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1 Out of Every 3 Young Persons Discontinue Their Education

1 Out of Every 3 Young Persons Discontinue Their Education

According to BETAM, a gender-role-based traditional division of labour is influential on young women distancing themselves from the work force market. More that half of those, who discontinue their education are elementary school graduates. The attendance rates vary depending on the region.

Legislative Proposal to Lift Parliamentary Immunity Passes

Legislative Proposal to Lift Parliamentary Immunity Passes

The legislative proposal to lift parliamentary immunity has been approved with 376 votes.

2nd Clause of Parliamentary Immunity Lifting Bill Approved with 374 Votes

2nd Clause of Parliamentary Immunity Lifting Bill Approved with 374 Votes

In the second round of voting as to lifting parliamentary immunity, the second clause has been approved with 374 votes.

Aye Votes Rise to 373 for 1st Clause of Parliamentary Immunity Lifting Bill

Aye Votes Rise to 373 for 1st Clause of Parliamentary Immunity Lifting Bill

In the second round of voting as to lifting parliamentary immunity, the first clause has been approved with 373 votes.

HRW: Turkey Should Open Borders to Refugees

HRW: Turkey Should Open Borders to Refugees

Human Rights Watch has urged international organizations and UN not to remain silent to keeping the Syrian border closed for the last 1.5 years.

Erdoğan: President Cannot Be Detached from Party

Erdoğan: President Cannot Be Detached from Party

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has replied to questions in the program of “Grand Meeting with the Youth” in the joint broadcast of A Haber-Atv held in Presidential Palace.

Ankara’s Rainbow Venues Mapped

Ankara’s Rainbow Venues Mapped

KaosGL has mapped the venues where you won’t be subjected to discriminative, homophobic and transphobic attitudes, and that stick rainbows on the venues’ doors.

19 May 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Explosion in Nusaybin: 1 Soldier Killed, 8 Injured

Explosion in Nusaybin: 1 Soldier Killed, 8 Injured

One soldier has been killed, eight others injured upon members of YPS detonating an improvised bomb device in Yenişehir neighbourhood of Nusaybin district of Mardin Province.

Number of Conscientious Objectors Reach 500

Number of Conscientious Objectors Reach 500

Sergen Sucu has declared his conscientious objection by submitting exemption despite his report of 69% handicapped.

Who is Binali Yıldırım?

Who is Binali Yıldırım?

Binali Yıldırım has been determined as the only candidate for fourth chair of the Justice and Development Party.

Binali Yıldırım Elected AKP Presidential Candidate

Binali Yıldırım Elected AKP Presidential Candidate

It has been decided that Binali Yıldırım will attend the extraordinary congress of AKP to be held on the weekend as the presidential candidate of AKP.

1 Soldier Killed in Van, 1 Other Injured

1 Soldier Killed in Van, 1 Other Injured

One soldier has lost his life in the armed conflict between security forces and members of PKK in the intersection of Gürpınar and Çatak districts of Turkey’s eastern province of Van, another injured.

Prosecutor Bharara Rejects Sarraf’s Bail Offer of 50 Million

Prosecutor Bharara Rejects Sarraf’s Bail Offer of 50 Million

Sarraf under arrest in US offering to pay a bail of 50 million to be released has been rejected by Prosecutor Bharara.

General Staff: Helicopter Thought to Crash Due to Malfunction Shot Down

General Staff: Helicopter Thought to Crash Due to Malfunction Shot Down

The General Staff has announced that the helicopter which was earlier declared to crash due to technical malfunction was shot down.

Bomb Attack in Şemdinli

Bomb Attack in Şemdinli

Resulting by bombs planted by the PKK members detonated in Mendi region between Aktütün and Beyyurdu of Şemdinli district of Hakkari province, four soldiers killed, nine others four of whom are heavily injured.

Investigation into 5 Özgür Gündem Editors in Chief on Watch

Investigation into 5 Özgür Gündem Editors in Chief on Watch

Investigation has been launched into Ertuğrul Mavioğlu, Faruk Eren, Ayşe Düzkan, Mustafa Sönmez and Melda Onur who have taken part on the “Co-Editorship-in-Chief” campaign on ground of the reports on newspapers.

From Russia to Çavuşoğlu: You Shouldn’t Resign but Go to Jail

From Russia to Çavuşoğlu: You Shouldn’t Resign but Go to Jail

Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson on her Facebook account addressing FM Çavuşoğlu said the retribution of being associated with ISIS must be jail term, not resignation.

Court Finds Assistant’s Term of Office Not Being Extended Contrary to Law

Court Finds Assistant’s Term of Office Not Being Extended Contrary to Law

The court has annulled the decision of not extending the term of office of Education Union ODTÜ Workplace Representative, Ekin Erdem Evliya contrary to law.

Prof. Köker: Referendum to Mean Political Division

Prof. Köker: Referendum to Mean Political Division

Prof. Levent Köker has evaluated the result of the voting for Constitutional amendment concerning parliamentary immunity.

18 May 2016 Elif Akgül

Warning from Chicken Companies to Greenpeace

Warning from Chicken Companies to Greenpeace

Chicken companies of Banvit, Beypiliç, Keskinoğlu and Şenpiliç have sent Greenpeace a warning requesting the organization to close the website of the campaign “We won’t swallow that chicken”.

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Paylan: If AKP MPs Cast Secret Vote, Majority Cannot Be Constituted

Paylan: If AKP MPs Cast Secret Vote, Majority Cannot Be Constituted

HDP’s Paylan stating that almost all of the AKP MPs have cast open vote, explained that “They had to toss white stamp into envelope, show it and hand the green and red stamps to party commissars”.

18 May 2016 Beyza Kural

Curfew in Beytüşşebap Lifted

Curfew in Beytüşşebap Lifted

The curfew declared in Ilıcak village of Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak province has been lifted 17 hours after declaration.

Interlocutory Injunction Imposed on Part of Böhmermann’s Poem

Interlocutory Injunction Imposed on Part of Böhmermann’s Poem

Hamburg State Court has imposed interlocutory injunction on some parts of the poem about President Erdoğan read by comedian Jan Böhmermann.

16 Journalists Become Editor in Chief on Watch for Özgür Gündem Daily

16 Journalists Become Editor in Chief on Watch for Özgür Gündem Daily

The “Co-Editorship-in-Chief” campaign launched by Özgür Gündem daily on May 3 World Day of Press Freedom continues. 16 journalists have taken part in the solidarity act till today.

Parliamentary Immunity Voting 1st Round Results Signal Referendum

Parliamentary Immunity Voting 1st Round Results Signal Referendum

First and second clauses of the constitutional amendment proposal concerning lifting the parliamentary immunity of the MPs against whom lawsuits have been brought have been approved at the parliament.

Berfo Kırbayır Marked with Her Letter

Berfo Kırbayır Marked with Her Letter

Berfo Kırbayır who lost her life after looking for her son for 33 years has been commemorated at the park named after her within the scope of Disappearance in Custody Week. In the commemoration, her letter “What kind of justice this is” written by Kırbayır in address to the Minister of Justice was read.

Curfew Declared in Beytüşşebap District of Şırnak

Curfew Declared in Beytüşşebap District of Şırnak

Curfew has been declared in Ilıcak village of Beytüşşebap district of Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak today.

AKP Presidential Candidate to be Announced Thursday

AKP Presidential Candidate to be Announced Thursday

Abdulkadir Selvi in his columin in Hürriyet daily has pointed Binalı Yıldırım as the presidential candidate. The candidate will be announced on Thursday.

13 Killed in Diyarbakır Identified

13 Killed in Diyarbakır Identified

12 persons lost and one person unidentified in the explosion in Sur district of Diyarbakır have been identified.

FM Çavuşoğlu Calls EU: It is Just Schengen

FM Çavuşoğlu Calls EU: It is Just Schengen

Minister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu as to visa waiver criteria has called out to the EU as “Are you granting us membership, you are already obstructing it. What you will grant is just visa-free travel Schengen”.

Documentary Photograph Days to Begin

Documentary Photograph Days to Begin

The 3rd Documentary Photography Days will begin on May 20 bringing together photography projections, panels, book presentations, portfolio evaluations and workshops with the audience.

Russian Embassy Replies to AKP’s Tayyar

Russian Embassy Replies to AKP’s Tayyar

Russian Federation’s Embassy in Turkey has responded as “So it was a joke…” to AKP MP Şamil Tayyar’s tweet “One feels like shooting down another Russian jet!”.