News List
A recent report released by Ankara Chamber of Medicines revealed that 7,773 healthcare practitioners have filed violence complaints to 113, a hot dial number. ...»
Jailed Translator Receives PEN Prize [16 April 2013]
Ayşe Berktay, a jailed translator convicted of being a KCK organization member, received PEN American Center's 2013 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. ...»
Pianist Fazıl Say Receives Suspended Prison Sentence [16 April 2013]
An Istanbul court convicted Pianist Fazıl Say of blasphemy over his tweets, ordering him to serve 10 months of prison - a sentence that was later ...»
Saturday Mothers Commemorate Nurettin Yedigöl on Week 420 [15 April 2013]
Saturday Mothers of Turkey held their 420th gathering at Istanbul's Galatasaray Square on Saturday, commemorating Nurettin Yedigöl who disappeared under police detention in 1981. ...»
TIMELINE: What Happened in Dicle University? [12 April 2013]
Departing from the recent coverage appeared on bianet, we compiled a timeline in English on the recent clashes between Dicle University and outsider groups that left ...»
Court Orders 11 Students to Serve 120 Years All Together [12 April 2013]
An Erzurum court ordered 11 university students to serve all together 120 years of prison for being "an illegal organization member". ...»
Parliament Approves New Judicial Reforms [12 April 2013]
The parliament has approved new amendments in Turkish Penal Code and Anti-Terror Act last night - a series of judicial reforms publicly known as 4th Judicial ...»
Jailed Defendants Released Pending Trial [11 April 2013]
An Ankara court released all 22 jailed defendants pending a trial yesterday on the first hearing of KESK trial - a criminal procecution against 72 members ...»
Turkey Found Guilty of Torture "On the Street" [11 April 2013]
The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of violating the torture ban, ordering the Turkish state to pay Yasin Böber, a police violence victim, ...»
Dicle University Takes 3 Day Break [10 April 2013]
Dicle University administration declared a three day break to classes after the recent attacks on university students. ...»
"Shiny Object" Explodes, Kills 1 Child [10 April 2013]
An explosion in Akdizgin, a village of Şırnak province in the southeastern Turkey, left Ramazan Yıldız (11) dead - an incident allegedly caused by military equipment. ...»
Resolution Commission Formed Without CHP, MHP [10 April 2013]
After a series of heated discussions, the parliament has approved to form a commission in charge of investigating the ongoing peace process - a commission only ...»
Eco, Pamuk Meet Up For Literature [10 April 2013]
Authors Umberto Eco and Orhan Pamuk came together around "A Dialogue on Facts, Fiction and History" yesterday, a convivial chat organized by Boğaziçi University. ...»
Police Raid on Ishtar Center Hits Women in Mersin [09 April 2013]
Recent police raids on Ishtar Women Center in Mersin province affected the number of applications in women shelters after 4 organization members have been arrested for ...»
Men Kill 14 Women in March [09 April 2013]
In March 2013, male perpetrators left 14 women, 2 men and 1 infant dead, 16 women and teenager girls raped, 25 women battered and 28 women ...»
Police Intervenes With Gas Bombs in Silivri [08 April 2013]
By using tear gas bombs and cannoned water, police intervened demonstrator groups who were left out in the courthouse complex in Silivri to follow the Ergenekon ...»
Movie Theater Protestors Intervened By Gas Bombs [08 April 2013]
On Sunday, while protesting against the demolition of historical Emek Movie Theater in downtown Istanbul, a massive group of demonstrators has been intervened by police with ...»
DISK Elects Its First Woman General Secretary [08 April 2013]
Turkey's Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DISK) elected its first woman general secretary during an election on Saturday. Kani Beko, another candidate, was elected as new ...»
How to Vote For bianet [08 April 2013]
How will I vote for the winners at The Bobs 2013: Best of Online Activism Awards where bianet is nominated for the Reporters Without Borders category? ...»
Lecturers Strike For Second Time [05 April 2013]
France's lecturers located in Istanbul went on a second strike yesterday against their new limited contracting. ...»
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