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Police officers suspected in Tahir Elçi killing acquitted due to ‘insufficient evidence’

Police officers suspected in Tahir Elçi killing acquitted due to ‘insufficient evidence’

The court has released its detailed ruling in the case of the 2015 killing of Diyarbakır Bar Association President Tahir Elçi.

10 July 2024 Ruken Tuncel

Fire causes dome collapse in historical university building in İstanbul

Fire causes dome collapse in historical university building in İstanbul

The fire broke out during renovation work at the building.

Journalist Tolga Şardan faces 5 years in prison over ‘intelligence report’ article

Journalist Tolga Şardan faces 5 years in prison over ‘intelligence report’ article

In the article, Şardan mentioned a report prepared by the country’s intelligence agency about high judicial bodies and submitted to the president.

Report: At least 162 villages evacuated in Iraqi Kurdistan due to Turkish military operations

Report: At least 162 villages evacuated in Iraqi Kurdistan due to Turkish military operations

The Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT) has released a report detailing Turkey's ongoing military operations in Iraq's north.

Turkey’s unemployment rate at 8.4% in May, gender gap persists

Turkey’s unemployment rate at 8.4% in May, gender gap persists

The unemployment rate for men stood at 7%, while it was at 11% for women.

High court annuls regulation opening olive groves to mining

High court annuls regulation opening olive groves to mining

The regulation was enacted in March 2022, contravening the Olive Law.

Ill prisoner kept in solitary cell in Giresun

Ill prisoner kept in solitary cell in Giresun

Mehmet Darga was put in solitary confinement reportedly because of his participation in hunger strikes protesting PKK leader Öcalan’s confinement.

Osman Kavala submits new appeal seeking retrial

Osman Kavala submits new appeal seeking retrial

The Justice Ministry rejected a previous appeal from Kavala’s lawyers.

Toprak Yıldırım

Trans people in Turkey face housing crisis more intensely amid discrimination and phobia

Trans people in Turkey face housing crisis more intensely amid discrimination and phobia

Trans people are faced with unfair rental prices, transphobia from landlords and neighbors and difficulties in pursuing legal recourse, exacerbating the housing crisis.

9 July 2024 Toprak Yıldırım

Pride Month marked by event bans in Turkey

Pride Month marked by event bans in Turkey

Last month saw 23 LGBTI+ activists detained and various events to celebrate the Pride Month banned.

TurkStat chair defends institution amid inflation calculation criticisms

TurkStat chair defends institution amid inflation calculation criticisms

Turkstat, whose reliability has been questioned for many years, is now accused of manipulating the June inflation figures to enable the government to keep pension increases low.

Private universities fire over 100 academics as school year ends

Private universities fire over 100 academics as school year ends

“Foundation universities, driven by short-term financial plans and market conditions, are conducting what amounts to a purge based on legally questionable fixed-term contracts," says a union official.

9 July 2024 Ali Dinç

Samurai wasps prove effective in combating stink bugs in northeastern Turkey

Samurai wasps prove effective in combating stink bugs in northeastern Turkey

"Even with the presence of samurai wasps, farmers should not abandon their own methods,” a forestry official has warned despite success.

Artvin villagers detained for opposing touristic facility project

Artvin villagers detained for opposing touristic facility project

“The Forest Management Directorate allows anyone with money in their pocket to cut down forests as they please,” said an activist.

Constitutional Court vindicates academic disciplined for distributing leaflet

Constitutional Court vindicates academic disciplined for distributing leaflet

Mahiye Sevin Bayraktar faced disciplinary action for distributing leaflets on behalf of a union.

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Imprisoned Kurdish politician Semra Güzel: ‘My right to love is being judged in this trial’

Imprisoned Kurdish politician Semra Güzel: ‘My right to love is being judged in this trial’

The former HDP deputy was arrested in September 2022, after a targeted campaign by the pro-government media led to a 'terror' investigation.

8 July 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Maraş coal-fired plant expansion could lead to ‘1,900 premature deaths'

Maraş coal-fired plant expansion could lead to ‘1,900 premature deaths'

Environmental groups in the southeastern city have warned that Afşin, already suffering from severe pollution due to existing power plants, cannot sustain the significant expansion equivalent to building a new power plant.

Floods sweep through Turkey’s north, east, leaving 2 dead

Floods sweep through Turkey’s north, east, leaving 2 dead

Two people have been killed in separate provinces, while the floods caused material damage to homes, shops, businesses, and cultivated areas.

Public human rights agency documents overcrowding in prisons

Public human rights agency documents overcrowding in prisons

Some prisoners sleep on the floor, the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey found during visits to two prisons.

Justice Ministry rejects Kavala’s retrial request

Justice Ministry rejects Kavala’s retrial request

Kavala’s lawyers had argued that shift to an executive presidential system in Turkey had rendered previous charges against him obsolete, as the office of the prime minister, the supposed victim of the crime, was abolished in the 2017 referendum.

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UEFA suspends Merih Demiral over 'grey wolf' sign, Erdoğan to attend Turkey’s match

UEFA suspends Merih Demiral over 'grey wolf' sign, Erdoğan to attend Turkey’s match

Demiral’s controversial goal celebration led to a two-match ban by UEFA, a decision slammed by the president, who has canceled his scheduled program to attend the quarter finals game against the Netherlands.

More than 1,000 individuals detained across Turkey over anti-refugee violence

More than 1,000 individuals detained across Turkey over anti-refugee violence

Violent attacks on refugees in Kayseri following an alleged child abuse incident spread to other regions.

DEM members marching from İstanbul to Hakkari to protest removal of mayor

DEM members marching from İstanbul to Hakkari to protest removal of mayor

The government replaced the Hakkari co-mayor two months after the elections, citing a ‘terrorism’ investigation against him, in continuation of the ‘trustee policies.’

Boğaziçi University students hold alternative graduation after rector’s ban

Boğaziçi University students hold alternative graduation after rector’s ban

"History will not go backward as they wish, and Boğaziçi University will definitely return to its former state,” said faculty member Prof. Ünal Zenginobuz.

4 July 2024 Talha Keskin

15-year-old Syrian child fatally stabbed in Antalya amid anti-refugee violence

15-year-old Syrian child fatally stabbed in Antalya amid anti-refugee violence

Three suspects, all minors themselves, have been arrested following the incident.

Turkey summons German ambassador over Euro 2024 goal celebration row

Turkey summons German ambassador over Euro 2024 goal celebration row

UEFA has opened an invesyigation into Merih Demiral, who flashed the ultranationalist 'Grey Wolves' sign after scoring a goal against Austria during Tuesday's game.

Former bianet journalists acquitted in ‘insulting Turkish nation’ case

Former bianet journalists acquitted in ‘insulting Turkish nation’ case

Haluk Kalafat, bianet’s former chief editor, and Elif Akgül, a former reporter, stood trials over articles from 2015, 2018, and 2019.

3 July 2024 Hikmet Adal

Eight Kurdish journalists sentenced in ‘terror’ case

Eight Kurdish journalists sentenced in ‘terror’ case

The journalists’ lawyers have argued that the case relied heavily on anonymous witness testimonies and lacked substantial evidence.

Turkey's media watchdog revokes radio station’s license over genocide remembrance broadcast

Turkey's media watchdog revokes radio station’s license over genocide remembrance broadcast

Açık Radyo was penalized over a guest’s remarks that "109th anniversary of the massacres and deportations, referred to as genocide, that took place on Ottoman lands."

3 July 2024 Hikmet Adal

Men killed 34 women in June

Men killed 34 women in June

Men perpetrated violence against at least 60 women, abused seven boys and girls, and killed three children.

3 July 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Detentions in Kayseri rise to 484 following anti-refugee violence

Detentions in Kayseri rise to 484 following anti-refugee violence

The interior minister has once again urged for prudence against xenophobia.

Erdoğan appoints new ministers for environment, health in cabinet reshuffle

Erdoğan appoints new ministers for environment, health in cabinet reshuffle

The AKP’s candidate for İstanbul mayor has returned to the environment ministry and Fahrettin Koca, who oversaw Turkey’s response to the Covid pandemic, has been replaced as the health minister.

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