reports in LIFE category

Folk singer Volkan Konak dies on stage during Cyprus concert

Folk singer Volkan Konak dies on stage during Cyprus concert

Konak, 58, collapsed on the stage due to a heart attack.

Happy Eid al-Fitr

Happy Eid al-Fitr

We wish a happy holiday to everyone observing it.

Kurds celebrate Newroz in Diyarbakır with massive attendance

Kurds celebrate Newroz in Diyarbakır with massive attendance

Every Newroz has been a bittersweet time for us, a time we’ve wished for peace. Today, we renew that hope. We want to live in freedom and democratic peace,” says one participant.

21 March 2025 Evrim Deniz

David R. Mellor

Impounded

Impounded

Everyone’s faces were bowed down, the children glanced over with tears in their eyes. “Where have they gone?”

15 March 2025 David R. Mellor

Six apprehended in central Turkey for attempting to sell medieval-era mummy

Six apprehended in central Turkey for attempting to sell medieval-era mummy

Gendarmerie units discovered the mummuy during the raid on a house in Niğde.

Edip Akbayram, a pioneer of Anatolian rock, dies at 75

Edip Akbayram, a pioneer of Anatolian rock, dies at 75

A key figure in Anatolian rock and protest music, Akbayram stood out from the 1970s onward with songs addressing social issues. He created a unique style by blending folk music with rock and Western musical elements.

Ostrich given as gift escapes, finds way back home in Diyarbakır

Ostrich given as gift escapes, finds way back home in Diyarbakır

“No matter where I went, it would follow me. It’s such an emotional animal,” said the owner of the ostrich.

19 February 2025

David R. Mellor

JUSTICE 06:02:23

JUSTICE 06:02:23

6 February 2025 David R. Mellor

Senior MHP figure visits exhibit on Kurdish forced disappearances

Senior MHP figure visits exhibit on Kurdish forced disappearances

The visit comes amid the nationalist party's recent openings regarding the Kurdish issue.

4 February 2025

Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan opens new photography exhibition in İstanbul

Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan opens new photography exhibition in İstanbul

The exhibition can be seen free of charge until Feb 23.

30 January 2025

David R. Mellor

From Grenfell to Grand Kartal Hotel

From Grenfell to Grand Kartal Hotel

There is sense that disasters are befalling the country on an almost weekly basis, and nothing is happening to stop them. It is as if this is the new identity of the people, removing any positive characteristic from their personality.

28 January 2025 David R. Mellor

Istanbul: Counterfeit alcohol deaths rise to 23 in last 48 hours

Istanbul: Counterfeit alcohol deaths rise to 23 in last 48 hours

Deaths due to poisoning from counterfeit alcohol in Istanbul have more than doubled on the second day. The increase in number of foreigners among the deaths indicates that counterfeit alcohol use more often takes place not in homes but tourist facilities.

16 January 2025

Isak Haleva, Chief Rabbi of Turkey, dies

Isak Haleva, Chief Rabbi of Turkey, dies

Turkish Chief Rabbinate Foundation: ““We are deeply saddened to have lost our esteemed Leader, our Chief Rabbi Rav Isak Haleva, who led our Community for many years.”

14 January 2025

Christmas service at the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Edirne

Christmas service at the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Edirne

The Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Amphilochios and priest Atanas Sultanov presided over the singing of hymns describing the life of Jesus and the reading of prayers, while the congregation lit candles and prayed.

30 December 2024

Armenian publisher and writer Yetvart Tomasyan laid to rest in İstanbul

Armenian publisher and writer Yetvart Tomasyan laid to rest in İstanbul

Tomasyan, who passed away on Dec 14, was one of the four co-founders of Aras Publishing, alongside Mıgırdiç Margosyan, Ardaşes Margosyan, and Hrant Dink.

17 December 2024

Acclaimed director Şerif Gören dies at 80

Acclaimed director Şerif Gören dies at 80

Gören’s films often tackled themes such as workers’ rights, social inequality, and the aftermath of Turkey’s 1980 military coup.

9 December 2024

'I spent 30 years in prison imagining becoming a free poet'

'I spent 30 years in prison imagining becoming a free poet'

Kurdish poet İlhan Sami Çomak, 51, was freed last week after serving 30 years in prison.

3 December 2024 Evrim Deniz

Greek Film Days to kick off in İstanbul

Greek Film Days to kick off in İstanbul

The third edition of the event will showcase award-winning films from 1980s and 1990s Greek cinema. One of the event’s guests will be author and screenwriter Petros Markaris, who was born on İstanbul's Heybeliada island.

19 November 2024

Jethro Tull to perform in İstanbul

Jethro Tull to perform in İstanbul

The Grammy-winning British band to take the stage on Nov 23.

18 November 2024

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, renowned and controversial researcher, dies at 110

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, renowned and controversial researcher, dies at 110

Çığ, a prominent and often controversial scientist who witnessed the history of the Republic of Turkey since its founding, served as the chairperson of the HZİ Neuropsychiatry Foundation, which was allegedly involved in using imprisoned socialist revolutionaries as test subjects during the 1980s.

18 November 2024

Exhibit sheds light on censorship and self-censorship in art in Turkey

Exhibit sheds light on censorship and self-censorship in art in Turkey

The exhibition focuses on challenges faced by political prisoners and dissident artists in Turkey.

17 November 2024

Tuğçe Yılmaz

'Translating Socialism' exhibition explores reflections of Yugoslav socialism in Turkish-speaking community

'Translating Socialism' exhibition explores reflections of Yugoslav socialism in Turkish-speaking community

The exhibition at İstanbul's Salt Galata examines the little-known history of the Turkish-speaking community in the socialist Yugoslavia.

16 November 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

MP raises concerns over future of İstanbul’s historic Haydarpaşa and Sirkeci train stations

MP raises concerns over future of İstanbul’s historic Haydarpaşa and Sirkeci train stations

The Culture and Tourism Ministry’s planned project aims to reduce the stations’ role as transportation hubs and transform them into a cultural industry zone.

15 November 2024

Nude painting mistaken for Picasso seized in art trafficking raid in Turkey, later censored

Nude painting mistaken for Picasso seized in art trafficking raid in Turkey, later censored

News about an “18th century painting by Picasso” dated 1875 rapidly circulated in Turkish media following the raid.

14 November 2024 Vecih Cuzdan

Operating room shortage at İstanbul research hospital causes delays and challenges

Operating room shortage at İstanbul research hospital causes delays and challenges

In Mar 2023, a fire in the hospital’s surgical building rendered 12 operating rooms and the surgical intensive care unit unusable. Despite more than a year and a half since the incident, reconstruction of the facilities has yet to begin.

14 November 2024 Evrim Kepenek

İrfan Alış, lead singer of Peyk band and rights advocate, dies at 53

İrfan Alış, lead singer of Peyk band and rights advocate, dies at 53

Throughout his decades-long career, Alış worked for solidarity among musicians.

5 November 2024

BDS Turkey urges boycott of 'Mix Festival' in İstanbul

BDS Turkey urges boycott of 'Mix Festival' in İstanbul

"Zorlu Holding, the owner of Zorlu PSM, is complicit in genocide through its extensive and strategic investments in Israel," said the boycott movement.

31 October 2024

İstanbul-based Armenian language newspaper Jamanak marks 116th anniversary

İstanbul-based Armenian language newspaper Jamanak marks 116th anniversary

Jamanak, the longest-running Armenian newspaper in Turkey, stated, “We maintain our determination and hope in the struggle for continuity.”

28 October 2024

Prominent political scientist Fuat Keyman passes away at 65

Prominent political scientist Fuat Keyman passes away at 65

Keyman was a renowned academic and a public intellectual in Turkey.

18 October 2024

Golden Orange Film Festival continues amid censorship debate and protests

Golden Orange Film Festival continues amid censorship debate and protests

A documentary focusing on civil servants dismissed under emergency decrees enacted following the 2016 coup attempt was banned again this year.

Animal rights activists in Turkey refuse to celebrate World Animal Day in face of law enabling stray dog killings

Animal rights activists in Turkey refuse to celebrate World Animal Day in face of law enabling stray dog killings

Several groups have released statements drawing attention to the increased mistreatment of stray dogs following the enactment of the new law.

Happy Rosh Hashanah to Jews

Happy Rosh Hashanah to Jews

Turkey's Chief Rabbi İsak Haleva and President Erdoğan have issued messages to celebrate the Jewish new year.

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