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'It would be madness': Will HDP deputies be stripped of immunity?

'It would be madness': Will HDP deputies be stripped of immunity?

"Turkey's politics can't progress without the HDP. The HDP determines the direction of politics in Turkey. The elections in 2015, 2018 and 2019 have shown this," says MP Danış-Beştaş.

25 February 2021 Ruken Tuncel

New round of Cyprus talks to be held in April

New round of Cyprus talks to be held in April

The purpose of the meeting will be to determine whether a common ground exists for the parties to negotiate a lasting solution, according to the UN secretary-general's spokesperson.

25 February 2021

Documents reveal Khashoggi's assassins used jets of company seized by bin Salman

Documents reveal Khashoggi's assassins used jets of company seized by bin Salman

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the kingdom's consulate in İstanbul in October 2018.

25 February 2021

MP: Electricity distribution companies owe 3.6 billion lira to state

MP: Electricity distribution companies owe 3.6 billion lira to state

After the privatization of electricity distribution companies, the state-run electricity corporation has begun making losses because of not receiving required payments, MP Sertel has said.

25 February 2021

Employers use 'backdoor' method to dismiss employees amid layoff ban

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

Employers use 'backdoor' method to dismiss employees amid layoff ban

While layoffs are banned due to the pandemic, there is an exception for "behaviors against morality and goodwill," which has been widely used to dismiss employees.

24 February 2021

Ordu suspends home visits as coronavirus cases soar in Black Sea region

Ordu suspends home visits as coronavirus cases soar in Black Sea region

Seventeen percent of all new Covid cases in Turkey last week were reported in five Black Sea provinces.

24 February 2021

Ezidi child kidnapped by ISIS suspect rescued in Ankara

Ezidi child kidnapped by ISIS suspect rescued in Ankara

A suspected ISIS operative who came from Iraq's Mosul with a child has been detained.

24 February 2021

Court dismisses newspaper executive's suit for damages against harassed woman journalist

Court dismisses newspaper executive's suit for damages against harassed woman journalist

Accused of harassing a woman journalist, the executive had filed a lawsuit for slander, seeking compensation.

24 February 2021

Turkey accuses Greece of harassing its research vessel in Aegean Sea

Turkey accuses Greece of harassing its research vessel in Aegean Sea

AKP Spokesperson Çelik has made remarks about the incident in the Aegean Sea and the opposition's statements about Berat Albayrak.

24 February 2021

Buldan: Government attacking HDP to cover up failure in Gare operation

Buldan: Government attacking HDP to cover up failure in Gare operation

"They went to Gare to save the future of their ruling power. They hoped to return with a political victory. They sacrificed 13 people for their political calculations," Buldan has said.

24 February 2021

Constitutional Court: Judicial fine for comment on 1980 coup leader violated free expression

Constitutional Court: Judicial fine for comment on 1980 coup leader violated free expression

A person was given a judicial fine for criticizing a politician who praised Kenan Evren.

23 February 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Report: No women guests appeared on 77 percent of discussion programs in six months

Report: No women guests appeared on 77 percent of discussion programs in six months

Less than 10 percent of the guests on discussion programs were women in the second half of the last year, according to a new report by KA.DER.

23 February 2021

Years after Özgür Gündem's closure, dozens of journalists still on trial

MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE

Years after Özgür Gündem's closure, dozens of journalists still on trial

Four employees of Özgür Gündem received prison sentences, reports about Berat Albayrak were banned, 48 journalists stood trial in two weeks.

23 February 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Erdoğan defends his son-in-law against criticism over 'disappeared' Central Bank reserves

Erdoğan defends his son-in-law against criticism over 'disappeared' Central Bank reserves

Albayrak is accused of causing the Central Bank to run out of foreign exchange reserves.

22 February 2021

Letter from arrested PhD student Cihan Erdal

KOBANÊ INVESTIGATION

Letter from arrested PhD student Cihan Erdal

"The logic-defying charges against me with an indictment that was prepared seven years later, especially the allegation that 'I acted upon instructions' is extremely serious spiritual violence," says Erdal.

22 February 2021

PEN Turkey grants Duygu Asena Women's Rights Award to Prof. Ayşe Buğra

PEN Turkey grants Duygu Asena Women's Rights Award to Prof. Ayşe Buğra

The writers' association has said that it has awarded Buğra because of her reactions after being targeted by the president over the Boğaziçi University protests.

22 February 2021

İstanbul ready to ease coronavirus restrictions, says provincial health director

İstanbul ready to ease coronavirus restrictions, says provincial health director

Turkey prepares to gradually ease coronavirus measures on March 1.

22 February 2021

Court of Cassation upholds HDP deputy Gergerlioğlu's prison sentence

Court of Cassation upholds HDP deputy Gergerlioğlu's prison sentence

A case was filed against Gergerlioğlu for "propagandizing for the PKK" before his election in 2018.

19 February 2021

Daily Sözcü ordered to reinstate, pay compensation to unionized journalists

Daily Sözcü ordered to reinstate, pay compensation to unionized journalists

Three members of the Journalists' Union of Turkey were dismissed from the newspaper in 2018.

19 February 2021

Only a third of applications for unemployment allowance accepted during pandemic

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

Only a third of applications for unemployment allowance accepted during pandemic

The money in the fund decreased although fewer people were granted unemployment benefits in 2020, CHP deputy Şeker has noted.

19 February 2021

Gare operation: The 'responsibility' debate continues as Erdoğan sues CHP's Kılıçdaroğlu

Gare operation: The 'responsibility' debate continues as Erdoğan sues CHP's Kılıçdaroğlu

Thirteen security officers held hostage by the PKK in Iraq's north were killed last week during a military operation to rescue them.

19 February 2021

President extends short time work allowance until March 31

President extends short time work allowance until March 31

The government introduced the short time allowance and layoff bans in order to reduce the economic impact of the pandemic.

19 February 2021

Turkey reports more than 7,200 Covid cases

Turkey reports more than 7,200 Covid cases

The country's official death toll has reached 27,821 with 83 new fatalities.

19 February 2021

Prison officer who beat journalist Barış Pehlivan issued a warning

Prison officer who beat journalist Barış Pehlivan issued a warning

Pehlivan's attorney has said that the officer should have been given a "much heavier punishment."

18 February 2021

328 NGOs say 'We are together' against anti-LGBTI+ hate speech, police violence

BOĞAZİÇİ UNİVERSITY PROTESTS

328 NGOs say 'We are together' against anti-LGBTI+ hate speech, police violence

LGBTI+s have been targeted by government officials during the protests that have been going on at the university for one-and-a-half months.

18 February 2021

Face-to-face education delayed in 20 provinces due to snow

Face-to-face education delayed in 20 provinces due to snow

Schools were partially reopened on Monday after staying closed for about two months.

18 February 2021

Erdoğan: The state is responsible for the Gare operation

Erdoğan: The state is responsible for the Gare operation

Earlier, the president called the main opposition leader an "impudent man" for saying that he was responsible for the killings of the security personnel in Iraq's Gare.

18 February 2021

Gare killings: HDP demands transparency, responds to calls for its closure

Gare killings: HDP demands transparency, responds to calls for its closure

"We are facing a government that doesn't take responsibility. The government, which announces the good news when it succeeds, has the governor make a statement when it fails," Danış-Beştaş has said.

18 February 2021

Ministry cancels coal-fired plant project in Maraş

GREENPEACE

Ministry cancels coal-fired plant project in Maraş

Environmental groups have been opposing to the planned new coal-fired plants in, Maraş one of the provinces with the highest air pollution in Turkey.

17 February 2021

Reason for doctor's prison sentence announced as 'degrading Alevis'

Reason for doctor's prison sentence announced as 'degrading Alevis'

A doctor was sentenced to prison after calling Alevis "terrorists" during a medical examination.

17 February 2021

Part of Erdoğan's speech yesterday was identical to PM's 2017 speech

Part of Erdoğan's speech yesterday was identical to PM's 2017 speech

The president spoke about the importance of the Turkish language, criticizing internet slang.

17 February 2021

Bahçeli targets Constitutional Court, HDP again

Bahçeli targets Constitutional Court, HDP again

The MHP leader has said that the top court should dissolve itself and his party will apply for the closure of the HDP.

17 February 2021