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WEBMinistry provides conflicting figures on child worker deaths in vocational education program. While the education minister claimed no incidents caused loss of life in the last two years, contradicting an earlier statement from him, a watchdog organization was …
Accountants smash laptops outside Finance Ministry in rare …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Dozens of accountants gathered outside the Treasury and Finance Ministry in Ankara yesterday to protest against increasing workload and tax obligations. Members of the Ankara Chamber of Certified Public Accountants (ASMMMO) demanded a solution to the increasing workload on accountants due to inflation adjustments and simplified procedures for ...
Years after Özgür Gündem's closure, dozens of journalists ... - Bianet
WEBFeb 23, 2021 · Some 48 journalists and media employees stood trial in the past two weeks, with 17 of them charged with offenses related to "illegal organizations," according to bianet's Media Monitoring Database.. In two cases concerning the pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem newspaper, which was closed down in 2016, four defendants were sentenced to prison on "terrorism" charges and 22 are facing prison sentences ...
Jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş condemns Israel ... - Bianet
WEBJul 31, 2024 · Imprisoned Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has extended condolences to the Palestinian people for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of Hamas’s political wing. “Every life spent resisting oppression is meaningful and respectable. Ismail Haniyeh, one of the leaders of the Palestinian people, will always be remembered in this ...
Turkey’s new ‘high-security’ prisons raise ‘social ... - Bianet
WEBOct 30, 2023 · Prolonged social isolation may cause mental and physical health issues, warns the Ankara Medical Chamber. The Ankara Medical Chamber (ATO) Human Rights Commission has raised concerns about the conditions in the newly established high-security prisons, referred to as "Type-S" and "Type-Y.”. The Commission aimed to shed light on the physical ...
20-year-old political prisoner suspiciously dies in prison - Bianet
WEBMay 13, 2024 · Türkçesini Oku. Reber Soydan, a 20-year-old political prisoner, was reported to have taken his own life while being held in solitary confinement at the Van Type-F High Security Prison. According to prison authorities, Soydan's father, Mehmet Selim Soydan, was informed of his son's death, which allegedly occurred by hanging in his cell.
Turkish court arrests adult content creator, cites ‘semi ... - Bianet
WEBJan 17, 2024 · Sarem Uysal has become the third content creator to face “obscenity” charges within two months. An İstanbul court has ordered the arrest of an adult content creator using the nickname "Sarem Uysal" on social media on charges of "disseminating obscene content." Notably, the prosecution emphasized …
Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy Sentenced to 2 Years, 3 Months in Prison
WEBDec 11, 2018 · Pronouncing its verdict, the court ruled that Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy shall be sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in prison on charge of "propagandizing for an armed terrorist organization". The court board did not reduce the prison sentence of Gürsoy "considering his negative attitude and behavior in the hearing and the conviction that he ...
Call from 17 climate organizations: Turkey's climate target ... - Bianet
WEBNov 22, 2023 · Türkçesini Oku. 17 civil society and think tank organizations working in the field of the climate crisis announced the economic benefits that updating Turkey's emission reduction targets would bring to the country at a press conference held today. The organizations hosting a panel made a joint call to the government ahead of the 28th ...
Turkey becomes first country to ban Wattpad - Bianet
WEBJul 18, 2024 · The popular global story-sharing platform Wattpad has been banned in Turkey since Tuesday, making it the first country to impose such a restriction. EngelliWeb, a platform monitoring online censorship, has announced the ban, citing a July 12 decision from the Ankara 10th Penal Judgeship of Peace. The reason for the ban is not yet clear.