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Unemployed Father Stranded in Batman: ‘My Ill Wife and 6 Children are Alone’

Unemployed Father Stranded in Batman: ‘My Ill Wife and 6 Children are Alone’

Dismissed in the first days of quarantine, Özdemir cannot return from Batman: “I am stuck here. My wife is sick and caring for 6 children alone. To top it all, I don’t have a job anymore. OK, let’s say we will stay home, but, how will we make ends meet?”

9 April 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

Dismissed and Imprisoned, Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Now Charged with 'Terrorist Propaganda'

Dismissed and Imprisoned, Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Now Charged with 'Terrorist Propaganda'

Selçuk Mızraklı has said he has been already on trial for the same charge and that his statements were within the freedom of expression.

Constitutional Court Rejects Application of Convict Prevented from Calling His Attorney

Constitutional Court Rejects Application of Convict Prevented from Calling His Attorney

The Constitutional Court has rejected the application of a convict who was prevented from having a phone call with his attorney. The court has indicated that prison administrations have the authority to impose restrictions relating to these issues.

9 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Law Apprentice Detained Over His ‘We Don’t Pay’ Tweets

Law Apprentice Detained Over His ‘We Don’t Pay’ Tweets

Having tweeted “Capitalism is more dangerous than corona. We don’t pay”, law apprentice Timoçin has been taken into custody on charge of “inciting to disobey the law.”

9 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey Launches 'China-Style' Coronavirus Tracker

Turkey Launches 'China-Style' Coronavirus Tracker

A warning message will be sent to Covid-19 patients' mobile phones if they violate quarantine.

Prosecutor Appeals Against the Verdict of Gezi Trial

Prosecutor Appeals Against the Verdict of Gezi Trial

İstanbul Public Prosecutor Edip Şahiner has appealed against the verdict in Gezi Trial, where the İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court has given a verdict of acquittal for Osman Kavala and other defendants.

Turkish Medical Association: Turkey Does Not Report All Covid-19 Deaths

Turkish Medical Association: Turkey Does Not Report All Covid-19 Deaths

The Health Ministry doesn't report Covid-19 deaths according to WHO codes, hence there is no parallel between the numbers of cases and deaths, according to the association.

Covid-19 Treatment Defined as Emergency: Hospitals Can No Longer Charge Fees

Covid-19 Treatment Defined as Emergency: Hospitals Can No Longer Charge Fees

According to a notice published on the Official Gazette today, private hospitals can no longer request patient shares or any other extra fees from patients treated for novel coronavirus.

Rejecting CHP’s Proposal, AKP, MHP Submit Bill on Prevention of Violence in Healthcare

Rejecting CHP’s Proposal, AKP, MHP Submit Bill on Prevention of Violence in Healthcare

Rejecting the main opposition CHP’s legislative proposal one day before, the ruling AKP and MHP have submitted a bill of law on prevention of violence in healthcare to the Speaker’s Office.

Parliamentary Debate on Bill of Criminal Enforcement Completed

Parliamentary Debate on Bill of Criminal Enforcement Completed

The Parliamentary debate on the bill of criminal enforcement was completed at the General Assembly of the Parliament yesterday. As the quorum for meeting was not reached, the session has been adjourned to 2 p.m. today to take a vote on the bill.

Turkey's Covid-19 Tally Climbs to 812 Deaths, 38,226 Cases

Turkey's Covid-19 Tally Climbs to 812 Deaths, 38,226 Cases

In the last 24 hours, 87 people died and 4,117 people were found to be infected from coronavirus, according to the Health Ministry.

İstanbul Medical Chamber: Over 1,000 Health Workers Infected, Ministry Figures Misleading

İstanbul Medical Chamber: Over 1,000 Health Workers Infected, Ministry Figures Misleading

"Health workers pay the price of the wrong policies," the chamber says, criticizing how the Health Ministry handles the coronavirus outbreak.

Ecologist Cemil Aksu: We Bear Direct Consequences of Our Destruction of Nature

Ecologist Cemil Aksu: We Bear Direct Consequences of Our Destruction of Nature

Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK) Executive Board member and Polen Ecology activist Cemil Aksu has commented on the relationship between ecology and capitalism in a video interview to bianet.

8 April 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Grocery Chain Forces Employees to Deliver Orders on Foot, Fires Those Who Reject

Grocery Chain Forces Employees to Deliver Orders on Foot, Fires Those Who Reject

The Şok grocery chain has recently introduced home delivery due to the coronavirus pandemic.

8 April 2020 Hikmet Adal

Bar Association Chairs: Do You Know How Lawyers Sentenced to 159 Years in Prison?

Bar Association Chairs: Do You Know How Lawyers Sentenced to 159 Years in Prison?

Sharing a video that features the unlawful acts in the lawsuit filed against the lawyers from Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD), 16 bar association chairs ask, “Do you know how 18 lawyers have been sentenced to over 159 years in prison?”

Agricultural Workers to Migrate Amid Pandemic, Government Has Done Little to Protect Them

Agricultural Workers to Migrate Amid Pandemic, Government Has Done Little to Protect Them

As many as 500 thousand seasonal agricultural workers who live in tents with poor hygienic conditions are poised to migrate.

8 April 2020 Hikmet Adal

Explosion in Kulp District in Diyarbakır

Explosion in Kulp District in Diyarbakır

A bomb has exploded on the roadside while a vehicle with forest workers on board was passing in Kulp, Diyarbakır. While five people have lost their lives, the Governor’s Office has announced that the incident was a bomb attack.

Bill on Prevention of Violence in Healthcare Rejected by AKP, MHP

Bill on Prevention of Violence in Healthcare Rejected by AKP, MHP

While the main opposition CHP has argued that bringing a bill on preventing violence against healthcare workers will be a moral support amid coronavirus pandemic, the ruling AKP has said, “We already have our preparation about the issue.”

Assoc. Prof. Kızıl: Pandemic Management in Turkey is not Scientific, But Political

Assoc. Prof. Kızıl: Pandemic Management in Turkey is not Scientific, But Political

Referring to Turkey’s struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic, Assoc. Prof. Çağhan Kızıl has emphasized that Turkey does not act like managing a crisis and does not take scientific motives into consideration.

8 April 2020 Evrim Kepenek

HDP MPs Protest Bill on Criminal Enforcement

HDP MPs Protest Bill on Criminal Enforcement

The General Assembly of the Parliament started debating the bill on criminal execution yesterday. While the HDP protested the bill with banners “Equal execution keeps alive” and “Corona doesn’t discriminate prisoners,” the session is adjourned to today.

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Turkey's Covid-19 Death Toll Surpasses 700

Turkey's Covid-19 Death Toll Surpasses 700

In the last 24 hours, 76 people died and 3,893 people tested positive for coronavirus, Health Minister Koca has announced.

Imprisoned for 'Terrorism' Charges, 47 Journalists Won't Benefit from Sentence Reduction Law

Imprisoned for 'Terrorism' Charges, 47 Journalists Won't Benefit from Sentence Reduction Law

The Press in Arrest group has released its March report on the trials of journalists.

‘If I Had a Magic Wand, I Would Erase the Last Month from the Lives of Everyone’

‘If I Had a Magic Wand, I Would Erase the Last Month from the Lives of Everyone’

Yağız, Kevser, Arda, Yağmur… Their teacher asked them: “If you had magical powers…” Children have written down their wishes to get rid of coronavirus.

7 April 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

Romani People: We'll Starve to Death if We Don't Die from Coronavirus

Romani People: We'll Starve to Death if We Don't Die from Coronavirus

Having lost their already low income after the pandemic, the Romani people face hunger.

7 April 2020 Hemra Nida

Can Ill Prisoners be Released Due to COVID-19?

Can Ill Prisoners be Released Due to COVID-19?

The bill on criminal enforcement is at the Parliament today. Regarding the possibility of ill prisoners’ release, lawyer Yoleri says, “Forensic Medicine Institution had a discriminatory treatment of political prisoners. This picture does not seem likely to change.”

7 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey Ranks 2nd in Not Executing ECtHR Judgements

Turkey Ranks 2nd in Not Executing ECtHR Judgements

According to the 2019 Report of the Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers supervising the execution of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgements, Turkey ranks second after Russia in failing to execute the ECtHR judgements.

Turkish Medical Association: Access to Healthcare is a Basic Right for Prisoners Too

Turkish Medical Association: Access to Healthcare is a Basic Right for Prisoners Too

The parliament will discuss today a sentence reduction bill to reduce the prison population due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Young Employees Exempted from Curfew: 'Does a Divine Power Protect Them?'

Young Employees Exempted from Curfew: 'Does a Divine Power Protect Them?'

More than 800 thousand people aged between 18 and 20 have been exempted from the curfew. Union representatives say the decision is discriminatory.

7 April 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Ministry of Interior: 229 People Detained Over Coronavirus Posts

Ministry of Interior: 229 People Detained Over Coronavirus Posts

In a statement released by the Ministry of Interior, it has been announced that 229 people have been taken into custody over their social media messages about coronavirus.

President Erdoğan, Banking Agency File Complaint Against TV Anchor Fatih Portakal

President Erdoğan, Banking Agency File Complaint Against TV Anchor Fatih Portakal

President and AKP Chair Erdoğan and Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) have filed a criminal complaint against FOX TV anchor Fatih Portakal at the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Statement on Bill of Criminal Enforcement by Opposition Parties

Statement on Bill of Criminal Enforcement by Opposition Parties

Releasing a joint statement about the bill on criminal enforcement to be debated at the Parliament today, 11 political parties have said, “The government disregards the right to life of those standing in opposition to itself.”

Farmers: We are Worried, Like Everyone

Farmers: We are Worried, Like Everyone

Speaking to bianet, farmers say that they are having difficulties in production and their future is full of uncertainties amid coronavirus outbreak. Facing several hardships from finding workers to distributing products, farmers are worried.

7 April 2020 Hikmet Adal