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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

Push factors: Why young people in southeastern Türkiye want to move to Europe

RECAP REPORTS

Push factors: Why young people in southeastern Türkiye want to move to Europe

Turkey recap spoke with young citizens in the country's southeast to find out what's fueling their desire to leave.

5 December 2022 İnanç Yıldız

Türkiye's official inflation rate at 84.39 percent in November

Türkiye's official inflation rate at 84.39 percent in November

The inflation rate dropped about 1 percentage point in a month. According to the ENAG, the rate is over 170 percent.

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 arrests 'terror' convict deported from Sweden

Türkiye arrests 'terror' convict deported from Sweden

Mahmut Tat received a prison sentence for being a PKK member in 2015.

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

Interior Ministry investigates district municipality over 'LGBTI+ solidarity center'

Interior Ministry investigates district municipality over 'LGBTI+ solidarity center'

The investigation comes after pro-government outlets targeting the municipality.

2 December 2022

Seventy-three prisoners died in Türkiye's prisons in a year

Seventy-three prisoners died in Türkiye's prisons in a year

Thirty-nine of the deceased prisoners had illnesses and 34 of them killed themselves according to the authorities

2 December 2022

Paul Levin: Türkiye holds the threat of veto as Damocles’ sword

NATO-SWEDEN-TÜRKİYE

Paul Levin: Türkiye holds the threat of veto as Damocles’ sword

“Sweden's lifting of the de facto arms embargo is a real concession as we are now at a moment when Türkiye is considering a renewed military operation in northern Syria," says Dr. Levin, commenting on Sweden’s NATO bid and its relations with Türkiye.

2 December 2022 Selay Dalaklı

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

Released after months of hunger strike, Gökhan Yıldırım in prison again

Released after months of hunger strike, Gökhan Yıldırım in prison again

Yıldırım was imprisoned on November 22, just over a month after ending his hunger strike. Accepting the prosecutor's appeal against his release, the court concluded that Yıldırım's statements after being released were "terror propaganda."

2 December 2022 Ayça Söylemez

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

Pentagon 'strongly opposes' new Syria operation by Türkiye

Pentagon 'strongly opposes' new Syria operation by Türkiye

Lloyd J. Austin and Hulusi Akar had a phone call over the İstanbul bomb attack and the recent military escalation in northern Syria.

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

Journalist Engin Eren sentenced to prison for 'aiding a terrorist organization'

Journalist Engin Eren sentenced to prison for 'aiding a terrorist organization'

The journalist was among the 31 people who faced charges over a 2015 sit-in protest, where people were accused of forming a "human shield" for the PKK.

30 November 2022

Poverty line exceeds 25,000 lira

Poverty line exceeds 25,000 lira

For a family of four, the starvation line is estimated at 7,786 lira (403 Euro), and the poverty line is 25,365 lira (1,313 Euro) per month. A single's 'cost of living' is assessed at 10.171 lira (526 Euro) per month.

30 November 2022

'Did CPT delegation meet PKK leader Öcalan in prison?'

'Did CPT delegation meet PKK leader Öcalan in prison?'

The CPT reportedly neither confirmed nor denied the allegations that Öcalan did not show up during a visit in September.

30 November 2022

Professor briefly detained after reportedly harassing woman colleague

Professor briefly detained after reportedly harassing woman colleague

A professor at İstanbul University reportedly harassed and threatened a woman colleague with unemployment.

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

Prosecutor seeks life sentence for opposition politician facing 'espionage' charges

Prosecutor seeks life sentence for opposition politician facing 'espionage' charges

DEVA Party's Metin Gürcan was arrested for months after his photos with foreign diplomats surfaced.

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

Zaman newspaper columnists sentenced to prison

Zaman newspaper columnists sentenced to prison

Four well-known columnists were retried after the Court of Cassation overturned a verdict against them in 2020.

30 November 2022

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

Journalist Nedim Türfent released after six and a half years in prison

Journalist Nedim Türfent released after six and a half years in prison

The journalist was arrested in 2016 and was eventually convicted of "terror" crimes.

29 November 2022

'Cancer report' concerning millions in Türkiye's northwest not disclosed for nearly seven years

'Cancer report' concerning millions in Türkiye's northwest not disclosed for nearly seven years

The Ministry of Health carried out research between 2011 and 2016 to find out the impact of the environmental factors in several provinces in the Marmara Region, where cancer rates are higher than most parts of the country.

29 November 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Allegations of severe torture in İstanbul

Allegations of severe torture in İstanbul

Gülten Matur has said she was subjected to severe torture from security officers, including foot whipping and hanging, in an "unknown place" in İstanbul.

29 November 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into attack on journalist in Tekirdağ

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into attack on journalist in Tekirdağ

A journalist was reportedly punched and threatened by the brother of a district mayor. Prosecutors did not carry out an effective investigation into the incident, says the owner of his newspaper.

29 November 2022 Hikmet Adal