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Six opposition parties discuss roadmap for return to parliamentary system

Six opposition parties discuss roadmap for return to parliamentary system

İYİ Party's Erdem noted that there are few examples of six parties coming together in Turkey's recent history, which shows how much a change in the system is needed.

MHP drafts 'registration bill' for foreign-funded news outlets

MHP drafts 'registration bill' for foreign-funded news outlets

The news outlets who fail to meet the requirements will face fines and sentences, according to the bill submitted to the parliament.

NEET rate among people with higher education in Turkey exceeds 41 percent

NEET rate among people with higher education in Turkey exceeds 41 percent

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has unveiled an employment plan for the youth.

Ministry: Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey rises to 3.7 million

Ministry: Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey rises to 3.7 million

The Directorate General of Migration Management has updated the number of Syrians in temporary protection in Turkey.

Bahçeli's 'terrorist kebab shops' rant leaves chefs, opposition puzzled

Bahçeli's 'terrorist kebab shops' rant leaves chefs, opposition puzzled

In response to Bahçeli's statements, İYİ Party leader Akşener gave the floor to a kebab shop owner at her party's parliamentary group today.

MLSA: Journalists, activists increasingly charged with terrorism in 2021

MLSA: Journalists, activists increasingly charged with terrorism in 2021

Sixty-four percent of the evidence against the defendants were related to journalism activities, according to the MLSA's Trial Monitoring Report.

'Share of private schools in Turkey increased 10 fold in AKP era'

'Share of private schools in Turkey increased 10 fold in AKP era'

When the AKP came to power in 2002, two percent of the schools in the country were private schools. Now it's nearly 20 percent, says a trade union.

Erdoğan says students protesting housing prices are 'terrorists like those in Gezi Park'

Erdoğan says students protesting housing prices are 'terrorists like those in Gezi Park'

As universities resumed in-person education, students have been protesting high rent prices and dormitory fees since mid-September.

Violence against women prisoners on parliamentary agenda

Violence against women prisoners on parliamentary agenda

Two prisoners were repotedly tortured by correction officers during a raid in their ward.

Turkey to gather a climate change council at the start of next year

Turkey to gather a climate change council at the start of next year

Climate change is not just an environmental issue, but also a development and national security issue, Minister Kurum has said.

List of banned pesticides used in agriculture in Turkey

List of banned pesticides used in agriculture in Turkey

According to the analyzes carried out on food products exported from Turkey, nearly one-fourth of the samples found to be inappropriate in 2020 and one-fifth of them in 2021 contained banned pesticides.

5 October 2021 Bülent Şık

Demirtaş calls for a 'strong left bloc' for post-AKP era

Demirtaş calls for a 'strong left bloc' for post-AKP era

Qualified leftists should be in the parliament and bureaucracy in the post-AKP era, the imprisoned politician has said.

Students defy Erdoğan to continue housing protests

WEEKLY ROUNDUP #10

Students defy Erdoğan to continue housing protests

University students continue night protests • Construction magnate close to government in Pandora Papers • An unfruitful meeting between Erdoğan and Putin • Marmara's "sea snot" problem is not over

4 October 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Pandora Papers show how construction magnate who built Erdoğan's palace evaded tax payments

Pandora Papers show how construction magnate who built Erdoğan's palace evaded tax payments

The massive leak of documents related to offshore assets of politicians and businesspeople shows how a construction company close to the government evaded taxes.

Vegans protest in front of Salt Bae restaurant in İstanbul

WORLD ANIMAL DAY

Vegans protest in front of Salt Bae restaurant in İstanbul

"We call on everyone to think about the violence and the pain suffered by animals held captive in farms," a vegan group has said.

Marine mucilage expected to come back to Marmara, warns professor

Marine mucilage expected to come back to Marmara, warns professor

The three triggering causes of the formation of "sea snot" in the Sea of Marmara are still there, Prof. Mustafa Sarı has said.

4 October 2021 Tansu Pişkin

Khashoggi's fiancee urges Biden to fulfill his promise about the journalist's death

Khashoggi's fiancee urges Biden to fulfill his promise about the journalist's death

The Saudi journalist who was killed in the kingdom's consulate in İstanbul was commemorated on the thirs anniversary of his death.

Erdoğan promises 1,000 'cooperative supermarkets' amid high food prices

Erdoğan promises 1,000 'cooperative supermarkets' amid high food prices

The new cheap grocery stores will "balance the market," the president has said.

Court imposes access block on bianet report on woman shot during police raid

Court imposes access block on bianet report on woman shot during police raid

The special operation police shot Dilek Doğan, 19, during a raid in her home in 2015. She lost her life at the hospital after a week.

Cumhuriyet newspaper dismisses seven journalists

Cumhuriyet newspaper dismisses seven journalists

Some of the dismissed journalists said no reason was stated to them while others said the firings were because of economic reasons.

Six journalists in Turkey sentenced to a total of 27 years in prison in September

Six journalists in Turkey sentenced to a total of 27 years in prison in September

The Turkish Journalists' Association has released the "Price of the News" September report.

Over 148,000 women used ministry's panic button app to report male violence

Over 148,000 women used ministry's panic button app to report male violence

The Ministry of Interior introduced the Women's Emergency Support (KADES) app in March 2018.

Criminal case against social media user for calling Erdoğan aide a 'swine'

Criminal case against social media user for calling Erdoğan aide a 'swine'

The social media user who said he was joking now faces a prison sentence or a judicial fine.

1 October 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Survey: One in five people in Turkey suffer digital violence

Survey: One in five people in Turkey suffer digital violence

People in the 18-32 age group are the ones who are exposed to digital violence the most, according to the survey.

For the first time, Turkey's Constitutional Court finds the state guilty in a feminicide

For the first time, Turkey's Constitutional Court finds the state guilty in a feminicide

The investigation into the officials who failed to take adequate measures to prevent a woman's killing will be reopened again, the top court has ruled.

Özgür Gündem trials: 'Solidarity became a reason for imprisonment'

Özgür Gündem trials: 'Solidarity became a reason for imprisonment'

After their acquittals were overturned, Prof. Şebnem Korur-Fincancı, RSF's Erol Önderoğlu and writer Ahmet Nesin are standing retrial for having taken part in the solidarity campaign for Özgür Gündem newspaper.

1 October 2021 Hikmet Adal

Turkey reports 29,104 coronavirus cases, 216 deaths in a day

Turkey reports 29,104 coronavirus cases, 216 deaths in a day

Some 366,394 vaccine doses were administered in 24 hours, according to the ministry.

Singer Azis's concert in Bursa canceled after LGBTI+phobic reports

Singer Azis's concert in Bursa canceled after LGBTI+phobic reports

The AKP mayor said they hadn't previously seen the photos of Azis and they "canceled his concert after realizing the mistake."

30 September 2021

Berkin Elvan's parents face up to nine years in prison for 'insulting the president'

Berkin Elvan's parents face up to nine years in prison for 'insulting the president'

Parents of the 14-year-old who lost his life during the 2013 protests had said the president was responsible for the killing of their son.

30 September 2021

'Deportation of 39 refugees from Afghanistan should be immediately stopped'

DİYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION

'Deportation of 39 refugees from Afghanistan should be immediately stopped'

Thirty-nine people, including 15 children, who were deported and re-entered the country, face deportation again. Diyarbakır Bar says some of them have marks of torture on their bodies.

30 September 2021

Constitutional Court says not providing home to a single person is discrimination

Constitutional Court says not providing home to a single person is discrimination

With their home submerged in the water because of the Hasankeyf dam, a person was not given a new home because they were living alone and not married.

29 September 2021

Erdoğan-Putin meeting expected to focus on Syria's Idlib

Erdoğan-Putin meeting expected to focus on Syria's Idlib

The president is visiting his counterpart from Russia in Sochi.

29 September 2021