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A new civil society initiative: 'Our Media'

A new civil society initiative: 'Our Media'

IPS Communication Foundation/bianet is one of the partners of the "Our Media" project, which is funded by the European Union and will be active from 2023 to 2025.

‘Constitutional rights cannot be violated based on religious criteria’

18 NGOS TO JUSTICE MINISTRY

‘Constitutional rights cannot be violated based on religious criteria’

Releasing a joint statement, 18 non-governmental organizations have slammed the Justice Ministry for targeting the LGBTI+ community by calling them “haram” (forbidden by religion) in a reply to the Constitutional Court.

‘Civil society’ warning to Turkey by Venice Commission

‘Civil society’ warning to Turkey by Venice Commission

The Venice Commission has expressed the opinion that Turkey’s Law on the Prevention of Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction is not compatible with international human rights standards and poses a risk to NGOs.

‘The last 10 years have been turbulent for Turkey’s civil society’

RAWEST RESEARCH

‘The last 10 years have been turbulent for Turkey’s civil society’

A recent report by the Rawest Research company has underlined that while Turkey’s civil society gained momentum in the early 2000s, there has been a shrinking space for civil society in the country, especially after the coup attempt in 2016.

25 January 2021

‘Turkey’s NGO bill has no predictability’

‘Turkey’s NGO bill has no predictability’

Prof. Şule Özsoy-Boyunsuz, an academic specialized in Constitutional law, has commented on Turkey’s new NGO bill: “The government might wake up one morning, pick an association and shut it down next morning. This law has no predictability.”

25 December 2020 Hikmet Adal

‘The bill foresees the same process for civil society as the State of Emergency’

‘The bill foresees the same process for civil society as the State of Emergency’

Speaking to bianet about the bill that would allow the appointment of trustees to NGOs, Kaos GL Association’s Legal Coordinator Dikmen says, “It foresees an inspection process that will spread all across civil society and has no boundaries, like a virus.”

25 December 2020 Hikmet Adal

‘Turkey’s NGO bill threatens civil society’

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

‘Turkey’s NGO bill threatens civil society’

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a statement regarding the bill which will allow the appointment of trustees to civil society organizations, if passed by the Parliament: “Organizations disliked by the government for their work will especially be at risk.”

24 December 2020

Bill passes the commission: ‘Appointing trustees to NGOs is unconstitutional’

Bill passes the commission: ‘Appointing trustees to NGOs is unconstitutional’

After the bill allowing the Interior Ministry to appoint trustees to NGOs passed the Parliamentary Justice Commission, main opposition CHP MPs Özdemir and Çakırözer have criticized the bill, raising concerns over Turkey’s ranking in freedom indexes.

21 December 2020

Operation against journalists, politicians and NGOs in İstanbul

Operation against journalists, politicians and NGOs in İstanbul

Counter terrorism police have detained 19 people in İstanbul, including journalists, politicians and representatives of civil society organizations. While there are warrants against 25 people in total, Şişli Vice Mayor Yavuz is also among the detained.

26 November 2020

State of judiciary in Turkey since the adoption of Presidential System

REPORT BY A NETWORK OF 294 NGOS

State of judiciary in Turkey since the adoption of Presidential System

The Checks and Balances Network has released a report titled “Presidential System Ahead of 2021: Judiciary.” The report has shown that with the adoption of the new system in April 2017, the influence of the executive on the judiciary has increased.

16 November 2020

Ban on events of professional organizations, NGOs in Turkey

Ban on events of professional organizations, NGOs in Turkey

As of today, the events to be organized by civil society organizations, professional organizations in the capacity of public institutions such as bar associations, unions and cooperatives have been postponed till December 1, 2020.