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Media chief claims Turkey is the country most at risk of disinformation

Media chief claims Turkey is the country most at risk of disinformation

Fake news and false information have been hazardous and prevalent since the February 6 earthquakes, Turkey's Communications Director, Fahrettin Altun, addressed in a video message.

Selvi Kılıçdaroğlu: 'Children's problems are problems of each of us'

Selvi Kılıçdaroğlu: 'Children's problems are problems of each of us'

bianet talked to Selvi Kılıçdaroğlu about the earthquakes, her social media accounts, and their kitchen which many talk about and say "they will be defeated by the hand towel."

CHP files criminal complaint against public broadcaster over 'biased' coverage

CHP files criminal complaint against public broadcaster over 'biased' coverage

The opposition party claims that TRT refused to broadcast Kılıçdaroğlu's election advertisement without providing any explanation.

Erdoğan issues circular on child rights

Erdoğan issues circular on child rights

The circular on Child Rights Strategy Document and Action Plan in Turkey was published in the Official Gazette today. According to the data of TurkStat, 42 percent of children cannot consume dairy products every day.

Over 64 million people to cast votes in May 14 elections

Over 64 million people to cast votes in May 14 elections

About 133,000 voters from earthquake-stricken regions have transferred their voting registration to other provinces.

Popular politician striving to return to parliament faces arrest warrant in 'terror' case

Popular politician striving to return to parliament faces arrest warrant in 'terror' case

"I moved from preparing for parliamentary representation and political work to preparing for prison," says Sırrı Süreyya Önder, one of the 108 HDP politicians facing aggravated life sentences in the Kobanî trial.

17 April 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Drug offenses account for one-third of Turkey's prison population

Drug offenses account for one-third of Turkey's prison population

About 126,000 people are behind bars across the country for drug-related offenses, the interior minister has said.

'We will have the real feast when there are no poor children in this country'

'We will have the real feast when there are no poor children in this country'

Meeting with women and children in Çatalca, presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's wife Selvi Kılıçdaroğlu said, "We will have the real feast when there are no more poor children in this country."

17 April 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Earthquake, environmental concerns surround Turkey's first nuke plant ahead of inauguration

Earthquake, environmental concerns surround Turkey's first nuke plant ahead of inauguration

Still under construction, the Akkuyu plant will be inaugurated with a fuel loading ceremony in what critics deemed an attempt by President Erdoğan to boost his party's prospects ahead of the May 14 elections.

Convict who started the fire at Madımak Hotel in Sivas may be released

Convict who started the fire at Madımak Hotel in Sivas may be released

The Constitutional Court ruled that Yunis Karataş who started the fire that caused the Sivas Massacre in 1993 has "committed a terror crime" but cannot be evaluated as a "terror convict" since the latter requires the presence of a definite terrorist organization.

Woman student reveals violence inflicted on her by academician at Bilkent university

Woman student reveals violence inflicted on her by academician at Bilkent university

The university management started an investigation on academician C.O.

14 April 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Fill rate of İstanbul dams at nine-year low despite recent increase

Fill rate of İstanbul dams at nine-year low despite recent increase

The fill rate has neared 45 percent from 28 percent earlier in the year.

Reputable lawyer brings Erdoğan's candidacy to ECtHR

Reputable lawyer brings Erdoğan's candidacy to ECtHR

Former chairperson of the İstanbul bar association, Turgut Kazan stated that the rule limiting the number of terms of presidency stated in the Constitution is binding for all including the Supreme Election Council.

$Senior HDP deputy left with fractured back after traffic accident during election campaign$

Senior HDP deputy left with fractured back after traffic accident during election campaign

Taken to Ankara from Erzurum by air ambulance, Danış-Beştaş was taken into surgery.

Demirtaş: 'We will do all we can for PKK to lay down arms'

Demirtaş: 'We will do all we can for PKK to lay down arms'

Imprisoned Ex-Co-Chairperson of the People's Democratic Party drew attention to the ceasefire by the PKK, and said that this has opened the door for a solution.

How will election safety be ensured in earthquake-hit regions?

How will election safety be ensured in earthquake-hit regions?

Journalist Seçil Türkkan says that in a period when the people were no longer able to protest on the streets, "the Movement for the Protection of Ballot Boxes has become an unorganized organization, an inactive action, a protest without protest."

13 April 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Court accepts indictment against 18 Kurdish media workers

Court accepts indictment against 18 Kurdish media workers

Sixteen of the suspects have been remanded in custody since June. The prosecutors have charged the suspects with "being a member of an illegal organization."

Baş: 'Who you are insulting are millions of Yugoslav migrants in Turkey'

Baş: 'Who you are insulting are millions of Yugoslav migrants in Turkey'

BBP President Destici had said that TİP President Erkan Baş was "a leftover from Tito."

Police detain contractor of Diyarbakır residential complex where 89 died in quakes

Police detain contractor of Diyarbakır residential complex where 89 died in quakes

The contractor has been charged with "killing and injuring multiple people with eventual intent."

Green Left Party election offices vandalized in Ankara, İzmir

Green Left Party election offices vandalized in Ankara, İzmir

One of the attacks was reportedly carried out by minors. Last week, another party office in İstanbul was targeted in a similar attack.

Wanted for drug-related crimes, convicted before to 24 years, Çetinkaya was caught in İstanbul

Wanted for drug-related crimes, convicted before to 24 years, Çetinkaya was caught in İstanbul

Urfi Çetinkaya who is believed to be connected to drug trafficking in Turkey and the Mediterranean since long was caught in Sarıyer, İstanbul in a police operation.

Oğan who met Kılıçdaroğlu: '1 million 650 thousand voters who left earthquake region did not register'

Oğan who met Kılıçdaroğlu: '1 million 650 thousand voters who left earthquake region did not register'

Kılıçdaroğlu, presidential candidate of the Nation Alliance met with Oğan, presidential candidate of the Ancestral Alliance today who made a call yesterday to all four candidates to come together and talk about election safety.

Erdoğan makes same election promise: To abolish oral interviews for public employment

Erdoğan makes same election promise: To abolish oral interviews for public employment

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made the same election promise as his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and said they will abolish oral interviews for recruitment to public employment.

Graphic artist faces up to four years in jail for depicting Erdoğan's 'sluts' rant

Graphic artist faces up to four years in jail for depicting Erdoğan's 'sluts' rant

Visual artist Berkay Kahvecioğlu faces a prison sentence for creating a painting of Erdoğan accompanied by the caption "slut". The artwork referenced the president's derogatory comments against the Gezi Park protesters.

11 April 2023 Hikmet Adal

'Time to go to jail again if I want to vote!'

'Time to go to jail again if I want to vote!'

"I am out, but officially I am in jail. I want to be able to cast a vote in these elections where even one vote is seen as so important. Do I have to go to jail in order to be able to vote?"

11 April 2023 Nedim Türfent

Historical statue goes missing at the heart of İstanbul

Historical statue goes missing at the heart of İstanbul

One of the twin snake statues on the gate of Galatasaray High School has been missing for weeks. The school is located on the popular tourist area of İstiklal Avenue, the busiest street of the city.

11 April 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

AKP's Zengin and Free Cause leader Yapıcıoğlu will run in the same electoral district

AKP's Zengin and Free Cause leader Yapıcıoğlu will run in the same electoral district

Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu, who will be running for MP on the AKP list in İstanbul's 3rd electoral district, and his Free Cause Party are opposing Law No. 6284 on eliminating violence against women, while Zengin had recently stood up defending the law.

Four were detained in relation to gunshots at CHP İstanbul office on Thursday

Four were detained in relation to gunshots at CHP İstanbul office on Thursday

The suspects said in their statement that "E.D. fired the gun into the air from the moving vehicle in order to share the video on social media." E.D. who has 51 criminal records is not wanted.

How Turkey's new electoral law will affect outcome of May 14 polls

How Turkey's new electoral law will affect outcome of May 14 polls

As the new law could make allied parties compete against each other, not only the parties' voting rates but also how they will participate in the election will determine the outcome. The parties have set up "alliances within alliances" to maximize the number of seats they'll win.

10 April 2023 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

'We cut the internet during the earthquake, because...'

'We cut the internet during the earthquake, because...'

The Minister of Transport and Infrastructures joined a TV program and tried to defend the cutting of the internet after the February 6 earthquakes but he was not able to give any reasons.

Green Left Party campaign office vandalized in İstanbul

Green Left Party campaign office vandalized in İstanbul

The perpetrators drew three crescents, a Turkish nationalist symbol, and wrote insults on the walls of the office.

Three village heads arrested over attack on AKP official

Three village heads arrested over attack on AKP official

The dispute reportedly arose from the distribution of aid cards to those in need.