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Lake Salda Tender Postponed

Lake Salda Tender Postponed

The tender for the construction of a "nation's garden" near Lake Salda has been postponed for a week for the evaluation of the bids.

Pilots from Turkey Training on F-35 Return to Turkey

Pilots from Turkey Training on F-35 Return to Turkey

Pilots from Turkey receiving training on F-35 in Luke and Eglin Air Force Bases in Arizona will come back to Turkey as of today.

HIV-Positive Refugee Woman: I will be Killed if I am Sent Back to Congo

HIV-Positive Refugee Woman: I will be Killed if I am Sent Back to Congo

Her daughter was kidnapped in Congo and she was forced to flee to Turkey with her son and husband. Now, she is waiting for her application to stay in Turkey to be accepted.

31 July 2019 Evrim Kepenek

MP Meets Academics for Peace: 'Violated Rights Should be Returned'

MP Meets Academics for Peace: 'Violated Rights Should be Returned'

Utku Çakırözer from the main opposition CHP has said that all the academics must return to their schools after the Constitutional Court ruling in a visit to the "street university" run by the discharged academics.

Migration Management: İstanbul Closed to Registration Due to Dense Refugee Population

Migration Management: İstanbul Closed to Registration Due to Dense Refugee Population

"We have taken action against 12 thousand irregular immigrants in the last 15 days," Migration Management head Ayaz has said.

Central Bank Cuts Year-End Inflation Forecast to 13.9 Percent

Central Bank Cuts Year-End Inflation Forecast to 13.9 Percent

The Central Bank has cut its year-end inflation forecast from 14.6 percent to 13.9 percent, Governor Uysal has announced.

Emphasis on ‘Peace Corridor’ in National Security Council Declaration

Emphasis on ‘Peace Corridor’ in National Security Council Declaration

In a declaration released after the National Security Council (MGK) meeting, the works on establishing a “peace corridor” on Turkey-Syria border have been emphasized while no mention has been made of a “safe zone”.

Exports Decrease by 14.3 Percent, Imports Decrease by 22.7 Percent in June

Exports Decrease by 14.3 Percent, Imports Decrease by 22.7 Percent in June

The foreign trade deficit decreased by 42.5 percent to 423 billion 177 million dollars in June 2019 compared with the same month last year, according to the figures announced by the TurkStat.

Court Board of Gezi Trial Changed

Court Board of Gezi Trial Changed

The Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has sent the presiding judge and court board members of the Gezi trial to the second court board. The Council has ruled that the newly-formed court board shall hear the case from now on.

Violation of Rights in Tarsus Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

Violation of Rights in Tarsus Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP Diyarbakır MP Semra Güzel has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the violation of rights allegedly committed in Tarsus Prison in Mersin.

Constitutional Court: We Could Disagree with Signatory Academics

Constitutional Court: We Could Disagree with Signatory Academics

In its justified ruling on academics signatory to the declaration “We will not be a party to this crime”, the Constitutional Court has concluded, “The statements that we do not agree could fall within the scope of freedom of expression.”

Academic for Peace Tuna Altınel Released

Academic for Peace Tuna Altınel Released

The court has ruled for the release of Assoc. Prof. Altınel without judicial control measures. He is charged with "membership of a terrorist organization" because of interpreting speeches in a conference.

Intervention Against Hasankeyf Protest: 10 People Detained

Intervention Against Hasankeyf Protest: 10 People Detained

Intervening against the protest for ancient city of Hasankeyf, the police and soldiers have stated that the slogan of “Hasankeyf is history, lay claim to your history” has been forbidden and detained at least 10 people.

‘CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu Gives us His Promise for October 10 Monument’

‘CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu Gives us His Promise for October 10 Monument’

The Metropolitan Municipality of Ankara has assigned the City Council to work on building a monument in front of Ankara Train Station in memory of 103 people who lost their lives in October 10 Massacre in 2015.

30 July 2019 Ayşegül Özbek

Economic Confidence Decreases in July

Economic Confidence Decreases in July

Turkey's economic confidence index stood at 80.7 in July, dropping from 83.4 in the previous month.

MP Çelik: Why are Measures Not Taken for Fires in Mardin?

MP Çelik: Why are Measures Not Taken for Fires in Mardin?

HDP MP Çelik has directed a parliamentary question to the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry about the repeating fires in the southeastern Mardin province.

Rate of Those Who Say ‘I Would Share the Same House with Syrians’ Falls by Half

Rate of Those Who Say ‘I Would Share the Same House with Syrians’ Falls by Half

KONDA Research has shared the answers given to its question on “view on Syrian refugees.” The rate of the ones who say “I would share the same house with Syrians” has fallen from 14 to 7 percent in the last three years.

30 July 2019 Ruken Tuncel

PKK Leader Öcalan's Attorneys Apply for Meeting

PKK Leader Öcalan's Attorneys Apply for Meeting

The applications by attorneys have been rejected since June 18.

Prof. Dr. Kaboğlu: Administration is Obliged to Abide by Constitutional Court Verdict

Prof. Dr. Kaboğlu: Administration is Obliged to Abide by Constitutional Court Verdict

Speaking to bianet, legists have criticized the counter-declarations opened to signature by some universities after the Constitutional Court has ruled that the freedom of expression of Academics of Peace has been violated.

30 July 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Missing for Six Months, Four Discharged People Found

Missing for Six Months, Four Discharged People Found

Four of the six people who were discharged by statutory decrees during the State of Emergency and who were allegedly abducted in February have been found.

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1,066 Academics Denounce Constitutional Court Verdict on Academics for Peace

1,066 Academics Denounce Constitutional Court Verdict on Academics for Peace

After the Constitutional Court ruled that the prison sentences given to the Academics for Peace violated their freedom of expression, 1,066 academics from various universities released a declaration, saying the verdict is "against the public conscience."

Dink Family Appeals to Supreme Court of Appeals

Dink Family Appeals to Supreme Court of Appeals

Lawyers of Dink family have appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeals, indicating that the defendants should have been convicted of membership or leadership of an armed terrorist organization, not membership of an armed criminal organization.

Bernie Sanders: Debate on Armenian Genocide is Now Over

Bernie Sanders: Debate on Armenian Genocide is Now Over

US Presidential candidate and Senator of Vermont Bernie Sanders has reiterated his support for the recognition of the Armenian genocide, promising that he will address it as such during the annual presidential address on April 24.

TOKİ Opens Tender for 'Nation's Garden' Construction Around Lake Salda

TOKİ Opens Tender for 'Nation's Garden' Construction Around Lake Salda

A campaign has been launched against the planned construction around Lake Salda, which is known as "the Maldives of Turkey" and home to many bird species.

‘Why are Removal Centers Closed to Civil Society?’

‘Why are Removal Centers Closed to Civil Society?’

HDP MP Kemalbay has brought the allegations of torture and ill treatment in Harmandalı Removal Center into Parliamentary agenda. Referring to an article by bianet, she has asked, “Why are the removal centers completely closed to civil society?”

Minister of Interior: 'We Do Not Extradite Foreigners Who Have a Residence Permit'

Minister of Interior: 'We Do Not Extradite Foreigners Who Have a Residence Permit'

Soylu has said Turkey "neither has the capability nor the right" to extradite Syrians who are under temporary protection or foreigners who hold a residence permit.

'Do Protection Orders Protect Women?'

'Do Protection Orders Protect Women?'

CHP Hatay MP Şahin has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the women subjected to male violence despite protection orders. Şahin has asked Minister of Interior Soylu, “What precautions are taken by your ministry to protect women?”

Fires in Syriac Villages: 'Even if It is Not Sabotage, There is Gross Negligence'

Fires in Syriac Villages: 'Even if It is Not Sabotage, There is Gross Negligence'

Successive fires have caused great damage to nature in the Syriac villages of the southeastern Mardin province. We asked MP Tuma Çelik and Evgil Türker, the chair of the Federation of Syriac Associations, about the claims of sabotage.

29 July 2019 Pınar Tarcan

‘How was the Protest Against Removal of Syrians Attacked Despite Security Measures?’

‘How was the Protest Against Removal of Syrians Attacked Despite Security Measures?’

Association for Human Rights and Solidarity for the Oppressed (MAZLUMDER) Chair Beyhan has stated that sending the ones who have taken refuge in Turkey to save their lives to the same conditions is “remorseless”.

29 July 2019 Evrim Kepenek

'You Give Us Food and Water in Abundance, But Will You Compensate Our Losses?'

'You Give Us Food and Water in Abundance, But Will You Compensate Our Losses?'

Villages that smell animal carcasses, destroyed living spaces and people's suffering left from Düzce after the floods while the governor withdrew the declaration of a disaster zone.

29 July 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Protest in Vatican: Save Ancient City of Hasankeyf, Stop Ilısu Dam

Protest in Vatican: Save Ancient City of Hasankeyf, Stop Ilısu Dam

Artists from the Armanç Kerboranî Good Wishes Group have held an art performance in Vatican to raise concerns over the planned destruction of 12,000-year ancient city of Hasankeyf as the filling of Ilısu Dam is imminent.

Thousands of Trees Cut in Mount Ida for Gold Mine, People on the Watch

Thousands of Trees Cut in Mount Ida for Gold Mine, People on the Watch

Releasing a statement about the trees cut down in the Mount Ida, the Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture has announced that 13 thousand trees have been cut down, not 195 thousand trees as previously alleged.