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Refugee LGBTI+s deprived of the right to health

Refugee LGBTI+s deprived of the right to health

According to the report of the HEVİ LGBTI+ Association, LGBTI+ refugees face many obstacles such as the language barrier and discriminatory attitude of healthcare workers.

11 May 2021 Elif Solmaz

Women’s share in employment shrinking day by day

Women’s share in employment shrinking day by day

According to a recent report released by the Economy Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, the number of farmers has decreased by 4.3 percent in Turkey in the last year.

Investigation into death of Mammedov from Azerbaijan

Investigation into death of Mammedov from Azerbaijan

An investigation has been launched into the suspicious death of Bayram Mammedov, an Azerbaijani dissident, in İstanbul.

11 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey’s Parliament condemns Israel’s attacks

Turkey’s Parliament condemns Israel’s attacks

Five political parties have released a joint declaration and condemned Israel’s attacks on Al-Aqsa. Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also condemned the continuation of the operations by the Israeli security forces.

‘If İstanbul Convention had been enforced, 2,336 women would be alive’

‘If İstanbul Convention had been enforced, 2,336 women would be alive’

On the 10th anniversary of the signature of the İstanbul Convention, the Women’s Platform for Equality has released a report documenting the incidents of male violence since the Presidential decision pulling Turkey out of the convention.

‘We say the same thing even if you put us on trial a thousand times’

‘We say the same thing even if you put us on trial a thousand times’

Ahead of the Gezi retrial on May 21, the Taksim Solidarity Platform has said, “Gezi is the honorable, righteous struggle of this land.”

COVID-19: Turkey's weekly case map updated

COVID-19: Turkey's weekly case map updated

The Health Minister has shared the weekly provincial COVID-19 rates. The new numbers have shown that the number of cases per 100,000 people was nearly 360 in Istanbul and over 247 in the capital city of Ankara on May 1-7.

Turkey’s daily cases drop below 15 thousand

Turkey’s daily cases drop below 15 thousand

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 282 people died of coronavirus and 13,604 people tested positive with slightly over 213 thousand tests in a day. 2,983 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Drought threat in the Northern Forests in the middle of winter

Drought threat in the Northern Forests in the middle of winter

The Northern Forests Research Association has published a quarterly report covering the months of January, February, and March. 331 threats and destructions were detected in the Northern Forests for reasons such as fires, mines, and drought.

Court gives custody of child to 'abusive' father

Court gives custody of child to 'abusive' father

Lawyers appealed the Selçuk Civil Court of First Instance's decision to give the child to the abusive father, despite being documented by reports. However, the appeal was not accepted.

10 May 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Open call to Rize Bar for İkizdere: Number of lawyers tops 1,200

Open call to Rize Bar for İkizdere: Number of lawyers tops 1,200

The number of lawyers who express their support for the ongoing resistance against the stone quarry attempted to be opened in Rize’s İkizdere has increased to 1,262: “We call on Rize Bar to keep an ear to people's struggle for rights, law and justice.”

10 May 2021 Sakine Orman

No permission for investigation against İstanbul mayor

No permission for investigation against İstanbul mayor

Complaints were filed against İmamoğlu because of "folding his hands behind the back" at the tomb of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror and of his visits to dismissed HDP mayors.

'27 percent of Turkey's population half-starved'

'27 percent of Turkey's population half-starved'

MetroPOLL Research Founder Sencar says, “With the deterioration of the economic condition and impoverishment, there is a decrease in the voter support for the AKP."

10 May 2021 Hikmet Adal

A transnational response to attacks on İstanbul Convention

A transnational response to attacks on İstanbul Convention

The Essential Autonomous Struggles Transnational (E.A.S.T.) gathered together in a public assembly in response to Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention: “Erdoğan’s attack on women’s freedom is not an isolated incident.”

‘Are you the CEO of Cengiz Construction or a minister of the state?’

‘Are you the CEO of Cengiz Construction or a minister of the state?’

CHP MP Öztunç has reminded the public that Minister of Transport Karaismailoğlu has not yet responded to the allegations that the stone quarries in İkizdere were given to the pro-government Cengiz Construction company without lodging a tender.

TurkStat explains why it filed a complaint against Inflation Research Group

TurkStat explains why it filed a complaint against Inflation Research Group

The statistical authority has stated that it doesn't intend to hinder the ENAG's activities.

99.1 percent of families want their children to be educated in their mother language

99.1 percent of families want their children to be educated in their mother language

Answering the questions of Socio-Political Field Research Center, 53.6 percent of the respondents said, "I speak, understand, read and write my mother language” while 32.3 percent stated, "I speak, I understand, but I cannot read or write.”

10 May 2021 Ruken Tuncel

Unemployment has risen by only 59 thousand people in a month, says TurkStat

Unemployment has risen by only 59 thousand people in a month, says TurkStat

According to the Labor Force Statistics of the Turkish Statistical Institute, one out of every four young people were unemployed in Turkey in March.

Killing of environmentalist couple not solved since 2017

Killing of environmentalist couple not solved since 2017

No action has been taken against marble quarry owners who are accused of inciting the murder.

‘They have left no one to wish me a happy Mother’s Day’

‘They have left no one to wish me a happy Mother’s Day’

With her two sons killed in an attack by the guards of an AKP MP ahead of the general elections in 2018 and one son arrested for 3 years, Emine Şenyaşar reiterated her demand for justice on Mother’s Day.

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Embassy of China: Vaccine delivery not stopped due to political reasons

Embassy of China: Vaccine delivery not stopped due to political reasons

Based on the statements of his sources from the Embassy of China in Ankara, journalist Murat Yetkin has written that 26 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine were delivered to Turkey as of May 7, 2021.

Vartinis Massacre taken to Constitutional Court

Vartinis Massacre taken to Constitutional Court

The attorneys of the people burned to death in the Vartinis Massacre in 1993 have applied to the Constitutional Court and demanded that three recently acquitted soldiers be put on trial again and the commander who gave the order be arrested.

Cemil Kırbayır’s file closed due to expiry of statutory limitations

Cemil Kırbayır’s file closed due to expiry of statutory limitations

The Court of Cassation has closed the file of Cemil Kırbayır, who was disappeared in custody after the 1980 military coup, due to the expiry of statutory limitations. The then PM Erdoğan promised his mother that the case would be “investigated.”

‘İstanbul has seen a drop in the number of intensive care patients’

‘İstanbul has seen a drop in the number of intensive care patients’

While İstanbul Director of Health Prof. Memişoğlu has said that “there has been a drop in the number of COVID-19 inpatients and intensive care patients in the last week,” Interior Minister Soylu has been “expecting one more sacrifice from the nation.”

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 43 thousand, cases 5 million

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 43 thousand, cases 5 million

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 283 people died of coronavirus and over 15 thousand people tested positive with less than 200 thousand tests in a day. 3,081 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

TurkStat files complaint against independent Inflation Research Group

TurkStat files complaint against independent Inflation Research Group

As the accuracy of the official figures is questioned, the ENAG releases monthly inflation rate data based on its own model.

Erdoğan: Turkey striving to restore 'historical unity' with Egyptian people

Erdoğan: Turkey striving to restore 'historical unity' with Egyptian people

The president's remarks come after Turkey's first diplomatic visit to Turkey in more than seven years.

Arson attack on İstanbul Municipality's cheap bread buffet

Arson attack on İstanbul Municipality's cheap bread buffet

Unknown people set the Halk Ekmek buffet on fire in Bakırköy district.

Afghan shepherds: 40-day journey from Afghanistan to Turkey

Afghan shepherds: 40-day journey from Afghanistan to Turkey

When it comes to the profession of shepherding in Turkey, they come to mind first. Every year, hundreds of them travel thousands of kilometers on foot. Here are two of them; the story of Cemal and Muhammed…

7 May 2021 Hakan Erdal

870 lawyers to Rize Bar Association: Hear the voice of İkizdere

870 lawyers to Rize Bar Association: Hear the voice of İkizdere

In a joint statement about the resistance against a stone quarry planned to be opened in İkizdere, 870 lawyers say, “We call on the Rize Bar: Hear the voice of the people of İkizdere on the brink of the abyss. Keep an ear to their struggle for justice.”

7 May 2021 Sakine Orman

Unable to sell their crops during lockdown, farmers send them to garbage

Unable to sell their crops during lockdown, farmers send them to garbage

Farmers' Union Chair Ali Bülent Erdem has stated that the "complete lockdown" was an example of a complete lack of planning and said, "At least the farmers should have been supported in such a period."

7 May 2021 Hikmet Adal

‘We will follow up the damages inflicted on Boğaziçi University’

‘We will follow up the damages inflicted on Boğaziçi University’

In the face of Melih Bulu’s appointment as a rector to their school, the academics of Boğaziçi University have been keeping watch for 18 weeks, demanding that all appointed executives, primarily Bulu himself, resign from office.