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Former PM Davutoğlu Criticizes AKP After İstanbul Election Defeat

Former PM Davutoğlu Criticizes AKP After İstanbul Election Defeat

The former PM who is still a member of the AKP has criticized the party's election campaign and the presidential system which the country adopted in 2017.

Lawsuit for Damages by AKP’s Binali Yıldırım Against Daily Evrensel

Lawsuit for Damages by AKP’s Binali Yıldırım Against Daily Evrensel

Ruling AKP’s İstanbul Metropolitan Mayoral candidate Binali Yıldırım has filed a lawsuit for damages against daily Evrensel, which reported on social media posts about him. Yıldırım has requested 25 thousand Turkish Lira in damages from the newspaper.

Police Attack with Shields, Pepper Gas After Pride Parade Statement Read

Police Attack with Shields, Pepper Gas After Pride Parade Statement Read

As the police did not allow the Pride Parade to be held along İstiklal Avenue in Taksim, Pride Week Committee has read out its statement on nearby Mis Street. Afterwards, the police have intervened against the group with shields and pepper gas.

30 June 2019 Evrim Kepenek,Hikmet Adal

Five Given Jail Terms in Özgürlükçü Demokrasi Newspaper Case

Five Given Jail Terms in Özgürlükçü Demokrasi Newspaper Case

The newspaper was shut down and its assets were confiscated on the grounds of "terrorist propaganda."

General Secretary, Vice Secretaries of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Resign

General Secretary, Vice Secretaries of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Resign

Secretary General of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Hayri Baraçlı and his vice secretaries have voluntarily resigned from office "so that they can pave the way for the new administration to work with its own team.”

Constitutional Court: Arrest of Journalist Deniz Yücel is ‘Violation of Rights’

Constitutional Court: Arrest of Journalist Deniz Yücel is ‘Violation of Rights’

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the arrest of journalist Deniz Yücel has violated his “personal freedom and security” and “freedom of expression and press.”

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu’s First Day in Office: We will Ensure Meritocracy and Justice

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu’s First Day in Office: We will Ensure Meritocracy and Justice

Being elected the Metropolitan Mayor of İstanbul again in İstanbul repeat elections, Ekrem İmamoğlu has taken office today. Speaking to journalists, he has said, “We will ensure meritocracy and justice to eliminate this feeling of injustice.”

Anti-Nuclear Platform: 'We Won't Get Carried Away Until Project is Officially Canceled'

Anti-Nuclear Platform: 'We Won't Get Carried Away Until Project is Officially Canceled'

President Erdoğan admitted for the first time that the construction of the nuclear power plant in Sinop has been halted.

28 June 2019 Hicran Cengiz

One Soldier Loses His Life in Hakkari

One Soldier Loses His Life in Hakkari

After the PKK launched an attack against the Altıntepe base area in Çukurca, Hakkari, a conflict erupted between them and security forces. Contract soldier Kadir Yıldırım has lost his life in the conflict.

‘Why does the Ministry of Interior Interfere in Patriarch Election?’

‘Why does the Ministry of Interior Interfere in Patriarch Election?’

HDP Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan has submitted a Parliamentary question and asked Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu why the Ministry of Interior has been interfering in the election of a new Armenian Patriarch of Turkey.

Constitutional Court President: Kavala's Attendance in Gezi Not Sign of an Offense

Constitutional Court President: Kavala's Attendance in Gezi Not Sign of an Offense

Judge Arslan said in his dissenting opinion that it is not the Constitutional Court's duty to approve different views on the Gezi protests whether it was a criticism of the government or a foreign-sponsored insurrection.

HDP MP’s Parliamentary Question on ISIS Rejected: It Doesn’t Comply with By-law

HDP MP’s Parliamentary Question on ISIS Rejected: It Doesn’t Comply with By-law

HDP MP Danış Beştaş’s parliamentary question on ISIS to be responded by Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has been rejected by the Parliamentary Speaker’s Office on the ground that “it does not comply with the provisions of the by-law.”

Pride Week Banned in Antep, Police Say It is a 'Plot of America'

Pride Week Banned in Antep, Police Say It is a 'Plot of America'

LGBTI+ Pride Week events were previously banned in İzmir, Antalya and Mersin.

Newroz Case Against Kocaeli University Students Ends in Acquittal

Newroz Case Against Kocaeli University Students Ends in Acquittal

15 students who were intervened by the police when they attempted to celebrate Newroz in Kocaeli University’s Umuttepe Campus in 2016 have been acquitted in the case filed against them afterwards.

28 June 2019 Diren Çelik

İstanbul's New Mayor Assumes Office: 'Together, We Disregarded Those Who Disregard Democracy'

İstanbul's New Mayor Assumes Office: 'Together, We Disregarded Those Who Disregard Democracy'

İmamoğlu has addressed thousands in front of the municipality building after receiving his certificate of election for the second time.

Letter of Support by Law Society of England and Wales for Lawyer Veysel Ok

Letter of Support by Law Society of England and Wales for Lawyer Veysel Ok

Sending a letter to President Erdoğan, the Law Society of England and Wales has requested the discontinuation of the indictment and proceedings against MLSA Co-Director lawyer Veysel Ok for “denigrating the Turkish judicial system".

Erdoğan: Sinop Nuclear Plant Project Halted

Erdoğan: Sinop Nuclear Plant Project Halted

"We met a picture which is not compatible with our initial agreement in terms of both cost and time," the President said in an interview with a newspaper from Japan.

Prosecutor Demands Penalization of Seven Defendants, Whose Case Files were Separated

Prosecutor Demands Penalization of Seven Defendants, Whose Case Files were Separated

Announcing his opinion as to the accusations, the prosecutor has demanded penalization of seven defendants, whose case files were previously separated to prevent a possible violation of statute of limitations in Hrant Dink murder case.

Father of Rabia Naz Files Complaint Against AKP MP

Father of Rabia Naz Files Complaint Against AKP MP

Vatan has accused MP Canikli of "trying to silence him" and said the DNA test that could help to solve the suspicious death of his daughter Rabia Naz has not been conducted.

Rapper Ezhel Sentenced to 1 Year, 8 Months in Prison

Rapper Ezhel Sentenced to 1 Year, 8 Months in Prison

Rap artist Sercan İpekçioğlu, known as Ezhel, has been sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison on charge of “drug use”. The prison sentence of İpekçioğlu has been deferred for 5 years.

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İmamoğlu Won't 'Immediately' Reintroduce Alcohol Service in Municipal Facilities

İmamoğlu Won't 'Immediately' Reintroduce Alcohol Service in Municipal Facilities

Speaking ahead of the handover ceremony, İstanbul's mayor-elect said that he will not allow "partisanship" and "troll employees" in the municipality.

Mukogawa Women’s University of Japan Awards Honorary Doctorate to Erdoğan

Mukogawa Women’s University of Japan Awards Honorary Doctorate to Erdoğan

Speaking at the honorary doctorate award ceremony of Mukogawa Women’s University, President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has said, “We will continue protecting the oppressed and suffered regardless of their ethnic identities, beliefs, skin colors.”

Collective Memory Platform: This Lawsuit Means Saying 'Enough, Shush Now' to Opposition

Collective Memory Platform: This Lawsuit Means Saying 'Enough, Shush Now' to Opposition

The Collective Memory Platform has released a statement of solidarity for CHP İstanbul Chair Kaftancıoğlu, whose trial of “insulting the President” will start tomorrow: “This lawsuit was also filed against our search for justice, law and equality.”

Russia Says S-400s to be Delivered to Turkey by Year-End, US Warns of Economic Sanctions

Russia Says S-400s to be Delivered to Turkey by Year-End, US Warns of Economic Sanctions

While US defense chief has warned his counterpart from Turkey of economic sanctions, nationalist allies of the AKP insist the procurement of the missiles is "a matter of independence" for the country.

LGBTI+ Events Banned in Mersin

LGBTI+ Events Banned in Mersin

The Governorship of Mersin has banned all LGBTI+ events to be held in the province for 20 days “to protect public morality.” The ban will also be in effect in the 5th Mersin Pride Week, which will start on July 1 and continue till July 7.

Council of State Requests Defense from Presidency in Press Card Regulation Case

Council of State Requests Defense from Presidency in Press Card Regulation Case

The State Council has requested defense from the Presidency Directorate of Communications in the lawsuit filed by the Contemporary Journalists’ Association for the annulment of certain articles of press card regulation conflicting with the Constitution.

Joint Statement by Rights Organizations: Investigate Allegations of Torture

Joint Statement by Rights Organizations: Investigate Allegations of Torture

The Human Rights Association (İHD) and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) have made a joint statement for the press on June 26 Day of Solidarity with the Tortured and called the authorities to investigate the allegations of torture.

İstanbul Mayor-Elect İmamoğlu to Assume Office Tomorrow

İstanbul Mayor-Elect İmamoğlu to Assume Office Tomorrow

İmamoğlu has invited the İstanbulites to the handover ceremony which will be held at the Metropolitan Municipality.

Turkey to Reach 'Overshoot Day' 32 Days Before World

Turkey to Reach 'Overshoot Day' 32 Days Before World

July 29 has been announced as the Earth Overshoot Day. Turkey, meanwhile, will have used all its resources for this year on June 27.

‘I Shared a Quote with a Picture of Fidel Castro, I Have Lost My Job’

‘I Shared a Quote with a Picture of Fidel Castro, I Have Lost My Job’

Çakmak, a trainer at a Public Training Center, has announced that after she shared the quote “If we are defeated, we will try again, but if dictators are defeated, it will be their end” with a picture of Fidel Castro, she has been dismissed for “insulting the President.”

26 June 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Teacher Çelik Acquitted Based on Constitutional Court Verdict

Teacher Çelik Acquitted Based on Constitutional Court Verdict

Çelik has been on retrial after receiving prison term for terrorist propaganda for saying, "Don't let children die," in a TV program.

'Lifelong Hormonal Tomato' Award to Minister of Interior Soylu

'Lifelong Hormonal Tomato' Award to Minister of Interior Soylu

The 15th Hormonal Tomato LGBTI+phobia Awards have been announced in a ceremony held in İstanbul yesterday. This year’s “Lifelong Hormonal” award has been granted to Minister of Interior Soylu, “who targets LGBTI+s with several statements.