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Company manager sentenced for obstructing union rights

Company manager sentenced for obstructing union rights

A biogas company executive was sentenced to prison, but the sentence was later converted into a monetary fine.

3 March 2025 Hikmet Adal

Edip Akbayram, a pioneer of Anatolian rock, dies at 75

Edip Akbayram, a pioneer of Anatolian rock, dies at 75

A key figure in Anatolian rock and protest music, Akbayram stood out from the 1970s onward with songs addressing social issues. He created a unique style by blending folk music with rock and Western musical elements.

The future of media in Turkey: Democratic decline, pressures, and the need for reform

The future of media in Turkey: Democratic decline, pressures, and the need for reform

As a partner in the "Our Media" project, IPS Communication Foundation/bianet has collaborated with organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia to publish a report analyzing the future of media in the Western Balkans and Turkey.

3 March 2025 Hikmet Adal

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Öcalan's message sparks hope and skepticism

Öcalan's message sparks hope and skepticism

Many interpreted Öcalan's additional message, which was not included in his letter, as an indication that the legal and political dimensions of the process remained unclear.

28 February 2025 Tuğçe Yılmaz

How Öcalan's call echoed in Diyarbakır

How Öcalan's call echoed in Diyarbakır

After Öcalan’s long-awaited call, the people of Diyarbakır left the square with mixed emotions. The early Newroz excitement had given way to a sense of *bittersweet joy* and *uncertainty.*

28 February 2025 Evrim Deniz

KONGRA-GEL leader backs Öcalan's statement

KONGRA-GEL leader backs Öcalan's statement

The PKK "has fulfilled its mission," says Remzi Kartal, co-chair of the Kurdistan People's Congress (KONGRA-GEL)

28 February 2025 Ruken Tuncel

Syrian Kurdish leaders respond to Öcalan's call

Syrian Kurdish leaders respond to Öcalan's call

Mazloum Abdi and Salih Muslim said Öcalan's call doesn't wasn't directed at Syrian Kurdish groups.

28 February 2025

Opposition leader demands transparency in peace process

Opposition leader demands transparency in peace process

Özel has claimed that negotiations between the government and the PKK had been going on for a year before Öcalan's call for the group's dissolving.

28 February 2025

PKK leader Öcalan calls on group to lay down arms

PKK leader Öcalan calls on group to lay down arms

In a message read out by DEM Party members in İstanbul, the imprisoned PKK leader has called on the group to end its four-decade armed insurgency against Turkey and dissolve itself.

27 February 2025 Tuğçe Yılmaz

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İstanbul's Beykoz district mayor detained in corruption investigation

İstanbul's Beykoz district mayor detained in corruption investigation

The mayor's detention could lead to his replacement by a government-appointed trustee.

27 February 2025

Social media platforms censor journalists’ accounts at Turkey’s request

Social media platforms censor journalists’ accounts at Turkey’s request

"They don't even bother pressing charges before detaining or censoring journalists anymore," says Ruşen Takva, one of the journalists whose social media accounts have been censored recently.

26 February 2025 Hikmet Adal

Tuğçe Yılmaz

LGBTI+ activist İris Mozalar acquitted of ‘inciting hatred’ charge over social media post

LGBTI+ activist İris Mozalar acquitted of ‘inciting hatred’ charge over social media post

Mozalar faced charges after criticizing violence against the refugee community in the Kayseri province.

26 February 2025

Diyar Saraçoğlu

'Traditional unions struggle to understand tech sector'

Q&A WITH SIMONE ROBUTTI OF TECH WORKERS COALITION

'Traditional unions struggle to understand tech sector'

"Ultimately, tech organizing is still evolving, with workers adapting traditional methods to the unique challenges of the industry."

26 February 2025 Diyar Saraçoğlu

'Turkey's climate law does not aim to combat climate change'

'Turkey's climate law does not aim to combat climate change'

Experts believe that the Climate Law draft is designed to regulate potential economic gains from climate change rather than addressing the issue itself.

26 February 2025

İstanbul Bar executives face up to 12 years in prison over statement on journalists killed in Syria

İstanbul Bar executives face up to 12 years in prison over statement on journalists killed in Syria

Prosecutors accused the bar association of "legitimizing the use of force, violence, or threats by a terrorist organization."

25 February 2025

bianet editor Evrim Kepenek acquitted of ‘disinformation’ charge over 2023 earthquake post

bianet editor Evrim Kepenek acquitted of ‘disinformation’ charge over 2023 earthquake post

Kepenek was put on trial due to a social media post mentoning the claims that the authorities were confiscating tents in the aftermath of the deadly earthquakes.

25 February 2025

Former Beykoz municipal official detained in investigation into concert spending

Former Beykoz municipal official detained in investigation into concert spending

Beykoz Mayor Alaattin Köseler, a member of the main opposition CHP, defended the municipality’s concert expenditures.

25 February 2025

Report reveals poor conditions in municipal animal shelters

Report reveals poor conditions in municipal animal shelters

Findings indicate that only 273 municipalities have shelters, while at least 26 operate without a license. Meanwhile, 838 municipalities either confirmed they lack shelters or refused to provide information on the subject.

24 February 2025

Government appoints trustee to DEM-led Kağızman municipality

Government appoints trustee to DEM-led Kağızman municipality

The pro-Kurdish party has now lost 12 municipalities.

24 February 2025

Turkish intelligence declassifies reports on Soviet surveillance of Trotsky during exile in İstanbul

Turkish intelligence declassifies reports on Soviet surveillance of Trotsky during exile in İstanbul

The reports reveal how Soviet agents closely monitored Leon Trotsky during his exile on the Büyükada island between 1929 and 1933.

24 February 2025

Detentions targeting pro-Kurdish group protested at İstanbul Courthouse

Detentions targeting pro-Kurdish group protested at İstanbul Courthouse

"They are now trying to criminalize an organization founded 14 years ago. But their efforts are in vain—none of our comrades in HDK are criminals," said Meral Danış-Beştaş, co-spokesperson of the HDK.

21 February 2025 Ruken Tuncel

children's library

IPS Communication Foundation/bianet continues its rights-based journalism with the "BİA Children's Library" with the aim of giving more space to and disseminating the voices of children and youth.

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