200 news in the category "Health" ordered by date
Denim Sandblasting Takes Toll on Workers' Lives [30 January 2012]
28-year-old İdris Oral died after suffering from silicosis caused by his work at denim sandblasting workshop. Oral was the 50th denim sandblasting worker who died of ...»
"Isolation Kills" - Life in F Type Prisons [10 January 2012]
The Human Rights Association Istanbul Branch Prisons Commission launched a campaign for the closure of F type prisons due to unhealthy conditions and rights violations. The ...»
Instalment Sentence for Broken Bone [05 January 2012]
The court found Sergeant Ersoy guilty of having beaten Private Abravcı who suffered a broken hip bone. However, Ersoy received a monetary fine to be paid ...»
Situation of Earthquake Victims in Van still Critical [03 January 2012]
The situation in the south-eastern city of Van is still very difficult after the major earthquakes in October and November 2011. The poorest people have no ...»
KESK Go on Strike [06 December 2011]
The KESK unions confederation of public employees will go on a nation-wide strike on 21 December to protest the government's economic and human rights policies. The ...»
About the Difficulty of being a Child in Turkey [21 November 2011]
The first report on the situation of children that compares all 30 member states of the OECD revealed that Turkey ranks in the bottom row regarding ...»
20,000 Containers Needed for Van to Counter Minus Degrees [15 November 2011]
People who lost their homes in the aftershock in Van last week now started to flee the cold and migrate to other cities. For the ones ...»
Turkey on 92nd Position in Human Development Index [04 November 2011]
Turkey ranks on 92nd position among 187 countries in this year's International Human Development Index by the UNDP. Norway is on top of the least, Congo ...»
Work Safety? - Too Expensive... [20 October 2011]
A report of the Istanbul Assembly for Occupational Health and Work Safety revealed that 396 workers died in accidents at work in the first nine months ...»
NGOs Urge Release of Nine Terminally Ill Prisoners [11 August 2011]
Human rights activists criticized lack of adequate medical treatment for prisoners, quoting that 913 people has died in prisons during the last decade due to health ...»
Minimum Wage below Poverty Line [28 June 2011]
The minimum wage will be increased by 29 Lira in July. According to a report of the labour unions confederation Türk-İş, even after the raise the ...»
Almost 1 Million Child Workers in Turkey [21 June 2011]
Child labour expert Assoc. Prof. Tanır calls for an extension of compulsory education to 12 years in order to decrease the number of child workers in ...»
International Women's Day Overshadowed by Violence [09 March 2011]
According to a joint announcement of the Turkish Medical Association and the Turkish Psychiatry Association made on International Women's Day on 8 March, women murders in ...»
Health Standards in Turkey Lose in International Comparison [27 October 2010]
A research carried out by the Turkish Medical Association revealed that the inequality of income is a significant problem for the people's level of health. A ...»
Lots of Room to Improve for Turkey... [14 October 2010]
The government is ambitious on economic growth, the importance of geo-politics and the alliance of civilizations. Yet again, Turkey did not manage to improve its low ...»
"No Bureaucratic Procedure May Jeopardize a Person's Life!" [07 July 2010]
18-year-old Abdullah Akçay is kept at the convicts ward of a SSK Hospital in Istanbul, even though he is in critical condition because he is suffering ...»
Disabled Demand Suitable Implementations Immediately [13 May 2010]
13 organizations for disabled people urged the government and local executives to implement the applications of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Disabled. During ...»
"3rd Bridge Spells Death of Istanbul" [30 April 2010]
The Chamber of Architects warns that a third Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul would also affect Thrace and the Southern Marmara region negatively. ...»
Abortion after Rape: Judge Ignored the Law [29 April 2010]
The Turkish law allows abortion until the 20th week of pregnancy in case a woman got pregnant because of rape. Yet, a judge dismissed the request ...»
Mayor Acquitted for Bringing Homes Water Free of Charge [31 March 2010]
The Dikili Criminal Court of First Instance acquitted Mayor Özgüven and municipality officials of charges of misconduct of office. The mayor and his colleagues stood trial ...»
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