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Human bones coming ashore in river in eastern Türkiye where thousands killed in 1930

Human bones coming ashore in river in eastern Türkiye where thousands killed in 1930

With the lowering of water in Koçköprü dam reservoir after the hydroelectric power plant started to operate in 2020, human bones are reportedly reappearing on the shores of Zilan river in Erciş, Van.

13 December 2022

Despite crackdowns and restrictions, illegal tobacco remains popular in Türkiye

Despite crackdowns and restrictions, illegal tobacco remains popular in Türkiye

With a recent amendment published in the Official Gazette, the unauthorized selling of tobacco can result in five years of imprisonment. Yet, illegal cigarettes remain a common sight in Türkiye's tobacco and liquor stores, as rampant inflation and tax surges make cigarettes increasingly expensive.

13 December 2022 Wouter Massink

How did media report 2021 forest fires in Türkiye?

How did media report 2021 forest fires in Türkiye?

Covering forest fires of summer of 2021, bianet made most references to climate change, included suggestions for solutions, warned journalists and readers against false news regarding involvement of "terrorists", and showed local people strong and in solidarity.

13 December 2022 Selay Dalaklı

President Erdoğan suspends strikes of metal workers due to 'national security'

President Erdoğan suspends strikes of metal workers due to 'national security'

The AKP has postponed 19 strikes since it came to power in 2002.

13 December 2022

'Muftis' authorization to solemnize marriages paved the way for child abuse'

'Muftis' authorization to solemnize marriages paved the way for child abuse'

Lawyer Özkan on what should have been done in the last widely discussed case of H.G.K. and which legal amendments paved the way to early marriages becoming more widespread.

13 December 2022 Evrim Kepenek

More revealed about 6-year-old's marriage as child abuse in religious groups under spotlight

More revealed about 6-year-old's marriage as child abuse in religious groups under spotlight

Allegations of a woman that she had been forced by his father, a prominent figure in a religious community, to marry a 29-year-old man when she was six years old caused outrage in the country.

13 December 2022

Constitutional journey of Türkiye: 1921, 1924, 1961, 1982

Constitutional journey of Türkiye: 1921, 1924, 1961, 1982

A new constitution or constitutional amendments are on the agenda of both government and opposition. Heading to the "critical" 2023 elections, we have taken a look at the 101 years of the country's constitutional journey.

12 December 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Journalist goes to top court once again after local court refuses to recognize its ruling

Journalist goes to top court once again after local court refuses to recognize its ruling

Hacı Boğatekin wrote a column in his newspaper in 2011 criticizing Mehmet Metiner, recently elected MP from the ruling party, asking him if he was "a renegade or a cow" and he was sentenced to compensation by the local court for insulting the politician.

12 December 2022 Hikmet Adal

Ministry: Türkiye to bar uninsured oil tankers from passing through straits

Ministry: Türkiye to bar uninsured oil tankers from passing through straits

"We do not take the risk that the insurance company will not cover its liability in the event of a catastrophic accident that may occur if a sanctioned ship or cargo passes through the Turkish Straits," said the Transportation Ministry.

9 December 2022

'Academic freedom is diminishing in Türkiye'

'Academic freedom is diminishing in Türkiye'

Academics from 13 universities have shared a report they prepared about the problems of higher education in Türkiye.

9 December 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Top appeals court overturns 'terror' conviction over yellow-red-green necklace

Top appeals court overturns 'terror' conviction over yellow-red-green necklace

A necklace he was wearing while participating in Saturday Mothers demonstration five years ago was grounds for allegations of terrorist propaganda against Yavuz Baki. The local court had associated the colors of the necklace with the PKK.

9 December 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Journalist faces online harassment after revealing alleged child marriage in Islamic group

Journalist faces online harassment after revealing alleged child marriage in Islamic group

Timur Soykan reported on a court case into the alleged marriage in the İsmailağa sect, a politically influential religious community.

9 December 2022

Fire breaks out in İstanbul's Çırağan Palace

Fire breaks out in İstanbul's Çırağan Palace

One person was hospitalized after the fire broke out in the hotel on the European shores of the Bosphorus strait. The fire was contained a few hours later.

9 December 2022

HDP deputy throws headscarf in protest of cross-border military operations

HDP deputy throws headscarf in protest of cross-border military operations

"I am throwing my muslin here where all decisions of war are taken so that the fighting will stop, so that isolation system is abolished and so that an honorable peace is reached in this geography," Remziye Tosun said at the parliament.

9 December 2022

Defense ministers of Türkiye, Finland discuss NATO membership

Defense ministers of Türkiye, Finland discuss NATO membership

Akar said Ankara expects more "concrete steps" in terms of preventing the PKK's activities in Finland while Kaikkonen said they were considering lifting restrictions on arms sales to Türkiye.

9 December 2022

Türkiye's Culture Ministry demands money back from applauded film Burning Days

Türkiye's Culture Ministry demands money back from applauded film Burning Days

The ministry requested its financial support back awarded to the critically acclaimed film with interest, reportedly after a change to the script.

8 December 2022

'Our children were healthy when arrested'

ILL PRISONERS

'Our children were healthy when arrested'

Families called out to courts again on 387th day of Justice Watch in Diyarbakır and in İzmir.

8 December 2022

'Our children were healthy when arrested'

'Our children were healthy when arrested'

Families gathered and spoke in Diyarbakır and in İzmir on Justice Watch for the 387th day.

8 December 2022

Accusing police of torture, Gülten Matur files complaint

Accusing police of torture, Gülten Matur files complaint

Matur, 51, alleges that she had been informally detained and tortured for eight days in İstanbul last month.

8 December 2022 Ayça Söylemez

bianet's ex-chief editor on trial: 'This is a case aimed at intimidating journalists'

bianet's ex-chief editor on trial: 'This is a case aimed at intimidating journalists'

Nazan Özcan is facing "insult" and "libel" charges over a report covering journalists sued for reporting allegations of bribery about Erdoğan's lawyers.

8 December 2022 Hikmet Adal

Blamed by ruling alliance over high food prices, Türkiye's grocery chains face attacks, threats

Blamed by ruling alliance over high food prices, Türkiye's grocery chains face attacks, threats

Amid record-high inflation and increasing price hikes, supermarket chains are linked to a designated "terrorist" organization and blamed by Türkiye's ruling coalition. A store was vandalized in southern Türkiye.

8 December 2022 Wouter Massink

Ministry will intervene in child marriage case sparking strong reaction

Ministry will intervene in child marriage case sparking strong reaction

Allegations of daughter of founder of a foundation linked to a religious sect at court after her divorce that she was married at child age and sexually abused since the age of six sparked strong reaction in Türkiye.

8 December 2022

Demirtaş explains his application to visit PKK leader

Demirtaş explains his application to visit PKK leader

"Saying delegations should be sent to İmralı is much more moral and legitimate than saying soldiers should be send across the border," Demirtaş wrote.

8 December 2022

No surprises: How voters in Diyarbakır view the HDP closure case

RECAP REPORTS

No surprises: How voters in Diyarbakır view the HDP closure case

The HDP, the third-largest party in Türkiye's parliament, is facing closure due to its alleged links to the PKK. Also, some 451 members of the party could be banned from politics.

7 December 2022 Rabia Çetin

Opposition MP spends night in intensive care after injured in brawl in parliament

Opposition MP spends night in intensive care after injured in brawl in parliament

Having cardiac dysrhythmia, Hüseyin Örs was taken to intensive care for electric cardioversion.

7 December 2022

'Conditions of US sale of F-16s to Türkiye removed from defense budget bill'

'Conditions of US sale of F-16s to Türkiye removed from defense budget bill'

Anadolu Agency reported that conditions on F-16 sales from the US to Türkiye were released which was welcomed by Ankara.

7 December 2022

Over 240 mine workers in Balıkesir dismissed after being unionized

Over 240 mine workers in Balıkesir dismissed after being unionized

The company has dismissed the workers because the job has ended, which is not the case, according to a union representative.

7 December 2022 Ayça Onuralmış

Victim of transphobic assault: 'Streets belong to all of us, we are not leaving!'

Victim of transphobic assault: 'Streets belong to all of us, we are not leaving!'

Melis Yağmur Hanzade, a street musician who got attacked in a transphobic hate assault in İzmir, made a public statement at the place where the attack took place.

6 December 2022

Türkiye expects Sweden to take 'more concrete steps' for NATO membership, says FM

Türkiye expects Sweden to take 'more concrete steps' for NATO membership, says FM

Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu repeated expectations of Ankara in the NATO accession process of Sweden and Finland at joint press conference with his counterpart Bogdan Aurescu of Romania.

6 December 2022

Report: Fewer journalists in prison but more face trials, fines in Türkiye

Report: Fewer journalists in prison but more face trials, fines in Türkiye

While the number of incarcerated journalists are significantly lower compared to the period after the 2016 coup attempt, the government is still using court cases to intimidate journalists, according to a monitoring group.

6 December 2022 Hikmet Adal

CHP leader slams government over draft budget for 2023

CHP leader slams government over draft budget for 2023

Kılıçdaroğlu said it should be the elected president to speak on the budget of the country in the parliament, not his appointed secretary.

6 December 2022

Haydarpaşa Train Station will reportedly reopen after 10 years

Haydarpaşa Train Station will reportedly reopen after 10 years

The iconic train station was closed in 2013. Since then, there have been rumors that it would be turned into a hotel.

6 December 2022 Hikmet Adal