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Aksaray puts reflective collars on stray dogs

Aksaray puts reflective collars on stray dogs

The practice aims to enable drivers to see dogs at night and avoid accidents.

27 January 2023

‘Turkey is also hard, but Syria is fatal’

REFUGEES AMID ECONOMIC CRISIS

‘Turkey is also hard, but Syria is fatal’

In İstanbul’s Aksaray, a refugee neighborhood, we speak to Ferad, Ahmed, Muhammed and Hadje from Syria about how their lives have been affected by the economic crisis.

14 April 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Appeal against 10-month prison sentence given to teacher for battering student

Appeal against 10-month prison sentence given to teacher for battering student

Lawyer Şahin says that though the former math teacher was not given a prison sentence at the lower limit, he should have been penalized at the upper limit given the indignation the incident caused and the way in which the crime was committed.

22 February 2022

Teacher given a deferred prison sentence for battering student

Teacher given a deferred prison sentence for battering student

Put on trial over the incident that happened in a school in Aksaray, the defendant was first given 12 months in prison; this sentence has been reduced to 10 months due to “good conduct” and the pronouncement of the verdict has been deferred.

15 February 2022

‘I Cannot Start Everything From Scratch When I Have Got So Much Used to’

REFUGEES IN İSTANBUL SPEAK TO BİANET

‘I Cannot Start Everything From Scratch When I Have Got So Much Used to’

Working at a shop in Aksaray, which has long been densely populated by refugees, İsmail says, “Being a refugee is hard, so is getting used to a place, having friends, being accepted by people... I will only go to my country from here.”

6 March 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Health Minister: Nobody Diagnosed with Coronavirus in Aksaray

Health Minister: Nobody Diagnosed with Coronavirus in Aksaray

Minister of Health Koca has made a statement about the news that 12 people, including 10 citizens of China, were suspected of carrying coronavirus in Aksaray: “One person arrived at hospital with cough. 12 people have been hospitalized as a precaution."

28 January 2020

Ministry of Education Launches Investigation into Booing of Children with Autism

Ministry of Education Launches Investigation into Booing of Children with Autism

After it was reported in the news that a group of parents requested the closure of classrooms for autistic children at a primary school in Aksaray and booed the children, the Ministry of Education has launched an investigation.

7 November 2019

‘States Shouldn’t Make Decisions on our Behalf’

SYRIANS IN İSTANBUL SPEAK TO BIANET

‘States Shouldn’t Make Decisions on our Behalf’

Syrians have responded to President Erdoğan, who says that “Turkey will settle 2 million people in safe zone”: “Not a single country has anything to be afraid of: When our country is safe, when the war is over, we will go back to our country”.

4 October 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Footage of Moment of Being Shot to be Examined Again

ETHEM SARISÜLÜK CASE

Footage of Moment of Being Shot to be Examined Again

Police officer Ahmet Şahbaz being tried on charge of shooting Ethem Sarısülük to death hasn’t been arrested again in the second hearing of retrial. The court has ruled re-examination of the footage.