Mesopotamia Agency (MA) and sendika.org websites have been blocked by a decision of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) in Turkey.Read More
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“End isolation, fascism and occupation” campaigners speak outside the German
A press statement expressing solidarity with the campaign to ‘End Isolation, Fascism and Occupation – Time for Freedom’ was issued in front of the German Parliament Building (Reichstag) on Tuesday 29 September.Read More
Translated from Yeniyaşam Newsletter Syrian refugees living in Mersin in Turkey stated that they work for eight hours in the fields each day to earn 56 Turkish lira. Some employers pay them even less.Read More
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Contradictory statements presented in the EIA report for four quarries
It has been revealed that one of the four quarries that are due to be opened in the district of Savur (Stewr) in Mardin (Mêrdîn), Turkey, belong to Edip Basınç, the head of the Ottoman Organization in Savur District.Read More
Mehmet Nur Ulus, who works as a nurse in the Covid-19 service in Diyarbakır (Amed), claims that the quarantine period has been reduced from 14 to 10 days, and that the test results of healthcare workers have been manipulated.Read More
Nadira Kadirova (23) died in the home of Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Şirin Ünal on 23 September 2019. Kadirova was an Özbek immigrant worker and she was working as a caretaker for the family. It was claimed that she shot herself dead with ruling party deputy Ünal’s weapon in her room. The prosecutor’s […]Read More
Translated from YeniYaşam Newsletter The Justice and Development Party (AKP) in power made education compulsory with its 4 + 4 + 4 education model. In this way, it turned secondary schools into İmam Hatip (religion-based schools) and technical schools.Read More
A new TV drama will detail the real-life legal investigation into the so-called ‘honour killing’ of 20-year-old Banaz Mahmod.Read More
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President Erdoğan wants dissidents to be left without legal representation
Uğur Deniz – İstanbul After putting the “multi-bar associations” amendment into place, dismissing lawyers from their profession is now on the presidential agenda.Read More
Thousands of villages and settlements in Turkey were dismantled during the clashes of the early 1990s.Read More
