Ayşegül Özbek

Ayşegül Özbek

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Cumhuriyet gazetesinde kültür-sanat muhabirliği, haber merkezi ve yazı işlerinde editörlük yaptı. Kurum içi iletişim ve sektör dergilerinde çalıştı. Sözlü tarih belgesellerinin yapım aşamalarında görev aldı....

Cumhuriyet gazetesinde kültür-sanat muhabirliği, haber merkezi ve yazı işlerinde editörlük yaptı. Kurum içi iletişim ve sektör dergilerinde çalıştı. Sözlü tarih belgesellerinin yapım aşamalarında görev aldı. Marmara Üniversitesi Gazetecilik Bölümü mezunu. 2019-Haziran 2024 arasında bianet'te editör ve muhabirdi.

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Turkey's education system faces 'rising violence, declining academic success'

Turkey's education system faces 'rising violence, declining academic success'

Recent violent incidents in Turkey's schools, including the killing of a school principal by a student, have brought under the spotlight the issue of violence in educational institutions.

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Contemporary İstanbul Bloom set to launch third edition

Contemporary İstanbul Bloom set to launch third edition

During the preview on April 24 at CI Bloom, 24 contemporary art galleries will showcase 568 artworks by 267 artists.

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TATE’s optical and kinetic art takes stage in İstanbul

TATE’s optical and kinetic art takes stage in İstanbul

The exhibition "Dynamic Gaze: Beyond Optical and Kinetic Art" will remain open until May 19.

22 January 2024

New Exhibition: A diary of the first year of the Republic

New Exhibition: A diary of the first year of the Republic

The new exhibition in Yapı Kredi Museum in İstanbul, not only on the political developments in the first year of Republic of Turkey, but also on the daily events, sports and art activities, concerts, and cultural trends between October 29, 1923, and October 29, 1924, will stay open until September 3.

Detained journalist 'waited for hours to breastfeed newborn baby'

Detained journalist 'waited for hours to breastfeed newborn baby'

"Also, a 48-day-old baby needs to be breastfed every 2 hours, but Zemo was able to breastfeed the baby six hours later," says the spouse of Zemo Ağgöz, who is one of the 11 Kurdish journalists who were detained in yesterday's raids.

26 October 2022

'Women are giving care to 91 percent of the disabled'

'Women are giving care to 91 percent of the disabled'

The Association of Mothers and Volunteers of Disabled Children is campaigning for pension rights for women caring for the gravely disabled at home. Şenay Keçeci, head of the association, says "The problems predominantly concern women."

11 October 2022

Vocational high schools: 'They are not students but workers'

Vocational high schools: 'They are not students but workers'

Students experience workplace accidents just as adults do and safety measures at schools are not sufficient, says a new report by the FİSA Child Rights Center.

'And Now the Good News': Exhibition explores 150 years of dialogue between press and arts

'And Now the Good News': Exhibition explores 150 years of dialogue between press and arts

The exhibition shedding light on the relationship between mass communication tools and arts can be visited at İstanbul's Pera Museum until August 7.

Covid-19: Decreased use of masks may lead to a new peak in Turkey, doctors warn

Covid-19: Decreased use of masks may lead to a new peak in Turkey, doctors warn

While the numbers have significantly decreased over the past month, there will be a new peak after each time there is a relaxation, doctors say.

Prices constantly soar in Turkey: ‘We are embarrassed to tell customers a price’

Prices constantly soar in Turkey: ‘We are embarrassed to tell customers a price’

Shopkeepers are tired of listening to people’s problems and changing price tags and embarrassed to tell customers a price amid constantly rising prices. As for customers, they are desperate: “Some even ask the tare weight of plastic bags to be deducted”.

'My parents left everything they had in Ukraine'

'My parents left everything they had in Ukraine'

Nadiia Özcan, who has been living in Turkey for 15 years, talks about how her parents managed to come to Turkey from Ukraine.

Women gather in Cihangir despite police response

20TH FEMINIST NIGHT MARCH

Women gather in Cihangir despite police response

Subway stations in the Taksim area have been shut down as the Governor's Office banned the Feminist Night March. Dozens of women who wanted to take the ferry from Kadıköy have been detained.

Ukrainians in Turkey speak out: 'We are with our families in heart'

Ukrainians in Turkey speak out: 'We are with our families in heart'

"We knew this would happen. Maybe we weren't expecting such a big, evil and violent attack, but we knew Putin would not stop," says Iryna Demiroğlu, the head of the Bodrum Ukrainians Association.

28 February 2022

Power cut in Isparta: Still no electricity in over 50 villages

Power cut in Isparta: Still no electricity in over 50 villages

Engineer Güner Merdan from the Chamber of Electrical Engineers says, “These electric poles were set up 15-20 years ago. If you do not carry out maintenance or fix the decayed parts at regular intervals, this will be the result.”

8 February 2022

'We should see deadly fire in İstanbul as a violation of children's rights'

'We should see deadly fire in İstanbul as a violation of children's rights'

After four children lost their lives in a fire caused by an electric heater in İstanbul, we have spoken with Selen Yüksel from the Deep Poverty Network. She has underlined that we need to see this incident as a violation of children’s rights.

15 December 2021

‘Police torture to be probed on disciplinary grounds’

POLICE VIOLENCE IN DİYARBAKIR

‘Police torture to be probed on disciplinary grounds’

Lawyer Yalçın says, “Though the crime of torture was committed by the police in the video I watched, the Diyarbakır Security Directorate will probe it with regard to discipline, which constitutes an approach protecting the ones who committed this crime.”

2 December 2021

5 METU students briefly detained before ‘Graduation Ceremony without Trustee’

‘AS IF WE HAD RESISTED THE POLICE…’

5 METU students briefly detained before ‘Graduation Ceremony without Trustee’

Five students were detained before the alternative graduation ceremony at the Middle East Technical University because they refused to show their banners and student IDs to the police. Released from detention, they have spoken to bianet.

22 September 2021

‘Boss’s car is more valuable than child’s health’

‘Boss’s car is more valuable than child’s health’

Speaking to bianet about the trial where a child worker is given a higher sentence than his bosses who battered him, lawyer Akbaş says, “This ruling has hurt public conscience in a similar way to the ruling on children 'who stole baklava' in Antep."

17 September 2021

Cameras ‘broken’, all children ‘primary negligent’

EFE TEKTEKİN’S DEATH

Cameras ‘broken’, all children ‘primary negligent’

Speaking ahead of the trial over the death of 5-year-old Efe Tektekin in an armored vehicle crash in Diyarbakır, lawyer Sansarkan says that all children are found to be “primary negligent parties” in such trials, which is also the case for Tektekin.

17 September 2021

‘There are doubts in the file concerning the best interest of the child’

CHILD WORKER BATTERED

‘There are doubts in the file concerning the best interest of the child’

Defendants were not present in the trial over an incident where Ş.C.K. (16) was battered by his bosses. FİSA Children’s Rights Center’s involvement in the case was rejected; the new prosecutor gave a new opinion as to the accusations.

10 September 2021

Composer Mikis Theodorakis dies at 96: 'I have lost a great friend in life and arts'

Composer Mikis Theodorakis dies at 96: 'I have lost a great friend in life and arts'

Musician Zülfü Livaneli, who founded the Turkish-Greek Friendship Association with Theodorakis in 1986, reflects on the passing away of "Zorba the Greek."

2 September 2021

Wildfires in Muğla: 'Every day, we start all over again'

Wildfires in Muğla: 'Every day, we start all over again'

Amid the lack of aerial response, fires that are extinguished during the day start again at night, says bianet's Evren Gönül, who voluntarily participates in firefighting efforts.

‘Firefighting aircraft has to leave without putting out the fire'

FIRE STILL RAGING IN TURUNÇ

‘Firefighting aircraft has to leave without putting out the fire'

Karayol reports from Muğla’s Turunç neighborhood: “I think due to the shortage of aerial vehicles, firefighting planes or helicopters have to leave the area without fully extinguishing the fire. They slow down its speed and move on to another region.”

‘Everyone has been crying since yesterday morning, asking for firefighting aircraft’

MUĞLA’S TURUNÇ ON FIRE

‘Everyone has been crying since yesterday morning, asking for firefighting aircraft’

Following a brief intervention with helicopters in Turunç neighborhood in Marmaris, the forest fire has started again. The people of the neighbourhood are concerned that “the remaining places will burn as well if there are no helicopters or planes.”

‘Fire spread in 15 minutes, the lake was our only way out'

MANAVGAT FIRE IN ANTALYA

‘Fire spread in 15 minutes, the lake was our only way out'

Business owner Enhoş has spoken to bianet about the first night of the Manavgat fire in Antalya: “On the night of the fire, after 12 am, we called the 112 medical emergency hotline and gendarmerie several times, but no help came.”

Islamic cult leader sentenced to prison for ‘successive sexual abuse’

HE DEMANDED HIS ACQUITTAL

Islamic cult leader sentenced to prison for ‘successive sexual abuse’

At the final hearing of the trial over the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old child, Eyüp Fatih Ş., who introduced himself as the "Uşşaki Islamic Cult Leader Fatih Nurullah," referred to the 4th Judicial Package and demanded his acquittal.

‘I have been a musician for 55 years, it is the first time I play on the streets’

BEING A MUSICIAN IN TURKEY AMID PANDEMIC

‘I have been a musician for 55 years, it is the first time I play on the streets’

66-year-old Mustafa Uysal, or Kaşık Mustafa, as he is more widely known, had been working on the stage and in restaurants; then came the pandemic. He first performed on the streets. You can see him now in İstanbul Maçka Park.

Ruling in ‘Mem û Zîn’ case after 10 years: ‘If that is a win, we win!’

Ruling in ‘Mem û Zîn’ case after 10 years: ‘If that is a win, we win!’

The 11th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation has given its ruling in the case filed by playwright Boynukara against the Directorate General of State Theaters. Winning the lawsuit, he has underlined that the ruling is a precedent for the theater world.

'Even meeting daily needs is a "cause of death" for child workers'

SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL CHILD WORKERS

'Even meeting daily needs is a "cause of death" for child workers'

Drowning in irrigation canals is not the only reason for the deaths of seasonal agricultural child workers. There are those who fall from a tractor or hoeing machine, poisoned by snake or scorpion bites, small children accidentally run over by a tractor...

'Left like cats or flowers under the care of neighbors, children are getting commodified'

PARENTS WORKING DURING FULL LOCKDOWN

'Left like cats or flowers under the care of neighbors, children are getting commodified'

"We are trying to take care of our children in pieces," "Everything is halfway," "I constantly hold my breath," "Wounds are opening in the souls of these children..." Parents working during the pandemic and lockdown have spoken to bianet.

‘One fifth of elders are poor, one third don’t have access to communication technologies’

‘One fifth of elders are poor, one third don’t have access to communication technologies’

“They develop discriminatory narratives against the aged because they are not vaccinated,” says Prof. Gündüz-Hoşgör, underlining that a significant part of them live in deprivation to such an extent that they cannot apply for vaccination.

Expired baby food, one diaper at a time, tap water

DEEP POVERTY AND CHILDHOOD

Expired baby food, one diaper at a time, tap water

Selen Yüksel tells the story of babies who get poisoned because they drink tap water and the ones who are hospitalized because they eat expired baby formula. They are all from İstanbul’s Ataşehir, Beyoğlu, Çekmeköy, Fatih, Şişli, Ümraniye...

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