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Police release 13 youths detained for protesting against Azerbaijani oil company

Police release 13 youths detained for protesting against Azerbaijani oil company

The last of the young protesters who were arrested while demonstrating against SOCAR's continued fuel shipments to Israel have finally been released from custody by the court.

Leen Deniz & Alya Qadan

‘What if this is the last call? You'd never know’: Gazan students in İstanbul recount the war

‘What if this is the last call? You'd never know’: Gazan students in İstanbul recount the war

While the students have moved to Turkey seeking a better life, their families are still in Gaza, and reaching them is not always possible.

24 May 2024 Leen Deniz,Alya Qadan

Journalists stage protest in front of the Israeli Consulate for their colleagues killed in Gaza

Journalists stage protest in front of the Israeli Consulate for their colleagues killed in Gaza

Gökhan Durmuş, the President of the Journalists' Union of Turkey, spoke in front of the Israeli Consulate in İstanbul. 99 journalists have been killed in the ongoing conflict since October 7, he said, emphasizing that targeting journalists who are documenting and broadcasting violations against civilians during conflicts is a war crime.

5 February 2024 Hikmet Adal

Hostages rescued at P&G factory in Gebze

Hostages rescued at P&G factory in Gebze

The assailant who had taken 7 people hostage in the factory by raiding it with a weapon, citing "Protest against the Israeli invasion of Gaza," was apprehended unharmed during a police operation late at night without any conflict. It was reported that the hostages are also in good health.

2 February 2024

Armed individual takes 7 people hostage at the P&G factory in Gebze

Armed individual takes 7 people hostage at the P&G factory in Gebze

It is believed that the suspect has taken hostages at the factory to protest against Israel's attacks on Gaza.

1 February 2024

Erdoğan, Sisi discuss Gaza over phone

Erdoğan, Sisi discuss Gaza over phone

The conversation focused particularly on ensuring access for humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, said the Presidency of Egypt.

20 December 2023

Journalist in exile: 'Turkey makes statements against Israel but imposes no sanctions'

Journalist in exile: 'Turkey makes statements against Israel but imposes no sanctions'

bianet interviewed Metin Cihan, who is a journalist in exile and is under investigation based on a complaint by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his family following his claim that Mert Çetinkaya, the partner of Burak Erdoğan, continued trading with Israel despite the massacres in Palestine.

30 November 2023 Hikmet Adal

Two citizens of Turkey who went to fight in Gaza were killed in an Israeli UAV attack in Lebanon

Two citizens of Turkey who went to fight in Gaza were killed in an Israeli UAV attack in Lebanon

Two Turkish citizens who joined the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades in Lebanon to fight in Palestine were killed, along with the commander Halil Hamid Harazi, in an Israeli UAV attack targeting the vehicle they were traveling in.

24 November 2023

Academics for Peace: 'Tell Israel to stop'

Academics for Peace: 'Tell Israel to stop'

190 academics have called on Turkey to cut its military, commercial, and diplomatic ties with Israel until the occupation ends and peace is established.

7 November 2023

'Statements that the hospital bombing was carried out from Gaza are misinformation'

DIRECTORATE OF COMMUNICATIONS:

'Statements that the hospital bombing was carried out from Gaza are misinformation'

The Presidency Directorate of Communications Disinformation Combat Center announced that the statements by Israel that Tuesday's hospital bombing was carried out from Gaza are misinformation.

18 October 2023

'There are 400 people from Turkey stranded in Gaza under attack'

'There are 400 people from Turkey stranded in Gaza under attack'

"At this stage, there is no international evacuation plan from Gaza," wrote the Consulate General of Turkey in Jerusalem to the relatives of a citizen stranded in Gaza Strip,

13 October 2023 Vecih Cuzdan

Israel Intercepts Women’s Boat to Gaza

Israel Intercepts Women’s Boat to Gaza

Women’s Boat to Gaza initiative has announced that they have been surrounded by Israeli naval forces in international waters.

Gaza’s Art Flotilla

Multicultural Creativity In The Mediterranean

Gaza’s Art Flotilla

For more than three years, 1.5 million Palestinians have been living under total blockade imposed by Israel, unable to get out of the coastal enclave and with the borders closed to foreign visitors. Gazan artists are however committed to break the blockade through art, as the first International Video Art Festival held earlier this year attests.

16 May 2011 Karl Schembrı

AI: Israel Used Phosphorus Bombs in Gaza

AI: Israel Used Phosphorus Bombs in Gaza

A fact-finding team found evidence that white phosphours bombs were used in civilian areas. 1,300 Palestinians died, and the damage runs into billions of dollars.

22 January 2009

UN Chief Demands Investigation into Israeli Attack on Gaza Headquarters

Following his visit to the Gaza region, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has demanded that there be an inquiry into Israeli attacks on UN buildings. He also condemned the use of "excessive force" by Israel and Hamas.

21 January 2009 Owne Bowcott

'Dink Murder a Vicious Attack on Freedom of Expression'

The murderers of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink took aim at his vision of a Turkey that allowed free speech says Sir Geoffrey Bindman, British legal expert on human rights issues.

19 January 2009 Yonca Poyraz Doğan

Israel Bombs Hospital and UN Building

The UN General Secretary has condemned Israel and at least three of its workers have been wounded. Defence Minister Ehud Barak has admitted "a grave mistake." A hospital was also bombed.

16 January 2009