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Erdoğan’s Assets Published on Official Gazette

Erdoğan’s Assets Published on Official Gazette

Turkey’s Official Gazette published the assets of President Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan. According to this, Erdoğan is expecting a 500.000 lira payment from his son Burak Erdoğan.

Erdoğan's Inauguration

Erdoğan's Inauguration

As the results of presidential elections were announced in Official Gazette (Official Journal of Republic of Turkey), Erdoğan took the presidential oath and in the evening he will assign to AKP (Justice and Development Party) Chairman Ahmet Davutoğlu to duty of forming the government.

İLKHA: PKK Kidnapped Our Correspondent

İLKHA: PKK Kidnapped Our Correspondent

Ilke News Agency announced that one of its reporters have been kidnapped by PKK. Press Council and the Media Members Association of Diyarbakir reacted.

Erdoğan Takes Oath As 12th President

Erdoğan Takes Oath As 12th President

Having received his official election results, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was sworn in as president this afternoon.

Assignment-Seeking Kurdish Teachers on Strike

Assignment-Seeking Kurdish Teachers on Strike

Graduated from Kurdish Language Department, primary Kurdish teachers started an alternate hunger strike. “PM didn’t fulfill his promise. We are in the peace process and the promises should be fulfilled,” Yunus Aslan said.

27 August 2014 Nilay Vardar

“Ezidis Always Face Massacres Due to Letter Y”

“Ezidis Always Face Massacres Due to Letter Y”

How much do we know about a community whose number was initially around 500 and exceed 1000s after the new wave of migration from Iraq? How much do we know about Ezidi even if we don’t exactly know how to write their name? Amed Gökçen from Bilgi University explained to bianet.

27 August 2014 Nilay Vardar

Park Renamed After Abdullah Cömert Following Prosecution

Park Renamed After Abdullah Cömert Following Prosecution

A park named initially after Abdullah Cömert, a Gezi protestor who died of tear gas, and renamed due to AKP prosecution, regained its name after a municipal council made a new ruling.

27 August 2014 Nilay Vardar

Accreditation Barrier for 13 Media Institutions by AKP

Accreditation Barrier for 13 Media Institutions by AKP

13 media institutions, including Cihan News Agency, were restrained from broadcasting AKP congress on the account that they weren’t accredited. These 13 institutions will not attend the congress where Turkey’s new PM will be determined.

No File, No Defendants, No Audience

No File, No Defendants, No Audience

Despite the nolle prosequi decision by Hatay 1st High Criminal Court, the case concerning Reyhanlı blasts is still held in the same courthouse. The case file is awaiting in the Supreme Court of Appeals. Defendants testified from the prison.

26 August 2014 Ayça Söylemez

While Guns Already Silent, Why Village Guards Armed?

While Guns Already Silent, Why Village Guards Armed?

Having intended to kidnap 18-year-old N.B., village guards busted a house and wounded someone seriously. Following this incident, we talked to Ahmet Sevim, President of Batman Bar Association and focused on the question “Why village guards are still armed”.

26 August 2014 Ekin Karaca

Trans Activist Figen Commemorated in Mersin

Trans Activist Figen Commemorated in Mersin

Figen, a trans activist who committed suicide, has been remembered in Mersin with carnations and wish lanterns.

OHO 2014 Kicks Off

OHO 2014 Kicks Off

Held for the eighth time this year, From School to Newsroom (OHO) program kicked off. The program attracts 36 journalist candidates from 36 communication faculties across Turkey and North Cyprus.

Court Ruling on Dersim Massacre

Court Ruling on Dersim Massacre

Having revoked the statute of limitations ruling made by Hozat Chief Public Prosecutors’ Office about the murder of 24 victims in Dersim Massacre, Erzincan High Criminal Court ruled the conducting of an effective investigation into the case.

“20-30 People Died After the Dam”

“20-30 People Died After the Dam”

Following the death of 5 people in a dam reservoir in the southeastern province of Siirt, bianet contacted Cumhur Kılıççıoğlu, a local journalist, who claimed that at least 20 to 30 drowned since the dam reservoir was established.

25 August 2014 Nilay Vardar

6/10 Households Now Have Internet in Turkey

6/10 Households Now Have Internet in Turkey

Turkey’s Statistical Institute released its quarterly report on the “household information technologies usage research”, saying that internet usage is surging.

25 August 2014 Mehmet Atakan Foça

Figen, Trans Activist, Dies

Figen, Trans Activist, Dies

Trans activist Figen, also member of Mersin 7Renk LGBT Organization, committed suicide. LGBTI organizations departed for Mersin to take over the funeral in case that her family don’t accept the funeral.

25 August 2014 Yıldız Tar

Sedat Ergin Becomes Hürriyet’s New EIC

Sedat Ergin Becomes Hürriyet’s New EIC

Hürriyet columnist Sedat Ergin has been appointed as the newspaper’s new editor-in-chief.

What Women Think About Women-Only Beaches

What Women Think About Women-Only Beaches

bianet asked women with and without headscarf and from different occupational groups their thoughts about women beach in Antalya.

22 August 2014 Nilay Vardar,Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Bill Proposal For Equal Representation of Women

Bill Proposal For Equal Representation of Women

People’s Democratic Party member Ertuğrul Kürkçü, submitted a bill proposal offering a co-chair system for whole political positions and obligatory 50 percent threshold for women.

Unrest in Muş Province Over Statue Incident

Unrest in Muş Province Over Statue Incident

While some local business owners protested the removal of PKK leader statue and death of protestor by keeping their shutters across the southeastern province of Muş, protestors blocked a road in Varto district, causing vehicle damage.

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Who is Ahmet Davutoğlu?

Who is Ahmet Davutoğlu?

Ahmet Davutoğlu (55) holds a PhD degree in Political Science and International Relations. In 2009, he was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the 60th Government of the Republic of Turkey.

Erdoğan Appoints Davutoğlu as Candidate For PM, AKP Leader

Erdoğan Appoints Davutoğlu as Candidate For PM, AKP Leader

Having been elected as 12th President, Erdoğan appointed Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu as the new PM and party leader candidate.

“PM-Approved Skyscrapers Damage City's Silhouette As Well"

“PM-Approved Skyscrapers Damage City's Silhouette As Well"

PM Erdoğan reacted against the decision that offers trimming of 16/9 skyscrapers. Regarding this reaction, Eyüp Muhçu, Chairman of Chambers of Architects, stated that approximately 200 skyscrapers were built with the permission of PM.

21 August 2014 Nilay Vardar

14 NGOs Underscore Syrian Refugee Rights in Turkey

14 NGOs Underscore Syrian Refugee Rights in Turkey

Expressing the worries on the recent attacks on Syrian refugees, 14 NGOs released a statement, reminding that they were still under “temporary protection status” and the related regulations have yet to be made.

AA Challenges CNN with Live Coverage From Ferguson

AA Challenges CNN with Live Coverage From Ferguson

Anadolu Agency (AA) announced that they will broadcast Ferguson protests live. Having targeted many journalists during Gezi Resistence, AA had stated that broadcasting protests in the West is “their obligation.”

“Talks With PKK Stakeholders in Qandil Are Inevitable”

“Talks With PKK Stakeholders in Qandil Are Inevitable”

Reminding that talks between Turkish and PKK stakeholders located in Qandil Mountain have long been anticipated, Prof. Dr. Erol Katırcıoğlu told bianet that it would be significant to support returning PKK guerrillas.

21 August 2014 Nilay Vardar

Half of Alcoholic Beverage Expenses Goes to State

Half of Alcoholic Beverage Expenses Goes to State

Responding to the parliamentary question of Sezgin Tanrıkulu, parliamentarian of CHP (Republican’s People Party), the Ministry of Health provided information about alcohol consumption, alcoholic beverage taxes, and those receiving treatment because of using drugs and alcohol between 2012-2014 in Turkey.

Halki Seminary to Raise Sounds From All Faiths

Halki Seminary to Raise Sounds From All Faiths

Halki Seminary is preparing to host a concert which will include various choirs from all faiths under the title “Beliefs and its Musics, Sounds Echoing From the Houses of God”.

Lieutenant Killed in Van

Lieutenant Killed in Van

Turkish Army lieutenant Emre As (23) lost his life in the southeastern district of Saray, Van.

Senior Sergeant Dies in Lice

Senior Sergeant Dies in Lice

Following the rising of tensions in the southeastern district of Lice due to the removal of a PKK founder, senior sergeant Uğur Ünal reported killed himself by accident as he was loading his gun.

"4 out of 10 Children Are Drug Users"

"4 out of 10 Children Are Drug Users"

According to the data of Turkish Statistical Institution (TUİK), approximately 275,000 children came or were brought to the security units in 2013. It is registered that 115,439 children were forced to commit a crime. This number proves that there is an increase by 14.5 percent a year.

“Back Row Sitting Roma Students Only Have the Marriage Option”

“Back Row Sitting Roma Students Only Have the Marriage Option”

Commenting about the marriage of children marriages amid Roma people, NGO representatives on Roma people told bianet that the living conditions of Roma children must be improved.

19 August 2014 Nilay Vardar