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Call for solidarity with migrants in earthquake-affected provinces

Call for solidarity with migrants in earthquake-affected provinces

More than one million migrants from Syria live in the ten cities most affected by the deadly earthquake that hit the south of Türkiye this morning.

6 February 2023

Earthquake destroys only runway of Hatay Airport

Earthquake destroys only runway of Hatay Airport

Authorities have previously been warned that the airport would be built on a fault line. Aid and rescue flights are currently prevented from landing at the airport.

6 February 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Women in solidarity action call on Barutçu Tekstil boss: Reinstate laid-off workers

Women in solidarity action call on Barutçu Tekstil boss: Reinstate laid-off workers

Women workers were laid off in Barutçu Tekstil in Bursa after they joined a trade union. Feminist Rebellion Against Poverty and the women's committee of the union visited the women who are on day 111 of their sit-in in front of the factory.

3 February 2023

Father of three sent back to Syria for buying 5 packages of smuggled cigarettes

Father of three sent back to Syria for buying 5 packages of smuggled cigarettes

The Interior Ministry of Türkiye sent back over 500 thousand Syrians in the last eight months, making them sign a return document, involuntarily in many cases.

3 February 2023 Ruken Tuncel

Kurdish Co-Mayors of two districts sentenced to over 6 years imprisonment

Kurdish Co-Mayors of two districts sentenced to over 6 years imprisonment

Co-Mayors of Kızıltepe and Savur of Mardin were sentenced to 6 years and 3 months of imprisonment each for "being members of a terrorist organization" in the case filed after trustees were appointed to replace them in 2019.

3 February 2023

Court acquits former MP over 'hunger=Erdoğan' tweet

Court acquits former MP over 'hunger=Erdoğan' tweet

"It is of course the government who is responsible for the hunger," said Eren Erdem of CHP at the court.

2 February 2023

Kurdish music band Koma Amed reunites

Kurdish music band Koma Amed reunites

Idol Kurdish music band of the 1990s announced their reunion and released a new acoustic version of an old song.

2 February 2023

FM Çavuşoğlu: 'The purpose of demonstrations is to prevent Sweden's NATO membership'

FM Çavuşoğlu: 'The purpose of demonstrations is to prevent Sweden's NATO membership'

The Foreign Minister of Türkiye called the Qur'an burning demonstrations "provocations" with the purpose of preventing Sweden's NATO membership. Speaking at another place on the same issue, Sweden's Prime Minister Kristersson called the demonstrators "useful fools."

1 February 2023

Consulate-General of Germany in Istanbul closed today 'for security reasons'

Consulate-General of Germany in Istanbul closed today 'for security reasons'

The decision followed those made by the Consulate-Generals of Great Britain and the Netherlands in İstanbul, both of which are temporarily closed, and warnings that "risk of terror attacks" could follow the Qur'an burning demonstrations in Sweden and Denmark.

1 February 2023

Türkiye has lowest score in 10 years in Corruption Perceptions Index

Türkiye has lowest score in 10 years in Corruption Perceptions Index

Transparency International 2022 index reports that the country has lost two points in a year. Türkiye is a decliner since 2013 and a significant decliner lately in the index.

1 February 2023

Increasing individual armament causing death and injury of thousands

Increasing individual armament causing death and injury of thousands

Nearly four thousand cases of armed violence were reflected in the media in Türkiye in 2022 in which 2,278 people were killed and 4,231 were injured, the Hope Foundation announced.

31 January 2023

'Program of Table of Six a judicial reform, but does not go into the Anti-Terror Law'

'Program of Table of Six a judicial reform, but does not go into the Anti-Terror Law'

Veysel Ok from Media and Law Studies Association says the Memorandum of Understanding on Common Policies announced by the opposition alliance is important but deficient.

31 January 2023 Hikmet Adal

Court starts hearing 'child marriage in religious community' case

Court starts hearing 'child marriage in religious community' case

Many women's organizations met and read out a statement in front of the courthouse before the hearing started, while members of the religious sect also gathered at the same place.

30 January 2023

Kılıçdaroğlu: 'You cannot close a political party when election process started'

Kılıçdaroğlu: 'You cannot close a political party when election process started'

CHP leader announced that the presidential candidate of Table of Six was to be named on February 13. The election manifesto of the opposition alliance is going to be announced today.

30 January 2023

HDP MPs on Justice Watch against isolation in İmralı prison

HDP MPs on Justice Watch against isolation in İmralı prison

"We are concerned about the health and also the life of Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners, Veysi Aktaş, Ömer Hayri Konar and Hamili Yıldırım who are kept in the İmralı prison," say the MP's.

27 January 2023

Court refuses to release Sedat Peker aide after appeal

Court refuses to release Sedat Peker aide after appeal

Emre Olur is known as the press advisor of Sedat Peker now reportedly in UAE who gained nationwide notoriety after posting videos and tweets making serious accusations against former and incumbent government officials.

26 January 2023

Ex-Interior Minister Sadettin Tantan does not appear at court, reports sick

OPERATION BACK TO LIFE

Ex-Interior Minister Sadettin Tantan does not appear at court, reports sick

This was the third time Tantan did not appear despite an invitation from the court to witness in the case related to the deadly prison operation in 2000 killing at least 31 prisoners.

26 January 2023 Ayça Söylemez

Garo Paylan on Türkiye-Armenia border: "Why doesn't this border open?"

Garo Paylan on Türkiye-Armenia border: "Why doesn't this border open?"

"Hrant Dink's biggest dream was the opening of this border and that Turkish, Kurdish, Azeri, and Armenian people would dance halay together," said the MP and suggested that the border gate should be opened and named Hrant Dink gate.

26 January 2023

National Security Council sends court 29 year-old press releases

OPERATION BACK TO LIFE

National Security Council sends court 29 year-old press releases

National Security Council sent old press statements in reply to court in the case related to "Operation Back to Life" which left at least 31 prisoners and two soldiers dead in December 2000.

25 January 2023 Ayça Söylemez

Bahçeli tells reporter asking about murder of Sinan Ateş to 'mind her own business'

Bahçeli tells reporter asking about murder of Sinan Ateş to 'mind her own business'

Yıldız Yazıcıoğlu was pushed away by bodyguards and party members after asking the MHP leader a question about the murder of the former Grey Wolves leader.

24 January 2023

Meyer-Landrut: Summit will be held in İstanbul on year one of war in Ukraine

Meyer-Landrut: Summit will be held in İstanbul on year one of war in Ukraine

Head of the EU Delegation to Türkiye stated that a representative of the Ukrainian government will also participate in the summit.

23 January 2023

Ecology Movements Conference meets in İstanbul

Ecology Movements Conference meets in İstanbul

The conference where forty-eight ecology and environment movements throughout Türkiye met called not to vote for any politician or any political party that has a role in ecological destruction.

23 January 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

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

Commission of Table of Six to study alternatives for parliamentary elections

Commission of Table of Six to study alternatives for parliamentary elections

The commission established by the opposition alliance will be studying different alternatives with the target of obtaining parliamentary majority required to change the Constitution.

20 January 2023

Erdoğan also responds to The Economist

Erdoğan also responds to The Economist

"Is a British journal determining the fate of Türkiye? My people will determine the fate of Türkiye. What my people say will result in Türkiye," Erdoğan said.

20 January 2023

Funerals held today in Duhok for five family members killed in Türkiye's Mardin province

Funerals held today in Duhok for five family members killed in Türkiye's Mardin province

Five citizens from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) were killed in an armed attack on the autobahn while traveling in their vehicle with Duhok number plate yesterday morning. Six were detained so far in the event.

20 January 2023

Commemoration for Dink: 'Your determination is with us, your hope is with us'

Commemoration for Dink: 'Your determination is with us, your hope is with us'

The founder and editor-in-chief of Agos newspaper Hrant Dink was commemorated at the place and hour he was murdered 16 years ago today.

19 January 2023 Ruken Tuncel

Ağbaba of CHP: Our candidate is Kılıçdaroğlu

Ağbaba of CHP: Our candidate is Kılıçdaroğlu

"We repeat. The candidate to be announced by Table of Six will be our candidate. Our candidate is Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. It is up to Table of Six to decide," the Wice Chairperson of the Republican People's Party said.

19 January 2023

'How much did you know Armenians before Hrant Dink was murdered?'

'How much did you know Armenians before Hrant Dink was murdered?'

Hrant Dink is to be commemorated today at 3 p.m. in İstanbul where he was murdered 16 years ago. Many have issued statements and written about him, including journalism associations of Türkiye.

19 January 2023

Parties continue to quarrel over SADAT ad shown during Kılıçdaroğlu's TV interview

Parties continue to quarrel over SADAT ad shown during Kılıçdaroğlu's TV interview

The ad of the highly controversial military contractor with close ties to the government, broadcast during a live interview with the main opposition leader, was showing armed and masked men taking aim.

19 January 2023

New prosecutor releases suspect aiding gunman flee in Sinan Ateş murder case

New prosecutor releases suspect aiding gunman flee in Sinan Ateş murder case

Tolgahan Demirtaş was released subject to judicial control in the investigation of Sinan Ateş murder case who was charged with taking the gunman Eray Özyağcı out of Ankara.

18 January 2023

Meli Bendeli: 'Fed up being shelved each time, I speeded up my reassignment process'

Meli Bendeli: 'Fed up being shelved each time, I speeded up my reassignment process'

The trans actor told bianet that despite her success in the audition and despite the draft agreement sent to her e-mail, she was not included in the cast for the Şahmaran series after she was seen "wearing a skirt."

18 January 2023

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