for five days. While it was expected to be in effect as of August 1, the Ankara 3rd Administrative Court has given a ruling of stay of execution.
29 July 2020
Gülistan Doku missing for 207 days: Request for suspect's arrest rejected for 3rd time
The request for arrest of Abarakov, the chief suspect in disappearance of Doku, has been rejected. Lawyer Çimen has said, “No justification has been given. We made several requests. The prosecutor’s office accepted unlawful requests and rejected others.”
29 July 2020
‘Turkey’s social media bill will further undermine freedom of expression,’ warns UN
“The law, if adopted, would further undermine the right of people in Turkey to freedom of expression, to obtain information and to participate in public and political life,” said Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
29 July 2020
Erdoğan 'reopens' Sümela Monastery via teleconference
"If we were a nation targeting other symbols of other beliefs, the Sümela Monastery, which we have had for five centuries, would have gone forever now," the President has said.
28 July 2020
İstanbul municipality: There are 267 landslide zones on Canal İstanbul route
The municipality has prepared a report documenting the landslide zones in the city.
28 July 2020
'Damn' part omitted from Friday sermon following social media post of armed forces
Amid debates of President of Religious Affairs' "damnation,” the Armed Forces posted a picture of Atatürk’s Tomb in Ankara. Afterwards, the Presidency of Religious Affairs has omitted the “damn” part from the Friday sermon at Hagia Sophia.
28 July 2020
Court rejects objection to three journalists’ arrest
The court has rejected the objection to the arrest of journalists Barış Pehlivan, Murat Ağırel and Hülya Kılınç. The Presiding Judge has expressed a dissenting opinion, indicating that the journalists should have been released on probation.
28 July 2020
HDP suspends deputy for inflicting violence on his spouse
MP Mensur Işık has been suspended from the party for two years.
28 July 2020
AKP: Authorizing courts to remove online content will 'make free expression more secure'
According to the ruling party's new social media bill, courts will be authorized to remove online content, in addition to their authority to impose access block orders.
28 July 2020
‘Arrested lawyers must be released’
Releasing a statement about the lawyers arrested as part of Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) trial, the People’s Law Bureau (HHB) has stressed that all arrested lawyers, especially death fasting Timtik and Ünsal, must be released.
28 July 2020
Turkey says US statement on Osman Kavala ‘conflicts with principle of rule of law’
Spokesperson for Turkey’s Foreign Ministry Hami Aksoy has responded to US Department of State’s call on Turkey to release businessperson and rights defender Kavala: “Everyone has to respect this process conducted by independent courts.”
28 July 2020
‘International Conference on Hate Speech and Discrimination’ by Hrant Dink Foundation
Ahead of its international online conference on hate speech and discrimination to be jointly held with Friedrich Naumann Foundation in December, Hrant Dink Foundation has made a call for abstracts from various disciplines of social sciences.
28 July 2020
‘Caliphate’ statement by Presidential Spokesperson: An artificial agenda
After a magazine made a call for ‘Caliphate’ shortly after the first Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia, Presidential Spokesperson Kalın has made a statement about the ensuing debates, noting that “starting a debate on regime is an artificial agenda.”
28 July 2020
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Tortured by soldiers in detention, woman to be paid damages
Concluding the application of Feride Kaya, who was tortured by two gendarmerie officers in detention, the Constitutional Court has ruled that she shall be paid 90,000 lira in damages as the prohibition of torture has been violated.
28 July 2020
Russia: Turkey has assured UNESCO of Hagia Sophia's protection
The 1,500-year-old monument reopened as a mosque last Friday.
28 July 2020
Statements by the US and EU on Osman Kavala’s continued arrest
Yesterday marked the 1,000th day of arrested rights defender and businessperson Osman Kavala’s imprisonment. The US and the European Union have released statements, raising concerns over “deterioration in basic rights” in Turkey.
28 July 2020
Domestic trips decline by 43 percent, people prefer "a friend's house" over hotels
In the first quarter of 2020, domestic trips and expenditures sharply decreased compared to the same period last year.
28 July 2020
The father standing trial for sexual abuse should be arrested ‘again’
Lawyer Sena Yazıbağlı has spoken to bianet about what E., the eldest one of seven siblings sexually abused/assaulted by father E.D., went through. Sharing details about the judicial process, she has reiterated her demand for justice.
28 July 2020
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Covid-19: Need for intensive care continues to increase in Turkey
The country's death toll climbed to 5,630 with 17 deaths over the pas 24 hours.
28 July 2020
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Mother of Nadira Kadirova: Şirin Ünal, you killed my daughter, my angel
In a social media post, the mother of Nadira Kadirova, a domestic worker who suspiciously died at the house of ruling AKP MP Şirin Ünal, has said, “Şirin Ünal, you don’t have the right to live in this world, either. You killed my daughter.”
28 July 2020
‘Everyone was afraid, Ferhat showed the courage’
Ferhat Tepe, a reporter for Özgür Gündem newspaper, was abducted in the eastern province of Bitlis on July 28, 1993. He was found dead in Elazığ, another eastern province, on August 4. We remember Tepe on the 27th anniversary of his death.
28 July 2020
‘Pınar Gültekin’s killing was a premeditated murder,’ says lawyer Epözdemir
Lawyer Rezan Epözdemir has appealed to the prosecutor’s office, requesting that the investigation into Pınar Gültekin’s murder be extended. “We think that this brutal murder was committed with premeditation,” the lawyer has noted.
28 July 2020
International rights organizations express concerns about Turkey’s social media bill
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have released statements regarding the social media bill passed by the Parliament’s Justice Commission, raising concerns that the amendments in question will increase censorship.
28 July 2020
Covid-19 patient dies after not being able to find an available intensive care bed in five cities
The number of coronavirus patients in intensive care in Turkey has nearly doubled since early June while the southeast has seen the highest increase in new cases.
27 July 2020
AKP ally backs social media bill, says VPNs should be banned as well
The parliament will discuss the new social media bill tomorrow.
27 July 2020
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