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WEBPolice seize hundreds of books, periodicals on 'terrorism' suspicion in raid on bookstore. A bookstore and a Kurdish language association were targets of police raids in Diyarbakır.
Prof. Canan Dağdeviren featured in BBC's 100 Women list - Bianet
WEBNov 23, 2023 · Türkçesini Oku. Canan Dağdeviren, an associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States, has been selected for the BBC's 2023 list of inspiring 100 women. As a notable scientist and inventor, Dağdeviren has created a wearable "electronic bra" for the early detection of breast cancer using ultrasound.
PACE: 'Torture and ill-treatment becoming more widespread in
WEBJan 25, 2024 · Highlighting an increase in allegations of torture and ill-treatment originating from Turkey since 2017 PACE notes that reports on periodic visits to certain prisons and police stations in Turkey by the CPT in 2016, 2018, and 2021, following the attempted coup on July 15, 2016, have not yet been published. According to CPT rules, the approval ...
Petition from the Grand Family Platform demanding the closure
WEBOct 2, 2023 · The Grand Family Platform has submitted a petition with 150,000 signatures to the Parliament, demanding the closure of LGBTI+ associations and the prevention of LGBTI+ propaganda. The platform has expressed in a statement made on Saturday (September 30) their wish for the discussion of "the closure of LGBT organizations" in the Constitutional ...
Who is Özgür Özel, the new leader of Turkey’s main ... - Bianet
WEBNov 6, 2023 · Özgür Özel is a Turkish politician and pharmacist who became the leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) at the party congress on Saturday, defeating the incumbent Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu with 811 votes to 534. Özel was born on September 21, 1974 in Manisa, western Turkey. He graduated from …
Protest by HDK outside Israeli Consulate: We support the ... - Bianet
WEBOct 18, 2023 · In response to the Israeli bombing of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in besieged Gaza on October 17, where 500 lives were tragically lost, protests have been ongoing in front of the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul since last night. Today, at 13:00, the People's Democratic Congress (HDK) held a press statement in front of the Consulate.
Diyarbakır cafes faced with Islamist attacks over alcohol ... - Bianet
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Diyarbakır cafes faced with Islamist attacks over alcohol sale, women's clothing. The assailants were released after giving statements to the police following the latest attack. A DEM deputy says the attacks are reminiscent of Kurdish Hezbollah, a group responsible for the killing thousands of people in the …
Turkey bans OnlyFans following court order - Bianet
WEBJun 8, 2023 · The popular adult content platform OnlyFans has been banned in Turkey after a ruling by İstanbul's 1st Penal Judgeship of Peace. The court decision, issued on June 7, ordered the blocking of access to the website, which operates on a subscription-based model and caters to adult audiences, the Freedom of …
Forest fire in Marmaris | ‘The aerial support is still not enough’
WEBAug 4, 2021 · Click to read the article in Turkish. Marmaris Mayor Mehmet Oktay has stated that the district has still not received sufficient aerial support amid raging forest fires.
Hate and disinformation narratives in Turkey - Bianet
WEBDec 31, 2020 · Released as part of the “Resilience” project in partnership with a series of media organizations including bianet, “Hate and Disinformation Narratives in the Online Mediascape in Turkey” report analyzes the narratives against four main target groups.
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