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Application for Mardin churches, monasteries to be included in UNESCO World Heritage List

Application for Mardin churches, monasteries to be included in UNESCO World Heritage List

Nine monasteries and churches were included in the temporary list last year.

15 February 2022

Turkey to increase energy assistance as Erdoğan dismisses protests over rising prices

Turkey to increase energy assistance as Erdoğan dismisses protests over rising prices

President Erdoğan said on Saturday that there was no need to "fuss about" soaring bills.

15 February 2022

Muharrem Sarıkaya returns to Habertürk after resigning for slapping journalist

Muharrem Sarıkaya returns to Habertürk after resigning for slapping journalist

Sarıkaya had to resign as the Ankara representative of Habertürk TV after slapping an agency reporter while interviewing the mayor of Antep.

14 February 2022

'The mafia has moved from Turkey to Northern Cyprus'

HALİL FALYALI ASSASSINATION

'The mafia has moved from Turkey to Northern Cyprus'

A Cypriot journalist who spoke with the president of Northern Cyprus has said that he is more concerned about criticisms against him in Turkey than in Cyprus.

14 February 2022

Chief editor of slain casino boss's newspaper threatens journalist

HALİL FALYALI ASSASSINATION

Chief editor of slain casino boss's newspaper threatens journalist

A casino boss at the center of drug smuggling and blackmailing allegations, Halil Falyalı was shot dead on Tuesday in Northern Cyprus.

11 February 2022

Doctor suspended from profession over report blaming murdered woman

Doctor suspended from profession over report blaming murdered woman

University student Şule Çet was sexually assaulted and killed in 2018. Preparing a scientific opinion report about the incident, Dr. Aydın had said the woman accepting to have a drink with a man showed "she had consented to sexual intercourse."

11 February 2022

US State Department, VOA criticize Turkey over 'licensing obligation' for foreign news outlets

US State Department, VOA criticize Turkey over 'licensing obligation' for foreign news outlets

The Radio and Television Supreme Council gave 72 hours to Voice of America, Euronews and Deutsche Welle to apply for a license for their Turkish services.

11 February 2022

Kobanî trial: Statements reveal 'plaintiffs' don't know defendants

Kobanî trial: Statements reveal 'plaintiffs' don't know defendants

Fifteen "plaintiffs" whose property was damaged during the Kobanî protests have withdrawn their complaints.

11 February 2022

Turkey's plastic waste imports: 'Chemicals are mixed into the food chain'

Turkey's plastic waste imports: 'Chemicals are mixed into the food chain'

Greenpeace has carried out a study on illegal plastic waste dumping and burning in Turkey's Adana province. Chemicals released by burning plastic are now in people's food chain, says Nihan Temiz-Ataş of Greenpeace Mediterranean.

11 February 2022 Tansu Pişkin

Health workers union head under arrest for five months without indictment

Health workers union head under arrest for five months without indictment

"Our union's efforts to reveal the real number of cases and deaths and its opposition against the failure to manage the pandemic have made our union a target of the government," the co-chair of SES has said.

10 February 2022

Ordu Municipality continues coastal reclamation project despite court order

Ordu Municipality continues coastal reclamation project despite court order

A local environmental group in the Black Sea province in Turkey's north has said that it will file a criminal complaint against the municipality.

10 February 2022

Workers of Turkey's largest online food delivery company continue protests for better wages

Workers of Turkey's largest online food delivery company continue protests for better wages

Opposition MP Veli Ağbaba and singer and activist Haluk Levent visited the workers who continue protesting in front of the Yemeksepeti headquarters in İstanbul.

10 February 2022

'New draft regulation allows experimentation on stray animals'

'New draft regulation allows experimentation on stray animals'

The Ministry of Agriculture's draft regulation on animal experimentation was revealed to the public by animal rights groups.

10 February 2022

Turkey's unemployment rate continues to decline, according to TurkStat

Turkey's unemployment rate continues to decline, according to TurkStat

The share of informal employees was 27.8 percent whereas the youth unemployment rate was over 20 percent in December.

10 February 2022

Plastic waste imported from Europe poisoning Turkey's soil, shows Greenpeace analysis

Plastic waste imported from Europe poisoning Turkey's soil, shows Greenpeace analysis

The amount of the carcinogenic substances of dioxin and furan found in the samples from dumpsites in Adana was 400,000 times higher than in uncontaminated soil, a Greenpeace Mediterranean analysis has found.

10 February 2022

Accused of drug trafficking, casino tycoon Halil Falyalı assassinated in Northern Cyprus

Accused of drug trafficking, casino tycoon Halil Falyalı assassinated in Northern Cyprus

In his video confessions, exiled mob boss Sedat Peker had described Falyalı as a key figure in cocaine trafficking between Colombia and Turkey. He was also accused of being involved in illegal betting.

9 February 2022

Health workers go on one-day strike demanding better wages

Health workers go on one-day strike demanding better wages

"Physicians are exhausted, health workers are exhausted. This makes a healthy healthcare service impossible," said the head of the Turkish Medical Association.

9 February 2022

Turkey's foreign minister criticizes Greece, EU over 'refugee push backs'

Turkey's foreign minister criticizes Greece, EU over 'refugee push backs'

Nineteen refugees were found frozen to death last week near Turkey's border with Greece. Ankara says the refugees were pushed back by Greece's border security units.

8 February 2022

How Turkey's electricity distribution companies make excessive profits

How Turkey's electricity distribution companies make excessive profits

The companies make a profit of 330 to 546 percent from the electricity they provide to households.

8 February 2022 Hikmet Adal

AKP members in Mardin municipal council attacked after supporting HDP motion

AKP members in Mardin municipal council attacked after supporting HDP motion

The HDP submitted a motion concerning the financial supervision of Mardin's Artuklu Municipality. The motion was accepted as several AKP members abstained from the vote and one supported it.

8 February 2022

Appeals court overturns sentences of directors of documentary about PKK

Appeals court overturns sentences of directors of documentary about PKK

Mavioğlu and Demirel were given a prison sentence in 2019 for "propagandizing for a terrorist organization."

8 February 2022

Journalist Nurcan Yalçın released after three days in detention

Journalist Nurcan Yalçın released after three days in detention

Yalçın was detained during a police raid in her home in Diyarbakır.

7 February 2022

Turkey to end restrictions on industrial natural gas use

Turkey to end restrictions on industrial natural gas use

Natural gas delivery to industrial facilities have been restricted since January 20.

7 February 2022

Four injured in explosion in İstanbul's Üsküdar

Four injured in explosion in İstanbul's Üsküdar

One of the wounded is in serious condition. Authorities say it was probably a natural gas explosion.

7 February 2022 Ferid Demirel

Turkey is faced with a serious energy crisis, says engineers chamber

Turkey is faced with a serious energy crisis, says engineers chamber

The recent industrial natural gas cuts and the excessive increase in energy prices are caused by wrong energy policies, says the Chamber of Chemical Engineers.

7 February 2022

After 10 years, most people in Turkey want refugees from Syria to go back

After 10 years, most people in Turkey want refugees from Syria to go back

More than 60 percent of the people don't want Syrians to work, own a business or live in Turkey, according to a new survey.

7 February 2022

Lawsuit against dam project in Bodrum forests

Lawsuit against dam project in Bodrum forests

A protected area of Turkish pines and a village will be submerged in the water if the dam is built, local groups say.

4 February 2022

Turkey won't suspend in-person education due to Omicron spread

Turkey won't suspend in-person education due to Omicron spread

Minister Özer has dismissed calls for returning to distance education amid increasing coronavirus cases.

4 February 2022

Journalist Nurcan Yalçın detained in Diyarbakır

Journalist Nurcan Yalçın detained in Diyarbakır

Police raided the journalist's home. The reason for the detention is not yet known.

4 February 2022

beIN Media Turkey registers journalists as 'marine workers' to prevent unionization

beIN Media Turkey registers journalists as 'marine workers' to prevent unionization

There are formally five different companies within the Digitürk platform and none of them were registered as media companies, bianet has learned.

3 February 2022 Hikmet Adal

Seven more refugees found frozen to death in border town in Turkey's Edirne

Seven more refugees found frozen to death in border town in Turkey's Edirne

Eleven people were found dead yesterday near the country's border with Greece. The only person who was still alive when he was found lost his life at the hospital. Turkey says the refugees were pushed back by Greece.

3 February 2022

Workers throughout Turkey protest low wage hikes amid high inflation

Workers throughout Turkey protest low wage hikes amid high inflation

Gig workers of e-commerce companies, journalists and factory workers continue protests.

3 February 2022