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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 13h

Workplace deaths from construction to agriculture: 206 workers killed on the job in September

In September, nine of the workers who died on the job were children (three under the age of 14), 14 were women, and nine were refugee or migrant workers. Only one of the workers was a union member.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 15h

Operation on celebrities: Taken in for questioning without a detention order

🗣️ Attorney Deniz Yazgan: “A compulsory appearance order can only be issued by a judge or a public prosecutor.”

Operation on celebrities: Taken in for questioning without a detention order

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that an investigation was underway against several celebrities on charges of “using narcotic or stimulant substances”.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 16h

Police officers to be tried in torture case against lawyer Murat Çelik

🗞️ Hikmet Adal

Police officers to be tried in torture case against lawyer Murat Çelik

Lawyer Murat Çelik’s two-year legal battle over being handcuffed behind his back and beaten during the Saturday Mothers/Human Rights action has borne fruit. Five police officers, including two supervi...

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 17h

Turkey submits its objection to the ECHR ruling on Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş

Turkey has requested that the ruling on Selahattin Demirtaş be reconsidered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Grand Chamber.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 18h

Parliament committee should meet PKK-leader Öcalan, repeat disarmament call, says nationalist leader

Criticizing the Republican People’s Party (CHP) for not attending the opening session of the new legislative year, nationalist leader Devlet Bahçeli said that CHP is “disrespecting the will of the nat...

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 19h

Defending free expression amid global decline: ‘Journalism must reconnect with people’

At the #OurMedia conference, journalists and experts from the Western Balkans and Turkey explored challenges confronting the media and discussed solutions to strengthen journalism.

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Defending free expression amid global decline: ‘Journalism must reconnect with people’

Journalists and experts from the Western Balkans and Turkey explored the challenges confronting the media and discussed potential solutions to strengthen journalism.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 1d

The autopsy report from the Forensic Medicine Institute stated that MHP-affiliated lawyer Serdar Öktem sustained separate injuries to his head, face, and left arm, each of which was lethal.

Politically-affiliated lawyer’s autopsy: Each bullet was lethal

The autopsy report from the Forensic Medicine Institute stated that MHP-affiliated lawyer Serdar Öktem sustained separate injuries to his head, face, and left arm, each of which was lethal.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 1d

A T-shaped pillar with a human face discovered in southeastern Türkiye

The carving of facial features on the stone found in Karahantepe in the Göbeklitepe region indicates that this is the first time humans were depicted directly.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 1d

From productive force to destructive force: Digital colonialism in Palestine

✍️ Diyar Saraçoğlu

From productive force to destructive force: Digital colonialism in Palestine

When read together, the layers of infrastructure, surveillance, and narrative reveal the alliance at the heart of digital colonialism in Palestine: the partnership between Israel and global technology...

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 1d

Prison sentences sought for music group Manifest over “obscene acts”

With investigations ongoing, the Ankara 6th Criminal Judgeship of Peace imposed an access ban on concert footage on the grounds of “protecting national security and public order”.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 2d

Turkey ranks first in Europe for income inequality

According to the report by the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey and General Services Workers’ Union (DİSK/Genel-İş), Turkey has become the country with the highest income inequality...

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 2d

Opposition MP criticizes government after ISIS-linked family kills driver, escapes to Syria

From CHP Vice Chairman Murat Bakan to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya: “How many people who are citizens of the Republic of Turkey have joined ISIS, sympathize with them, or have contact with them?”

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 2d

Imprisoned journalist Fatih Altaylı pauses YouTube broadcasts

During the three months he spent in prison, Altaylı continued his YouTube broadcasts and news coverage without interruption. Following a court decision to extend his detention, he announced that he wi...

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 2d

Thousands raise their voices in Istanbul: Full embargo on Israel

🗞️ Evrim Kepenek

Thousands raise their voices in İstanbul: Full embargo on Israel

On the second anniversary of Israel’s attacks and genocide against Palestine, the Palestine Action Committee and its member organizations protested Israel, marching from the Atatürk Cultural Center to...

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 2d

The #OurMedia international conference, organized by SEENPM and Mediacentar Sarajevo, brought together over 70 media professionals and civil society representatives in Sarajevo to discuss the future of journalism amid growing pressures on freedom of expression.

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‘Our Media’ conference: Freedom of expression in times of crisis

The two-day conference brought together more than 70 media professionals and representatives of civil society organizations dedicated to media freedom.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 8d

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❔Do you know about social engineering attacks and how to protect yourself from them?

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 8d

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Amedspor fined over Kurdish-language chest sponsor tagline

Pro-Kurdish politicians have condemned the ban, arguing that such moves cause harm to the ongoing peace initiative.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 8d

Turkey’s state science academy used research funds for personal gadgets, audit reveals

🗞️Gülseven Özkan
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Turkey’s state science academy used research funds for personal gadgets, audit reveals

The Court of Accounts found that TÜBA spent public research funds on items unrelated to scientific work, including smartphones, furniture, and fiction books.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 8d

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🔒How to create a strong password?

⁉️Passwords are the keys to our digital lives! But do we really know how to create a strong one?

🔗Click the link to find out!

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 8d

The school meal problem in Turkey: Lack of education brought by hunger

✍️Arslan Özdemir

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The school meal problem in Turkey: Lack of education brought by hunger

A hungry child cannot learn; a child who cannot learn cannot become an equal citizen of the future.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 9d

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❔How much do you really know about digital security?
❔How safe are your online habits?
❔Do you think you're acting responsibly in the digital world?

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 9d

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Unions to abstain from 2026 minimum wage negotiations

Two major labor confederations will boycott talks on setting Turkey’s 2026 minimum wage, citing government dominance in the process.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 9d

Spring frost still impacts Turkey's farmers and consumers amid unprecedented fruit prices

🗞️Matt A. Hanson

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Spring frost still impacts Turkey's farmers and consumers amid unprecedented fruit prices

Experts warn that April’s frost exposed the fragility of Turkish agriculture, with fruit prices soaring and consumers struggling to afford basic produce. They call for preventive tools such as wind ma...

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 10d

#OurMedia

❔How much do you really know about digital security?
❔How safe are your online habits?
❔Do you think you're acting responsibly in the digital world?

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 12d

#OurMedia

❔How safe are your online habits?
❔Do you think you're acting responsibly in the digital world?
❔How much do you really know about digital security?

✍️Take the quiz!

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