The Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Amphilochios and priest Atanas Sultanov presided over the singing of hymns describing the life of Jesus and the reading of prayers, while the congregation lit candles and prayed.

Odunpazarı Mayor Kazım Kurt stated that the attacker shouted “This is a sharia country”, damaged stands, decorative lighting, tents and tables and was detained by police.

DEM Party announces that PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan proposes “constructive solutions to counter the imposed scenarios of a bleak future”.

SADAT Board of Directors Chairperson has claimed that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the former chairperson of the main opposition party CHP (Republican People’s Party), has lost a 1-million-lira action for damages, and that all his properties and bank accounts have been sequestrated because he failed to pay the compensation for a year and a half.

The Ministry of Justice has positively responded to the application the People’s Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) made to meet with the PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan. The meeting could take place tomorrow if weather permits.

Founded on 27 December 2009, on the first anniversary of Israel’s ‘Cast Lead’ attack on Gaza, BDS Turkey has completed its 15th year in the struggle.

Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin gave the same answers to the parliamentary questions on Vocational Training Centre accidents presented by five members of parliament from the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the People’s Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) and the Felicity Party (SAADET).

Melis Tantan of the Ecocide Law Citizens’ Initiative spoke to bianet about the struggle that continues to work towards preventing environmental damage.

Witnesses heard at the second hearing of the Narin Güran case, the 8-year-old child murdered in Diyarbakır.

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has issued a statement regarding the structural deformation observed in the columns of the Tepebaşı Car Park in the Beyoğlu district, adding that the necessary repairs would swiftly be carried out.

Christmas has been celebrated at services held in churches across Turkey, with calls made for peace and unity. From Istanbul to Mersin and from Hatay to Ankara, the Bible was recited, prayers were said and hymns were sung.

The Church of Saint Peter has great historical and religious importance. The church is a site of pilgrimage for Christians.

Eco-anxiety is a term that defines the type of anxiety that develops due to ecological crises. In the face of environmental problems, it is critical to take small steps to alleviate anxiety and find a way to access accurate information.

Members of the Hakkımı Ver [‘Give Me My Right’] Platform marched against the announcement of the new minimum wage which rose at a lower rate than annual inflation. Workers, opening a banner on İstiklal Street, the main thoroughfare of the central Beyoğlu district, shouted the slogan “Let’s see Vedat (Işıkhan, Minister of Labour and Social Security) live on this minimum wage” and were detained.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has stated that a seven-person panel of experts has been formed and that four public prosecutors coordinated by a deputy head prosecutor will handle the investigation.

About half of the Black Sea province's agricutlural land and pstures have been marked as mining license areas.

A press meeting was organized on 16 December 2024 within the scope of the solidarity campaign for the documentary directed by Çayan Demirel and Ayşe Çetinbaş, which focuses on Turkey’s multilingual collective memory.

The arrest of Dursun Ali Koyuncu, a leading figure in the ecological struggle in Artvin in northeastern Turkey, is yet another example of repression targeting environmental defenders in Turkey. The area licensed to mining has reached 70% of the province, while citizens continue to protect nature in the face of all manners of repression.

Initial reports state that 11 people have died.

In Dersim, nine projects have received "environmental impact assesment not required" decisions in the last year. Ecology presenters stated that these decisions are against the law.