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Adana to ban 'LGBTI+ flags' at Women's Day rally

Adana to ban 'LGBTI+ flags' at Women's Day rally

Placards about the Boğaziçi University protests will also not be allowed, according to the provincial security directorate.

Rights groups urge CoE Council of Ministers to ensure Demirtaş's release

Rights groups urge CoE Council of Ministers to ensure Demirtaş's release

Selahattin Demirtaş is still behind bars despite an ECtHR Grand Chamber decision ordering his immediate release.

Military helicopter crashes in Bitlis, 11 soldiers lose their lives

Military helicopter crashes in Bitlis, 11 soldiers lose their lives

A lieutenant general is among the deceased, according to the Ministry of National Defense.

Erdoğan's human rights action plan 'a propaganda text to legitimize a new constitution'

Erdoğan's human rights action plan 'a propaganda text to legitimize a new constitution'

The content of the plan can't be respected as it is a text aimed at legitimizing the government's attempts for a new constitution and other political and legal moves, according to Dr. Ozansü.

4 March 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Freedom House report: Turkey's status 'not free' for the fourth year in a row

Freedom House report: Turkey's status 'not free' for the fourth year in a row

The economic impact of the pandemic has given the government new incentives to suppress dissent, says the report.

Labor groups, opposition politicians call for basic income guarantee amid high inequality

Labor groups, opposition politicians call for basic income guarantee amid high inequality

"Social assistance provided as charity rather than rights do not prevent poverty but perpetuate it," 92 groups have said in a joint statement.

Eight more MPs, including CHP's Berberoğlu, face losing legislative immunity

Eight more MPs, including CHP's Berberoğlu, face losing legislative immunity

Summaries of proceedings for some 203 lawmakers are pending at the parliament's Joint Committee on Justice and Constitution.

İYİ Party 'won't blindly vote for' lift of HDP deputies' legislative immunity

İYİ Party 'won't blindly vote for' lift of HDP deputies' legislative immunity

Akşener has made remarks on the summaries of proceedings against HDP deputies and President Erdoğan's new "human rights action plan."

Tahir Elçi murder case: Defendant police officers not arrested

Tahir Elçi murder case: Defendant police officers not arrested

The renowned lawyer and rights advocate was killed while making a statement for the press in Diyarbakır in 2015.

HDP will be closed down 'both legally and politically,' says AKP's Özkan

HDP will be closed down 'both legally and politically,' says AKP's Özkan

Özkan's statements come after the Court of Cassation launched an inquiry into the HDP.

Covid vaccination rate much lower in eastern, southeastern provinces

TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Covid vaccination rate much lower in eastern, southeastern provinces

The TTB has pointed out that the vaccination rate among the elderly and health workers is significantly lower in the country's mostly Kurdish-populated regions.

Court of Cassation launches inquiry into HDP

Court of Cassation launches inquiry into HDP

If Court of Cassation prosecutors conclude that the HDP is engaged in terrorist acts, a case may be filed for the closure of the party.

Erdoğan tells Macron 'dialogue between leaders very important'

Erdoğan tells Macron 'dialogue between leaders very important'

The president has had a video conference with his counterpart from France.

Recovering after death fast, imprisoned lawyer Aytaç Ünsal 'not provided with vitamin B'

Recovering after death fast, imprisoned lawyer Aytaç Ünsal 'not provided with vitamin B'

After ending his 215-day death fast, Ünsal was arrested again in December.

2 March 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Erdoğan unveils 'human rights action plan'

Erdoğan unveils 'human rights action plan'

The ultimate aim of the action plan is a new constitution, the president has said.

Boğaziçi academics apply to Council of State for cancellation of rector appointment

Boğaziçi academics apply to Council of State for cancellation of rector appointment

The appointment of Prof. Bulu was against the Constitution and public interest, said the academics.

Bahçeli calls on top courts to take action to close down HDP

Bahçeli calls on top courts to take action to close down HDP

The MHP leader has been insistently calling for the HDP's closure over the past few months.

Japan's former PM regrets recommending nuclear energy to Turkey

Japan's former PM regrets recommending nuclear energy to Turkey

Turkey made an agreement with Japan for a nuclear power plant project in 2013.

Head of Turkey's statistical authority replaced for the fourth time in two years

Head of Turkey's statistical authority replaced for the fourth time in two years

Prof. Sait Erdal Dinçer has been named the new head of the TurkStat.

Boğaziçi rector dismisses election for institute head, appoints his deputy instead

Boğaziçi rector dismisses election for institute head, appoints his deputy instead

Prof. Naci İnci, a physicist, will head the university's social sciences institute.

Turkey's case count nears 10,000 again

Turkey's case count nears 10,000 again

The country has recently seen an increase in daily cases while the government announced yesterday that it lifted some of the measures.

Erdoğan outlines new coronavirus rules as measures partially eased

Erdoğan outlines new coronavirus rules as measures partially eased

Cafes and restaurants will reopen, in-person classes will partially resume, four risk groups have been defined for provinces.

TurkStat: Turkey's economy grew by 1.8 percent in 2020

TurkStat: Turkey's economy grew by 1.8 percent in 2020

The country's GDP grew by 5.9 percent in the last quarter of 2020, according to the TurkStat.

Ankara's historic Ulus bazaar 'survives thanks to refugees'

Ankara's historic Ulus bazaar 'survives thanks to refugees'

Shopkeepers at the bazaar complain about the pandemic measures and the country's economic situation.

1 March 2021 Kadir Gürhan

Study: Younger Zazas in Dersim reluctant to learn Zaza language, increasingly identify as 'Turks'

Study: Younger Zazas in Dersim reluctant to learn Zaza language, increasingly identify as 'Turks'

"The oldest generation is monolingual and this language is the Zaza language. The middle-aged generation, who learned the second language mainly at school, are bilingual. The younger generation are again monolingual but this language is Turkish," says Dr. Güntaş-Aldatmaz.

1 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

With current speed, Turkey may need 'more than a year' to administer 100 million vaccine shots

TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

With current speed, Turkey may need 'more than a year' to administer 100 million vaccine shots

Each family doctor was able to vaccinate 12 people a day, according to the association's survey conducted among 765 family doctors from 65 provinces.

'AKP is seeking supermajority for a new constitution by dismissing HDP deputies'

NEW SUMMARIES OF PROCEEDINGS AT PARLIAMENT

'AKP is seeking supermajority for a new constitution by dismissing HDP deputies'

HDP's Oluç links the recent move to lift legislative immunities of his party's lawmakers to the talk of a new constitution.

Letter from imprisoned Boğaziçi student: 'They can't jail our ideas'

Letter from imprisoned Boğaziçi student: 'They can't jail our ideas'

Two students have been remanded in custody over the display of an artwork depicting Kaaba during the protests.

26 February 2021

Specialist sergeant Musa O. not arrested again for 'sexual assault'

Specialist sergeant Musa O. not arrested again for 'sexual assault'

The officer is facing up to 17 years in prison for having sexually assaulted an 18-year-old woman and driving her to suicide.

26 February 2021

Türk-İş: Starvation line increased by 2.5 percent from last month

Türk-İş: Starvation line increased by 2.5 percent from last month

For a family of four, the starvation line was 2,719 lira and the poverty line was 8,568 lira.

26 February 2021

Animal rights law left hanging for years: 'They are waiting for justice'

Animal rights law left hanging for years: 'They are waiting for justice'

Animal rights advocate Eray Özgüner calls for a fair law rather than a law that "protects the interest of capital groups."

26 February 2021 Tansu Pişkin

Presidential memorandums seeking lift of immunity for 25 opposition lawmakers

Presidential memorandums seeking lift of immunity for 25 opposition lawmakers

Files concerning three CHP deputies and 22 HDP deputies, including the nine lawmakers who face an aggravated life sentence, have been submitted by the Presidency to the parliament.

26 February 2021