POLICE AT THE CAMPUS: At least 45 students detained at Boğaziçi University Bianet :: English The tent where the students of Boğaziçi University have been holding a vigil in protest against the appointed rectors has been removed upon the instruction of the Rectorate. Police have entered the campus, taking at least 45 students into custody. 45 … Read more
Erdogan says Turkey is set to banish 10 Western ambassadors ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had ordered the foreign ministry to declare 10 ambassadors from Western countries ‘persona non grata’ for calling for the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala. Envoys who backed Kavala to be made ’non grata’: President Erdoğan Hurriyet … Read more
Merkel vows continued Germany-Turkey relations in farewell visit to Erdoğan | Ahval German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday vowed to continue relations with Turkey on the basis of… Turkey ranked as one of world’s worst countries for rule of law | Ahval Turkey ranks as one of the world’s worst countries for rule of law, according … Read more
Turkish court extends detention of philanthropist Osman Kavala • AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH Kavala’s charges related to Gezi Park protests, 2016 coup attempt could jeopardise Turkey’s Council of Europe GEZİ TRIAL: Osman Kavala: Charges are reminiscent of Nazi Germany Bianet :: English “Prolonging my detention on flimsy grounds is extrajudicial execution. It is an effort … Read more
‘ISIS qadi’ who ordered the burning of Turkey’s two soldiers arrested Bianet :: English Detained as part of the investigation into the burning of soldiers Fethi Şahin and Sefter Taş, Jamal Abdulrahman Alwi from Syria has been arrested by the criminal judgeship of peace following the related formalities at the police station. LAWYERS OF ANKARA MASSACRE … Read more
Freedom House report: Turkey is not free on the net Bianet :: English Turkey is the country with the fastest decline in internet freedom, according to Gürkan Özturan, the rapporteur for Turkey. The report here Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe: Release Demirtaş and Kavala Bianet :: English The Committee of Ministers of the Council of … Read more
COUINCIL OF EUROPE CONVENES TODAY: NGOs urge infringement proceedings against Turkey for ‘defying ECtHR ruling on Kavala’ Bianet :: English Three rights organizations have released a statement ahead of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe meeting, calling on the Committee to trigger infringement proceedings against Turkey for not implementing the ECtHR ruling on … Read more
Cultural activist Osman Kavala remains imprisoned in Turkey without conviction almost four … Art Newspaper The Gezi trial began again in May with a hearing scheduled to take place on 6 August. But earlier that month, another court ruled that the Gezi Park events case AKP to bring up new draft constitution in early 2022, says Erdoğan Bianet … Read more
Turkey’s plans for new social media restrictions threaten five years in prison for spreading fake news Al-Monitor … moment it’s quite ambiguous, but I think its mission is to intimidate social media users,” said Erkan Saka, head of media at Istanbul Bilgi University. Report: Turkey to establish a ‘social media regulator’ to prevent ‘terror of lies’ Bianet … Read more
Erdoğan uses teleprompter to answer journalists’ questions during live broadcast Bianet :: English The president was mocked on Twitter after it was seen that he was reading answers from a teleprompter and his aides were whispering suggestions at him. Prominent Turkish MP murdered over links to Iranian drug lord – ex-adviser | Ahval Prosecutors investigate Ekşi Sözlük over … Read more
Apple removes Hornet queer social network app from AppStore Turkey Bianet :: English Apple has removed the Hornet queer social network from AppStore Turkey “upon a court ruling.” Hornet has announced that it is trying to solve the problem in talks with the courts in Turkey and Apple. In other news: Why Turkey’s Regulators Became Such … Read more
In sum: Provocative social media accounts have been agitating for more than a week. The government is mostly silent on the latest Afghan refugee wave. A few spokesmen gave speeches in such a way as to fuel anger towards the refugees. Some opposition thinks using this anger against the government can work, the mobs attack … Read more
Prosecutors and AKP leadership were quick to deny the racist side of the massacre but many believe it was an ethnically motivated massacre… Prosecutors say massacre of Kurdish family ‘not racially motivated’ Bianet :: English Ten people have been detained in relation to the killing of seven members of a Kurdish family at home in Konya. … Read more
Things are definitely complicated and a new wave of Afghan refugees paved the way to an organized anti-refugee outcry. However, this does not hide the fact that some are explicitly racist. Bolu mayor is from the CHP and the main opposition party seems not to provide a clear-cut response to this racist mayor… Bolu Mayor ‘won’t … Read more
Turkey’s labourers take to TikTok to show millions their harsh work conditions – video World news: Turkey Workers in Turkish factories, construction sites and fields have become the unlikely stars of TikTok, revealing harsh and dangerous conditions in posts with millions of views. Turkey, ranked among the ’10 worst countries in the world for workers’, is … Read more