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Şebnem Korur-Fincancı: The truth makes us human

Şebnem Korur-Fincancı: The truth makes us human

"Both the prosecutor and the judge thought that there was a contradiction between me first 'establishing the facts' and then saying it should be investigated," says the head of the Turkish Medical Association, who was arrested after her comments about the chemical warfare allegations against Türkiye.

23 November 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Amnesty International says 'justice prevails' after top court ruling in Büyükada case

Amnesty International says 'justice prevails' after top court ruling in Büyükada case

"Today's ruling brings to an end a travesty of justice of spectacular proportions," said the group's secretary general.

22 November 2022

American Medical Association calls for action for Prof. Korur-Fincancı

American Medical Association calls for action for Prof. Korur-Fincancı

Korur-Fincancı, head of the Turkish Medical Association, was arrested after her comments about the chemical warfare allegations against Türkiye.

22 November 2022

Man sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment over massacre of Kurdish family

Man sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment over massacre of Kurdish family

Last year, Mehmet Altun stormed the Dedeoğulları family's house in the Meram district, and set fire to the house after shooting everyone inside.

18 November 2022

Diken news portal investigated over 'censorship' claims against AKP deputy

Diken news portal investigated over 'censorship' claims against AKP deputy

The broadcaster of the judicial year opening ceremony had stopped the broadcast while the head of the union of bars was speaking. The news portal claimed an AKP deputy was the "secret owner" of the company.

17 November 2022

Sixteen journalists imprisoned in Diyarbakır waiting for indictment for five months

Sixteen journalists imprisoned in Diyarbakır waiting for indictment for five months

According to Dicle Fırat Journalists Association Co-Chair Dicle Müftüoğlu, the preparation of the journalists' indictment is deliberately put on hold.

15 November 2022 Hikmet Adal

Türkiye's media laws under scrutiny after İstanbul bombing

Türkiye's media laws under scrutiny after İstanbul bombing

Ambiguous laws and their arbitrary implementation led to Sunday's broad restrictions on traditional and social media, according to critics.

15 November 2022

Criminal complaint over racist writing on school stairs

Criminal complaint over racist writing on school stairs

Bar Association of Şırnak filed a criminal complaint about writings on the stairs of a secondary school in Bursa, one of which says "Either speak Turkish or keep quiet!"

14 November 2022

Türkiye imposes strict restrictions on media coverage, social media following explosion

Türkiye imposes strict restrictions on media coverage, social media following explosion

The authorities have deployed several tools from imposing a broadcast ban to restricting the bandwidth of social media after the explosion that killed six people in İstanbul's popular tourist area of Taksim.

14 November 2022

Eighty years after Wealth Tax: 'Memories are silenced'

Eighty years after Wealth Tax: 'Memories are silenced'

Today 80 years after the Wealth Tax, academics Özgür Kaymak and Işıl Demirel describe what the non-Muslim minorities lived through: "The issues were pushed aside or locked away completely because they hurt."

11 November 2022 Ece Deniz

Campaign against compulsory religion classes

Campaign against compulsory religion classes

Freedom of Belief Initiative in Türkiye started a campaign where they say "our lesson is not religion, but religions and beliefs."

10 November 2022

Detained after saying bread 'basic food for stupid societies,' union head remanded in custody

Detained after saying bread 'basic food for stupid societies,' union head remanded in custody

Cihan Kolivar had said, "Bread is basic food for stupid societies. Our society eats bread and therefore they have such rulers for as long as 20 years."

10 November 2022

bianet staff visits Mezopotamya Agency and JINNEWS for solidarity

bianet staff visits Mezopotamya Agency and JINNEWS for solidarity

Twenty-six journalists with the two Kurdish news agencies have been sent behind bars since June.

9 November 2022

UN experts call for urgent release of Prof. Korur-Fincancı

UN experts call for urgent release of Prof. Korur-Fincancı

Korur-Fincancı, head of the Turkish Medical Association and a professor of forensic medicine, was detained on October 27 because of her comments about the chemical weapon use allegations against Türkiye.

9 November 2022

Court blocks access to reports about 'chemical attack' allegations

Court blocks access to reports about 'chemical attack' allegations

Two bianet reports are among the 22 blocked articles.

3 November 2022

Kaos GL sues RTÜK over hate rally public service announcement

Kaos GL sues RTÜK over hate rally public service announcement

In September, an anti LGBTI+ rally was held in İstanbul. The media authority had broadcast a video promotign the rally.

2 November 2022

Study: Kurds in Türkiye think human rights situation worse than 90s

Study: Kurds in Türkiye think human rights situation worse than 90s

The results of a new study by Tahir Elçi Human Rights Foundation and Rawest show that Kurds living in different parts of Türkiye believe that mostly Kurds, women, children and poor are subjected to violations of human rights and that "the right to live" is a mostly violated right.

2 November 2022 Ruken Tuncel

The view from Diyarbakır: How Kurdish journalists see Türkiye's disinformation law

The view from Diyarbakır: How Kurdish journalists see Türkiye's disinformation law

Despite their determination to stay on task, the threat of house raids is constantly in the back of Kurdish journalists' minds.

1 November 2022 Ingrid Woudwijk

Kurdish journalists left without computers after police raid

Kurdish journalists left without computers after police raid

During the raids where 11 journalists were detained last week, the police also seized all the computers in the office jointly used by the Mezopotamya Agency and JINNEWS. Now, 10 journalists have only two computers.

1 November 2022 Hikmet Adal

Ill prisoner dies two months after release

Ill prisoner dies two months after release

Sentenced to life imprisonment, Ehettin Kaynar was hospitalized following his diagnosis of stage 4 cancer.

1 November 2022

Who are the nine arrested Kurdish journalists?

Who are the nine arrested Kurdish journalists?

Detained during house raids across six cities, nine journalists working for Kurdish media outlets have been remanded in custody on suspicion of "being a member of a terrorist organization."

31 October 2022 Hikmet Adal

Inflation affects Türkiye's unprecedentedly high prison population

Inflation affects Türkiye's unprecedentedly high prison population

A prisoner says he had not turned himself in at the expense of at extended prison sentence so that he could save money to make ends meet while in prison.

28 October 2022 Rojan Mamo

Now it's the time for 'disinformation' tactics to silence journalism

Now it's the time for 'disinformation' tactics to silence journalism

According to the BİA Media Monitoring Report of the July-August period, 126 media representatives faced trials. In the last three months, at least five media representatives, including three women and one LGBTI+, were detained. The most important agenda of the three months was the "Disinformation Law."

28 October 2022 Erol Önderoğlu

Türkiye to convert notorious prison of 1980s into museum

Türkiye to convert notorious prison of 1980s into museum

President Erdoğan announced that Diyarbakır prison, associated with cruel torture in the aftermath of 1980 coup, is closed and will be converted to a museum and a cultural center.

27 October 2022

Detained journalist 'waited for hours to breastfeed newborn baby'

Detained journalist 'waited for hours to breastfeed newborn baby'

"Also, a 48-day-old baby needs to be breastfed every 2 hours, but Zemo was able to breastfeed the baby six hours later," says the spouse of Zemo Ağgöz, who is one of the 11 Kurdish journalists who were detained in yesterday's raids.

26 October 2022 Ayşegül Özbek

Eleven journalists working for Kurdish outlets detained in 'terror' investigation

Eleven journalists working for Kurdish outlets detained in 'terror' investigation

The police carried out raids in İstanbul and Ankara, as well as the Kurdish-majority provinces of Diyarbakır, Urfa, Van and Mardin early in the morning.

25 October 2022

İstanbul mayor calls for freedom for Gezi prisoners

İstanbul mayor calls for freedom for Gezi prisoners

Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu shared a video in a tweet with hashtag #GeziyeBinSelam and wrote "Justice will prevail, unlawfulness will end. We want freedom for my colleague Tayfun Kahraman and all Gezi prisoners."

24 October 2022

Pop singer Gülşen appears before court over 'religious schools joke'

Pop singer Gülşen appears before court over 'religious schools joke'

Announcing its interim decision, the court ruled that Gülşen's international travel ban should continue.

21 October 2022

Journalist given prison sentence for 'insulting president' over reporting on mafia-state relations

Journalist given prison sentence for 'insulting president' over reporting on mafia-state relations

The BirGün journalist was put on trial because of a weekend supplement featuring Erdoğan and Bahçeli's photos with well-known figures of Türkiye's underworld.

21 October 2022

Journalists on 'censorship law': If needed, we will communicate through smoke signals

Journalists on 'censorship law': If needed, we will communicate through smoke signals

Several journalists have reflected on the new "disinformation law," and how it would affect their practice.

18 October 2022 Özlem Kara

Sur in name only: How post-conflict reconstruction is changing Diyarbakır

Sur in name only: How post-conflict reconstruction is changing Diyarbakır

Most of the 20,000 residents that lived in six neighborhoods of Sur were displaced and have relocated to other districts following the 2015-2016 conflict. While many residents wanted to reclaim their homes and workplaces, most eventually sought to settle property disputes through state compensation.

17 October 2022 İnanç Yıldız

Türkiye's new 'disinformation law' explained

Türkiye's new 'disinformation law' explained

Internet news portals and journalists working for them are now subject to the Press Law. "Spreading disinformation" is now an offense with a prison sentence of up to three years.

14 October 2022 Hikmet Adal

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