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Constitutional Court President speaks up directly to Erdoğan
Constitutional Court President Zühtü Arslan spoke at the swearing-in ceremony attended by Erdoğan: "You may not like or agree with the decisions of the Constitutional Court, but compliance with these decisions is a constitutional obligation."
8 February 2024
Cousin of the courthouse attack victim is one who disappeared in custody during 1980 coup
Dilfiraz Karataş, who was targeted by bullets while passing by during the conflict in front of the İstanbul courthouse was the cousin of Nurettin Yedigöl, who was killed under torture during the military coup of September 12, 1980.
8 February 2024
Hamas wants Turkey, others to act as guarantors
"In our ceasefire proposal for Gaza, we requested Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, Russia, and the United Nations to act as guarantors in any agreement," says a senior Hamas official.
8 February 2024
Court panel returns her book to the mother who lost her son in the Çorlu train derailment
Mısra Öz, who lost her 9-year-old son in the Çorlu train derailment in 2018, said, "The books I sent were returned to me. They did not listen to us with any understanding. I understand that they did not even want to read this book, which is a solid piece of evidence."
8 February 2024
Defense minister holds talks with Kurdistan officials
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Yaşar Güler evaluated the general situation in Iraq and bilateral relations.
8 February 2024
Hikmet Adal
reports
Constitutional Court rules ‘violation of rights’ for 502 internet censorship cases
Prof. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz said that the decision is a result of the pilot decision it made in 2021. He remarked, "When all the decisions are disclosed, a serious political censorship map parallel to political history will emerge."
8 February 2024
Hikmet Adal
UN Representative for Iraq: 'Attacks by TSK in the north have become the new normal'
The UN Special Representative for Iraq stated that the ongoing violence and repeated strikes by third parties in Iraq carry the potential to destabilize and roll back Iraq's hard-won stability. Mentioning the ongoing Turkish military operations in the North, Hennis-Plasschaert said "Just because these attacks have become the new "normal" does not mean they do not seriously compound the risk of new arenas of violence being opened."
8 February 2024
Collapse in mine in Zonguldak: One worker loses his life
A collapse occurred in a mine in Gelik, Zonguldak. One worker was rescued, while Murat Çetinkaya, aged 45, lost his life.
8 February 2024
Turkish Medical Association files a criminal complaint against President Erdoğan
The criminal complaint requests an investigation into President Erdoğan, ministers, governors, and other officials who have yet to fulfill their responsibilities one year after the earthquake.
7 February 2024
Karataş who lost her life in the attack in front of İstanbul courthouse laid to rest
Dilfiraz Karataş's cousin Muzaffer Yedigöl said, 'She was going to his relative's 40th-day memorial dinner, a mawlid. She gets off the metrobus and finds herself in the middle of the conflict. She was a wonderful person. In the morning, she gave breakfast to her children, then headed to Çağlayan, and she died."
7 February 2024
Report: 2023 earthquakes cost Turkey 150 billion dollars
Expenditures for the reconstruction in the 11 provinces got the lion's share from the costs, according to TEPAV.
7 February 2024
Seven out of the 158 workers who died in work-related accidents were children in January
At least 5 workers lost their lives every day while working in the first month of the year according to the report of the Health and Safety Labor Watch.
7 February 2024
Başak Demirtaş announces she will not run for İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayorship
The wife of Selahattin Demirtaş, the imprisoned politician and former co-chair of the HDP, stated in a written announcement, "At this stage, it has been agreed with my party that my candidacy declaration will not turn into an application."
7 February 2024
Families searching for their loved ones after the earthquake
Selahattin Kılınç is searching for his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchild. Suna Öztürk is searching for her 36-year-old daughter and two grandchildren, one aged 3 and one aged 8 months. Abbas Köse is searching for his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchild...
7 February 2024
Gülbin Çakmak
CHP signals it can change its candidate in Hatay
CHP Deputy Group Chairperson Gökhan Günaydın spoke about the protest against Lütfü Savaş, the Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor who was re-nominated by his party: "We must hear the voice of this uprising emerging from human suffering. We hear it. Of course, we will all reconsider and evaluate the issue considering this sensitivity."
6 February 2024
Men killed 28 women in January
Men inflicted violence on 39 women, killed 5 children, and abused five girls and boys.
6 February 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Shooting attack in front of courthouse in İstanbul
Interior MinisterYerlikaya stated that today at 11:46, an attack was carried out at the checkpoint in front of the C Gate of the İstanbul Çağlayan Courthouse. He mentioned that one female and one male assailant were killed, and 3 police officers and 6 other individuals were injured. He also stated that the assailants were members of the DHKP/C organization. President Erdoğan announced that one person injured in the attack died in hospital.
6 February 2024
Ayça Söylemez
interview
Were those responsible for the destruction brought to justice?
Lawyer Erdoğan Akdoğdu says that insufficient evidence was collected and an effective investigation was not conducted in the ongoing cases regarding the losses in the February 6 earthquakes. He also underlines that we do not have data on how many citizens are missing and we do not know if the numbers regarding deaths are accurate.
6 February 2024
Ayça Söylemez
Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Savaş protested in the earthquake commemoration
The Republican People's Party nominated Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Lütfü Savaş as a candidate again in the March 31 local elections despite receiving criticism for some of his statements during the earthquake period. The people of Hatay protested against Savaş during the nighttime earthquake commemoration.
6 February 2024
Vecih Cuzdan & Ali Dinç
report
Reconstrucion: Dreams and reality
About 3% of the planned 255,000 housing units have been delivered to their owners in Hatay. Due to infrastructure costs, construction activities have shifted from rural areas to "on-site transformation" projects in urban centers. Meanwhile, residents of Dikmece, whose lands and olive groves have been expropriated, continue their struggle to preserve their living spaces.
6 February 2024
Vecih Cuzdan,Ali Dinç
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Vecih Cuzdan & Ali Dinç
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Anger in Antakya at the anniversary of the earthquake: The minister booed
There was both sadness and anger during the commemorations on the first anniversary of the February 6 earthquakes in Hatay. At the opposition's memorial, police barricades were broken, while during the official commemoration, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca was booed, and chants of 'Government resign' were heard.
6 February 2024
Vecih Cuzdan,Ali Dinç
Hikmet Adal
reports
Journalists stage protest in front of the Israeli Consulate for their colleagues killed in Gaza
Gökhan Durmuş, the President of the Journalists' Union of Turkey, spoke in front of the Israeli Consulate in İstanbul. 99 journalists have been killed in the ongoing conflict since October 7, he said, emphasizing that targeting journalists who are documenting and broadcasting violations against civilians during conflicts is a war crime.
5 February 2024
Hikmet Adal
Aram Publishing House releases nine new children's classics in Kurdish
The publishing house emphasizes that the widespread use of Kurdish is achievable through reading and writing, and this should be fostered from an early age.
5 February 2024
Turkey witnesses record number of extreme weather events in 2023
The number of extreme weather events in Turkey reached a new record in 2023, reaching 1475. The previous year had seen 1030 extreme weather events.
5 February 2024
Vecih Cuzdan & Ali Dinç
report
People of Hatay express frustration over Erdoğan’s remarks
“If the central administration and local administration do not work hand in hand, if they are not in solidarity, nothing good will come to that city. Did anything come to Hatay?” the president said in quake-hit Hatay ahead of the March 31 local elections.
5 February 2024
Vecih Cuzdan,Ali Dinç
Foreign Minister Fidan: 'Israel is not seeking security but rather more territory'
Assessing the conflict between the U.S.-backed and Iran-backed groups, Fidan stated, "We need to avoid regional escalation. The situation is not good. We might face an even larger escalation."
5 February 2024
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ENAG January inflation rate doubles TurkStat
The inflation rate was 129% according to ENAG and 64.86 according to TurkStat.
5 February 2024
Vecih Cuzdan & Ali Dinç
report
Unharvested abundance: Mandarins left to wither on trees in Hatay
"Both the central government and the local government could have taken action. They haven’t. Now villagers cannot collect and transport the fruits. But if they had thought about it, the people of the village would have sold the product for much less than its cost, even 1-2 liras."
5 February 2024
Vecih Cuzdan,Ali Dinç
DEM Party will compete in the local elections with its own candidate in İstanbul
People's Equality and Democracy Party Spokesperson, Journalist Ayşegül Doğan, announced that the İstanbul candidates will be finalized by February 9 and said, "Now, it's DEM's turn for İstanbul."
5 February 2024
HRW calls for investigation into public officials for collapsed buildings in earthquake
Human Rights Watch has called for an investigation into public officials responsible for the collapse of buildings in the February 6 earthquakes. According to HRW, criminal investigations and prosecutions should be initiated against public officials who failed to perform their duties adequately, and this should not lag behind the prosecution of those responsible in the private sector.
2 February 2024
'Great Freedom March' on second day
Political figures and representatives of civil society organizations visited the site in Digor, Kars today, where 17 people were killed in 1993, as part of the march.
2 February 2024
Vecih Cuzdan & Ali Dinç
report
Turkey's last Armenian village stands strong with its women after earthquakes
"As a cooperative, one month after the earthquake, on Women's Day, we immersed ourselves in work with the orders that came to us, trying to forget this period. But when they say 'it's being forgotten,' it really isn't being forgotten."
2 February 2024
Vecih Cuzdan,Ali Dinç
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