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‘Keep the Volume up for Rights Defenders in Turkey’ Website Opens

‘Keep the Volume up for Rights Defenders in Turkey’ Website Opens

“Keep the Volume up for Rights Defenders in Turkey” website www.sessizkalma.org has opened. The website will bring together updates and information on pressures and lawsuits against rights defenders at risk in Turkey.

Journalist Ataman Under Arrest for 1,185 Days

Journalist Ataman Under Arrest for 1,185 Days

Ataman was forced to leave the town he lived after he received threats from the police. The time he spent behind bars exceeded the legal limits and he is not receiving regular treatment although his disease is progressing.

Kawa Nemir: Theatrical Adaptation of Tosca Opera to be Staged in Kurdish

Kawa Nemir: Theatrical Adaptation of Tosca Opera to be Staged in Kurdish

Kawa Nemir has translated Tosca opera by Giacomo Puccini into Kurdish and director Celil Toksöz has adapted it for the stage. The premiere of the theater play will be held in Amsterdam City Theater on October 25, 2019.

10 July 2019 Murat Bayram

Amnesty Launches Campaign for Syrian Refugee Stranded in İstanbul Airport

Amnesty Launches Campaign for Syrian Refugee Stranded in İstanbul Airport

Mohamed Ajlani Younes, a Palestinian refugee from Syria, has been stuck in the İstanbul airport and faces deportation.

METU Administration to Review Construction Plan of State Dormitory

METU Administration to Review Construction Plan of State Dormitory

Following and supporting the resistance at METU, CHP Ankara MP Taşcıer has announced that the University Administrative Committee has decided to review the construction plan of the state dormitory planned to be constructed on poplar woods.

Sixth Anniversary of the Death of Gezi Protester Korkmaz

Sixth Anniversary of the Death of Gezi Protester Korkmaz

Ali İsmail Korkmaz, a 19-year-old Gezi Park protester, died after 38 days of coma after he was beaten by the police and supporters of the government.

‘If It is About Women’s Safety, Let’s Talk About Academic Harassment’

‘If It is About Women’s Safety, Let’s Talk About Academic Harassment’

HDP Ankara MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu, main opposition CHP Vice Chair Gökçe Gökçen and İlknur Üstün from the Women’s Coalition Platform have spoken to bianet about the “women’s universities” planned to be founded in Turkey.

10 July 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Erdoğan Accuses Former Allies Poised to Form New Movement of 'Breaking Ummah in Pieces'

Erdoğan Accuses Former Allies Poised to Form New Movement of 'Breaking Ummah in Pieces'

When asked about if he is resentful towards former allies Abdullah Gül, Ali Babacan and Ahmet Davutoğlu, the President replied, "For God's sake, how can you even ask this question?"

US Department of State: Our Position to S-400 Sanctions Remains the Same

US Department of State: Our Position to S-400 Sanctions Remains the Same

US State Department Spokesperson Ortagus has stated, “We have said that Turkey will face real and negative consequences if they accept the S-400. Those consequences include participation in the F-35 program.”

21 International Organizations Condemn SETA Report on Journalists

21 International Organizations Condemn SETA Report on Journalists

21 international organizations have become signatories to a statement by the RSF, condemning the SETA report on journalists: “Such a witch-hunt is especially dangerous in the tension and political polarization currently characterizing Turkish society.”

Report: 1,716 Children, 954 Women Subjected to Violence in Diyarbakır in Four Months

Report: 1,716 Children, 954 Women Subjected to Violence in Diyarbakır in Four Months

The Diyarbakır Network for Struggle Against Violence has released a report on the incidents of violence in the mostly Kurdish-populated southeastern province between March and June.

10 July 2019 Bircan Değirmenci

House of METU Student Raided Upon a Notice to Emergency Service Line

House of METU Student Raided Upon a Notice to Emergency Service Line

Assoc. Prof. Öykü Didem Aydın, the lawyer of two detained METU students, said, “It is not certain who this informer is or if he or she does really exist. If there is really an informer, then, he or she should come up and file a criminal complaint.”

10 July 2019 Ayşegül Özbek

Tax Immunity of SETA Foundation Blacklisting Journalists on Parliamentary Agenda

Tax Immunity of SETA Foundation Blacklisting Journalists on Parliamentary Agenda

CHP MP Utku Çakırözer has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the SETA report on journalists. “Is it the SETA’s duty to lay the groundwork for prospective investigations against journalists that it is exempt from taxes?”, he has asked.

Parliamentary Groups Round-up: Opposition Leaders Lash Out at 'Journalist Profiling Report'

Parliamentary Groups Round-up: Opposition Leaders Lash Out at 'Journalist Profiling Report'

Party leaders have spoken at their weekly parliamentary group meeting; the SETA's report on foreign media outlets in Turkey was at the top of their agendas.

Journalism Organizations Denounce SETA Report on Journalists

Journalism Organizations Denounce SETA Report on Journalists

Professional journalism organizations held a joint press conference to denounce the SETA report on journalists. “If anything happens to a single colleague of ours, the SETA is to blame for”, the organizations have stated.

EU, Russia Warn Turkey Against Eastern Mediterranean Drills

EU, Russia Warn Turkey Against Eastern Mediterranean Drills

After the EU condemned Turkey's dispatch of a second drillship to the Eastern Mediterranean, the Foreign Ministry of Russia released a statement today, saying it is "following the developments with concern."

Director of Netflix Series: I Hope to be an Inspiration for Young Kurdish Generation

Director of Netflix Series: I Hope to be an Inspiration for Young Kurdish Generation

Soleen Yusef, the director of Skylines series to be released by Netflix this year, has spoken to bianet: “I always hope to be an inspiration for the young Kurdish generation and to make them believe in dreaming big and working on their visions.”

9 July 2019 Murat Bayram

ECtHR: Freedom of Expression of Demirtaş Violated

ECtHR: Freedom of Expression of Demirtaş Violated

The court has ruled that the imprisoned former co-chair of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) shall be paid a compensation of 2,500 euros.

HDP to Send a Member to Radio and Television Supreme Council After 2 Years

HDP to Send a Member to Radio and Television Supreme Council After 2 Years

As terms of office of three members of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) have ended, polls will be held at the General Assembly of the Parliament and the HDP will send a member to the RTÜK after almost two years.

Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Released After 12-Day Detention

Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Released After 12-Day Detention

The girl who was detained with his family has been released with a ban on leaving the country.

9 July 2019 Ayça Söylemez

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METU Students' Resistance for Trees Continues

METU Students' Resistance for Trees Continues

Although the cutting of the trees on the campus stopped after students' resistance and efforts by MPs, most of the trees on the planned construction site are already gone.

Beaten on the Same Streets with Ali İsmail Korkmaz, Bilir to be Paid Damages

Beaten on the Same Streets with Ali İsmail Korkmaz, Bilir to be Paid Damages

Announcing its ruling on Doğukan Bilir, who was battered on the same street where Ali İsmail Korkmaz was killed in Eskişehir during Gezi resistance, the Constitutional Court has ruled that the prohibition of torment has been violated.

9 July 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Journalist Ferhat Parlak Released

Journalist Ferhat Parlak Released

Arrested due to the statement of an anonymous witness, journalist Ferhat Parlak has been released on probation after the anonymous witness changed his previous statement.

9 July 2019 Bircan Değirmenci

Men Kill 34 Women in June

Men Kill 34 Women in June

Men have killed at least 34 women in June. Raping at least four women, men also forced 43 women to sex work, harassed 34 women and sexually abused at least 35 children.

9 July 2019 Evrim Kepenek

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu: Economic Condition of Municipality is a Total Disaster

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu: Economic Condition of Municipality is a Total Disaster

The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipal Council has convened for the first time after the İstanbul election rerun. Mayor İmamoğlu said, “The budget of the municipality was made by leaning on the central government, thinking that they would not be called to account.”

Second Criminal Complaint Against SETA Report on Journalists

Second Criminal Complaint Against SETA Report on Journalists

The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has filed a criminal complaint against the SETA report on journalists working in international media outlets on a series of charges including “inciting the public to enmity and hatred.”

New Central Bank Head Accused of Plagiarism

New Central Bank Head Accused of Plagiarism

Murat Çetinkaya, who was appointed as the head of Central Bank by President Erdoğan, allegedly plagiarized his master's thesis in 2001.

Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Under Custody for 12 Days: 'Her Father is a Terrorist, so We Took Her Too'

Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Under Custody for 12 Days: 'Her Father is a Terrorist, so We Took Her Too'

Urfa Bar Association Chairperson has spoken to bianet after visiting the child: "When I visited her, she was anxious and scared. She took medicine from doctor to sleep."

Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş and MPs at METU Campus Against Cutting of Trees

Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş and MPs at METU Campus Against Cutting of Trees

Though it has been announced that the cutting of trees that started at the METU campus in Ankara earlier today has been halted after negotiations with METU President Verşan Kök, the concrete pouring vehicles have entered the construction site.

‘Sensitivities of the Nation’ Obstacle to Sıla Concert

‘Sensitivities of the Nation’ Obstacle to Sıla Concert

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Aksoy has stated, “The sensitivity of our nation is our sensitivity” and announced that the concert program featuring singer Sıla Gençoğlu will be revised.

Ali Babacan Resigns from AKP: I Have Drifted Away Mentally and Emotionally

Ali Babacan Resigns from AKP: I Have Drifted Away Mentally and Emotionally

Former Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan has resigned from the ruling AKP. Babacan, who was among the co-founders of the party, is reportedly preparing to establish a new party with former President Abdullah Gül.

Journalists File Complaint Against SETA for 'Foreign Media Report'

Journalists File Complaint Against SETA for 'Foreign Media Report'

"This document poses a serious threat to freedom of press and freedom of expression in Turkey," said the Journalists Union of Turkey.

8 July 2019 Tansu Pişkin