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Eight arrested in Ankara for anti-refugee social media posts

Eight arrested in Ankara for anti-refugee social media posts

Last week, 27 people were detained during police raids targeting individuals running anti-refugee accounts on social media.

25 September 2023

Coal miner mistakenly shot by guards in Şırnak

Coal miner mistakenly shot by guards in Şırnak

The guards rushed the worker to the hospital after noticing him but the worker could not be saved despite all efforts.

25 September 2023

Turkey's FM meets UN chief at General Assembly

Turkey's FM meets UN chief at General Assembly

Fidan and Guterres addressed recent developments in Ukraine, the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Syria and the Cyprus issue.

25 September 2023

Turkey's women's volleyball team secures World Cup victory, qualifies for Olympics

Turkey's women's volleyball team secures World Cup victory, qualifies for Olympics

Turkey won all of its seven matches in the Olympics qualifiers, which also served as the World Cup.

25 September 2023

Kurdish journalist Sedat Yılmaz faces 'terror' charges over 'lack of banking transactions,' social media activities

Kurdish journalist Sedat Yılmaz faces 'terror' charges over 'lack of banking transactions,' social media activities

Yılmaz, who is also an author for the BİA Children'S Library, has been remanded in custody since May 3.

22 September 2023

Government's 'family workshops' exclude NGOs, spread anti-LGBTI+ sentiment

Government's 'family workshops' exclude NGOs, spread anti-LGBTI+ sentiment

Women's rights advocates perceive the workshops as preparation for the planned news constitution and amendments to the Civil Code, which they say could jeopardize women's rights.

22 September 2023 Evrim Kepenek

'Alexander the Great' statue head unearthed in northern Turkey

'Alexander the Great' statue head unearthed in northern Turkey

The discovery was made during ongoing work in an area preserved since 2017 in Bartın.

21 September 2023

Hundreds of workers suffer from food poisoning at Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear plant

Hundreds of workers suffer from food poisoning at Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear plant

A worker who reached out to an MP to reveal the incident said Russian employees on the construction site have privileges over local employees, including better food.

21 September 2023

Twenty-four detained in Antalya raids targeting unions, leftist parties

Twenty-four detained in Antalya raids targeting unions, leftist parties

The detained individuals are accused of "spreading terrorist propaganda" due to their participation in commemorations for 1970s' communist revolutionaries.

21 September 2023

KRG denies PKK presence at Arbat Airport during drone strike

KRG denies PKK presence at Arbat Airport during drone strike

While not directly claiming responsibility for the drone strike, Turkey claimed that the strike showed some KRG security members were in cooperation with the PKK.

21 September 2023

Trendyol delivery workers detained during protest for better wages

Trendyol delivery workers detained during protest for better wages

When the workers went outside the company's headquarters in İstanbul, police detained some of them.

20 September 2023

Turkey launches military operation near Iran border

Turkey launches military operation near Iran border

As numerous troops were deployed in Hakkari, the region close to the Iran border has witnessed heightened activity of reconnaissance and armed drones.

20 September 2023

Youth association members face 'terror' charges for singing songs, wearing certain colors

Youth association members face 'terror' charges for singing songs, wearing certain colors

Twelve individuals will appear before the court in late September for "being a member of a terrorist organization" and "propagandizing for a terrorist organization."

20 September 2023 Ayça Söylemez

Greenhouse workers protest outside embassies of Germany, Russia

Greenhouse workers protest outside embassies of Germany, Russia

The workers, most of whom are women, were dismissed from a greenhouse company after being unionized. The company makes exports to Germany and Russia.

20 September 2023 Ali Dinç

Forced disappearances, arbitrary detentions in Turkey discussed at UNHRC event

Forced disappearances, arbitrary detentions in Turkey discussed at UNHRC event

Human rights advocates highlighted legal harassment against human rights activists and the prevailing impunity concerning forced disappearances.

20 September 2023

Health minister says no need for concern over Eris variant

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Health minister says no need for concern over Eris variant

The new variant will be discussed by scientists but there is no need for the public to discuss it, according to Koca.

20 September 2023

Worker compelled to operate crane in severe winds killed after collapse

Worker compelled to operate crane in severe winds killed after collapse

Despite the alleged use of older machinery, a construction site in an industrial area in İstanbul remained operational despite strong winds, while all other sites halted their activities.

20 September 2023

Journalist Pınar Gayıp acquitted of 'targeting counterterrorism officials'

Journalist Pınar Gayıp acquitted of 'targeting counterterrorism officials'

Gayıp stood trial for a tweet regarding a specialist sergeant's sexual assault on a woman.

19 September 2023

Two airstrikes target Kurdish forces in northern Syria

Two airstrikes target Kurdish forces in northern Syria

According to SOHR, Turkey has carried out 49 drone strikes targeting Kurdish groups in Syria's north so far this year.

19 September 2023

Jailed Kurdish journalist denied musical instrument over "security" reasons

Jailed Kurdish journalist denied musical instrument over "security" reasons

Communication notes can be concealed inside the instrument, the prison administration said.

19 September 2023

Cracks in Turkey's opposition could secure local election revenge for Erdoğan

Cracks in Turkey's opposition could secure local election revenge for Erdoğan

The idea of forming the broadest coalition possible to defeat Erdoğan suffered a serious blow in the dual elections in May, leaving the opposition parties in disarray.

15 September 2023 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Northern Cypriot president sentenced to pay damages to journalist

Northern Cypriot president sentenced to pay damages to journalist

Ersin Tatar had accused a journalist of "espionage" after she documented his meeting with Turkey's vice president before the 2020 elections in Northern Cyprus.

15 September 2023

Recession continues in Turkey's largest lake

Recession continues in Turkey's largest lake

Roughly a 100 square kilometer of area covered with water in Lake Van has turned into land, a researcher has warned.

14 September 2023

Sole jailed defendant released in child marriage case in Islamic community

Sole jailed defendant released in child marriage case in Islamic community

The daughter of a community leader was revealed to be forced to marriage at the age of six.

12 September 2023

Woman acquitted in self-defense case after years of struggle

Woman acquitted in self-defense case after years of struggle

Following the incident, Yasemin Çakal sought refuge in Switzerland and has been residing there ever since.

11 September 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Saturday Mothers/People, a dog, and a cat

Saturday Mothers/People, a dog, and a cat

We will attempt to look at a day of protest in Galatasaray Square through the eyes of its main inhabitants, Zeytin the dog, and the gray cat.

11 September 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Police beat, detain İzmir greenhouse workers protesting for reinstatement

Police beat, detain İzmir greenhouse workers protesting for reinstatement

The company had fired dozens of workers after they unionized. The workers demand either their severance pay or reinstatement.

11 September 2023

Turkey's unemployment rate drops in July

Turkey's unemployment rate drops in July

The narrow unemployment rate and the broad unemployment rate declined by 0.2 points ands 1.5 points, respectively.

11 September 2023

CHP leader backs Mansur Yavaş for re-election as Ankara mayor

CHP leader backs Mansur Yavaş for re-election as Ankara mayor

Yavaş, who defeated the AKP candidate and ended the 25-year rule of conservatives in the capital city, had announced his intention to run for re-election.

11 September 2023

Three agricultural workers killed in traffic accident

Three agricultural workers killed in traffic accident

At least 52 agricultural and forestry workers were killed on the job last month, making up more than one fourth of all work-related deaths.

11 September 2023

CHP deputy faces criminal probe for criticizing military

CHP deputy faces criminal probe for criticizing military

Sezgin Tanrıkulu is accused of "degrading the nation and the state" for mentioning the military coups and incidents where the military was responsible for the killing of civilians.

11 September 2023

Woman with epilepsy alleges severe ill-treatment at police station

Woman with epilepsy alleges severe ill-treatment at police station

Detained due to not paying a fine from 2020, Oya Ş. alleges that she faced physical and verbal abuse by police officers at an İzmir police station.

8 September 2023 Evrim Kepenek