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First Chrismas in Antakya after the earthquake
Chrismas was celebrated among the ruins of the Antakya Greek Orthodox Church in Hatay, which was destroyed in the February 6 earthquakes.
25 December 2023
Merry Christmas!
Christians in Turkey attended Christmas services in various cities, including İstanbul, Mersin, and Hatay last night.
25 December 2023
Four more news articles of bianet censored concerning former lawyer of President Erdoğan
Former lawyer of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Mustafa Doğan İnal, obtained a court order blocking access to 117 news articles and posts about himself, including four from bianet. İnal had again imposed censorship on hundreds of other news articles previously.
25 December 2023
Second censorship for Ekşi Sözlük in 10 days
The Information Technologies and Communication Authority blocked access to Ekşi Sözlük, one of the largest online communities in Turkey, which is under investigation for posts related to the loss of 12 soldiers in North Iraq.
25 December 2023
Sırrı Sakık: 'The solution lies in the Parliament; we invite political parties to take responsibility'
The loss of 12 soldiers in the region of the ongoing Operation Claw-Lock by the Turkish Armed Forces in Northern Iraq has been addressed by Sırrı Sakık of DEM Party in the parliament during the budget talks. "The greatest service we can do to this land is to stop this bloodshed, this violence; if you agree, we are here," the Ağrı Deputy said.
25 December 2023
Ayşegül Doğan: 'All press cards are under the control of Directorate of Communication'
DEM Party Spokesperson, Şırnak Deputy, and also a journalist, Ayşegül Doğan spoke about the budget of the Directorate of Communication in the parliament and criticized the statement of the Minister of Justice, who claimed that there were no imprisoned journalists in Turkey.
22 December 2023
Ruken Tuncel
reports
'Can Atalay's friends' keep vigil in courthouse until release order is issued for the MP
According to the information provided by the court clerk to Can Atalay's lawyers, the panel will wait for the reasoned decision of the Constitutional Court. Lawyer Özgür Urfa stated, "We will not leave the courthouse until we receive the release order."
22 December 2023
Ruken Tuncel
Justice minister claims no journalists behind bars for doing journalism
According to the data from the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) as of December 19, 2023, there are a total of 37 journalists and media workers in prison, at least 13 of whom are convicted.
22 December 2023
RTÜK investigates 'Crimson Buds' series amid Islamophobia claims over secular-pious love story
Pro-government circles and religious groups have accused the series of “Islamophobia” over its portrayal of a religious sect.
22 December 2023
KA.DER to political parties ahead of local elections: Include women candidates
The association raised the question, "Should we be pleased that out of 600 members in the parliament, reaching the 'highest' number in the history of the Republic, 119 are women?"
22 December 2023
International drug trafficking suspect detained in Mersin
Zafer Ramadan, wanted for international drug trafficking, has been apprehended in an operation conducted in Mersin. Six other international suspects of drug related crimes have been detained in various provinces of Turkey within a month.
22 December 2023
Happy Yalda Night!
Diverse communities in Mesopotamia and the Middle East mark the longest night of the year, known as Shab-e Yalda.
21 December 2023
Report: Turkey blocked over 4,400 Twitter URLs in 2022
Most of the tweets were related to irregularity allegations against public officials and “violation of personal rights” was the most common reason, according to the Free Web Turkey report.
21 December 2023
Yakup Önal
reports
New regulations ‘threaten Turkey’s local winemakers’
As the number of local winemakers is already dwindling in Turkey's northwestern region of Thrace, a recent regulation mandating guarantees for winemakers could add to their existing challenges, warns a local vintner.
21 December 2023
Yakup Önal
CHP leader on AYM's Atalay ruling: 'Resisting the decision is to disregard the legal order'
CHP Chairperson Özgür Özel, stated that Can Atalay, against whom the Constitutional Court has issued a violation decision for the second time, should be released as soon as possible: "Resisting this decision is to disregard the constitutional legal order. We will continue to defend justice and the law."
21 December 2023
AYM unanimously calls for the implementation of its decision on imprisoned MP
"It has been decided, with 3 dissenting votes and by a majority, that the right to be elected and engage in political activities guaranteed by Article 67 of the Constitution, as well as the right to personal liberty and security guaranteed by Article 19, has been violated," the Constitutional Court stated in the "violation decision" for Can Atalay.
21 December 2023
Workers’ Party protests permanent daylight saving time
Turkey switched to year-round daylight saving time in 2016, using the meridian time from the easternmost part of the country. Critics argue that the government implemented this practice to increase energy consumption, boost the profitability of electricity distribution companies.
21 December 2023
Hikmet Adal
reports
Erdoğan's son-in-law sues T24 news portal
Berat Albayrak, the former finance minister, had previously obtained a court order from claiming a violation of his personal rights and demanding a ban on access to an article on T24.
21 December 2023
Hikmet Adal
Drug operation in 47 provinces: 376 detained
Minister of Interior Yerlikaya announced that in the operations, 1 ton 156 kilograms of drugs and 14 million 200 thousand drug pills were seized.
21 December 2023
DEM Party reacts to voter registration shifts as local elections approach
"You opened the door to unprecedented unlawfulness by increasing the number of voters from five in a single household in İdil to 1450, adding 743 voters to an address belonging to the Police Department in Iğdır," wrote Dem Party Co-Chairperson Tuncer Bakırhan in a post.
21 December 2023
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Erdoğan, Sisi discuss Gaza over phone
The conversation focused particularly on ensuring access for humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, said the Presidency of Egypt.
20 December 2023
Two people commit suicide on İstanbul commuter rail line in two days
The Marmaray rail line has witnessed four suicide attempts since October 2022.
20 December 2023
TÜSİAD: 'There should be no place for religious sects and communities in the education system'
Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association said in its statement, "It is not possible to say that issues incompatible with modern education are in line with our country's economic and social development goals in the education system."
20 December 2023
DEM Party welcomes Kirkuk election results
Kurdish parties secured 7 out of 16 seats in Kirkuk's povincial council after Monday's elections in Iraq.
20 December 2023
Victory Party files lawsuit against Diyarbakır boulevard naming after Sheikh Said
The name choice for the for the boulevard has caused intense public debate over the Sheikh Said rebellion in the early years of the republic.
20 December 2023
Reaction from the Circassians to the 'sword residue' remarks of Sheikh Said's grandson
The Federation of Caucasian Associations accused Mehmet Kasım Fırat of generating hate speech and engaging in discrimination. The North Caucasus Culture and Solidarity Association in Eskişehir also claimed that Fırat's statements showed great disrespect to the histories of Caucasian and Balkan immigrant communities.
20 December 2023
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Ill prisoner İsmail Hakkı Tursun's release delayed for third time
Among the reasons for delaying Tursun's release are disciplinary punishments due to his participation in hunger strikes.
20 December 2023
All defendants acquitted in 1995 Ümraniye Prison massacre case
Tweny-three political prisoners were killed and hundreds of others when the police raided İstanbul’s Ümraniye Prison.
20 December 2023
Bursa district municipality joins forces with animal rights group for stray animal welfare
The cooperation encompasses the sterilization and rehabilitation of stray dogs.
20 December 2023
Ayşegül Arslan
Pro-Kurdish daily newspaper excluded from parliament's library
Yeni Yaşam has not been allowed in the parliament since August 27, 2021.
20 December 2023
İstanbul State Opera and Ballet unveils 'Nutcracker' premiere for New Year's Eve
The fairy-tale-inspired New Year classic will have its premiere on the evening of December 27 at the Atatürk Cultural Center.
20 December 2023
DEM Party MP urges urgent inquiry into hunger-striking prisoner's plight
Due to the hunger strike, Hüseyin Karaoğlan's weight has dropped from 70 kilograms to 45 kilograms, MP Serhat Eren has emphasized.
20 December 2023
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