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The private secretary of the mayor killed in Adana laid to rest

The private secretary of the mayor killed in Adana laid to rest

Speaking at the funeral ceremony for Samet Güdük, Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar said, "He was murdered by our employee, whom I hired because he said, 'I'm hungry, hire me, my children are hungry,' and who constantly visited Samet and brought him eggs. Such a thing would never come to mind even if you think for a trillion years."

13 February 2024

The 'sister city' protocol between Adana and Beersheba canceled

The 'sister city' protocol between Adana and Beersheba canceled

The Adana Metropolitan Municipality Council, responding positively to the BDS Turkey's request, has canceled the "sister city" protocol with Israel's Beersheba city.

13 February 2024

No accountability for building collapse that claimed 65 lives in earthquakes

No accountability for building collapse that claimed 65 lives in earthquakes

One of the four buildings of a residential complex had collapsed in Adana, southern Turkey. Despite suspicion of unauthorized modifications in the collapsed building, prosecutors closed the investigation due to lack of evidence.

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Adana

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Adana

No casualties have been reported after the quake. Adana was one of the 11 provinces affected by the devastating double earthquake back in February.

Police obstruct Pride event, assail Green Left MP in Adana

Police obstruct Pride event, assail Green Left MP in Adana

MP Kaya said that the police had subjected her to restraints despite introducing herself as an MP.

Armed attack on AKP office in Adana

Armed attack on AKP office in Adana

President Erdoğan implicitly criticized his political opponents, whose parties have also recently experienced similar attacks, by stating that he was not seeking to gain any advantage from the incident, unlike some others.

'Power plants near fault lines continue to operate at full capacity'

'Power plants near fault lines continue to operate at full capacity'

In case of an explosion of the tanks, an area with a semi-diameter of 30 kilometers would face destruction and chemical pollution, according to a lawyer who has focused on environmental struggles in southern Türkiye for over 15 years.

Shoe-upper makers' strike in Adana successful

Shoe-upper makers' strike in Adana successful

Local and migrant shoe-upper makers in Adana downed the tools together requesting a pay rise. The strike action ended with a sixty percent rise in piece rates.

20 January 2023

Journalists investigating Türkiye's plastic waste imports 'threatened with gun'

Journalists investigating Türkiye's plastic waste imports 'threatened with gun'

"Facing an incident of violence does not prevent me from doing my job. But it caused me to worry about the future," said one of the journalists.

11 August 2022 Hikmet Adal

Footage shows prisoner beaten, forced to undress in southern Turkey

Footage shows prisoner beaten, forced to undress in southern Turkey

Five prison guards have been put on trial for torture, and two are facing other charges. The prisoner's family says they were offered money to drop the case.

House raids in Adana, several activists, politicians detained

House raids in Adana, several activists, politicians detained

At least 35 politicians and activists were detained and tortured in early morning raids in Turkey’s southern city of Adana on June 27. A woman was strip searched for resisting.

After Adana, Mersin also bans Kurdish adaptation of Moliere play

After Adana, Mersin also bans Kurdish adaptation of Moliere play

Despite previously permitting the play, the Mersin Governor's Office canceled the event 20 hours before the scheduled time.

Human chain against pollution caused by imported plastic waste in Adana

Human chain against pollution caused by imported plastic waste in Adana

Most of the plastic waste that Turkey imports from Europe is dumped in the southern province of Adana.

Imported plastic waste and children’s health in Adana

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Imported plastic waste and children’s health in Adana

Who will be responsible for the health hazards that will arise over time because around 165 thousand children at the ages of 0-4, the most susceptible group, have been subjected to toxic chemicals?

19 April 2022 Bülent Şık

Adana | As long as impunity persists, so does male violence

Adana | As long as impunity persists, so does male violence

In Adana, where women were subjected to violence the most and two women were killed in March according to bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report, we know that a world without violence can be built thanks to women’s struggle and solidarity.

8 April 2022 Sevil Aracı

Police violence against Furkan Foundation members in Adana province

Police violence against Furkan Foundation members in Adana province

Police intervened against the protest demonstration of Furkan Foundation in Adana province. While the foundation has asked for Interior Minister Soylu’s resignation over the police violence, the videos of the incident have sparked criticisms on social media.

Rights advocates, lawyers in Adana call for an end to ‘mouth search’ in prison

Rights advocates, lawyers in Adana call for an end to ‘mouth search’ in prison

The Adana Bar Association and Adana branches of the Human Rights Association and Progressive Lawyers’ Association made a press statement about the “mouth search”, a type of body cavity search, in the Adana Kürkçüler Type F Closed Prison.

Rights organization raises concerns about ‘mouth search’ in prison

Rights organization raises concerns about ‘mouth search’ in prison

Lawyers from the Prisons Commission of the Human Rights Association (İHD) Adana Branch visited the Kürkçüler Type F Closed Prison, met with nine prisoners and prepared a report based on their accounts and observations.

24 February 2022

Armed attack on HDP Yüreğir office in Adana

Armed attack on HDP Yüreğir office in Adana

An unidentified person or persons carried out an armed attack against the Adana Yüreğir District Organization building of the Peoples’ Democratic Party. An explosive substance was also thrown at the building.

17 February 2022

Plastic waste imported from Europe poisoning Turkey's soil, shows Greenpeace analysis

Plastic waste imported from Europe poisoning Turkey's soil, shows Greenpeace analysis

The amount of the carcinogenic substances of dioxin and furan found in the samples from dumpsites in Adana was 400,000 times higher than in uncontaminated soil, a Greenpeace Mediterranean analysis has found.

10 February 2022

‘HDP has the key, that’s why the ruling party cannot stand it,' says HDP's Oluç

‘HDP has the key, that’s why the ruling party cannot stand it,' says HDP's Oluç

HDP Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair Saruhan Oluç attended the HDP Adana Provincial Congress: “You will see that you will be unable to bring the HDP to its knees. Kurdish people have never bowed down to atrocity and injustice.”

24 January 2022

MP visits woman convicted for self-defense: 'Don't be afraid'

MP visits woman convicted for self-defense: 'Don't be afraid'

"She hadn't spent a day without being subjected to violence and being beaten for 47 years of marriage. When she wanted to divorce, she was threatened with death," MP Biçer-Karaca said after the visit.

24 November 2021

Alevi homes marked in Adana in 38th similar incident in a decade

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Alevi homes marked in Adana in 38th similar incident in a decade

Opposition deputies have submitted parliamentary questions about the incident, criticizing the government for its inaction.

Forest fires still raging across Antalya, Muğla and Isparta

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Forest fires still raging across Antalya, Muğla and Isparta

Of the 144 forest fires raging across the country since July 28, 136 have been taken under control. There are still ongoing firefighting efforts to put out two fires in Antalya, five fires in Muğla and one fire in Isparta.

Forest fires break out in three more cities in southern Turkey

Forest fires break out in three more cities in southern Turkey

After Antalya, forest fires broke out in multiple locations in Adana, Mersin and Osmaniye.

Police attack Suruç Massacre commemoration in Adana

Police attack Suruç Massacre commemoration in Adana

Meeting in Adana to commemorate the 33 people who were killed in a bomb attack of the ISIS in Urfa in 2015, 19 people, including HDP Adana Provincial Co-Chairs, were battered and detained by the police. They have been released.

Low sentences for armed assault on journalist

Low sentences for armed assault on journalist

Local journalist Hakan Denizli was targeted in an armed assault two years ago. All the defendants in the case have been sentenced to less than four years in prison.

11 June 2021 Hikmet Adal

Child drowns in irrigation canal in Adana

Child drowns in irrigation canal in Adana

At least nine children have been drowned in canals and ponds across Turkey since late April.

20 people, including HDP, DBP executives, detained

HOUSE RAIDS IN 3 PROVINCES

20 people, including HDP, DBP executives, detained

In house raids carried out in Adana, Şırnak and Dersim provinces, 20 people, including the executives of the Peoples’ Democratic Party and the Democratic Regions Party, have been taken into custody.

Adana to ban 'LGBTI+ flags' at Women's Day rally

Adana to ban 'LGBTI+ flags' at Women's Day rally

Placards about the Boğaziçi University protests will also not be allowed, according to the provincial security directorate.

‘Prisoners complain about pandemic restrictions’

‘Prisoners complain about pandemic restrictions’

According to a statement released by the Adana Provincial Branch of the Human Rights Association (İHD), prisoners in Çukurova region mostly complain about the restrictions imposed as part of COVID-19 measures.

22 December 2020

Imported plastic waste poisons air and water in Adana

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Imported plastic waste poisons air and water in Adana

The pictures taken by Greenpeace in Turkey’s Mediterranean province of Adana have shown that some of the plastic waste imported from other countries has been thrown away in nature or burned.

19 November 2020

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