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'Our children were healthy when arrested'

'Our children were healthy when arrested'

Families gathered and spoke in Diyarbakır and in İzmir on Justice Watch for the 387th day.

8 December 2022

'Our children were healthy when arrested'

ILL PRISONERS

'Our children were healthy when arrested'

Families called out to courts again on 387th day of Justice Watch in Diyarbakır and in İzmir.

8 December 2022

bianet's ex-chief editor on trial: 'This is a case aimed at intimidating journalists'

bianet's ex-chief editor on trial: 'This is a case aimed at intimidating journalists'

Nazan Özcan is facing "insult" and "libel" charges over a report covering journalists sued for reporting allegations of bribery about Erdoğan's lawyers.

8 December 2022 Hikmet Adal

Ministry will intervene in child marriage case sparking strong reaction

Ministry will intervene in child marriage case sparking strong reaction

Allegations of daughter of founder of a foundation linked to a religious sect at court after her divorce that she was married at child age and sexually abused since the age of six sparked strong reaction in Türkiye.

8 December 2022

'Conditions of US sale of F-16s to Türkiye removed from defense budget bill'

'Conditions of US sale of F-16s to Türkiye removed from defense budget bill'

Anadolu Agency reported that conditions on F-16 sales from the US to Türkiye were released which was welcomed by Ankara.

7 December 2022

Victim of transphobic assault: 'Streets belong to all of us, we are not leaving!'

Victim of transphobic assault: 'Streets belong to all of us, we are not leaving!'

Melis Yağmur Hanzade, a street musician who got attacked in a transphobic hate assault in İzmir, made a public statement at the place where the attack took place.

6 December 2022

Türkiye expects Sweden to take 'more concrete steps' for NATO membership, says FM

Türkiye expects Sweden to take 'more concrete steps' for NATO membership, says FM

Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu repeated expectations of Ankara in the NATO accession process of Sweden and Finland at joint press conference with his counterpart Bogdan Aurescu of Romania.

6 December 2022

Report: Fewer journalists in prison but more face trials, fines in Türkiye

Report: Fewer journalists in prison but more face trials, fines in Türkiye

While the number of incarcerated journalists are significantly lower compared to the period after the 2016 coup attempt, the government is still using court cases to intimidate journalists, according to a monitoring group.

6 December 2022 Hikmet Adal

CHP leader slams government over draft budget for 2023

CHP leader slams government over draft budget for 2023

Kılıçdaroğlu said it should be the elected president to speak on the budget of the country in the parliament, not his appointed secretary.

6 December 2022

Villagers in Amasya resist industrial site building plan on their meadows and arable fields

Villagers in Amasya resist industrial site building plan on their meadows and arable fields

Gendarme set up barricades in front of villagers trying to prevent heavy equipment from entering their village in Çambükü, Amasya.

5 December 2022

88th anniversary of women's suffrage in Türkiye: Over 80 percent of MPs are men

88th anniversary of women's suffrage in Türkiye: Over 80 percent of MPs are men

Although women in Türkiye can be elected in parliament since 1934, today, only 17.2 percent of the MPs are women.

5 December 2022

Türkiye will not target US, Russia or Iran's forces in Syria offensive, says presidential spokesperson

Türkiye will not target US, Russia or Iran's forces in Syria offensive, says presidential spokesperson

"To say that 'keeping of ISIS prisoners cannot be guaranteed in case Türkiye starts a ground offensive to the north of Syria' means that PYD/YPG are holding the ISIS prisoners as hostage" said Kalın.

5 December 2022

Çanakkale environmental organizations: Joint struggle necessary

Çanakkale environmental organizations: Joint struggle necessary

IPS Communication Foundation/bianet organized Ecology Journalism Project meeting in Çanakkale.

2 December 2022 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Two women detained during women's demonstration in İstanbul will not be deported

Two women detained during women's demonstration in İstanbul will not be deported

"Our appeal to the deportation order was accepted for our two friends detained during November 25 demonstrations. Our friends will be released" announced the November 25 Women's Platform.

2 December 2022

Demirtaş says was offered to take place of Öcalan during 'resolution process'

Demirtaş says was offered to take place of Öcalan during 'resolution process'

Speaking at the court, Demirtaş disclosed new details about the ending of the "peace process." "During the resolution process when delegations were going regularly to the İmralı prison, Hakan Fidan, head of the intelligence wanted to meet with me, which I rejected," Demirtaş said.

2 December 2022

Call for immediate closure of İliç gold mine

Call for immediate closure of İliç gold mine

Professional organizations in Türkiye jointly called for the cancellation of positive Environmental Impact Assessment report for capacity increase in gold mine in İliç, Erzincan, responsible for cyanide spill into the Euphrates revealed in June this summer.

1 December 2022

Lawyers appeal deportation order for two women after November 25 demonstrations

Lawyers appeal deportation order for two women after November 25 demonstrations

Deportation and exclusion order was issued for two women kept at deportation center after participating in November 25 demonstrations, one from Azerbaijan and another, an Erasmus student from Italy.

1 December 2022

Detention of Gülten Matur: 'Top terrorist' allegation doesn't exist in investigation file

Detention of Gülten Matur: 'Top terrorist' allegation doesn't exist in investigation file

The state media had described Matur as a "top terrorist" after her detention. Alleging that she had been tortured for eight days before she was formally detained, Matur filed a complaint.

1 December 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Minimum wage meetings to start

Minimum wage meetings to start

Meeting schedule of Minimum Wage Commission will be announced today but there is a large gap between the parties' suggestions for the minimum monthly wage.

1 December 2022

November 25 Platform makes criminal complaint for police brutality

November 25 Platform makes criminal complaint for police brutality

The women's platform said in their statement, "We are not keeping silent about the police violence on November 25. The Governorship, the district governorship, the police headquarters are all attempting against women's lives."

30 November 2022

Legal basis for bandwidth throttling turns out to be SoE statutory decree

Legal basis for bandwidth throttling turns out to be SoE statutory decree

Bandwidth throttling enforced throughout Türkiye following Taksim bombing is based on a statutory decree issued during the period of state of emergency in August 2016, said the authority in response to a question.

30 November 2022

'Family' amendment in Constitution is 'hate politics hidden behind stating the obvious' says activist

'Family' amendment in Constitution is 'hate politics hidden behind stating the obvious' says activist

Lawyer and activist Birdal reminds that provisions concerning marriage are applied to individuals registered as women or men in their identity documents already in Türkiye and says "this move amounts to showing their teeth to LGBTI+ people."

30 November 2022 Ece Deniz

Türkiye may start ground offensive in Syria 'at any moment,' says presidential spokesperson

Türkiye may start ground offensive in Syria 'at any moment,' says presidential spokesperson

Since the deadly İstanbul bombng in mid-November, Türkiye has been pressing for a new military operation into the Kurdish-controlled parts of Syria.

29 November 2022

UN rapporteurs on Osman Kavala: 'Judgement of ECtHR binding on all courts in Türkiye'

UN rapporteurs on Osman Kavala: 'Judgement of ECtHR binding on all courts in Türkiye'

Türkiye did not address the allegations regarding Kavala's imprisonment and the infringement proceedings at the Council of Europe, according to the rapporteurs.

29 November 2022

Two women at deportation center after women's protest in İstanbul

Two women at deportation center after women's protest in İstanbul

'Purple Solidarity' activists visited Saida from Azerbaijan and Dalila from Italy, both sent to deportation center after taken into custody during November 25 demonstrations in İstanbul.

29 November 2022

Lawyer, human rights defender Tahir Elçi commemorated on 7th anniversary of murder

Lawyer, human rights defender Tahir Elçi commemorated on 7th anniversary of murder

The former chair of the Diyarbakır Bar was commemorated outside of courthouses in Diyarbakır and several other cities on the anniversary of his assassination.

28 November 2022

Opposition alliance announces constitutional amendment proposal

Opposition alliance announces constitutional amendment proposal

Basic emphasis of the 84 article-proposal is separation of powers. Commission having prepared the proposal will be visiting the bars of lawyers, NGO's, occupational organizations, the business world, trade unions, women's and youth organizations.

28 November 2022

bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report on parliamentary agenda

bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report on parliamentary agenda

HDP MP Şevin Çoşkun brought up the data from bianet male violence monitoring reports in her speech and requested a parliamentary inquiry.

28 November 2022

Seven soldiers killed in cross-border military operations in two days

Seven soldiers killed in cross-border military operations in two days

The soldiers were killed during the "Claw-Lock Operation" in Iraq's Kurdistan region, the Defense Ministry has announced.

28 November 2022

Erdoğan says normalization with Syria possible

Erdoğan says normalization with Syria possible

President Erdoğan said, responding to a question on his recent meeting with President Sisi, "Just as relations between Türkiye and Egypt take shape, ties with Syria can follow same path in the next period."

28 November 2022

İstanbul bombing: Attacker says her brother an ‘FSA commander,’ four arrested in Bulgaria

İstanbul bombing: Attacker says her brother an ‘FSA commander,’ four arrested in Bulgaria

Two more suspects have been arrested in Türkiye and four others have been arrested in Bulgaria as the investigation continues.

21 November 2022

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