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Conference for Life Against War met in İstanbul

Conference for Life Against War met in İstanbul

Final declaration of conference signed by 76 organizations called for a peaceful and democratic solution to the Kurdish question should be reached by way of implementing universal rights such as local democracy, life in the mother tongue, and equal citizenship.

20 December 2022

Constitutional Court: State is obliged to protect prisoners

Constitutional Court: State is obliged to protect prisoners

After an individual application by a prisoner who claimed to be subjected to ill-treatment, the high court ruled that he should be paid compensation and his allegations should be investigated.

20 December 2022

Access blocks to 'Sedat Peker reports' about President Erdoğan's son-in-law's brother challanged

Access blocks to 'Sedat Peker reports' about President Erdoğan's son-in-law's brother challanged

Lawyers of Yeni Yaşam daily argued that access blocks brought upon Serhat Albayrak's complaint constitute violation of freedom of expression and press.

20 December 2022

Sweden refuses to extradite journalist Bülent Keneş to Türkiye

Sweden refuses to extradite journalist Bülent Keneş to Türkiye

President Erdoğan had exclusively asked Sweden's PM to extradite Keneş, who headed a newspaper associated with the Fetullah Gülen group.

19 December 2022

New Book: Kirmanckî-Zazaki with Kesa/Turtle

New Book: Kirmanckî-Zazaki with Kesa/Turtle

The book promises to be an alternative for those who wish to learn the language with the Zazaki grammar in simple tables, sample sentences for the words, and summary texts on important issues.

19 December 2022

'Operation Back to Life was a crime against humanity, but perpetrators are given impunity'

22ND ANNIVERSARY

'Operation Back to Life was a crime against humanity, but perpetrators are given impunity'

Human Rights Association said in a statement 22 years after the operation, "No effective investigation was carried out about the perpetrators of the massacre or about those responsible for it, they were even protected, and promoted. Ali Suat Ertosun, the General Director of Prisons of the time was awarded the Order of Merit in 2004 for his role in this massacre."

19 December 2022

Türkiye's average household size decreasing, migration within country on the rise

POPULATION CENSUS 2021

Türkiye's average household size decreasing, migration within country on the rise

The country's population exceeded 84.6 million in 2021, with the growth rate increasing from 5.5 percent to 12.7 percent in a year.

19 December 2022

Report: At least 828 refugee workers killed on the job in Türkiye in a decade

Report: At least 828 refugee workers killed on the job in Türkiye in a decade

The Health and Safety Labor Watch has released the Refugee Occupational Homicides report covering the work-related killings between 2013 and 2022.

19 December 2022

Documentary filmmaker Sibel Tekin arrested for 'filming police car'

Documentary filmmaker Sibel Tekin arrested for 'filming police car'

Colleagues are calling for immediate release of documentary Tekin, whom they describe as "the memory of Ankara."

19 December 2022

Police officer slaps HDP İstanbul head, journalist who filmed the incident detained

Police officer slaps HDP İstanbul head, journalist who filmed the incident detained

HDP members gathered to demand freedom for ill prisoners. Police dispersed the crowd.

19 December 2022

Employer will pay compensation for 'unpaid leave' during pandemic

Employer will pay compensation for 'unpaid leave' during pandemic

Appeals court in İstanbul ruled that workers are right in their request for compensation from the employer for violating the freedom to unionize.

16 December 2022 Hikmet Adal

Journalists of Kurdish media outlets: Behind bars for 6 months without indictment

Journalists of Kurdish media outlets: Behind bars for 6 months without indictment

Journalists in Diyarbakır called for justice for their colleagues: "Our friends are taken hostage since June 16 and still there is no indictment prepared. This is because there is no crime and there is no accusation to be made."

16 December 2022

Money transfers of relatives to prisoners examined in investigation

Money transfers of relatives to prisoners examined in investigation

Recent police operation against relatives of prisoners resulted in twenty-six detentions. Sending money or clothes to prisoners is included among the issues investigated.

16 December 2022 Ayça Söylemez

US, EU denounce conviction of İstanbul mayor

US, EU denounce conviction of İstanbul mayor

The US State Department and the EU Delegation to Türkiye have expressed disappointment and concern over the mayor's sentencing, which could see him losing his seat.

16 December 2022

After 23 years, family members can bury their brother killed in conflict

After 23 years, family members can bury their brother killed in conflict

Numan and Mustafa Gökalan, after 23 years, were finally able to get their hands on the remains of their brother, killed in 1999 and buried without informing the family.

16 December 2022

Eight police officers, one civilian injured in Diyarbakır roadside explosion

Eight police officers, one civilian injured in Diyarbakır roadside explosion

A bus carrying officers was toppled after the explosion. Seven of the injured have been discharged from hospital, and two others are not in serious condition. Five suspects have been taken into custody.

16 December 2022

Erdoğan: Türkiye wants to work with Assad, Russia in Syria

Erdoğan: Türkiye wants to work with Assad, Russia in Syria

About a possible meeting with Assad, Erdoğan said, "it will again be our national interest that will guide the steps we will take about Syria."

15 December 2022

Addressing thousands in İstanbul, opposition leaders, mayor vow to fight injustice

İSTANBUL MAYOR'S CONVICTION

Addressing thousands in İstanbul, opposition leaders, mayor vow to fight injustice

Mayor İmamoğlu was yesterday given a prison sentence and a political ban for "insulting public officials." The verdict is subject to appeal.

15 December 2022 Hikmet Adal,Tuğçe Yılmaz

Journalist Sinan Aygül becomes first person to be arrested under 'disinformation law'

Journalist Sinan Aygül becomes first person to be arrested under 'disinformation law'

The journalist tweeted about an alleged case of child abuse involving a military officer. He later apologized for reacting rapidly to the allegations without knowing the details.

15 December 2022

Bulgaria will extradite Hablemitoğlu murder suspect to Türkiye

Bulgaria will extradite Hablemitoğlu murder suspect to Türkiye

Bulgaria rejected the political asylum application of retired colonel Levent Göktaş, a fugitive suspect in the Necip Hablemitoğlu assassination case.

15 December 2022

'A coup against people's will': Reactions from Türkiye, world to İstanbul mayor's sentence

'A coup against people's will': Reactions from Türkiye, world to İstanbul mayor's sentence

Convicted of "insulting public officials," İmamoğlu will be banned from politics and lose his seat if the verdict is upheld.

15 December 2022

Two suspects detained in the 'marriage at the age of six' case

Two suspects detained in the 'marriage at the age of six' case

There was strong criticism that the suspects who are to face trial were not being arrested and that the Ministry of Family did not start any legal proceedings despite being informed about the case two years before.

15 December 2022

İstanbul mayor sentenced to prison, to be banned from politics if verdict upheld

İstanbul mayor sentenced to prison, to be banned from politics if verdict upheld

İmamoğlu has been sentenced to 2 years and 7 months in prison for insulting the country's top election officials.

14 December 2022 Hikmet Adal

TTB to Iran Medical Council: 'Death Sentence should be abolished'

TTB to Iran Medical Council: 'Death Sentence should be abolished'

Medical Association of Türkiye has sent a letter to the chairperson of Iran Medical Council Raishzahed and called for execution of doctor Hamid Qarahasanlou to be stopped.

14 December 2022

Türkiye had 127 work-related fatalities in November

Türkiye had 127 work-related fatalities in November

In the last 11 months, there have been 1658 work-related fatalities, with 127 deaths on the job in November, according to a new report from the Health and Safety Labour Watch (İSİG). İSİG figures show that 5 workers are killed in a day on average in Türkiye.

14 December 2022

Türkiye climbs on RSF Press Freedom Index while dropping in points

Türkiye climbs on RSF Press Freedom Index while dropping in points

The country holds 149th place and currently keeps 23 journalists in jail.

14 December 2022

İYİ Party may support 'headscarf' amendment to Constitution

İYİ Party may support 'headscarf' amendment to Constitution

The opposition party's support may prove crucial as the ruling alliance doesn't have enough seats to pass the amendment or bring it to a referendum.

14 December 2022

HDP office vandalized in Ankara

HDP office vandalized in Ankara

There have been many similar attacks on this party district building in Ankara in the past with no result obtained from criminal complaints made.

14 December 2022

220 million Euro package to improve border control at Türkiye's eastern border

220 million Euro package to improve border control at Türkiye's eastern border

Commissioner Varhelyi stressed that EU was "looking forward to continuing this important work with Turkiye in line with the March 2016 Statement, including increased efforts to stop irregular migration flows, increase the number of resettlements, and resume returns from the Greek islands."

14 December 2022

Eastern Express season starts

Eastern Express season starts

The train is scheduled to leave every Wednesday and Friday from Ankara at 3.55 p.m. and from Kars on Friday and Sunday at 10.20 p.m.

13 December 2022

Kurdish censored on TV channel

Kurdish censored on TV channel

In the popular daytime reality TV program of Esra Erol on ATV, the channel turned the volume down while a woman was expressing her feelings in Kurdish.

13 December 2022

Greece's FM responds to Erdoğan's 'missile' remarks

Greece's FM responds to Erdoğan's 'missile' remarks

"There is and should be no place for North Korean attitudes in NATO," Dendias has said.

13 December 2022