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Ministry seeks return of film funding over ‘political’ Cappadocia documentary

Ministry seeks return of film funding over ‘political’ Cappadocia documentary

"I documented the reality of what was happening in Cappadocia," says director Bingöl Elmas.

Today 17:15 Sudenaz Güleryüz

Men killed 28 women in July

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT JULY 2026

Men killed 28 women in July

Men injured 54 women and abused 11 girls and boys in a month.

Today 13:29 Evrim Kepenek

15-year-old worker dies after falling from moving truck

15-year-old worker dies after falling from moving truck

Eltutan was the 38th child worker recorded as having died this year.

Playwright and political activist Bilgesu Erenus dies at 83

Playwright and political activist Bilgesu Erenus dies at 83

Erenus spent decades advocating democracy, labor rights and freedom of expression.

Turkey unveils draft law on Kurdish peace process

Turkey unveils draft law on Kurdish peace process

The bill, introduced nearly two years after a new peace process was initiated, outlines the scope of the peace framework and who can benefit from it.

Atölye BİA holds Spatial Literacy Workshop

Atölye BİA holds Spatial Literacy Workshop

The workshop combined theoretical sessions on space and memory with fieldwork in Tarlabaşı, where participants conducted observations and interviews to craft feature stories.

Today 14:18 Evrim Gündüz

Bahçeli calls for release of Öcalan, Demirtaş

Bahçeli calls for release of Öcalan, Demirtaş

“Selahattin Demirtaş should return home, the two Ahmets should return to office, and Öcalan should be granted the right to hope,” the nationalist leader said.

Ministry pushes for new units at Maraş coal plant

Ministry pushes for new units at Maraş coal plant

As Turkey prepares to host COP31, the Environment Ministry is challenging a court order preventing the expansion of a power plant that has long been at the center of criticism.

4 August 2026 Hikmet Adal

Three dead as car crashes into city bus in İstanbul

Three dead as car crashes into city bus in İstanbul

The crash occurred as the bus stopped to pick up and drop off passengers.

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Opposition leader Özgür Özel faces losing immunity in 'bribery' probe

Opposition leader Özgür Özel faces losing immunity in 'bribery' probe

Özgür Özel, who founded the New Party after being ousted as the leader of the CHP by a court ruling, is now facing losing his parliamentary immunity.

Photographer Bennu Gerede detained on 'obscenity' charges after showing vibrator during interview

Photographer Bennu Gerede detained on 'obscenity' charges after showing vibrator during interview

Gerede was released with an international travel ban after questioning. Her detention marks another case where non-explicit material has been treated as “obscene.”

Activists step up legal battle against privatization of beaches in Turkish Riviera

Activists step up legal battle against privatization of beaches in Turkish Riviera

“We feel and experience our shared living spaces shrinking by the day. Nearly all the coastal areas that we used freely for years, and whose status as public spaces was supposedly protected by the Constitution and the Coastal Law, have now been privatized," sasy a local activist.

3 August 2026 Ferhat Yaşar

Veteran journalist Ertuğrul Özkök faces probe after comparing Erdoğan to Spain’s Franco

Veteran journalist Ertuğrul Özkök faces probe after comparing Erdoğan to Spain’s Franco

Özkök described the current system as designed around Erdoğan's personality while the ruling party's spokesperson emphasized that Erdoğan has maintained power through elections unlike Franco.

Three years into Şimşek's program, Turkey's inflation down only 6.46 points

Three years into Şimşek's program, Turkey's inflation down only 6.46 points

The country's inflation rate stood at 31.75% while İstanbul's inflation was calculated at 35.20% in July.

İstanbul's Bosphorus Bridge to be closed to traffic three nights straight

İstanbul's Bosphorus Bridge to be closed to traffic three nights straight

Crossings from İstanbul's European to Asian side will be closed for the filming of a docuseries.

Diyar Saraçoğlu

Nefeli Fasouli: 'I’m here to sing pain, happiness, peace and love'

Nefeli Fasouli: 'I’m here to sing pain, happiness, peace and love'

Nefeli Fasouli, who does not view her music merely as a stage practice, also takes part in solidarity actions for Palestine as well as anti-genocide and anti-racism demonstrations on the streets of Athens.

1 August 2026 Diyar Saraçoğlu

Shiva Akhavan Rad

Judith Butler on Iran, mourning, resistance, and the struggle for a future beyond fear

Judith Butler on Iran, mourning, resistance, and the struggle for a future beyond fear

"Staying alive is its own accomplishment under economic conditions that intensify deprivation and precarity, and under political and military conditions in which the people are regularly targeted by armed forces willing to maim and kill."

1 August 2026 Shiva Akhavan Rad

İstanbul municipality adds Kurdish language support to hotline

İstanbul municipality adds Kurdish language support to hotline

The call center has been available in Turkish, English and Arabic.

Lawyer and LGBTI+ rights advocate Alexey Rûyan Aydın dies at 56

Lawyer and LGBTI+ rights advocate Alexey Rûyan Aydın dies at 56

Throughout his legal and academic career, Aydın worked to advance LGBTI+ rights.

Pro-government TV pundit Cem Küçük detained on ‘disinformation’ and 'blackmail' allegations

Pro-government TV pundit Cem Küçük detained on ‘disinformation’ and 'blackmail' allegations

Küçük is reportedly accused of sharing social media posts about businesspeople for financial gain.

Court denies retrial to Kurdish prisoner whose age was changed to try him as an adult

Court denies retrial to Kurdish prisoner whose age was changed to try him as an adult

The court rejected the application on procedural grounds. State hospitals previously issued contradicting reports on Emrah Bayram's bone age.

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