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‘We Worked During Curfew as Well; It is a Construction Work, is it Really Urgent?’
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION WORKER
‘We Worked During Curfew as Well; It is a Construction Work, is it Really Urgent?’
Highway construction worker: “We are told that if we want to leave, we are free to do so. We can, of course, leave. We would rather starve to death than endure so many insults. But we have families, we are not responsible only for ourselves.”
22 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Life with Covid-19: What will be the New ‘Normal’?
BY PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST KARADAĞ-ÇAMAN
Life with Covid-19: What will be the New ‘Normal’?
Assoc. Prof. Özge Karadağ-Çaman has noted that the ones who have set a certain goal for themselves and work to reach that goal can get over Covid-19 quarantine more easily. “There is no room for hopelessness,” she has warned.
22 April 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Covid-19 Quarantine has Cleaned the Air of Turkey, What Should be Done Next?
Covid-19 Quarantine has Cleaned the Air of Turkey, What Should be Done Next?
Right to Clean Air Platform Coordinator Buket Atlı has spoken to bianet about the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization’s data that air pollution has abated in 29 metropolitan cities of Turkey and the relation between coronavirus and air pollution.
22 April 2020 Tansu Pişkin
Construction Workers Yusuf, Emre: Contractor Acts Like There Exists No Such Disease
Construction Workers Yusuf, Emre: Contractor Acts Like There Exists No Such Disease
Yusuf and Emre have spoken to bianet: “They gave us a black mask. One of those that you can wash… As gloves, we wear our construction gloves. They put liquid soap at the washbasin, nothing else… If we catch the disease, we will die away from our families.”
21 April 2020 Ruken Tuncel
How has Coronavirus Affected Local Newspapers?
How has Coronavirus Affected Local Newspapers?
With their advertising revenues and sales dropped due to coronavirus, local newspapers can hardly keep their heads above the water. Owners of local newspapers say that they oscillate between their employees and closing down the newspapers.
21 April 2020 Hikmet Adal
‘Covid-19 Research without Health Directorate’s Permission Banned in İstanbul Hospitals’
REPORT BY İSTANBUL MEDICAL CHAMBER
‘Covid-19 Research without Health Directorate’s Permission Banned in İstanbul Hospitals’
According to the April 13-19 Report of İstanbul Medical Chamber, İstanbul Provincial Directorate of Health has banned hospitals from carrying out scientific research on Covid-19 without getting permission from the Directorate.
21 April 2020
‘Rate of Covid-19 Cases Among Workers At Least 3 Times Higher Than Turkey Average’
COVID-19 REPORT BY DISK CONFEDERATION
‘Rate of Covid-19 Cases Among Workers At Least 3 Times Higher Than Turkey Average’
In its second weekly report on the effects of the pandemic on its members, the DİSK has noted that “as its data only cover unionized workplaces, it is possible to say that the rate of Covid-19 cases is much higher in non-unionized or unregistered ones.”
20 April 2020
Woman Doctor Subjected to Violence from Colleague: 'Hospital Management Doesn't Care'
Woman Doctor Subjected to Violence from Colleague: 'Hospital Management Doesn't Care'
"In such a period, layoffs are banned and it's hard to find a new doctor. The management doesn't care about what we went through. Doctors can't resign. There is a serious problem with the system," says Dr. Ekenler.
20 April 2020 Evrim Kepenek
One Arrestee Diagnosed with Coronavirus in Buca Prison
One Arrestee Diagnosed with Coronavirus in Buca Prison
Releasing a statement, İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has indicated, “62 arrestees and convicts having the symptoms of the disease have been isolated in hospitals. Still under medical examination, they are in good health.”
20 April 2020
‘No Doctors, No Quarantine, No Hygiene Products in Harmandalı Removal Center’
PANDEMIC REPORT BY İZMİR BAR ASSOCIATION
‘No Doctors, No Quarantine, No Hygiene Products in Harmandalı Removal Center’
According to a recent report by İzmir Bar Association, refugees held in Harmandalı Removal Center have indicated that the ones having a fever are given medicine to reduce their fever, but they are not isolated in a separate place or room.
20 April 2020
Report: 855 Workers Tested Positive, 52 Died of Covid-19 in a Month
HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH
Report: 855 Workers Tested Positive, 52 Died of Covid-19 in a Month
Thousands of workers have lost their income due to forced unpaid leaves and halt of production and services, the report says.
17 April 2020
Turkey Doesn't Impose Full Lockdown Due to 'Economic Costs,' Says Erdoğan's Spokesperson
Turkey Doesn't Impose Full Lockdown Due to 'Economic Costs,' Says Erdoğan's Spokesperson
Defending the government's decision to not impose a full lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, Kalın has said, "Talking about the economy may seem irrelevant or inhuman to some. But the fact is that life must go on somehow."
17 April 2020
‘We Work on the Same Belt, It is Impossible to Keep a Distance More Than Half a Meter’
TEXTILE WORKER TÜRKAN
‘We Work on the Same Belt, It is Impossible to Keep a Distance More Than Half a Meter’
Working in textile for 15 years, Türkan is one of those who cannot stay home: “It is like we, workers, would save the country from the outbreak. It is as if the country would collapse, if they halted constructions and textile for three months…”
17 April 2020 Ruken Tuncel
At Least 4 Workers Lose Their Lives, 257 Workers Test Positive
COVID-19 REPORT BY DISK CONFEDERATION
At Least 4 Workers Lose Their Lives, 257 Workers Test Positive
Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has documented the impacts of Covid-19 on its members in a report. While the production has been halted in 47 workplaces, over 51 thousand members have been directly affected by the outbreak.
17 April 2020
Workers Halt Work in Kuwait: Pay Us Our Due, We Want to Be Home During Pandemic
Workers Halt Work in Kuwait: Pay Us Our Due, We Want to Be Home During Pandemic
Dismissed from their jobs at the Limak Holding’s construction of Kuwait Airport due to coronavirus outbreak, workers demand their dismissal compensation and want to return home to their families in Turkey.
16 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez
First Translator of Joyce’s Ulysses into Turkish Nevzat Erkmen Dies of Covid-19
First Translator of Joyce’s Ulysses into Turkish Nevzat Erkmen Dies of Covid-19
Writer and translator Nevzat Erkmen, the first translator of James Joyce’s Ulysses into Turkish, has lost his life due to Covid-19. He was also the translator of Carlos Castaneda’s books and Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac.
16 April 2020
Bill on Economic Measures Against Coronavirus Passed into Law
Bill on Economic Measures Against Coronavirus Passed into Law
The bill on economic measures against coronavirus outbreak has passed the General Assembly of the Parliament and has become a law. Accordingly, employers have been granted the right to give workers unpaid leave.
16 April 2020
‘Isolation Conditions Must be Ensured in Barracks, Controlled Discharge is Necessary’
INDUCTION AND DISCHARGE POSTPONEMENT PLAN
‘Isolation Conditions Must be Ensured in Barracks, Controlled Discharge is Necessary’
Retired military judge Kardaş and Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Secretary General Yılmaz have spoken to bianet about the plans to postpone induction and discharge in mandatory military service for a month over Covid-19 outbreak.
16 April 2020 Hikmet Adal
‘There are People Trying to Snatch Pharmacist’s Mask’
PHARMACISTS’ UNION CHAIR ÇOLAK
‘There are People Trying to Snatch Pharmacist’s Mask’
Pharmacists’ Union Chair Çolak has raised concerns over the problems ensuing the ban on sale of masks. Noting that not everyone has yet received an SMS to get them free, he has said that it causes tension between citizens and pharmacists.
16 April 2020
Release of Perpetrators of Male Violence due to Pandemic Leaves Women Anxious
LAW ON CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT
Release of Perpetrators of Male Violence due to Pandemic Leaves Women Anxious
"Even if it is said that crimes of violence against women are not included in the law, we know that many offenses that are committed against women such as injury, threat, and false imprisonment are included," women's rights defenders say.
15 April 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Health Laborers’ Union: Health Workers’ Right to Life Being Violated
Health Laborers’ Union: Health Workers’ Right to Life Being Violated
Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union (SES) has released a monthly report amid Covid-19 pandemic: “Healthcare laborers should know that in case their health and lives are at risk, they can halt work until the necessary safe conditions are ensured."
15 April 2020
Violations of Rights in Turkey in March: ‘Judicial Pressure Spreads Like Virus’
COMMENTARY ON REPORT IN VIDEO-NEWS
Violations of Rights in Turkey in March: ‘Judicial Pressure Spreads Like Virus’
From the March 2020 report of the Initiative for Freedom of Expression, İHD and TİHV: “Things going wrong during the fight against coronavirus and the donation campaign of the President have led to detainments, arrests and convictions.”
15 April 2020
Dismissed Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı’s Request for Release Rejected
Dismissed Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı’s Request for Release Rejected
The request for release of attorney Muhsin Bilal for Selçuk Mızraklı has been rejected. The attorney previously requested his client’s release as his chronic heart disease poses a risk to him in prison amid coronavirus pandemic.
15 April 2020
Opposition Challenges the AKP-MHP Coalition's Covert Amnesty for Ordinary Crimes
PENNED BY ERTUĞRUL KÜRKÇÜ
Opposition Challenges the AKP-MHP Coalition's Covert Amnesty for Ordinary Crimes
Alongside discriminating against political dissidents, the bill entitles intelligence services take inmates out of prison for further interrogation, posing them to the risk of possible torture and mistreatment.
15 April 2020 Ertuğrul Kürkçü
What will Happen to Street Vendors During the Pandemic?
What will Happen to Street Vendors During the Pandemic?
Some of the six million street vendors in the country can neither work nor receive aid from the government, says a finance expert.
14 April 2020 Utkucan Akkaş
The Ones Left out of Quarantine: Journey of Seasonal Agricultural Workers Begins
The Ones Left out of Quarantine: Journey of Seasonal Agricultural Workers Begins
Agricultural workers say, “We live in 11-person family tents where we go. We work for peanuts in precarious, temporary jobs. We don’t have rights. We are not even treated like fellow human beings most of the time.”
14 April 2020 Filiz Yalçıntaş
'For Fear of Losing Their Jobs, Chronically Ill People Continue to Work Despite Curfew'
'For Fear of Losing Their Jobs, Chronically Ill People Continue to Work Despite Curfew'
Knowing that they might have Covid-19 with little or no symptoms, many people take the risk and continue working for the fear of losing their jobs, according to the Workplace Doctors' Association chair.
14 April 2020 Ruken Tuncel
President Erdoğan: Curfew to be Imposed This Weekend as Well
President Erdoğan: Curfew to be Imposed This Weekend as Well
Following his cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan has said that some media outlets “started a war” against their own country with their news and columnists: “Our country will hopefully get rid of not only coronavirus, but also these media and politics viruses.”
14 April 2020
Criminal Enforcement Bill: Six Journalists Won't be Released due to Last-Minute Change
Criminal Enforcement Bill: Six Journalists Won't be Released due to Last-Minute Change
The law on intelligence agencies, for which six journalists are behind bars, was excluded from the bill after a motion by AKP MPs was accepted.
13 April 2020 Hikmet Adal
‘Police Use Outbreak as an Excuse, Don’t Take Complaints of Male Violence Seriously’
REPORT ON MALE VIOLENCE
‘Police Use Outbreak as an Excuse, Don’t Take Complaints of Male Violence Seriously’
The report prepared by the Purple Roof Women’s Shelter Foundation has shown that women in Turkey are left hopeless in the face of male violence amid coronavirus pandemic.
13 April 2020
Courier Worker: We Don’t Want to be ‘Super Carriers’ of the Virus
Courier Worker: We Don’t Want to be ‘Super Carriers’ of the Virus
Long working hours, the breaks they are not allowed to take, overtime wages they are not paid… A courier worker has spoken to bianet about their workload and demands amid coronavirus outbreak.
13 April 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Trying to Coerce Villagers to Sell Their Lands, Energy Company Cuts Off Water Amid Pandemic
Trying to Coerce Villagers to Sell Their Lands, Energy Company Cuts Off Water Amid Pandemic
Already troubled because their access to water is being hampered by thermal plants and coal mines, people of İkizköy village are now more concerned due to the coronavirus outbreak.
13 April 2020 Hikmet Adal
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