Year: 2021

Government in despair moves against the opposition-held #İstanbul Municipality

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Ministry of Interior investigates İstanbul Municipality for ‘terrorist employees’ Bianet :: English Hundreds of municipal employees have allegedly ties to outlawed groups, the ministry has stated. İstanbul sees a 50-percent increase in cost of living in a year – english – Bianet Bianet Click to read the article in Turkish. Affiliated with the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM), the İstanbul Planning Agency … Read more

This is terrible. It was sort of hidden but now out: A nationalist thug burned 3 young Syrian men…

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Man burns 3 young Syrian men to death after interpreting a series of notes left on his car as secret instructions from the deep state. https://t.co/jhH8jZZogT — Ankaralı Jan (@06JAnk) December 23, 2021 At least a good news: Police officer given 25-year prison sentence for killing refugee Bianet :: English Video footage refuted the officer’s claim … Read more

Taybet İnan commemorated as a survey states “Situation of human rights in Kurdish regions no different from the 1990s’

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Taybet İnan commemorated: ‘Perpetrators are still on duty’ Bianet :: English Shot by snipers in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Şırnak province during curfews in 2015 and with her deceased body left on the street for 7 days, Taybet İnan has been commemorated in the 6th year of her death in the place where she was killed. Survey: ‘Situation of … Read more

In two weeks, death toll from bootleg alcohol reaches 48.

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This is a direct result of overtaxed alcohol. Islamist policies are a menace to society. Death toll from bootleg alcohol climbs to 48 Hurriyet Daily News Fatalities due to bootleg alcohol poisoning in Turkey continue to climb, reaching 48 only in two weeks, as authorities crack down on counterfeit alcohol production across the country ahead of … Read more

Turkey raises minimum wage by 50 percent but most of the raise is already gone…

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Turkey has become a poor country. We are observing the daily collapse of our economy… Turkey raises minimum wage by 50 percent, Erdoğan announces   Bianet :: English The government has raised the minimum monthly wage from 2,825 lira to 4,250 lira for the next year. Turkish Lira crashes to new low, USD exchange rate tops … Read more

Proud to be part of it: “The Poynter Institute’s MediaWise announces international expansion of digital media literacy…

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The Poynter Institute’s MediaWise announces international expansion of digital media literacy program to address global information disorder The program will empower older adults in Brazil, Spain and Turkey to be more critical consumers of online content. By: Sara Bealor December 13, 2021     ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Dec. 13, 2021) – When the Poynter Institute launched its digital … Read more

Turkish lira hits new record low as bread lines grow longer due to rising inflation…

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Turkish lira hits new record low despite Central Bank interventions Bianet :: English The lira plunged to as low as 14.61 to the US dollar and 16.47 to the Euro in the first half of the day. In Turkey, bread lines grow longer as inflation soars AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH)  Growing bread lines in Istanbul bear … Read more

Afraid of the rising anger on the streets, Gov’t goes after 3 YouTubers doing street interviews @ilavetv_ @KendineMuhabir @sadevatandasyt

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3 YouTubers doing street interviews placed under house arrest Bianet :: English Detained on December 12, the owners of three YouTube channels posting street interviews Arif Kocabıyık, Hasan Köksoy and Turan Kural have been released to house arrest. An international travel ban has been imposed on the three Three YouTubers detained in dawn raid over "cyber … Read more

According to a Bertelsmann Foundation report “Turkey among the 3 worst countries in crisis governance…

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COVID-19 | Turkey among the 3 worst countries in crisis governance Bianet :: English The Germany-based Bertelsmann Foundation has recently released a report titled “Just How Resilient are OECD and EU Countries? – Sustainable Governance in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis.” First cases of Omicron variants detected in Turkey Hurriyet Daily News Turkey has detected the first cases … Read more

After allegations of torture and rape Garibe Gezer suspiciously loses her life in prison…

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SHE TOLD OF TORTURE, RAPE: Garibe Gezer suspiciously loses her life in prison Bianet :: English Having announced that she was tortured and sexually assaulted in Kandıra Prison in Kocaeli, Garibe Gezer has suspiciously lost her life in the same prison. Lawyer Eren Keskin asks, “How could a person in a cell hang herself?” Garibe Gezer, … Read more

CPJ report: Turkey is the ‘sixth worst jailer of journalists’ in 2021

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CPJ: Turkey is the ‘sixth worst jailer of journalists’ in 2021, shows report Bianet :: English The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has released its annual report: “The number of journalists jailed around the world set another record in 2021. Repressive regimes from Asia to Europe to Africa cracked down harshly on the independent press.” Jailed Journalists … Read more

CoE formally notifies Turkey of infringement proceedings, Erdoğan says “We don’t recognize EU decisions

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I am not sure if he knows the differences between the European institutions. Besides, it is such an irony. All his initial rise to power was connected to his ardent will to join the EU. Times, of course, change… CoE formally notifies Turkey of infringement proceedings | Ahval The Council of Europe has formally notified Turkey … Read more

“Turkey’s annual inflation rate is almost 60 percent. We are drowning…

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No sign of increased Qatari aid to Turkey after Erdogan visit AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) President Erdogan and Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani did however sign 15 agreements to boost economic ties. Turkey’s annual inflation rate is almost 60 percent, finds research group Shortly before the state agency TurkStat announced the official consumer … Read more

#Cyberculture agenda: Barbados becomes the first country to establish an embassy in the metaverse

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Barbados forges a digital path by becoming the first country to establish an embassy in the metaverse Global Voices Online by Janine Mendes-Franco / ‘Visionary’ move or ‘#metaverse blubber’? Originally published on Global Voices   Metaverse image by Ian Hughes on Flickr (CC BY 2.0), and Barbados flag image by Steve Conover on Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0). How Google and Gannett … Read more

How unfortunate: “‘900 newspapers closed in Turkey in five years’

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‘900 newspapers closed in Turkey in five years’ Bianet :: English Yılmaz Karaca, the Chair of the Federation of Journalists of Turkey (TGF), has raised concerns about the economic hardships faced by the local press in Turkey, warning that at least 100 newspapers may be closed this year alone. JOURNALISTS’ FEDERATION CHAIR: ‘At least 100 newspapers may … Read more