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Demirtaş Criticizes TRT on TRT

Demirtaş Criticizes TRT on TRT

Presidential candidate Demirtaş criticized TRT’s one-sided broadcast with allegorized remarks in his propaganda speech on TRT. TRT News stopped the broadcast after MHP leader Bahçeli’s TRT criticism.

Ötüken Journal Threatens Agos Newspaper, Fatih Akın

Ötüken Journal Threatens Agos Newspaper, Fatih Akın

Ötüken Journal threatened director Fatih Akın on twitter for shooting a movie on the Armenian Genocide and Agos Newspaper for interviewing him.

"We Do Not Know What to Say About the Bus Accidents"

"We Do Not Know What to Say About the Bus Accidents"

bianet spoke with İstanbul Bus Private Public-Bus and Operators Small-Business Owners Chamber Head Yüksel about the accidents involving buses in the past six days, drivers’ training, the speed of the buses and vehicle maintenance.

1 August 2014 Beyza Kural

“He Wouldn’t Have Contributed to His Family Even If He Lived”?

“He Wouldn’t Have Contributed to His Family Even If He Lived”?

CHP Parliamentary Representative Tanrıkulu brought up in Parliament the case of 13-year-old hearing impaired Yunus Eser who lost his life in 2012 when he received an electric shock from the wires coming out of electric poles.

Demirtaş: Even TRT’s Microphone Belongs to the Public

Demirtaş: Even TRT’s Microphone Belongs to the Public

Presidential candidate Demirtaş responded to TRT General Director Şahin’s comment along the lines of, “If he speaks like this again, I will cut the broadcast”: “You neither have the authority nor the capacity to threaten me.”

Armed Conflict in Gazi Neighborhood, One Child Killed

Armed Conflict in Gazi Neighborhood, One Child Killed

İbrahim Öksüz, reported to be 16 years old, got caught in the crossfire in the conflict that broke out in Gazi Neighborhood and lost his life.

Konya Had Already Dried Out!

Konya Had Already Dried Out!

Experts say the hydrological drought in the Konya area where groundwater levels drop 3 meters annually is serious. 65 percent of the region’s wetlands have already dried out in the past 50 years, according to WWF.

31 July 2014 Nilay Vardar

Parking Lot Watch in Moda Gezi Garden

Parking Lot Watch in Moda Gezi Garden

Construction vehicles that came to the area housing Moda Gezi Garden and constituting a disaster assembly station for which Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality issued a parking lot permit recoiled after locals reacted.

LambdaIstanbul Office Closed, Association to Meet on the Street

LambdaIstanbul Office Closed, Association to Meet on the Street

Lambdaistanbul could not find an office due to discrimination and increasing rents. The association calls everybody to their coordination meeting to be held in Mis Street.

Laughing Photos in Response to Deputy PM

Laughing Photos in Response to Deputy PM

Women shared their laughing photographs on social media following Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç's comment in AKP Bursa province organization’s holiday (Bayram) celebration in Merinos Park that “Women shouldn’t laugh out loud in public.”

The Three Candidates Side by Side on TV

The Three Candidates Side by Side on TV

The small National Assemblies of Turkey (TkMM) calls the three presidential candidates to answer civil society representatives’ questions on television in equal time slots, accompanied by a timer.

TRT to Demirtaş: We Will Cut Our Live Broadcast

TRT to Demirtaş: We Will Cut Our Live Broadcast

TRT General Manager Şahin said that in the event that Demirtaş repeats his talk targeting the TRT, they would cut the broadcast.

Ankara-Istanbul High-Speed Train Line Opens

Ankara-Istanbul High-Speed Train Line Opens

The high-speed train line will have a capacity of 419 passengers and traverse the distance between Ankara and İstanbul in 3 hours 40 minutes. There will be four categories of tickets for the six-wagon train.

Support for Writer Mario Levi

Support for Writer Mario Levi

TYS and PEN decried the targeting of Turkeyan writer Mario Levi’s inclusion in the “Israeli products to boycott” list on social media.

Eight Police Officers Arrested

Eight Police Officers Arrested

Eight out of the fourteen police officers sent to court in the scope of the “espionage” and “illegal wiretapping” investigations were arrested.

Fire Precaution in Prisons: Limit to Books

Fire Precaution in Prisons: Limit to Books

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP Sarıyıldız brought up in Parliament the restriction Nevşehir province E Type Closed Prison administration imposed on inmates on grounds that “a fire could break out,” limiting each to having a maximum of six books.

Black Pack for Cigarettes, Restrictions for Open Spaces

Black Pack for Cigarettes, Restrictions for Open Spaces

The Health Minister made public the new interdictions and inspections concerning smoking: Packs without brands or logos, smoking forbidden in three quarters of open spaces, police will conduct the inspections. The start date of the new regulation is October 1.

Children Aren’t Crying In Gaza

Children Aren’t Crying In Gaza

Palestinian Doctor Belal Dabour working at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza answered bianet’s questions. Dr. Dabour said that the wounded children brought to the hospital are often not crying either due to the shock they’ve experienced or to confusion about what is going on.

25 July 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Minister Decries Hate Speech Against Writer Levi from Turkey

Minister Decries Hate Speech Against Writer Levi from Turkey

Culture Minister Çelik tweeted in support of writer Mario Levi exposed to hate speech on social media, “Provocative reactions against Mario Levi, a beautiful writer of Turkish in this context is a great wrong. This is a hate crime."

Protest in the Nuclear Plant EIA Meeting

Protest in the Nuclear Plant EIA Meeting

Anti-nuclear demonstrators held a protest during Akkuyu Nuclear Plant’s EIA report evaluation while Greenpeace voiced objections at the meeting.

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Önderoğlu: The media received its report card in Gezi

Önderoğlu: The media received its report card in Gezi

bianet spoke with 2014 TGC Press Freedom Award recipient and preparer of BİA Media Survey Reports, RSF Turkey representative Önderoğlu about his 18-year journey following freedom of expression.

24 July 2014 Elif Akgül

Eryılmaz: When a journalist is afraid to ask the PM questions!

Eryılmaz: When a journalist is afraid to ask the PM questions!

bianet spoke with 2014 TGC Press Freedom Award recipient, Rolling Stones fan, journalist, IPS Communication Foundation Steering Committee Member Eryılmaz about journalism and his 38-year struggle for press freedom.

24 July 2014 Elif Akgül

Prison Officials: Letter Contains Communication, is Objectionable

Prison Officials: Letter Contains Communication, is Objectionable

Prison administration found the letter sent by an arrestee in Kandıra Prison to press institutions including bianet objectionable on the grounds that it “contained terms aimed at solidarity and communication through the press.”

23 July 2014 Ayça Söylemez

#direnmedya, Journalists of Turkey Stage Resistance Campaign

#direnmedya, Journalists of Turkey Stage Resistance Campaign

GÖP started a social media campaign titled “Diren Gazetecilik” [“Resist, Journalism”] for the July 24 Journalists and Press Celebration in the name of Struggle for Press Freedom Day.

Turkey Convicted for Gas Canister Death

Turkey Convicted for Gas Canister Death

ECHR gave a verdict on the case of the gas-canister-caused killing of Tarık Ataykaya. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, and expressed that “the canister had been aimed at Ataykaya.”

Shack Owner Wins Urban Transformation Suit Against Municipality

Shack Owner Wins Urban Transformation Suit Against Municipality

Yüksel Dum, resisting alone with his shack in his demolished Roma neighborhood, won his tender case against the Kadıköy Municipality. However, he has to wait out the municipality’s objection process.

23 July 2014 Nilay Vardar

The Media’s 3 Months: 186 Journalists Fired

The Media’s 3 Months: 186 Journalists Fired

23 journalists entered the month of July in prison. 15 new cases were filed based on the TMK in April-June 2014; 38 people were convicted in total to 2 months 15 days in prison and 277,400 TL in fines for insulting the Prime Minister. 54 reporters were attacked. The ECHR gave a penalty of 160,000 TL in fines.

23 July 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

ÇMO Investigates: Carcinogen Risk in Istanbul’s Water

ÇMO Investigates: Carcinogen Risk in Istanbul’s Water

The Chamber of Environmental Engineers warns that the water brought in from Sakarya province is dirty and that this increases the smell of Istanbul’s water. Experts abroad are assessing the water for carcinogen risk.

22 July 2014 Nilay Vardar

ANF to Re-open, Verdict Exemplary for Other Banned Websites

ANF to Re-open, Verdict Exemplary for Other Banned Websites

The access ban on ANF's website has been lifted thanks to the third judicial package. Jurist Altıparmak says the verdict should be an example for 200 Kurdish and leftist websites banned like the ANF.

22 July 2014 Elif Akgül

KCK: AKP Should Declare Their Stance on ISIS

KCK: AKP Should Declare Their Stance on ISIS

KCK Co-chairmanship reacted to claims that ISIS members injured in the Kobani attack were treated in Turkey and demanded the AKP explain its stance on ISIS.

Conflict on Syrian Border, Two Soldiers Dead

Conflict on Syrian Border, Two Soldiers Dead

Two soldiers lost their lives and one was injured in the conflict between a group attempting to cross the Syrian border and soldiers in Urfa province’s Ceylanpınar district.

Operation on Police Officials

Operation on Police Officials

An operation has been launched in 22 provinces on suspects including security officials.