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Industrial Production Drops by 7.1 Percent in a Month Amid Pandemic Measures
According to the industrial production statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) for March, industrial production in Turkey has decreased by 2 percent annually and by 7.1 percent monthly.
14 May 2020
‘They Didn’t Give Me My Own Book Because It was in Kurdish’
Behind bars for 26 years, writer and illustrator Ahmet Bilge draws for bianet.
14 May 2020
'An Exclusively Digital World Wouldn't be Enough for Art'
People unlikely to meet in crowded areas at least this year, says the head of the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts.
14 May 2020
‘Recent Amendments to Law on Higher Education Threaten Academic Freedom’
Releasing an opinion piece as to the recently amended law on higher education, the University Faculty Members Association (ÜNİVDER) has called on the government to avoid shaping the academia according to its own ideology with law amendments.
14 May 2020
301 Miners Who Lost Their Lives in Soma Commemorated
Yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of Soma mine explosion that claimed the lives of 301 workers. The deceased miners have been commemorated by their loved ones, rights and occupational organizations: “Wheels are turning, workers are dying.”
14 May 2020
Covid-19: Recoveries in Turkey Top 100,000 as Intensive Care Patients Drop Below 1,000
The country's death toll has reached 3,952 with a total of 143,114 cases, the Health Ministry has announced.
13 May 2020
Courts Need to Comply with ECtHR Decision, Says Kavala's Attorney
"The ECtHR decision has now become final. Judges now need to consciously abide by the importance, effectiveness of this decision. They must respect the decision and remove the arrest order," says attorney Köksal Bayraktar.
13 May 2020
Hikmet Adal
‘Children Should Go out When Adults Don’t’
Children aged 14 and younger were allowed to go out for the first time after a long time today. Parents were of the same opinion: The permission should be given when there is a general curfew at the weekend. Parks were crowded, so were the streets...
13 May 2020
Ayşegül Özbek
Turkey's Measures Against Poverty in Pandemic 'Inadequate Compared to Other Countries'
The Genel-İş union has released a comparative report of several countries' economic measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
13 May 2020
Former MP Mahmut Alınak Released
Arrested for three months, writer and politician Mahmut Alınak has been released in his first hearing.
13 May 2020
What is ‘R0’ and Why is it Important?
“R0” or “R naught” is defined as “reproduction number” and indicates the average number of people who will contract a contagious disease from a single person. “R0” is an important factor to be taken into consideration in the days of normalization.
13 May 2020
Several Areas Declared 'Sites of Absolute Protection'
Housing and development is prohibited and all activities except scientific studies are restricted in areas of absolute protection.
13 May 2020
University Dean Resigns from Office Following Verbal Harassment on Video Conference
Causing outrage especially on social media following his words, “We see the pictures of girls like that, just play along,” Gazi University Faculty of Science Dean Prof. Orhan Acar has resigned from office.
13 May 2020
Over a Million People Entered Shopping Malls in First Day of Reopening
Shopping Malls and Investors Association Chair Altaş has indicated that 1 million 226 thousand people went to shopping malls across Turkey on May 11, when the malls were reopened. 40 percent of these entries were in İstanbul and Ankara.
13 May 2020
Justice Minister: Prisoners Produce Millions of Pieces of Personal Protective Equipment
The minister did not disclose the number of prisoners infected with coronavirus but how many pieces of personal protective equipment they have produced.
13 May 2020
6th Year of Occupational Homicide in Soma Mine: ‘Our Struggle will Continue’
It has been six years since 301 miners lost their lives in a mine explosion in Soma, Manisa. Releasing a statement on this occasion, the Soma 301 Miners’ Social Aid Association has said, “We will keep on seeking justice for everyone in this country.”
13 May 2020
From İstanbul Medical Chamber to Erdoğan: We Demand Respect for Physicians’ Will
After Erdoğan hinted changes in the election methods of occupational organizations, İstanbul Medical Chamber has asked, “If ‘proportional representation’ is such a ‘democratic’ system, why is it not implemented in the administration of the country?”
13 May 2020
‘Release Osman Kavala Immediately’
Releasing a message shortly after the ECtHR verdict of right violation and immediate release for arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala became final, “Free Osman Kavala” coordination has made a call for his immediate release.
13 May 2020
Turkey's Covid-19 Death Toll Hits 3,894, Total Cases Top 140,000
The Health Ministry reported 1,704 cases and 3,109 recoveries over the past 24 hours.
12 May 2020
Imprisoned Based on 'Statements Under Torture', Journalist Nedim Türfent Behind Bars for 4 Years
The MLSA and Press in Arrest have launched a joint campaign for the journalist on the fourth anniversary of his imprisonment.
12 May 2020
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ECtHR Ruling on Osman Kavala is Now Final
With the rejection of the government’s objection, the ECtHR ruling on arrested businessperson and rights defender Kavala is now final. The Court previously concluded that he was arrested with political motives and ruled for his immediate release.
12 May 2020
Soma Commemoration Banned by Ankara Governor’s Office
The symbolic commemoration to be held in memory of 301 miners who died in Soma six years ago has been banned by Ankara Governor’s Office. Four occupational organizations previously requested permission to hold a ceremony at the Miner Memorial.
12 May 2020
In Which Prisons of Turkey Have Prisoners Tested Positive for COVID-19?
Addressing a Parliamentary question to Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül, HDP MP Gülüm has noted that the public needs to be informed about the number of prison personnel who have tested positive for COVID-19 and the prisons where they work.
12 May 2020
Shopping Mall Director: Measures Shouldn't be Under Our Initiative
While the social distancing rule was applied in some shopping malls, some were overcrowded after the reopening yesterday.
12 May 2020
Stay of Execution for Halk TV’s Five-Time Broadcast Suspension
The Ankara 10th Administrative Court has given a ruling of stay of execution for the five-day broadcast suspension imposed by the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) on a program hosted by Ayşenur Arslan on Halk TV.
12 May 2020
Ministry of Tourism Takes Over Galata Tower from İstanbul Municipality
Saying that the takeover was illegal Mayor İmamoğlu has shared the letter he sent to the minister.
12 May 2020
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‘Broad Unemployment Could Reach 16 Million in Turkey in the Aftermath of Covid-19’
According to a recent report by the Research Center of DİSK Confederation, the broad unemployment in Turkey was 8 million 427 thousand in February. The highest unemployment was recorded among young women in urban areas with 36 percent.
12 May 2020
Amid Easing of Lockdown Measures in Turkey, Health Minister Insists: #StayHome
While the government has been taking steps of “normalization” amid coronavirus outbreak, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca keeps urging citizens to stay home with his sometimes romantic, sometimes humorous social media messages.
12 May 2020
Turkey's Wealth Fund Becomes a Shareholder of State-Owned VakıfBank
The Fund has stated that the core capitals of three state-owned banks will be increased by 21 billion lira. With this increase, it will also become a shareholder of the Vakıfbank.
12 May 2020
'HDP's Bülent Uyguner is in Coronavirus Risk Group, Release Him'
Bülent Uyguner, an executive from the HDP Kocaeli Provincial Organization, has been behind bars since late November 2019. His wife Ayşegül Uyguner says, “HDP is a legal political party. Since when is it a crime to be an executive of a legal party?”
12 May 2020
Evrim Kepenek
Physicians Warn: Pandemic is not Under Control in Turkey, Exams Should be Postponed
Speaking to bianet, Psychiatrist Karabulut and Public Health Specialist Prof. Pala note that there is still uncertainty about the pandemic, emphasizing that high school and university entrance exams need to be postponed till the outbreak is under control.
12 May 2020
Ruken Tuncel
Is Turkey Underreporting Coronavirus Deaths? Here is What We Know
Who said what on the government's official tally of the Covid-19 pandemic and where does Turkey stand in excess deaths analyses?
12 May 2020
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
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