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Court halts the execution of academic Can Candan’s dismissal from Boğaziçi University

Court halts the execution of academic Can Candan’s dismissal from Boğaziçi University

The administrative court has ruled that the execution of academic and documentary filmmaker Can Candan’s dismissal from Boğaziçi University shall be suspended.

‘Women in Statistics’ by TurkStat: Men dominate employment in Turkey

‘Women in Statistics’ by TurkStat: Men dominate employment in Turkey

Ahead of March 8 Women’s Day, the Turkish Statistical Institute has shared “Women in Statistics” for 2021: “The proportion of women in upper and middle level management positions in the companies was 14.4 percent in 2012 and 19.3 percent in 2020.”

Erdoğan appoints Vahit Kirişci as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry

Erdoğan appoints Vahit Kirişci as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry

According to a Presidential decision published in the Official Gazette, Bekir Pakdemirli’s request for “being excused from duty” has been accepted and Vahit Kirişci has been appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.

The question is not ‘When will earthquake hit?’, but ‘Will we be ready?’

The question is not ‘When will earthquake hit?’, but ‘Will we be ready?’

A press conference was held at Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute on the occasion of Earthquake Week. It was noted that half of the seismic energy off the coast of Tekirdağ-Silivri has gotten away.

Religious Scholars Solidarity Association faces closure case

Religious Scholars Solidarity Association faces closure case

A closure case has been filed against the DİAYDER, based on which a ‘special inquiry’ was launched against the employees of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality by Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu.

Survey: 48.3 percent of retired physicians have economic hardships

Survey: 48.3 percent of retired physicians have economic hardships

The İzmir Medical Chamber did a survey with retired physicians: 3 out of every 4 physicians keep on working after retirement and 16.6 percent do more than one job.

Rights advocates, lawyers in Adana call for an end to ‘mouth search’ in prison

Rights advocates, lawyers in Adana call for an end to ‘mouth search’ in prison

The Adana Bar Association and Adana branches of the Human Rights Association and Progressive Lawyers’ Association made a press statement about the “mouth search”, a type of body cavity search, in the Adana Kürkçüler Type F Closed Prison.

COVID-19 | Turkey reports nearly 50 thousand daily cases, 188 deaths

COVID-19 | Turkey reports nearly 50 thousand daily cases, 188 deaths

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 398 thousand tests were conducted, 49,424 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 188 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

Poll: Nearly 80 percent of public in Turkey think it should remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war

Poll: Nearly 80 percent of public in Turkey think it should remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war

A vast majority of the public thinks Turkey will be negatively affected by the war.

Men kill 22 women in February

Men kill 22 women in February

Men inflicted violence on at least 78 women, killed at least two children, abused at least 26 girls and boys, harassed at least seven women and forced 107 women to do sex work in Turkey in February 2022.

4 March 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Turkey's annual producer price index exceeds 100 percent in February

Turkey's annual producer price index exceeds 100 percent in February

D-PPI increased by 202.51 percent in electricity and 115.13 percent for intermediate goods.

Put on trial upon a senior military officer's complaint, journalist sentenced to prison

Put on trial upon a senior military officer's complaint, journalist sentenced to prison

Facing charges for sharing a news report about Gendarmerie Deputy General Commander Lieutenant General Musa Çitil on social media, journalist Ahmet Kanbal has been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison for “targeting a counterrorism official”.

‘Turkey is on the brink of a wheat, bread crisis; support farmers’

‘Turkey is on the brink of a wheat, bread crisis; support farmers’

HDP MP Garo Paylan recalls that Russia and Ukraine are Turkey’s leading partners for importing wheat and says that farmers in Turkey must be provided with incentives for wheat production in the face of an imminent wheat and bread crisis.

Emine Şenyaşar to be granted ‘Peace, Fellowship and Democracy Award’

Emine Şenyaşar to be granted ‘Peace, Fellowship and Democracy Award’

The Diyarbakır Medical Chamber has announced that this year’s “Peace, Fellowship and Democracy Award” will be granted to Emine Şenyaşar, “who has been on a justice watch for 360 days despite all types of pressure and intervention”.

Lifting COVID-19 restrictions is 'a harbinger of more deaths' in Turkey

Lifting COVID-19 restrictions is 'a harbinger of more deaths' in Turkey

The TTB has made a press statement about the Health Ministry’s decision to lift the outdoor mask mandate and contact tracing code requirements in Turkey.

Turkey’s nationalist party leader urges Russia to ‘stop the invasion immediately’

Turkey’s nationalist party leader urges Russia to ‘stop the invasion immediately’

MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli has said, “The political and territorial integrity of Ukraine and its sovereignty rights must be respected.”

Music ban after midnight still in force in Turkey: ‘Does music transmit COVID-19?’

Music ban after midnight still in force in Turkey: ‘Does music transmit COVID-19?’

Turkey has lifted the outdoor mask mandate and contact tracing code requirement; however, the ban on music after midnight, which was introduced as part of the pandemic measures, is still in place. The entertainment industry is outraged.

Turkey ends outdoor mask requirement: What about schools?

Turkey ends outdoor mask requirement: What about schools?

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced that classes will no longer be closed if there are two COVID-19 cases. The student who has tested positive for the virus will be isolated and in-class education will continue.

Turkey’s annual consumer inflation rate tops 123 percent, finds research group

Turkey’s annual consumer inflation rate tops 123 percent, finds research group

Shortly before TurkStat shared the official inflation rates for February 2022, the Inflation Research Group (ENAG) announced that the annual consumer inflation rate was 123.8 percent and monthly inflation rate was 5.44 percent last month.

'Add HPV vaccine to Turkey's routine vaccination schedule'

'Add HPV vaccine to Turkey's routine vaccination schedule'

On the occasion of International HPV Awareness Day on March 4, the İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists raises concerns that cervical cancer, after breast cancer, is the second most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the world.

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TurkStat: Annual consumer inflation rate was 54.44 percent in February

TurkStat: Annual consumer inflation rate was 54.44 percent in February

In February 2022, transportation with 75.75 percent, furnishings and household equipment with 64.83 percent and food and non-alcoholic beverages with 64.47 percent were the main groups that saw high annual increases in prices in Turkey.

‘This year, we dedicate March 8 to hope for peace and women’s solidarity’

‘This year, we dedicate March 8 to hope for peace and women’s solidarity’

Federation of Women Associations of Turkey (TKDF) Chair Güllü has penned this year’s March 8 International Women’s Day Declaration of the Turkish Writers’ Union: “Women; to the streets on March 8 for our struggle for democracy and rights!”

‘Kurdish children in Turkey die in armored vehicle crashes or explosions of war remnants’

‘Kurdish children in Turkey die in armored vehicle crashes or explosions of war remnants’

According to the report of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, 67 children lost their lives as a result of armored vehicle crashes and remnants of war in Turkey in the last 10 years. Bar Chair Eren says that the deaths occur in Kurdish-majority provinces.

3 March 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Turkey reports over 55 thousand COVID-19 cases, 189 deaths in a day

Turkey reports over 55 thousand COVID-19 cases, 189 deaths in a day

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 407 thousand tests were conducted, 56,780 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 189 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

Turkey lifts outdoor mask mandate, contact tracing code requirement

Turkey lifts outdoor mask mandate, contact tracing code requirement

"We are not removing masks from our lives, we carry them with us to wear when necessary," Minister Koca has said.

'Don't touch my olive': Ecology, agriculture groups oppose new mining regulations

'Don't touch my olive': Ecology, agriculture groups oppose new mining regulations

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has allowed mining operations in olive groves.

13 summaries of proceedings seek to lift 11 opposition MPs’ legislative immunity

13 summaries of proceedings seek to lift 11 opposition MPs’ legislative immunity

13 new summaries of proceedings against 11 HDP, TİP and main opposition CHP MPs have been sent to the Parliamentary Speaker’s Office.

'The first casualty of war is the truth, we journalists side with peace, not war'

'The first casualty of war is the truth, we journalists side with peace, not war'

The TGS has released a statement about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and criticized Twitter for profiling the employees of Russia-based Sputnik news website. The union has also requested that peace be established as soon as possible.

Workers' struggle for rights | Turkey saw 108 strikes in 2 months

Workers' struggle for rights | Turkey saw 108 strikes in 2 months

“I haven’t gone to the cinema, seen a theater play or attended a concert for two years,” says a worker from the Yemeksepeti online food delivery company, speaking to the Labor Studies Community and daily Evrensel for their report.

Closed session at Turkey’s Parliament: MPs to be briefed on Russia-Ukraine war

Closed session at Turkey’s Parliament: MPs to be briefed on Russia-Ukraine war

At the closed session of the General Assembly of the Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will inform the MPs about the developments amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine since February 24.

Akşener: People sit in dark under blankets because of high energy prices

Akşener: People sit in dark under blankets because of high energy prices

The reason for the economic crisis is the presidential system, the İYİ Party leader has argued.

Erdoğan’s former advisor who kicked a miner in Soma comes into office in Frankfurt

Erdoğan’s former advisor who kicked a miner in Soma comes into office in Frankfurt

Yusuf Yerkel has been appointed as a commercial attache to Turkey’s Consulate General in Frankfurt amid public backlash for having kicked a miner during the protests following the occupational homicide that claimed the lives of 301 miners in Soma.