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Persistent draught despite heavy rainfall: Turkey’s new climate reality

Persistent draught despite heavy rainfall: Turkey’s new climate reality

Forest ecosystems are entering the new fire season under water stress, despite annual regional rainfall. In other words, the risk does not start from scratch every summer; the accumulated hydrological stress from previous years carries over into new fire seasons.

Police deployed to Bilgi University as students protest shutdown

Police deployed to Bilgi University as students protest shutdown

Students said the decision was made without any preparation, dragging the future of thousands of students into uncertainty.

22 May 2026 Abbas Vural

CHP's appeals against leadership removal rejected as Kılıçdaroğlu set to take office

CHP's appeals against leadership removal rejected as Kılıçdaroğlu set to take office

Kılıçdaroğlu changed his social media bio to "Chairperson of the Republican People's Party."

Media Activism Handbook: Good Practices in Civic Engagement

Media Activism Handbook: Good Practices in Civic Engagement

The purpose of this handbook is to map good practices of media activism to inspire activities for defending public interest in media and communications, including the promotion of media and information literacy.

Bahçeli calls for settlement between CHP factions after court ousts leadership

Bahçeli calls for settlement between CHP factions after court ousts leadership

The nationalist leader called on both sides to act responsibly to protect the nation's founding party.

İstanbul Bilgi University shut down by presidential decree

İstanbul Bilgi University shut down by presidential decree

The institution was one of Turkey's first private universities.

Justice minister says CHP leadership ruling 'reinforced trust in Turkey's democracy'

Justice minister says CHP leadership ruling 'reinforced trust in Turkey's democracy'

Gürlek noted that the legal process had begun after CHP members' objections to the congress results and the appeal process remains open.

Reactions to court-ordered ouster of CHP leadership

Reactions to court-ordered ouster of CHP leadership

Opposition parties in Turkey and European Greens strongly criticized the ruling.

Court removes leadership of Turkey's main opposition party

Court removes leadership of Turkey's main opposition party

Former leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who was ousted after the 2023 congress that is now deemed irregular, will be temporarily reinstated.

New İstanbul art exhibition questions the meaning of animal shelters

New İstanbul art exhibition questions the meaning of animal shelters

At the end of the exhibition, the money generated from the artworks will cover the urgent needs of the Beşiktaş Municipality shelters and Angels Farm.

New wave of celebrity drug raids targets 25 names

New wave of celebrity drug raids targets 25 names

The suspects, some of which have already been detained, will be subjected to drug tests.

KRT TV owner files complaint against 17 journalists who stopped work over unpaid wages

KRT TV owner files complaint against 17 journalists who stopped work over unpaid wages

The owner pressed several charges against the media workers, framing their protests as an attempt to damage the company's commercial reputation.

News anchor Mehmet Akif Ersoy faces up to 65 years in prison on narcotics, sexual assault charges

News anchor Mehmet Akif Ersoy faces up to 65 years in prison on narcotics, sexual assault charges

The former editor-in-chief of Habertürk TV is charged with leading a criminal organization that lured women into an exploitation network by supplying them with drugs.

Pride picnic blocked at Ege University

Pride picnic blocked at Ege University

A human rights group called on law enforcement and private security units to "abandon violence, detention threats, physical blockades, and discriminatory practices."

Three students given suspended prison sentences over İmamoğlu protests

Three students given suspended prison sentences over İmamoğlu protests

The Boğaziçi University students were sentenced for damaging public property despite the relevant institutions reporting no damage.

Court rules after-hours WhatsApp messages qualify for overtime pay

Court rules after-hours WhatsApp messages qualify for overtime pay

Digital records have increasingly become the subject of lawsuits in labor courts since the pandemic, as remote work has become more common.

5.6 magnitude earthquake in Malatya

5.6 magnitude earthquake in Malatya

The tremor was felt strongly in Malatya and surrounding provinces due to its proximity to the surface.

Worker killed in collapse at unlicensed mine in Zonguldak

Worker killed in collapse at unlicensed mine in Zonguldak

The mine was previously and shut down by authorities.

Kurdish child injured during police raid on wrong house in Bingöl

Kurdish child injured during police raid on wrong house in Bingöl

The family claims that the intensity of the violence increased when one of the police officers saw the Kurdish word "azadi," which means freedom, written on the child's arm cast.

19 May 2026 Nalin Öztekin

Journalist arrested over reporting on allegations of MP's son bringing weapon to school

Journalist arrested over reporting on allegations of MP's son bringing weapon to school

The prosecutor's office denied the allegations and charged Yelis Ayaz with spreading disinformation, an accusation increasingly used against journalists.

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Bahçeli proposes formal status for Öcalan to guide PKK dissolution

Bahçeli proposes formal status for Öcalan to guide PKK dissolution

Bahçeli argued that a multiplicity of voices within the leadership mechanism during the liquidation of militant groups could pave the way for splinter organizations.

Tuğçe Yılmaz

'Armenia is looking for ways to breathe'

'Armenia is looking for ways to breathe'

"Armenia holds no trump card for either regional or international policy. Consequently, rather than pursuing a balancing act, it is seeking ways to breathe. The cost of Russian influence has been heavy," says Kürkçügil.

16 May 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

The Black Sea’s 30-year waste knot

The Black Sea’s 30-year waste knot

Threee district mayors in the region reflected on the solid waste problem that has been growing for many years as an unnoticed environmental disaster.

16 May 2026 Filiz Gazi

95% of İstanbul families concerned about school attacks

95% of İstanbul families concerned about school attacks

The survey followed two school shootings last month that left nine people dead, including children, and dozens more injured.

Turkey ranks fourth globally in food inflation

Turkey ranks fourth globally in food inflation

Turkey ranks second only to Iran among its neighbors and has a food inflation rate 14 times higher than the EU average.

15 May 2026 Hikmet Adal

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Artists mark Kurdish Language Day: 'Every Kurdish word uttered is resistance'

Artists mark Kurdish Language Day: 'Every Kurdish word uttered is resistance'

"Let us keep Kurdish alive not just in songs, but at home, on the street, and in every area of life. Kurdish must be the language of education and the street" said ten artists' joint message.

15 May 2026 Aren Yıldırım

ECtHR rules 2016 detention of Kurdish politician Ayla Akat Ata unlawful

ECtHR rules 2016 detention of Kurdish politician Ayla Akat Ata unlawful

The European court ruled that there was no concrete evidence to justify Ata's detention, finding violations of the right to liberty and security and the right to freedom of expression.

Food engineer Bülent Şık sentenced to pay damages for health warnings

Food engineer Bülent Şık sentenced to pay damages for health warnings

Şık had written about the potentially misleading marketing of herbal products. He was found liable for unfair competition against a company that manufactures such products.

14 May 2026 Hikmet Adal

TV pundit Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı detained in illegal betting investigation

TV pundit Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı detained in illegal betting investigation

More than 200 people have been detained as an investigation determined that over 2 billion dollars were laundered within the financial system.

Journalist Reyhan Hacıoğlu sentenced to over four years in prison in 'terror' case

Journalist Reyhan Hacıoğlu sentenced to over four years in prison in 'terror' case

Hacıoğlu spent five months in pretrial detention last year. "I stand behind every report I made and every word I said. You cannot cover up the truth with the sentences handed down," she said after the ruling.

Average household size in Turkey drops as single-person homes rise

Average household size in Turkey drops as single-person homes rise

Single-person homes now make up more than one-fifth of all households in the country.

Journalist İsmail Arı faces six years in prison for 'spreading disinformation'

Journalist İsmail Arı faces six years in prison for 'spreading disinformation'

Among the reports cited in the accusations is Arı’s coverage of Erdoğan family members serving on the boards of several foundations.

13 May 2026 Hikmet Adal

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