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‘Not a Single Woman MP Elected in 20 Provinces All Though Republican Era’

‘Not a Single Woman MP Elected in 20 Provinces All Though Republican Era’

There are 589 MPs in the Parliament and only 102 of them are women. In the last local elections, there were 8.257 mayor candidates and only 652 of them were women, accounting for 7.89 percent of all candidates.

Survey: US, Israel Seen as Greatest Threats, Support for EU Membership Rises

Survey: US, Israel Seen as Greatest Threats, Support for EU Membership Rises

Thirty-seven percent have not heard about the S-400 missiles, Turkey should not receive more Syrian refugees, Azerbaijan is Turkey's closest friend, according to the highlights from Kadir Has University foreign policy survey.

Conflict in Hakkari: One Soldier Loses His Life

Conflict in Hakkari: One Soldier Loses His Life

One soldier has lost his life and one soldier has been wounded in a conflict that erupted in Çukurca in Turkey’s southeastern province of Hakkari.

Erdoğan: Interest Rate Cut of Central Bank Not Enough

Erdoğan: Interest Rate Cut of Central Bank Not Enough

Speaking about the purchase of S-400s from Russia, President Erdoğan has stated, “I hope that the US will act with common sense.” Addressing the interest rate cut of Central Bank, he has said that “it needs to continue gradually till the end of the year.”

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu: One-Man Rule Shrinks the Economy

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu: One-Man Rule Shrinks the Economy

Speaking at the workshop on local administrations, main opposition CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu has indicated that presidential system has caused economic downturn: “Since the one-man rule was adopted, our growth rate has fallen to 3 per thousand.”

Putin Allows Visa-Free Travel for Turkey as First Batch of S-400 Delivery Completed

Putin Allows Visa-Free Travel for Turkey as First Batch of S-400 Delivery Completed

Russia introduced a visa regime for citizens of Turkey after the downing of its fighter plane in November 2015.

Constitutional Court Rules for Annulment of 2 Statutory Decrees Enacted as Laws

Constitutional Court Rules for Annulment of 2 Statutory Decrees Enacted as Laws

Announcing its judgement regarding the requests for annulling five statutory decrees, the Constitutional Court has concluded that “cancelling the passports of the ones whose partners’ passports are cancelled” is against the Constitution.

Syrians to Protest Against Removal of Refugees from İstanbul

Syrians to Protest Against Removal of Refugees from İstanbul

After the Governorship of İstanbul announced that the Syrians living in the city without being registered there need to return to the cities where they are registered till August 20, Syrians have decided to hold a protest demonstration on July 27.

Secretary of State Pompeo: There Could be More Sanctions to Follow

Secretary of State Pompeo: There Could be More Sanctions to Follow

Addressing Turkey’s purchase of S-400 defense missile system from Russia, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stated, “There could be more sanctions to follow, but what we would really like is for the S-400 not to become operational.”

‘Where is the Public Benefit in Zoning Diyarbakır City Forest for Construction?’

‘Where is the Public Benefit in Zoning Diyarbakır City Forest for Construction?’

Submitting a Parliamentary question, HDP Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan has asked Minister of Environment and Urbanization Murat Kurum “to explain the public benefit in zoning the City Forest, the lungs of Diyarbakır, for construction.”

Delivery of First Group of S-400 Components Completed

Delivery of First Group of S-400 Components Completed

Announcing that the delivery of the first group of S-400 defense missile system components has been completed, the Minister of National Defense has also stated that France would deploy a SAMP-T battery along the southern and eastern border.

Central Bank Decreases Interest Rate from 24 Percent to 19.75 Percent

Central Bank Decreases Interest Rate from 24 Percent to 19.75 Percent

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank has cut the political interest rate by 4.25 percent, decreasing it from its former level of 24 percent to 19.75 percent.

‘Gezi Park’s Second Hearing Confirms Lack of Rule of Law’

‘Gezi Park’s Second Hearing Confirms Lack of Rule of Law’

Led by PEN International, 20 international organizations have released a joint statement denouncing the interlocutory ruling of Gezi trial. They have called the EU “to put urgent, consistent and collective pressure upon Turkey.”

Discharged Teacher Protests with Supporters Made of Cardboard

Discharged Teacher Protests with Supporters Made of Cardboard

Teacher Karataş, who was discharged by a Statutory Decree, has organized yet another creative one-person demonstration to protest discharges. Compiling a group of human models made of cardboard, he has said, “My union has finally supported me.”

Circulation of Newspapers and Magazines Falls by 17.6 Percent in 2018

Circulation of Newspapers and Magazines Falls by 17.6 Percent in 2018

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has announced its “Printed Media Statistics” for 2018. Accordingly, the circulation of newspapers and magazines fell by 17.6 percent.

‘Turkey is a Country Contaminated with War Remnants’

‘Turkey is a Country Contaminated with War Remnants’

Speaking to bianet, Muteber Öğreten from “A Turkey Without Mines Initiative” has stated, “The deaths caused by war remnants, rather than land mines are on the increase. The last example of that was in Ovacık, Dersim.”

25 July 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Syrians in Turkey According to Directorate General of Migration Management Data

Syrians in Turkey According to Directorate General of Migration Management Data

According to data shared by Directorate General of Migration Management, there are 3 million 630 thousand 575 Syrians under temporary protection in Turkey. The highest number of Syrians live İstanbul, Antep and Urfa.

Foreign Minister Says US Envoy Offer for Syria Safe Zone 'Not Satisfying'

Foreign Minister Says US Envoy Offer for Syria Safe Zone 'Not Satisfying'

James Jeffrey, the US Special Representative for Syria, has had a meeting with Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın in Ankara on the recent developments in northern Syria.

‘Right of Asylum is a Fundamental Human Right, Stop Deportations’

‘Right of Asylum is a Fundamental Human Right, Stop Deportations’

Human Rights Association (İHD) and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) have released a statement regarding the deportation of refugees, emphasizing that deporting refugees from Turkey violates their fundamental human rights.

European Investment Bank Suspends Lending to Turkey

European Investment Bank Suspends Lending to Turkey

As part of the EU sanctions on Turkey over its drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has decided to suspend lendings linked to the government.

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Joint Request of Academics from France and Turkey: Release Tuna Altınel

Joint Request of Academics from France and Turkey: Release Tuna Altınel

Having made significant contributions to mathematics and raised tens of students for 23 years in France, Assoc. Prof. Tuna Altınel will have his first hearing on July 30.

'Turkey Rounded up 153 Thousand Illegal Migrants, Deported 43 Thousand in 2019'

'Turkey Rounded up 153 Thousand Illegal Migrants, Deported 43 Thousand in 2019'

Minister of Interior Soylu has announced that 6,122 migrants who are registered in different cities or don't have registrations have been rounded up in İstanbul.

Released from Prison in US, Hakan Atilla Arrives in Turkey

Released from Prison in US, Hakan Atilla Arrives in Turkey

Convicted in Iran sanctions case in the US, former Deputy General Manager of Halkbank Hakan Atilla has come back to Turkey after his release from prison. Atilla has been welcomed by Minister of Treasury and Finance Albayrak at İstanbul Airport.

Baby Caretta Carettas Reach Sea After a Hard Journey

Baby Caretta Carettas Reach Sea After a Hard Journey

Baby Caretta Carettas, also known as loggerhead sea turtles, have left their nests in the Çıralı beach in Kemer, Antalya and set out on their difficult journey towards the sea. The first baby turtles have started to reach the sea.

Journalist Ahmet Nesin to Apply for Renunciation of Citizenship

Journalist Ahmet Nesin to Apply for Renunciation of Citizenship

Nesin has said that he will make the application because he has not been given his passport back although he is acquitted in the trial of the "Editors-in-Chief on Watch" campaign in solidarity with the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper.

24 July 2019 Ekin Karaca

Journalism Organizations: There is Nothing to Celebrate on July 24

Journalism Organizations: There is Nothing to Celebrate on July 24

Releasing statements for the press on the occasion of July 24 Press Day, professional journalism organizations have announced that there is an attempt to repress journalists and they cannot celebrate the day in such a period.

'Terror Investigation’ Against Animal Rights Defender 6 Years After Gezi

'Terror Investigation’ Against Animal Rights Defender 6 Years After Gezi

A “terror investigation” has been launched against animal rights defender Burak Özgüner, who protested in an attempt to raise concerns over the animals killed and injured as a result of police violence in 2013 Gezi Resistance.

'Sending Syrians Back a Crime Against Humanity'

'Sending Syrians Back a Crime Against Humanity'

Lawyer Eda Bekçi from the Association for Solidarity with Refugees (Mülteci-Der) has said, "As a result of the policies of sending Syrians back, illegal border crossings will increase."

23 July 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Minister Soylu Announces 80 Thousand People will be Deported This Year

Minister Soylu Announces 80 Thousand People will be Deported This Year

Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has announced that an average of 80 thousand people will be deported from Turkey this year. Indicating that this figure is 40-50 percent higher than the previous years, Soylu has said, “We have to do it.”

Reference to Supreme Court of Appeals in Prof. Füsun Üstel’s Verdict of Release

Reference to Supreme Court of Appeals in Prof. Füsun Üstel’s Verdict of Release

Giving a ruling of stay of execution for Academic for Peace Prof. Üstel, the court has referred to a verdict by Supreme Court of Appeals, which previously ruled that “the ones convicted of terror propaganda cannot be deemed a terrorist organization member.”

23 July 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Death Toll Increases to Five, 100 Houses Collapse

Death Toll Increases to Five, 100 Houses Collapse

While the search and rescue teams have reached the dead bodies of a woman and a child today, the Governorship of Düzce has announced that 160 thousand 749 animals have died and 100 buildings have collapsed due to the flood and landslide.

TurkStat: 323 Thousand Migrated From Turkey in 2018

TurkStat: 323 Thousand Migrated From Turkey in 2018

The number of people who migrated to Turkey increased by 23.8 percent to 577,457 and who migrated from Turkey increased by 27.7 percent to 323,918 in 2018.