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Sheila Jerotich and Victor Kiplangat win the İstanbul Marathon

Sheila Jerotich and Victor Kiplangat win the İstanbul Marathon

Organized by the Spor İstanbul, an affiliate of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, this year’s İstanbul Marathon has been won by Sheila Jerotich from Kenya in the women’s category and Victor Kiplangat from Uganda in the men’s category.

8 November 2021

‘Enforce the Law no. 6284 for women, not for appointed rectors’

‘Enforce the Law no. 6284 for women, not for appointed rectors’

Naci İnci, the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University, had a protection order issued as per the Law no. 6284 on Protection of Family and Prevention of Violence Against Women. Women protested this order in İstanbul’s Kadıköy.

2 November 2021

200 women entrepreneurs to meet in İstanbul at FCEM World Congress

200 women entrepreneurs to meet in İstanbul at FCEM World Congress

The 68th World Congress of the FCEM, an association uniting women business owners from around the world, will be held in İstanbul on November 3-5. The event will be hosted by the Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey (KAGİDER).

2 November 2021

Arrested in İstanbul, 3 recycling workers released

Arrested in İstanbul, 3 recycling workers released

Taken into custody and arrested as part of the operations against recycling workers in İstanbul, three recycling workers have been released 24 days later.

29 October 2021

Fill rate of İstanbul’s dams drops to 46 percent

Fill rate of İstanbul’s dams drops to 46 percent

While the fill rate of İstanbul’s dams was over 80 percent in April, it has now been measured as 46.26 percent. The loss of water over the past week has been nearly 10 million cubic meters.

26 October 2021

Armored police vehicle crashes into 6 vehicles, wounding 3 people

Armored police vehicle crashes into 6 vehicles, wounding 3 people

The driver of the armored police vehicle lost the steering control in İstanbul; the vehicle first crashed into a tree on the sidewalk, then into six vehicles underway. It could stop only after hitting the median.

25 October 2021

Bird observer spots rare kite bird in İstanbul

Bird observer spots rare kite bird in İstanbul

Red kites are so rare that even during their migration time, spotting them is almost impossible, says a bird observer.

22 October 2021

İstanbul’s neighborhoods headed by 150 women, 812 men

WOMEN’S REPRESENTATION

İstanbul’s neighborhoods headed by 150 women, 812 men

There are no women neighborhood heads in a total of 88 neighborhoods in Adalar, Arnavutköy, Bahçelievler, Kağıthane and Sultanbeyli districts.

19 October 2021

İstanbul prevents waste collectors as companies enter business

İstanbul prevents waste collectors as companies enter business

"We wanted to meet the governor about this. He didn't want to meet us. The governor should make a decision. Will he be our governor or the governor of the companies? The governor should be the governor fo the poor of this country," says a worker.

7 October 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Urban dog Boji travels on İstanbul’s public transport system: 29 stations in a day

Urban dog Boji travels on İstanbul’s public transport system: 29 stations in a day

Using the public transportation vehicles in İstanbul, Boji travelled across 29 stations and covered at least 30 kilometers in a day.

Police violence against students protesting for affordable housing in İstanbul, İzmir

Police violence against students protesting for affordable housing in İstanbul, İzmir

The police attacked the protests of university students who have been staying the night at parks against high dorm fees and rents in İstanbul’s Kadıköy and İzmir, taking nearly 80 students into custody.

28 September 2021

Woman attacked in front of university campus: ‘Measures inadequate, no lighting’

MALE VIOLENCE IN İSTANBUL

Woman attacked in front of university campus: ‘Measures inadequate, no lighting’

The Women’s Solidarity Club announced that a woman was attacked in front of Koç University campus: “We don’t expect justice from the police who don’t come to the scene or the judiciary that acquits at courts. We are justice, we won’t stay silent.”

27 September 2021

‘One cleaning worker per 800-850 students’ amid in-class education

COVID-19 AND SCHOOLS

‘One cleaning worker per 800-850 students’ amid in-class education

The İstanbul no. 3 Branch of the Eğitim-Sen union has said that there are no care attendants in 7 schools in Şişli, Beyoğlu, Beşiktaş, Kağıthane and Sarıyer while there is a single cleaning worker for 800-850 students in several other schools.

27 September 2021

Air pollution in İstanbul, Ankara well above updated WHO limit values

Air pollution in İstanbul, Ankara well above updated WHO limit values

Turkey does not sufficiently measure air quality and has no national limit value for PM2.5, says Greenpeace.

23 September 2021

Two workers walking from İstanbul to Ankara detained

Two workers walking from İstanbul to Ankara detained

Demanding their reinstatement, three dismissed municipal workers started walking to Ankara. Two of them were detained while the other says he will keep walking.

22 September 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Şeker Pınar Özcan elected the first woman chair of İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists

Şeker Pınar Özcan elected the first woman chair of İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists

Receiving 1,597 votes at the General Assembly meeting, the list of the İstanbul Pharmacists’ Movement has won the election and Şeker Pınar Özcan, the previous secretary general, is elected the new Chair of the İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists.

20 September 2021

‘57 pharmacists, 20 pharmacy workers died during the pandemic’

‘57 pharmacists, 20 pharmacy workers died during the pandemic’

Speaking about the COVID-19 pandemic, İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists’ Chair Cenap Sarıalioğlu said, “We went through such a process that no one had ever experienced something like this or no executive could ever imagine it.”

20 September 2021

‘Together again for climate’

SEPTEMBER 24 GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE

‘Together again for climate’

Demanding urgent action against the climate crisis, climate activists in Turkey will meet in İstanbul’s Kadıköy on September 24. Following the press statement, a march will be held to the Museum Gazhane, where a forum and concerts will take place.

17 September 2021

COVID-19 | İstanbul’s interactive risk map now online

COVID-19 | İstanbul’s interactive risk map now online

With the drawings of cartoonist Kemal Gökhan Gürses, an interactive COVID-19 risk map has been prepared for İstanbul.

14 September 2021

What do the HDP voters in İstanbul want?

BY SPECTRUM HOUSE

What do the HDP voters in İstanbul want?

According to the results of a survey conducted by the Spectrum House Research Center, 89 percent of the HDP voters living in İstanbul want a snap election. Voters say that the Kurdish question is the most important problem of Turkey.

6 September 2021 Ruken Tuncel

Peace Day bans in İstanbul and Eskişehir

Peace Day bans in İstanbul and Eskişehir

Ahead of the events to be held on the occasion of September 1 World Peace Day, the Sub-Governor’s Office of Bakırköy and the Governor’s Office of Eskişehir have banned meetings and protest marches for 5 and 15 days respectively.

1 September 2021

Report: Only two percent of rental flats in İstanbul 'affordable and livable'

Report: Only two percent of rental flats in İstanbul 'affordable and livable'

The Center for Spatial Justice has examined the rental homes in the metropolis of 15.4 million.

Dozens of dead animals found near animal shelter in İstanbul

Dozens of dead animals found near animal shelter in İstanbul

An animal rights advocate has blamed the İstanbul Municipality for its "negligence."

19 August 2021 Nurşen Çinkaya

Ministry of Tourism under fire over video promoting a 'happy' İstanbul

Ministry of Tourism under fire over video promoting a 'happy' İstanbul

The ministry has released a video under the theme "İstanbul is the new cool."

Transphobic attack on woman in İstanbul’s Harbiye

Transphobic attack on woman in İstanbul’s Harbiye

A transphobic group verbally harassed trans woman Beren Ecmel in İstanbul’s Harbiye; afterwards, they attacked her with sharp objects. Ecmel has spoken to bianet: "My life is as sacred as anyone else's. I want this to be understood."

26 July 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Homophobic attack in İstanbul: ‘It was like a life-and-death situation’

Homophobic attack in İstanbul: ‘It was like a life-and-death situation’

LGBTI+s were faced with attempted lynching in İstanbul’s Tophane neighbourhood; police told them, “Don’t exaggerate.” They have received a medical report documenting the battery and are now preparing to file a criminal complaint.

30 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Journalists to take to the streets to protest police violence

Journalists to take to the streets to protest police violence

Gathering in front of İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir Governor’s Offices, journalists will protest the police violence inflicted on their colleagues during the Pride March.

İstanbul governor bans LGBTI+ Pride March again

İstanbul governor bans LGBTI+ Pride March again

As the Pride March has been banned for the seventh consecutive year, LGBTI+s say they will defy the ban and "find one another on the streets."

Police attack LGBTI+s' picnic: 1 person detained

PRIDE WEEK IN İSTANBUL

Police attack LGBTI+s' picnic: 1 person detained

The police have attacked the LGBTI+s having a picnic at Maçka Park in İstanbul as part of the Pride Week. One person has been detained. While the Şişli Sub-Governor's Office banned the picnic, rainbow flags were not allowed into the park.

22 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek,Tansu Pişkin

İstanbul Convention rally: 'I was born free and I live freely'

REPORT/IMPRESSIONS

İstanbul Convention rally: 'I was born free and I live freely'

Even if the convention is abolished, women and LGBTI+s are determined to enforce its articles.

21 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Pictures show gravity of ‘sea snot’ problem in Marmara

Pictures show gravity of ‘sea snot’ problem in Marmara

Amid efforts to clear the Sea of Marmara, the pictures taken from the air have revealed the mucilage density on the Caddebostan Coast in İstanbul.

Health Ministry ‘embargoes’ İstanbul Municipality’s affiliate company

Health Ministry ‘embargoes’ İstanbul Municipality’s affiliate company

The Ministry of Health has not renewed the rental contracts of 48 of 55 hospital canteens managed by the İstanbul Tourism and Health Investments Management Co. (BELTUR), an affiliate of the opposition-led İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality.