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1,098 detentions, 33 arrests, 909,000 lira of fines in six months

1,098 detentions, 33 arrests, 909,000 lira of fines in six months

Human rights defenders who oppose arbitrary restrictions of rights and freedoms have faced detentions, arrests, torture and investigations, says the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.

21 September 2021

Nine detained in student housing protests in Ankara

Nine detained in student housing protests in Ankara

In protest of high dormitory fees and house rents, students from across the country spend nights outside.

21 September 2021

Survey: 95 percent of youth in Turkey view climate change as a big threat

Survey: 95 percent of youth in Turkey view climate change as a big threat

The British Council has released the Global Youth Letter on Climate Action final report.

20 September 2021

'Hundreds of thousands of students will be deprived of education'

STUDENT HOUSING

'Hundreds of thousands of students will be deprived of education'

While there are about eight million university students in Turkey, the capacity of the KYK dormitories is less than a tenth of this, HDP deputy Orhan Işık has said.

20 September 2021

HDP: Keeping Demirtaş in prison may have grave consequences

HDP: Keeping Demirtaş in prison may have grave consequences

The HDP wants a parliamentary session to discuss the action plan to be submitted to the CoE Committee of Ministers, which asked for the immediate release of the politician.

20 September 2021

Turkey posts record-high producer inflation in agriculture

Turkey posts record-high producer inflation in agriculture

In July, agricultural input price index has increased by 29.38 percent compared to same month last year.

20 September 2021

More companies in Turkey switch to cage-free eggs

More companies in Turkey switch to cage-free eggs

Six companies have completely switched to cage-free eggs while many others have promised do it by 2025, says Cage Free Turkey.

20 September 2021

Students spend night at park protesting high housing prices

Students spend night at park protesting high housing prices

As the academic year starts, university students struggle to find livable and affordable housing.

20 September 2021

Giant crack in Konya Plain due to decreased groundwater

Giant crack in Konya Plain due to decreased groundwater

Along with sinkholes, cracks will also appear more frequently in the region known as Turkey's "breadbasket," a professor warns.

20 September 2021

'More than 9.3 million households in Turkey don't have fixed internet connection'

'More than 9.3 million households in Turkey don't have fixed internet connection'

While the share of households with a fixed internet connection increased by about 12 percent in a year, over 38 percent still don't have one.

20 September 2021

Turkey defeats Spain 6-0 to win European amputee football championship

Turkey defeats Spain 6-0 to win European amputee football championship

Turkey's amputee football team dominated the tournament by scoring 36 goals and conceding only 2.

20 September 2021

Fake court orders, 'non-existent' criminal evidence, a million 'terror' suspects

WEEKLY ROUNDUP #8

Fake court orders, 'non-existent' criminal evidence, a million 'terror' suspects

Court orders for removal of news articles turn out to be fake • Expert report says the digital evidence in the ÇHD lawyers' trial doesn't qualify as legal evidence • More than a million "terrorism" investigations were opened in five years

19 September 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

After marine mucilage, Sea of Marmara faces deoxygenization problem

After marine mucilage, Sea of Marmara faces deoxygenization problem

Almost no marine mucilage has been observed in İstanbul's south and the İzmit Bay, according to METU scientists.

17 September 2021

Over 500 municipalities in Turkey to take part in European Mobility Week

Over 500 municipalities in Turkey to take part in European Mobility Week

The European Commission campaign to encourage sustainable mobility will take place between September 16-21.

17 September 2021

Ministry cancels three HEP projects on same river in Antalya

Ministry cancels three HEP projects on same river in Antalya

Locals have opposed the projects, statting that if the HEPs were built, residential areas would be submerged in the water.

17 September 2021

Amnesty criticizes Turkey's judicial reform package excluding unmarried women

Amnesty criticizes Turkey's judicial reform package excluding unmarried women

The fourth judicial reform package "fails to address the deep flaws" in Turkey's judicial system, according to Amnesty International.

17 September 2021

The media in the Balkans and Turkey: 'Keep fighting'

FAZANA MEDIA FESTIVAL

The media in the Balkans and Turkey: 'Keep fighting'

The chief topic of the Fazana Media Festival in Croatia was the developments in the media in the Balkans and Turkey. The general assembly of the SEENPM was also held at the festival attended by nearly 70 professionals. Erol Önderoğlu from bianet was elected to the board of directors.

17 September 2021 Nazan Özcan

US Treasury sanctions five 'al-Qaeda supporters' living in Turkey

US Treasury sanctions five 'al-Qaeda supporters' living in Turkey

Five people, including three citizens of Turkey, are accused of providing financial facilitation services to al-Qaeda.

17 September 2021

President Erdoğan blames 'profiteers' for high prices

President Erdoğan blames 'profiteers' for high prices

"We know the problems about high living costs. By combating profiteers, we will take the inflation under control and prevent exorbitant price increases," Erdoğan has said.

16 September 2021

Ministry to monitor endangered reptile, amphibian species

Ministry to monitor endangered reptile, amphibian species

About 500 animals will be tracked via satellite to produce strategies for the protection of endangered species, according to the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization.

16 September 2021

Students face 'housing crisis' as universities about to open

Students face 'housing crisis' as universities about to open

After nearly two years of online education, universities will resume in-person classes. Having to move to the cities where their schools are, students face exorbitant housing prices.

16 September 2021 Sakine Orman

159-year prison sentence for lawyers was based on 'non-existent' evidence

PROGRESSIVE LAWYERS ASSOOCIATION CASE

159-year prison sentence for lawyers was based on 'non-existent' evidence

Eighteen lawyers from the ÇHD were sentenced to a total of 159 years in prison in 2019. Some of the lawyers are standing retrial.

16 September 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Information note on right to fair trial of foreigners in Turkey

KAOS GL ASSOCIATION

Information note on right to fair trial of foreigners in Turkey

Two NGOs have published a series of notes about foreigners' rights in Turkey.

16 September 2021

'Government has no policies to tackle vaccine hesitancy'

TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

'Government has no policies to tackle vaccine hesitancy'

The relations between the medical industry and science cause suspicion and strengthens conspiracy theories, TTB's Assoc. Prof. Öktem has said.

16 September 2021

Putin, Assad imply Turkey creating problems in Syria

Putin, Assad imply Turkey creating problems in Syria

Turkey keeps thousands of soldiers in Idlib, the last stronghold of the anti-government armed groups in Syria.

15 September 2021

Ministry permits hotel project on Muğla's burned forest areas

Ministry permits hotel project on Muğla's burned forest areas

Along with a hotel and timeshare property project, five marble quarry projects and a wind farm got approval from the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization.

15 September 2021

'How many news articles have been banned by fake court orders?'

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

'How many news articles have been banned by fake court orders?'

After court orders issued to two news portals turned out to be fake, an opposition deputy has brought the issue to the parliamentary agenda.

15 September 2021

Constitutional Court rejects application for 'ill-treatment of dead body'

Constitutional Court rejects application for 'ill-treatment of dead body'

After a PKK member was killed during clashes with security forces in 2010, his family had applied to the top court, alleging that the body was burned after the autopsy.

15 September 2021

Report: AKP, MHP struggle to agree on amendments to election law

Report: AKP, MHP struggle to agree on amendments to election law

While the ruling alliance has announced that the election threshold will be lowered, it has yet to decide on other amendments to the law, according to BBC Turkish.

15 September 2021

Journalist Mahmut Oral acquitted of 'terrorism' charges

Journalist Mahmut Oral acquitted of 'terrorism' charges

Oral stood trial for being a board member of an association that was shut down by a statutory decree during the state of emergency declared after the 2016 coup attempt.

14 September 2021

Covid ICU services full in Urfa amid high vaccine hesitancy

Covid ICU services full in Urfa amid high vaccine hesitancy

Anti-vaccination is not too high, but hesitancy is the fundamental problem in the southeastern province, a doctor from the Turkish Medical Association has told bianet.

14 September 2021 Ruken Tuncel

HDP demands parliamentary inquiry into excessive increase in housing prices

HDP demands parliamentary inquiry into excessive increase in housing prices

Turkey is the country with the highest increase in housing prices in Europe, according to Eurostat data, the MPs have noted.

14 September 2021