Turkey again among 10 worst countries for workers • Bianet :: English Turkey ranked among the worst countries because of the suppression of strikes, arrests of unionists and the systematic Turkey hit with soaring prices as inflation nears 80% World news: Turkey by Phillip Inman Growth in annual prices rose from 73.5% in May to 78.6% in … Read more
İstanbul Pride Week banned Bianet :: English All events within the scope of the 30th İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week have been banned by Beyoğlu and Kadıköy District Governorates. 30th İSTANBUL PRIDE WEEK: LGBTI+ Pride picnic canceled after being targeted Bianet :: Englishe A crowd chanting “Takbir” gathered in front of the campus of İstanbul University and threatened … Read more
Turkey: Amnesty names Osman Kavala and Gezi Park defendants as prisoners of conscience Amnesty International Turkey: Amnesty names Osman Kavala and Gezi Park defendants as prisoners of conscience Seven people who were imprisoned in Turkey on trumped-up charges have been named prisoners of conscience (POCs) by Amnesty International today. The decision comes two months after the activists, … Read more
Dozens of Kurdish concerts, plays banned in Turkey in three years Bianet :: English Many concerts, theater plays, and other events in Kurdish have been banned in the last three years. Artists and musicians have difficulties finding places to organize events. Kurdish singer Aynur Doğan responds to ban on her concerts Bianet :: English “Poets are those … Read more
Islamic conservatives are at work again. They are definitely the enemies of life. Anything colorful, joyful, they hate… Kılıçdaroğlu slams government over Kurdish singer’s canceled concert, midnight music ban Bianet :: English CHP Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu shared the artist’s song “Dar Hejiroke” after the local administration canceled Aynur Doğan’s concert. Police fire tear gas at crowd during … Read more
Court of Cassation upholds Kaftancıoğlu’s prison sentence with a political ban Bianet :: English The CHP İstanbul head was sentenced to prison on five separate charges. The top appeals court has upheld three of them and imposed a political ban on Kaftancıoğlu. Key Turkish opposition figure banned from politics after anti-Erdoğan tweet World news: Turkey Fears … Read more
Turkey ranks 149th for media freedom as authoritarianism rises – RSF | Ahval Turkey ranked 149th of 180 countries for freedom of the press, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said… Click here for the RSF World Press Freedom Index Only 31 countries rank worse than Turkey in press freedom Of the 180 countries in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) … Read more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Turkey is a constitutional republic with an executive presidential system and a unicameral 600-seat parliament (the Grand National Assembly). In presidential and parliamentary elections in 2018, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe observers expressed concern regarding restrictions on media reporting and the campaign environment, including the jailing of a presidential candidate, that … Read more
Erdoğan repeats false allegations about Gezi protests Bianet :: English “Remember the Dolmabahce Mosque. The garbage heads who sit in the mosque with cans of beer came to our office,” the Erdoğan defends verdict in Gezi trial, calls Kavala ‘Soros of Turkey’ The president commented for the first time on the outcome of the case … Read more
This is a sad day for the Turkish judiciary… Scandalous decision in Gezi trial: Osman Kavala was given aggravated life sentences, other defendants were sentenced to 18 years in prison. News in Turkish
The report here AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: 2021 marked by rights violations and protests all across Turkey Bianet :: English Amnesty International has released its annual report on the state of human rights in the world. On Turkey, it has noted that “opposition politicians, journalists, rights defenders and others faced baseless investigations, prosecutions and convictions”. Six Turkish opposition … Read more
[News information is at the bottom]. This opens up so much semiological interpretation. Islamists’ always used the headscarf issue as part of playing the victim. Now a headscarved policewomen was seen brutally attacking an Islamist women protesters… İşkenceyi artık sokak ortasına taşıdılar. https://t.co/JOybHTjsTG — ohannes kılıçdağı (@ohannes_klcdg) March 21, 2022 Yere düşmüş insana insafsızca vuruyorlar!!! … Read more
Yeni Rakı yurtdışı reklamı, yorum yapamıyorum🤦🏿♂️ pic.twitter.com/cOCXPdnbvx — Cagdas Arman Bulut (@bulutcagdas) January 31, 2022 Who doesn’t know the Turkish rakı? We heard yesterday that Turkey’s one of the biggest Rakı brands circulated an ad internationally. It could be watched in the above tweet. In other developments: #helloTürkiye — Turkey’s latest attempt to rebrand itself Global … Read more
A factory occupation ended with more than 200 detainees. The employer fired workers who wanted to unionize. As far as I follow, other workers also show solidarity. You can have a look the hashtag to follow the events: #FarplasİscisiYalnızDeğildir Just a few days ago, flexible couriers for Trendyol, a massive online shopping site, did strike … Read more
Corruption Perceptions Index 2021: Turkey ranks 96th among 180 countries Bianet :: English The country has dropped 43 places in the corruption index since 2013. 2021 REPORT: Turkey ranks first in violations of freedom of expression, show ECtHR statistics Bianet :: English The European Court of Human Rights handed down 78 judgements on Turkey in 2021, ruling … Read more