Turkey’s leaning minaret rivals Tower of Pisa The angle of an 11th century mosque minaret near the eastern Turkish province of Elazığ has drawn comparisons to Pisa’s famous leaning tower. Turkish men who kill their wives googling how to reduce sentences Turkish men who kill their wives are searching on Google for ways to reduce their sentences, … Read more
Turkish women ‘know how to die like a man,’ says Family Minister Kaya Commenting on women who died on the night of the thwarted July 15 military coup attempt, Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya has said “Turkish women know how to die like a man.” Turkish court fines bystander/tourist who sued police for … Read more
Turkey ranks 55th ‘best place to be a girl’ Turkey has ranked 55th out of 144 countries in a new study on the well-being of girls in 144 countries around the world, with lack of women’s public representation being the most pressing issue the country faces, followed by child marriage. INTERVIEW: Özge Samancı on ‘Dare to Disappoint: … Read more
School year starts for millions of students in Turkey Millions of students are starting the new school year on Sept. 19 across Turkey after a three-month summer break. Over 18 million students will start the school year, while nearly 900,000 teachers will be on duty Court frees assailant who attacked woman for wearing shorts in Istanbul A … Read more
Turkey Official Gazette published names of people who were fired. https://t.co/INbhZbBwKq Needless to say, huge interest, very slow download — Seref Isler (@seref_i) September 1, 2016 With a new state of emergency decree, 2346 academicians have been sacked and removed from public service in Turkey. https://t.co/FchZTjHoPc — Yaman Akdeniz (@cyberrights) September 2, 2016 Using … Read more
Women who refuse maternity are lacking, says Erdoğan A woman who abstains from maternity out of a desire to work is deficient, no matter how successful she is, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said June 5 Erdoğan sparks outrage again after declaring childless women to be ‘deficient’ President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has attracted opprobrium once more after … Read more
No Muslim family should engage in birth control: Erdoğan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that no Muslim family should engage in a mentality which includes population planning or birth control, pledging to increase posterity Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: no Muslim family can accept birth control World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Agence France-Press in Istanbul Turkish … Read more
Turkey’s President Erdogan Fails to Silence German Publisher NYT > Turkey by By MELISSA EDDY A German court rejected a request by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for an injunction against the chief executive of Axel Springer over his support for a comedian who lampooned the Turkish leader. Another Lawsuit by Erdoğan in Germany Bianet :: English President … Read more
The Turkish teacher who abused 46 children was sentenced to 508 years in prison yesterday. However, the judge ignored his connections to Ensar Vakfı, which has become a gigantic foundation with the rise of AKP. The teacher used Ensar facilities. Initial indictment demonstrated how systematic Ensar was guilty of teacher’s abuses. And what is worse … Read more
Censor on 100 Tweets Criticizing Turkcell Bianet :: English 100 Twitter messages have been blocked upon complaint of Tukcell which has been criticized for sustaining its support to Ensar Foundation. In other news A Crackdown on Dissent in Turkey, Where Insulting the President Is a Crime NYT > Turkey by By SAFAK TIMUR The justice minister revealed … Read more
Yet another shame for the Turkish judiciary who bowed in to corruption and did nothing… Turkish National Arrested for Conspiring to Evade U.S. Sanctions Against Iran, Money Laundering and Bank Fraud | OPA Department of Justice – Mar 21 Charges Unsealed against Three Defendants Who Allegedly Engaged in Hundreds of Millions of Dollars of Transactions … Read more
Turkish teacher arrested for sexual abuse of students A Turkish teacher has been arrested for alleged sexual abuse of eight male students in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman Age of ‘Insulting President’ Falls to 13 Bianet :: English Anti-Terror teams have raided house of the child whose Facebook account was under police monitoring for nine months. … Read more
Benim başörtülü bacılarım Bizim oralarda anlatılan bir hikayedir. Yoksulluğun kol gezdiği memleketimde bir kadın, gezmeye gitmek için kocasından izin alamaz. İzinsiz gitmeyi düşünür, ancak kocasının dükkanının önünden geçmesi gerekmektedir. Üzerini değiştirip gitmek ister, ancak zaten tek kat elbisesi vardır. Bir komşusu ona şöyle bir çözüm üretir: Kız Hasibe, zıbınını(elbiseni) ters giy. Hasibe, zıbınını ters giyer, … Read more
Erdoğan says he ‘does not respect, will not obey’ top court ruling on arrested journalists Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized the recent Constitutional Court ruling that paved the way for the release of two arrested journalists, saying he “does not accept or respect” the decision and vowing not to “obey” it Constitutional Court Rules Journalists … Read more
Footage of Dilek Doğan’s shooting released, added to case file Police camera footage of an incident in which a Turkish woman was shot and killed during an operation at her family’s home has been included in the file of a case opened into special operation police officer Y.M WAN-IFRA calls on Turkish authorities ‘to respect independent media’ … Read more