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Turkey reports record-high daily cases, deaths top 200 after months

Turkey reports record-high daily cases, deaths top 200 after months

The Ministry of Health has announced that 49,584 people have tested positive and 211 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, which marks the highest figure since January 1, when 212 people lost their lives in a day.

China's ambassador summoned after tweet targeting opposition leaders over Uyghur issue

China's ambassador summoned after tweet targeting opposition leaders over Uyghur issue

China's embassy responded to the İYİ Party leader and the Ankara mayor after they commemorated those who lost their lives in a 1990 riot in China's Uyghur region.

EU's von der Leyen tells Erdoğan 'human rights non-negotiable'

EU's von der Leyen tells Erdoğan 'human rights non-negotiable'

The EU is ready to strengthen relations between Ankara and Brussels, the top EU officials have said after a meeting with President Erdoğan.

Court of Cassation prosecutors seek overturn of sentences in 2015 Ankara Massacre case

Court of Cassation prosecutors seek overturn of sentences in 2015 Ankara Massacre case

Some 103 people lost their lives in the ISIS bombings during the "Peace Rally" in Ankara in October 2015.

4 refugees to be deported for joining İstanbul Convention protests

4 refugees to be deported for joining İstanbul Convention protests

The Denizli Bar Association will file an annulment case against the decision to deport four refugees who allegedly acted against “public order” by joining the protests against Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention.

‘COVID-19 cases have increased tenfold in İstanbul in 6 weeks’

‘COVID-19 cases have increased tenfold in İstanbul in 6 weeks’

The İstanbul Medical Chamber has raised concerns that Turkey’s number of daily cases ranks first among European countries and made a call for five urgent measures amid the recent surge in cases and deaths.

'We are dead; the state tells us to rise again and make our payments'

'We are dead; the state tells us to rise again and make our payments'

The termination of the short-time work allowance added more to the hardships faced by shopkeepers and workers during the pandemic.

6 April 2021 Hikmet Adal

22 MPs ask minister a single question: Conscience or İstanbul Convention?

22 MPs ask minister a single question: Conscience or İstanbul Convention?

Women MPs of the HDP have addressed a Parliamentary question to Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services Selçuk: “As a minister and woman, with what will you protect yourself when you are subjected to violence?"

Locals to file a suit against positive EIA report given for a stone quarry

Locals to file a suit against positive EIA report given for a stone quarry

A positive Environmental Impact Assessment report has been issued for a stone quarry in Kızderbent neighborhood in Kocaeli. While the Ministry says that “people's opinionswere taken into account,” the locals will take the decision to court.

6 April 2021 Sakine Orman

Interior minister blames main opposition party for 'Montreux declaration'

Interior minister blames main opposition party for 'Montreux declaration'

"We didn't sleep that night. We worked until the morning and revealed all their connections," Minister Soylu has said, claiming that the main opposition party was involved in the publishment of the declaration.

Criminal complaints against retired admirals over 'Montreux declaration'

Criminal complaints against retired admirals over 'Montreux declaration'

910 associations, 408 foundations, 114 chambers, 27 universities, 550 trade unions and 46 federations have filed criminal complaints about the retired admirals’ declaration on Montreux Convention.

After academic Sözer’s feminicide: ‘Let’s end violence together’

After academic Sözer’s feminicide: ‘Let’s end violence together’

After Aylin Sözer, an academic from İstanbul Aydın University, was killed by a man named Kemal D., “Let’s End Violence Together Platform” has been founded. Dr. Lecturer Cemre Erciyes has spoken to bianet about the platform.

6 April 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Judgeship blocks access to 3 websites of JinNews

Judgeship blocks access to 3 websites of JinNews

With the decision of the Diyarbakır 1st Penal Judgeship of Peace, an access block has been imposed on three websites where JinNews was publishing news.

Dismissed for joining a union, workers file a suit against company

Dismissed for joining a union, workers file a suit against company

The executives of Reysaş Vehicle Inspection Station are now facing 2 years in prison on charge of “preventing the exercise of trade union rights” as per the Article 118 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK).

6 April 2021 Hikmet Adal

78 lawsuits and investigations against 69 lawyers in a year

78 lawsuits and investigations against 69 lawyers in a year

According to a report released by the Diyarbakır Bar Association, last year, at least 69 lawyers, including former bar chairs, faced at last 78 lawsuits and investigations over their institutional and professional activities.

HDP’s Gergerlioğlu sends a message from prison

HDP’s Gergerlioğlu sends a message from prison

Dismissed HDP Kocaeli MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has sent a message from prison: “Don’t get concerned about me. I am standing bolt upright. I am in high spirits. I send you my good energies.”

COVID-19: Turkey’s daily fatalities top 190 after months

COVID-19: Turkey’s daily fatalities top 190 after months

The Ministry of Health has announced that 42,551 people have tested positive and 193 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, which marks the highest figure since January 7, when 194 people lost their lives in a day.

Men kill 36 women in March

Men kill 36 women in March

Men inflicted violence on at least 68 women and killed at least four children in March 2021. Abusing at least 25 children, including boys, men also harassed 11 women and forced at least 66 women to sex work in March.

6 April 2021 Evrim Kepenek

1 May 1977 e-book is online

1 May 1977 e-book is online

"1 May 1977 The Voices of Those Who Lost Their Loved Ones / 1 May 1977 and Impunity" comprises interviews by Tuğçe Yılmaz and articles by Süleyman Çelebi, Kani Beko, Arzu Çerkezoğlu, Fehmi Işıklar, Nejla Kurul, Emel Ataktürk and Sami Evren.

Erdoğan: Turkey committed to Montreux treaty but it won't be binding for Canal İstanbul

Erdoğan: Turkey committed to Montreux treaty but it won't be binding for Canal İstanbul

The president spoke for the first time after a declaration by retired admirals concerning the Montreux Convention caused controversy.

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'Montreux declaration': Former MPs announce support for retired admirals

'Montreux declaration': Former MPs announce support for retired admirals

It is regrettable to accuse the retired officers of "putschism" while "the founding principles of the republic" are under attack, the former politicians have said.

‘Turkey uses terrorism law to intimidate, silence journalists’

‘Turkey uses terrorism law to intimidate, silence journalists’

In an article titled “Journalists threatened with imprisonment under Turkey’s terrorism law”, the RSF has referred to several journalists including Melis Alphan, Canan Coşkun, Sibel Hürtaş and Erol Önderoğlu, who will appear in court this week.

Protesting to get her job back, Nazan Bozkurt released

Protesting to get her job back, Nazan Bozkurt released

In the lawsuit filed into the protests against dismissals by Statutory Decrees, Nazan Bozkurt has been released, while the court has ruled that the other arrested protesters Alev Şahin and Mehmet Dersulu shall remain behind bars.

Employers dismissed 176,662 people with ‘Code 29’ in 2020

Employers dismissed 176,662 people with ‘Code 29’ in 2020

Main opposition CHP MP Güzelmansur has announced that last year, a daily average of 491 people were dismissed with ‘Code 29’, a legal way used by employers to dismiss workers despite the layoff ban amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘6 journalists sentenced to 15 years, 2 months in prison in March’

‘6 journalists sentenced to 15 years, 2 months in prison in March’

Main opposition CHP MP Utku Çakırözer, also a former journalist, has shared the findings of his report on press freedom in Turkey in March.

Court of Cassation joins 'Montreux declaration' debate

Court of Cassation joins 'Montreux declaration' debate

The top appeals court has stated that the declaration by 103 admirals was "unacceptable."

‘Third wave spreads very fast, it might lead to a chaotic situation’

‘Third wave spreads very fast, it might lead to a chaotic situation’

Prof. Cinel says, “The virus that used to be contracted in five minutes can now be caught in a minute. The number of cases is increasing uncontrollably. This is no joke. We take patients with tissue damage to intensive care, it becomes harder for us to treat.”

5 April 2021 Ruken Tuncel

Opposition divided on retired admirals' 'Montreux Declaration'

Opposition divided on retired admirals' 'Montreux Declaration'

While some opposition politicians say that the government is using the declaration to distract the public from the country's real problems, others have taken side with either the government or the admirals.

Monthly inflation: TurkStat says 1.08, ENAGrup says 3.36 percent

Monthly inflation: TurkStat says 1.08, ENAGrup says 3.36 percent

The Inflation Research Group (ENAGrup) has announced that it estimates an accelerating increase in the general level of prices in the upcoming period.

1,371 press cards not renewed by Presidential Communications Directorate

1,371 press cards not renewed by Presidential Communications Directorate

Answering the question of main opposition CHP MP Biçer Karaca, the Directorate has said that 220 journalists’ applications for renewal are still in evaluation. The press cards of 1,238 journalists have been cancelled in two years.

Turkey’s inflation rate tops 16 percent after 20 months

Turkey’s inflation rate tops 16 percent after 20 months

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has measured the annual consumer inflation rate as 16.19 percent and monthly inflation rate as 1.08 percent.

Hrant Dink's family appeals court ruling in murder case

Hrant Dink's family appeals court ruling in murder case

The judgment was given without all the evidence was collected, said the attorneys.