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Five HDP members remanded in custody, two released

Five HDP members remanded in custody, two released

The party members are charged with "being a member of an illegal organization."

Armed attack on NGO offices in Diyarbakır

Armed attack on NGO offices in Diyarbakır

A masked person fired two shots at a building where the offices of several NGOs, including a Kurdish journalism group backed by the RSF, are located.

CHP's support quadruples in four Kurdish provinces since last election, shows survey

CHP's support quadruples in four Kurdish provinces since last election, shows survey

The ruling AKP has incurred a significant loss of popular support and the HDP's voting rate has slightly decreased, according to the Rawest poll.

Türkiye has found 5 monkeypox cases, says minister

Türkiye has found 5 monkeypox cases, says minister

Four of the patients have recovered and there is no risk of an epidemic, according to Minister Koca.

Türkiye calls for restraint amid political crisis in Iraq

Türkiye calls for restraint amid political crisis in Iraq

Rival groups have staged protests in Baghdad since the weekend. Ankara has called on all parties to act with common sense and restraint.

RTÜK probes Jurassic Park animated series over LGBTI+ characters

RTÜK probes Jurassic Park animated series over LGBTI+ characters

"We are determined not to allow content that may negatively impact our children and youth and that disregard our values," said the head of Türkiye's media authority.

Kavala to 'send ECtHR decision to all MPs'

Kavala to 'send ECtHR decision to all MPs'

An opposition deputy visited Osman Kavala and other convicts of the Gezi trial at Silivri Prison.

Attacks on Alevis 'planned provocation,' says interior minister

Attacks on Alevis 'planned provocation,' says interior minister

Back-to-back attacks on Saturday targeted several places of worship and associations in Ankara.

İstanbul's inflation rate hits 24-year high

İstanbul's inflation rate hits 24-year high

The annual increase in retail prices was 99.11 percent and in wholesale prices was 87.95 percent n the metropolis.

Seven HDP members referred to courthouse after 4 days in detention

Seven HDP members referred to courthouse after 4 days in detention

The detaineed include party assembly members and district executives in İstanbul.

Türkiye's FM urges common sense in Serbia-Kosovo tensions

Türkiye's FM urges common sense in Serbia-Kosovo tensions

Minister Çavuşoğlu has held separate phone conversations with his counterparts from the two countries.

Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk forced to make defense in Kobanî trial despite dementia

Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk forced to make defense in Kobanî trial despite dementia

"I don't know when it happened, what happened. I don't know what I'm being tried for," Tuğluk said at the hearing.

Ukraine grain deal: First ship sets off from Odessa

Ukraine grain deal: First ship sets off from Odessa

The vessel is expected to anchor off in İstanbul tomorrow for inspections before heading to Lebanon, according to Minister Akar.

Largest attacks on Türkiye's Alevis in decades raise concerns

Largest attacks on Türkiye's Alevis in decades raise concerns

Two people were injured in attacks on Alevi places of worship in various places of Ankara. Alevi groups and opposition parties accused the government of paving the way for such attacks.

Türkiye's weekly Covid cases spike to over 365,000, doctors call for measures

Türkiye's weekly Covid cases spike to over 365,000, doctors call for measures

Since mid-June, the number of weekly new cases in the country has increased 30-fold.

'Mr. Kemal's counter-attack

WEEKLY ROUNDUP

'Mr. Kemal's counter-attack

Kılıçdaroğlu takes on Erdoğan as 'Mr. Kemal' • Clouds remain over Zakho strike • Türkiye-Armenia normalization raises hopes in border regions • Aircraft carrier containing tons of asbestos to set off for Türkiye • Şırnak loses huge chunk of forests due to mass tree felling

31 July 2022 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Frontex 'turned a blind eye' to Greece's refugee pushbacks, shows leaked OLAF report

Frontex 'turned a blind eye' to Greece's refugee pushbacks, shows leaked OLAF report

Frontex officers did not report the actions in an attempt to not provoke reactions by Greece even when they became aware or witnessed illegal pushbacks, according to a leaked OLAF report

Constitutional Court: One-person sit-in protest cannot disrupt public order

Constitutional Court: One-person sit-in protest cannot disrupt public order

A teacher dismissed by a statutory decree was fined for staging a sit-in protest, demanding her job back.

29 July 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Court blocks access to 130 news articles about Erdoğan's former lawyer

Court blocks access to 130 news articles about Erdoğan's former lawyer

The blocked articles, including those on bianet and the Media Monitoring Database, were about bribery allegations against the lawyer.

29 July 2022 Hikmet Adal

Central Bank raises year-end inflation forecast

Central Bank raises year-end inflation forecast

Annual inflation is projected to hit 60.4 percent by the end of this year and 19.2 percent by the end of 2023, according to the Central Bank governor. The previous estimates were 42.8 percent for 2022 and 12.9 percent for 2023.

Top court overturns journalist's sentence for reporting on 'excavations after imam's dream'

Top court overturns journalist's sentence for reporting on 'excavations after imam's dream'

A local journalist was sentenced for reporting on excavations in Adıyaman based on a cleric's dream that "a martyr of Islam wants his grave to be relocated."

Fenerbahçe say fans chanting Putin's name 'don't represent us' as UEFA launches probe

Fenerbahçe say fans chanting Putin's name 'don't represent us' as UEFA launches probe

The İstanbul club noted that it had a friendly game in April with Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk to raise awareness about peace.

Ukraine grain deal may be a step towards cease-fire, according to Türkiye's FM

Ukraine grain deal may be a step towards cease-fire, according to Türkiye's FM

"Now it's time to focus on a cease-fire. This is not just a process to be carried out at the level of foreign ministers," Minister Çavuşoğlu has said.

Türkiye bans H&M's LGBTI+ themed commercial for 'disrupting morality'

Türkiye bans H&M's LGBTI+ themed commercial for 'disrupting morality'

The commercial negatively affected the mental, moral, psychological and social development characteristics of children and young people, according to the Ministry of Trade.

Stray dogs sedated, left in countryside in Tekirdağ

Stray dogs sedated, left in countryside in Tekirdağ

A neighborhood head found 18 dogs after being notified of the incident.

Ukraine grain deal: UN chief welcomes opening of İstanbul coordination center

Ukraine grain deal: UN chief welcomes opening of İstanbul coordination center

Guterres has thanked Türkiye, Russia and Ukraine for the implementation of last week's grain deal to secure grain export from Ukraine.

Erdoğan-appointed Boğaziçi rector, a physicist, appoints himself as acting Law Faculty dean

Erdoğan-appointed Boğaziçi rector, a physicist, appoints himself as acting Law Faculty dean

İnci had previously appointed himself and his two deputies as the acting deans of three other faculties.

Fenerbahçe fans cheer for Putin after Dynamo Kyiv goal

Fenerbahçe fans cheer for Putin after Dynamo Kyiv goal

The Kyiv team's manager refused to attend the press conference in protest of the fans' behavior. Fenerbahçe have yet to make a statement about the issue.

İstanbul Municipality dismisses Academic for Peace

İstanbul Municipality dismisses Academic for Peace

The municipality has so far dismissed three academics for "misleading the employer about their qualifications."

Türkiye-Armenia normalization: 'Reopening borders more important than mine clearance'

Türkiye-Armenia normalization: 'Reopening borders more important than mine clearance'

"Mine clearance is of course valuable, but the people don't use the mined area anyway. Border crossings, the railway and the airways should be opened as soon as possible," says the former mayor of the border province of Kars.

27 July 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Şırnak lost huge chunk of its forests in months due to tree felling for military ops

Şırnak lost huge chunk of its forests in months due to tree felling for military ops

The felled trees are sold to "local cronies" for much cheaper than their market value, according to the Şırnak Bar Association.

Türkiye's consulate in Mosul targeted in rocket attack during UNSC meeting over Zakho strike

Türkiye's consulate in Mosul targeted in rocket attack during UNSC meeting over Zakho strike

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denounced the attack that came after the killing of civilians in an artillery strike in Zakho in Iraq's Kurdistan region.