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Terror propaganda, insulting president most common charges in 'silencing criticism'

Terror propaganda, insulting president most common charges in 'silencing criticism'

The Human Right Foundation of Turkey has documented the violations of freedom of expression between 2015 and 2019.

26 October 2021

Environmental artist's house burns down in suspected arson attack

Environmental artist's house burns down in suspected arson attack

Gökçe Erhan was going to attend a demonstration against planned fishfarms in the Black Sea province of Trabzon.

26 October 2021

Caretta carettas 'change routes' due to climate change

Caretta carettas 'change routes' due to climate change

A caretta caretta released to the sea from Turkey went to as far as the Adriatic Sea, a deputy minister has said.

25 October 2021

Patriarch Bartholomew hospitalized in US

Patriarch Bartholomew hospitalized in US

The ecumanical patriarch is on a 12-day trip to the US, where he will meet President Biden and Orthodox leaders.

25 October 2021

Suruç massacre: Defendant given life sentence, families say case 'covered up'

Suruç massacre: Defendant given life sentence, families say case 'covered up'

The final hearing of the case of the 2015 ISIS bombing in Urfa has been held with armed gendarmerie officers present in the courtroom.

25 October 2021

Bird observer spots rare kite bird in İstanbul

Bird observer spots rare kite bird in İstanbul

Red kites are so rare that even during their migration time, spotting them is almost impossible, says a bird observer.

22 October 2021

Roman vineyard mosaic to be showcased in southern Turkey

Roman vineyard mosaic to be showcased in southern Turkey

The mosaic was carefully preserved and thought to belong to the late Roman period, which corresponds to the 5th and 6th centuries AD.

22 October 2021

TV channels critical of government take zero adverts from state-owned companies

TV channels critical of government take zero adverts from state-owned companies

Nearly half of the adverts of state-owned companies were placed on three pro-government TV channels in nine months, an opposition MP has said.

22 October 2021

Journalist Fırat Fıstık investigated over report on Boğaziçi University rector

Journalist Fırat Fıstık investigated over report on Boğaziçi University rector

The report documented that the rector identified the students who protested against him and filed a criminal complaint against them, which resulted in the arrest of two students.

22 October 2021

Turkey cuts interest rate by 200 basis points, dollar jumps against lira

Turkey cuts interest rate by 200 basis points, dollar jumps against lira

The exchange rate of the US dollar rose to 9.48, a new all-time high, against the lira after the Central Bank's decision.

21 October 2021

Erdoğan: Turkey shouldn't host ambassadors who called for Kavala's release

Erdoğan: Turkey shouldn't host ambassadors who called for Kavala's release

The president has lashed out at the 10 ambassadors that demanded the release of Kavala while stressing that Turkey is determined to get back the 1.4 billion dollars it paid for the F-35 fighter jets that haven't been delivered.

21 October 2021

Officials from Turkey, Libya's Tripoli government meet ahead of UN-led conference

Officials from Turkey, Libya's Tripoli government meet ahead of UN-led conference

The Libyan Stability Initiative conference will be held today at the ministerial level.

21 October 2021

'We want dormitories that don't make profit out of students'

STUDENT HOUSING PROTESTS

'We want dormitories that don't make profit out of students'

Like in many other places across the country, students at İstanbul Technical University have been protesting the housing problems. They faced attacks from the school's private security guards.

21 October 2021 Ceday Avcı

Opposition parties to complete parliamentary system roadmap by December

Opposition parties to complete parliamentary system roadmap by December

Six opposition parties have been working to determine their shared principles for a return to a parliamentary system.

21 October 2021

Turkey's axis is shifting in foreign policy, human rights, says former ambassador

TEN AMBASSADORS SUMMONED

Turkey's axis is shifting in foreign policy, human rights, says former ambassador

We have interviewed retired Ambassador Yalım Eralp about the Osman Kavala case and Turkey-US relations.

20 October 2021 Pınar Tarcan

Five journalists acquitted in 'trustee protests' case in Mardin

Five journalists acquitted in 'trustee protests' case in Mardin

As people were protesting the dismissal of the elected mayor, five journalists following the events had been detained and filed a criminal case against.

20 October 2021

After 1,280 days of resistance, union gets authorization at Cargill factory

After 1,280 days of resistance, union gets authorization at Cargill factory

The workers had started protesting for their union rights after the company fired 14 people in 2018.

20 October 2021

Budget of Turkey's Religious Affairs Presidency to exceed 16 billion lira

2022 BUDGET

Budget of Turkey's Religious Affairs Presidency to exceed 16 billion lira

The agency's budget will increase by over 24 percent from this year.

19 October 2021

CHP's Kılıçdaroğlu reiterates warning to bureaucrats

CHP's Kılıçdaroğlu reiterates warning to bureaucrats

There are two types of bureaucrats in the state, according to Kılıçdaroğlu: those who work for the state and those who work for "the palace, rent-seekers and drug barons."

19 October 2021

As Ankara signals new military offensive, YPG expects 'dangerous deal' between Russia, Turkey

As Ankara signals new military offensive, YPG expects 'dangerous deal' between Russia, Turkey

A YPG spokesperson has said that Russia pursues its own interest in Syria while the Damascus government acts "irresponsibly."

19 October 2021

Opposition worried Erdoğan may resort to violence; Erdoğan's supporters fear vengeance

WEEKLY ROUNDUP #12

Opposition worried Erdoğan may resort to violence; Erdoğan's supporters fear vengeance

The political violence debate • TÜGVA papers reveal “systematic favoritism” • Journalists discuss trust in the media • The government's apetite for armament • Turkey becomes a leading country in organized crime

19 October 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Merkel's farewell visit to Erdoğan: 'EU should support Turkey against human trafficking'

Merkel's farewell visit to Erdoğan: 'EU should support Turkey against human trafficking'

As part of her "farewell trips," Germany's outgoing chancellor met President Erdoğan in İstanbul.

16 October 2021

The quiet war in Afghanistan

The quiet war in Afghanistan

The war didn't end. It started. It started when all my research papers about home and women's development became irrelevant, like the poems you write for someone you love that no longer serve a purpose when they are gone.

16 October 2021 Nazeela Elmi

HRW: Turkey pushes back Afghan refugees to Iran

HRW: Turkey pushes back Afghan refugees to Iran

HRW has interviewed several refugees from Afghanistan to document the violations they suffered.

15 October 2021

Former HDP deputy Aysel Tuğluk sentenced to 1 year, 8 months in prison

Former HDP deputy Aysel Tuğluk sentenced to 1 year, 8 months in prison

A court has convicted the Kurdish politician who is already behind bars for "terror propaganda."

15 October 2021

Erdoğan still wants Turkey to run Kabul airport

Erdoğan still wants Turkey to run Kabul airport

Following a Taliban delegation's meeting with Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu, the president said that Ankara may run the airport if it agrees with Qatar and Afghanistan.

15 October 2021

Thirty union confederation members acquitted of 'terrorism' charges after 12 years of trials

Thirty union confederation members acquitted of 'terrorism' charges after 12 years of trials

The case was retried after the Constitutional Court ruled that demonstrations and meetings that the defendants attended could not be cited as a reason for membership of a terrorist organization.

15 October 2021

'No case would be filed had he called Bahçeli "demented" instead of dotard'

'No case would be filed had he called Bahçeli "demented" instead of dotard'

A social media user was fined for calling the MHP leader a "dotard." A hearing was held today after the defendant appealed the decision.

15 October 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Journalist Sinan Aygül fined 16,660 lira for 'terror propaganda'

Journalist Sinan Aygül fined 16,660 lira for 'terror propaganda'

The journalist was previously given a deferred prison sentence. A court has fined him violating the conditions of deferral.

15 October 2021

Protesting teacher asked about her photo with imprisoned lawyer

'I WANT MY JOB BACK'

Protesting teacher asked about her photo with imprisoned lawyer

Dismissed from public service in 2017, teacher Nursel Tanrıverdi has been protesting to be reinstated. She has been detained many times since then.

15 October 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Sweden court concludes case of academic from Turkey

Sweden court concludes case of academic from Turkey

A woman academic had accused her colleague of harassment.

15 October 2021

Turkey reports 30,709 new coronavirus cases, 203 deaths

Turkey reports 30,709 new coronavirus cases, 203 deaths

More than 234,000 vaccine doses were administered in a day with 88.18 percent of the country's adult population fully vaccinated.

15 October 2021