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Despite facing resistance from villagers, Cengiz Holding wants to expand İkizdere stone quarry

Despite facing resistance from villagers, Cengiz Holding wants to expand İkizdere stone quarry

Locals in İkizdere, Rize have been protesting a stone quarry project carried out by a company that has close ties to the government.

We resisted!

WOMEN'S AGENDA

We resisted!

As in other parts of the country, when you touch their soil, water, tree, the people you call "conservative", "pro-government", "AKP voters", and ask "For whom did you vote?" turn into resilient rebels. Especially women.

3 May 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Nine churches and monasteries in Mardin in UNESCO tentative list

Nine churches and monasteries in Mardin in UNESCO tentative list

Religious officials in Mardin's Tur Abdin area welcome the decision.

İzmir Bar seeks annulment of alcohol ban during lockdown

İzmir Bar seeks annulment of alcohol ban during lockdown

The government has imposed a de facto ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages during the 17-day lockdown period.

Contradicting health minister, Erdoğan says Turkey has enough Covid-19 vaccine supplies

Contradicting health minister, Erdoğan says Turkey has enough Covid-19 vaccine supplies

The president has said that he will talk about the vaccine issue with his counterparts in China and Russia.

Is alcohol ban lifted? Contradicting statements by liquor stores association, ministry

Is alcohol ban lifted? Contradicting statements by liquor stores association, ministry

The government has imposed a controversial de facto ban on alcoholic beverage sales during a 17-day lockdown that started yesterday.

Three people were killed by police on May Day 1996

Three people were killed by police on May Day 1996

In the most crowded May Day celebrations in decades, three people were shot dead by police. We interviewed their families and loved ones and witnesses of the incidents.

Boğaziçi rector holds ribbon-cutting ceremony for project that started before his appointment

Boğaziçi rector holds ribbon-cutting ceremony for project that started before his appointment

Academics have revealed that the construction laboratory project started last year.

Constitutional Court: Police violence during Gezi protests should be reinvestigated

Constitutional Court: Police violence during Gezi protests should be reinvestigated

The top court has concluded that the incident of police violence caused Erdal Sarıkaya to be injured in the eye shall be reinvestigated.

29 April 2021 Ayça Söylemez

A not-so-full lockdown with an alcohol ban and vaccine shortage

PAST WEEK IN TURKEY

A not-so-full lockdown with an alcohol ban and vaccine shortage

Eighty percent of the employed to continue working during "full lockdown" • Ankara's response to Biden's genocide recognition • Turkey becomes Europe's plastic waste dump • AKP hinders İstanbul Municipality's cheap bread buffets

28 April 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Türk-İş: Starvation line, poverty line increased in April

Türk-İş: Starvation line, poverty line increased in April

Prices of meat, butter and sunflower oil increased this month, the survey shows.

Dialogue group welcomes Biden's recognition of Armenian Genocide

Dialogue group welcomes Biden's recognition of Armenian Genocide

A US-based community dialogue groupthat brings together Armenians and Turks commends the US President's move to recognize the genocide.

Gezi trial: Court merges cases of seven defendants with main trial

Gezi trial: Court merges cases of seven defendants with main trial

The cases of the defendants, including journalists, actors and rights advocates, were previously separated because they were abroad.

Censored prison letter: Judgeship says accusing police of torture is a Constitutional right

Censored prison letter: Judgeship says accusing police of torture is a Constitutional right

Lawyer Metin Gökoğlu's letter, where he said "Police practice torture and judges vindicate it" was censored by the prison administration.

28 April 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Medical chamber expresses concern over aircraft carrier dismantling in İzmir

Medical chamber expresses concern over aircraft carrier dismantling in İzmir

A Brazil-flagged ship allegedly containing 900 tons of asbestos is heading to İzmir coast for dismantling.

'Don't touch my alcohol': Social media outrage as liquor shops to be closed during 17-day lockdown

'Don't touch my alcohol': Social media outrage as liquor shops to be closed during 17-day lockdown

While the interior minister has confirmed that liquor shops will be closed during the lockdown starting Thursday, he hasn't clarified whether supermarkets will be allowed to sell alcoholic beverages.

'It was like the inquisition': Attorneys reflect on Kobanî trial

'It was like the inquisition': Attorneys reflect on Kobanî trial

The attorneys have said that they called on the court board to be independent but were "shown the door."

5+1 Cyprus talks to resume after four years

5+1 Cyprus talks to resume after four years

UN chief to attend meeting to find common ground on permanent solution to Cyprus issue.

MP Garo Paylan threatened by nationalist lawmaker over genocide remarks

MP Garo Paylan threatened by nationalist lawmaker over genocide remarks

Ümit Özdağ has called Paylan, an Armenian of Turkey, "a vicious enemy of the Turkish nation" and said he would "have a Talat Pasha experience when the time comes."

CİSST: Pandemic measures make the situation of imprisoned children even worse

CİSST: Pandemic measures make the situation of imprisoned children even worse

There are more than 1,500 children in Turkey's prisons and 1,066 of them were not released durign the pandemic despite not being convicted, notes the CİSST.

Villagers resist pro-government company's stone quarry project in Black Sea valley

Villagers resist pro-government company's stone quarry project in Black Sea valley

Despite lockdowns, locals confront the gendarmerie to prevent the project in Rize.

Turkey declares full lockdown until May 17

Turkey declares full lockdown until May 17

The lockdown measures will start from Thursday, President Erdoğan has announced.

SIPRI: Turkey's military expenditures decreased in 2020

SIPRI: Turkey's military expenditures decreased in 2020

The decrease marks an exception in a decade of an upward trend in the country's military expenditures, notes the SIPRI report.

Erdoğan's communications director calls HDP politicians 'murderers'

KOBANÎ TRIAL

Erdoğan's communications director calls HDP politicians 'murderers'

"Thankfully, we have full faith in justice. Our state and nation always stand against all centers that want to divide Turkey," Altun has remarked.

Mainstream TV channels skip political news, mostly feature 'page three' stories

MEDIA OMBUDSPERSON REIVEW

Mainstream TV channels skip political news, mostly feature 'page three' stories

A review shows four out of five TV channels mostly avoided important political issues in their main news bulletins on April 20.

Air pollution data for İzmir's industrialized areas not made public for five years

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

Air pollution data for İzmir's industrialized areas not made public for five years

An opposition MP has called on the ministry to fulfill its responsibilities and release the data for the relevant areas.

Report reveals sacked minister's company granted 1.4 million lira 'investment support'

Report reveals sacked minister's company granted 1.4 million lira 'investment support'

Ruhsar Pekcan was dismissed as the minister of trade after it was revealed that the ministry bought nine million lira worth of disinfectants from her company.

Turkey continues new military operation in Iraq's Kurdistan region, one solider loses his life

Turkey continues new military operation in Iraq's Kurdistan region, one solider loses his life

The Turkish Armed Forces on April 23 launched a new operation as part of the "Claw Operations" targeting the PKK.

Biden recognizes Armenian Genocide

Biden recognizes Armenian Genocide

Joe Biden has become the first US president in decades to call the massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I a genocide.

'Only Turkey's parliament can heal wounds of Armenian people'

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY

'Only Turkey's parliament can heal wounds of Armenian people'

HDP deputy Garo Paylan has submitted a law proposal for the recognition of the genocide.

Turkey's daily coronavirus cases drop below 50,000 for the first time in over two weeks

Turkey's daily coronavirus cases drop below 50,000 for the first time in over two weeks

The number of cases in İstanbul, the hardest-hit city of the country, had dropped by 20 percent recently, according to the health minister.

Biden, Erdoğan have first phone call since inauguration

Biden, Erdoğan have first phone call since inauguration

The US president reportedly told Erdoğan that he will formally recognize the Armenian Genocide tomorrow.