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First Vegan Festival of Turkey in Didim

First Vegan Festival of Turkey in Didim

Vegan products will be exhibited, local flavors will be shared, and there will be concerts and workshops for both children and adults in the VegFest to be organized in Didim district of Aydın on april 29-30.

27 March 2017 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

2 Workers Having Their Photo Taken with ‘No’ Sticker Sacked

2 Workers Having Their Photo Taken with ‘No’ Sticker Sacked

Two subcontracted laborers working at cafeteria of İzmir Katip Çelebi University, have been sacked by their subcontractor for having their photo taken in front of a “No” sticker.

27 March 2017 Beyza Kural

‘FETÖ’ Raid into Lawyer Propagandizing for ‘No’ for Referendum

‘FETÖ’ Raid into Lawyer Propagandizing for ‘No’ for Referendum

TKP member, attorney Aktaş, who canvassed for ‘no’ for constitutional amendment referendum, has been in custody for five days over “FETÖ” charge.

27 March 2017 Ayça Söylemez

1 Soldier Killed in PKK Attack in Hakkari

1 Soldier Killed in PKK Attack in Hakkari

Getting heavily wounded in a fire opened on a helicopter landing personnel and equipment in Hakkari, Sergeant Major Gökhan Altınalana has lost his life.

Voting for Constitutional Amendment Referendum Begins in Europe

Voting for Constitutional Amendment Referendum Begins in Europe

Turkey’s citizens who live in Europe started to vote for April 16 constitutional amendment referendum at six different ballot boxes set up in six countries today. People can also vote at the ballot boxes set up at customs gates.

Ministry of Interior to Pay Compensation to Ali İsmail Korkmaz’s Family

Ministry of Interior to Pay Compensation to Ali İsmail Korkmaz’s Family

In the lawsuit brought against the Ministry of Interior concerning killing of Korkmaz, the court has ruled the ministry pay compensation to his family.

2 Police Officers Suspended from Duty in Kemal Kurkut Investigation

2 Police Officers Suspended from Duty in Kemal Kurkut Investigation

Diyarbakır Governorship has declared two police officers have been suspended from duty in the investigation concerning Kurkut who was shot to death by police during Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır.

Curfews Declared in Some Villages of Bitlis

Curfews Declared in Some Villages of Bitlis

Curfews have been declared in some villages and hamlets of Tatvan district of Bitlis province.

DBP Former Co-Chair Emine Ayna Released

DBP Former Co-Chair Emine Ayna Released

DBP Co-Chair and former MP Emine Ayna has been released on probation.

Lights to be Turned Off to Draw Attention to Climate Change

Lights to be Turned Off to Draw Attention to Climate Change

In addition to Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray sports clubs, 16 universities and 26 edifices will turn off their lights in support of Earth Hour campaign.

Boat Carrying Refugees Sinks in Kuşadası

Boat Carrying Refugees Sinks in Kuşadası

A boat carrying refugees has sunk offshore Davutlar of Kuşadası district in İzmir. According to the initial findings, 11 people have lost their lives, nine others have been rescued.

Guide Against Homophobia for Teachers

Guide Against Homophobia for Teachers

The applied program carried through by Dr. Ummak to diminish homophobia in the area of education has been published into a book titled “Empirically Tested Group Guidance for Dealing with Homophobia”.

Elle Magazine Found ‘Harmful For Minors’

Elle Magazine Found ‘Harmful For Minors’

The March issue of Elle Magazine thematizing feminism waves in fashion has been found “obscene and harmful for minors’ psychology”.

Germany Chancellor Merkel: We Should Await Referendum

Germany Chancellor Merkel: We Should Await Referendum

Concerning Turkey’s accession to the EU, German Chancellor Merkel has said, “We should await the vote on the referendum in Turkey and everything else.”.

EC Summons Delegate of Turkey Demanding Explanation Over Erdoğan’s Statement

EC Summons Delegate of Turkey Demanding Explanation Over Erdoğan’s Statement

European Commission has summoned the Permanent Delegate of Turkey to the EU Faruk Kaymakçı and demanded an explanation about President Erdoğan’s statement “Tomorrow, no European, no Westerner can set a foot on the street peacefully and safely”.

Photos of Imprisoned Demirtaş, Zeydan Released

Photos of Imprisoned Demirtaş, Zeydan Released

Photos of HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş and the party’s Hakkari MP Zeydan, who have been staying in the same cell at Edirne Type-F Prison, walking at the prison yard have been released.

Diyarbakır Bar: Shooting of Kurkut is a Violation of Right to Live

Diyarbakır Bar: Shooting of Kurkut is a Violation of Right to Live

Diyarbakır Bar Association has stated that right to live of Kurkut, who was shot to death in Newruz, has been violated as a result of disproportionate use of using arms.

Child Labor Main Source of Income in 1 in Every 5 Homes

Child Labor Main Source of Income in 1 in Every 5 Homes

According to Domestic Child Labor Study, children are used as cheap labor at home, and girls are forced to work for longer hours than boys.

17 Students Detained For Saying ‘Pedalling for NO’ in Yıldız Technical University

17 Students Detained For Saying ‘Pedalling for NO’ in Yıldız Technical University

Some students who wanted to organize an event in Yıldız Technical University with the slogan “We are pedalling for NO” have been stopped, 17 of them have been taken into custody.

Jail Term for Conscientious Objector Onur Erden

Jail Term for Conscientious Objector Onur Erden

Conscientious objector Onur Erden has been sentenced to 10 months in prison on charge of deserting mandatory military service. Erden will go to prison in case the penalty is approved by the Military Supreme Court.

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Allocation of Broadcast Time on TV: 53h for Erdoğan, 17h for CHP, 33 Min for HDP

Allocation of Broadcast Time on TV: 53h for Erdoğan, 17h for CHP, 33 Min for HDP

A study carried out by the Solidarity for Democracy platform on the visibility of the broadcasts of 17 national channels has demonstrated that in March, HDP was not represented on any live programme and that AKP was the political party which found the greatest coverage in newscast.

International Poetry Festival: ‘As This World Grinds to a Halt, Poetry Goes On’

International Poetry Festival: ‘As This World Grinds to a Halt, Poetry Goes On’

1st International Poetry Festival will take start in Beyoğlu DAM venue at 8 p.m. on March 25.

Unemployment Rate Rises: 10.9% in 2016

Unemployment Rate Rises: 10.9% in 2016

According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, the unemployment rate which was 10,3% in 2015 has reached 10.9% by the end of last year. In 2016, 273,000 more people were left unemployed. Unemployment rate of women is higher than men.

DBP Former Co-Chair Emine Ayna Detained

DBP Former Co-Chair Emine Ayna Detained

Democratic Regions Party former Co-Chair and former MP Emine Ayna has been detained in Diyarbakır.

1 Soldier Killed in Hakkari

1 Soldier Killed in Hakkari

One soldier has lost his life, three others have been injured in a bazooka attack carried out in Çukurca district of Turkey’s southeastern Hakkari province.

President of Germany Addresses Erdoğan in His First Speech

President of Germany Addresses Erdoğan in His First Speech

Germany’s new President Frank Walter Steinmeier has called on Erdoğan due to his Nazi comparison: “Stop Nazi comparison”.

‘Refugees Won’t be Naturalized, PKK Killed Olaf Palm’, Says Vice PM Kurtulmuş

‘Refugees Won’t be Naturalized, PKK Killed Olaf Palm’, Says Vice PM Kurtulmuş

Contradictory to an earlier statement of President Erdoğan, Vice PM Kurtulmuş said that there had been no action taken to confer citizenship to refugees from Syria and that the issue was made an election instrument.

‘30% Club’ Comes to Turkey for More Women in Executive Boards

‘30% Club’ Comes to Turkey for More Women in Executive Boards

The 30% Club campaign, which aims to increase the rate of women on companies’ executive boards to 30, is now in Turkey.

22 March 2017 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

CHP MP Tanrıkulu Visits HDP’s Imprisoned Co-Chair Demirtaş

CHP MP Tanrıkulu Visits HDP’s Imprisoned Co-Chair Demirtaş

CHP İstanbul MP Tanrıkulu has visited Selahattin Demirtaş in prison talking about the referendum.

Investigation into Those Who Took Students to Listen to Bilal Erdoğan

Investigation into Those Who Took Students to Listen to Bilal Erdoğan

Manisa Provincial National Education Director Dernekbaş has said an investigation has been launched into the incident of students being taken to Bilal Erdoğan's panel without being informed.

22 March 2017 Ekin Karaca

Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch Chair Bilici Released

Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch Chair Bilici Released

Human Rights Association Deputy Chair and its Diyarbakır Bureau Chair Bilici has been released on probation following one week of detention.

6 Detentions in Dink Investigation

6 Detentions in Dink Investigation

Detention warrants have been issued for eight people concerning the photos taken with Samast being covered in the media. Six of them including Muammer Ay have been detained.