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A data-driven fight for nature against mega mines: We are racing against time
Expanded through laws, regulations, and incentives that disregard nature, mining is causing ecocide through “mega mines” spanning tens of thousands of hectares across Turkey.
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Expanded through laws, regulations, and incentives that disregard nature, mining is causing ecocide through “mega mines” spanning tens of thousands of hectares across Turkey.
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A data-driven fight for nature against mega mines: We are racing against time
Fueled by laws, regulations, and incentives that disregard nature, mining is expanding through mega projects covering tens of thousands of hectares, leading to ecocide. Polen Ecology’s mapping and EIA...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A data-driven fight for nature against mega mines: We are racing against time
Expanded through laws, regulations, and incentives that disregard nature, mining is causing ecocide through “mega mines” spanning tens of thousands of hectares across Turkey.
🗞️Cansu Acar
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Expanded through laws, regulations, and incentives that disregard nature, mining is causing ecocide through “mega mines” spanning tens of thousands of hectares across Turkey.
🗞️Cansu Acar
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#Turkey 🇹🇷 “If there weren’t so few LGBTQI+ journalists, I’d simply work at a cafe” - LGBTQI+ journalist Yusuf Çelik talks to @bianet-eng.bsky.social about the responsibilities and challenges of reporting on LGBTQI+ amidst government-sponsored homophobia. buff.ly/6CAsA81
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#Turkey 🇹🇷 “If there weren’t so few LGBTQI+ journalists, I’d simply work at a cafe” - LGBTQI+ journalist Yusuf Çelik talks to @bianet-eng.bsky.social about the responsibilities and challenges of reporting on LGBTQI+ amidst government-sponsored homophobia. buff.ly/6CAsA81
bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz to apper before court over interview with Armenian youths
Yılmaz is charged with “insulting the Turkish nation" due to the interview titled titled "Armenian youths speak up: A 109-year-long mourning."
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Yılmaz is charged with “insulting the Turkish nation" due to the interview titled titled "Armenian youths speak up: A 109-year-long mourning."
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bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz to apper before court over interview with Armenian youths
Describing the case against her as “an act of intimidation against journalism,” Yılmaz said, “I have always tried to be a voice for the unheard, both people and animals.”
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November 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz to apper before court over interview with Armenian youths
Yılmaz is charged with “insulting the Turkish nation" due to the interview titled titled "Armenian youths speak up: A 109-year-long mourning."
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Yılmaz is charged with “insulting the Turkish nation" due to the interview titled titled "Armenian youths speak up: A 109-year-long mourning."
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Pope Leo XIV meets Catholic clergy in İstanbul
The pope met with President Erdoğan and Turkey's religious affairs head yesterday. He'll also meet Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and preside a mass in İstanbul. bianet.org/haber/pope-l...
The pope met with President Erdoğan and Turkey's religious affairs head yesterday. He'll also meet Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and preside a mass in İstanbul. bianet.org/haber/pope-l...
Pope Leo XIV meets Catholic clergy in İstanbul
The pope met with President Erdoğan and Turkey's religious affairs head yesterday. He'll also meet Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and preside a mass in İstanbul.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Pope Leo XIV meets Catholic clergy in İstanbul
The pope met with President Erdoğan and Turkey's religious affairs head yesterday. He'll also meet Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and preside a mass in İstanbul. bianet.org/haber/pope-l...
The pope met with President Erdoğan and Turkey's religious affairs head yesterday. He'll also meet Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and preside a mass in İstanbul. bianet.org/haber/pope-l...
Over 800,000 children in Turkey are out of education, report finds
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Over 800,000 children in Turkey are out of education, report finds
Among children aged 15–17, 24.9%, or one in four, are participating in the labor force.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Over 800,000 children in Turkey are out of education, report finds
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Trans activist Janset Kalan sentenced for 'obscenity' over photo showing 'cleavage'
"It’s horrifying. If this continues, no one will be able to wear a mini dress, spaghetti straps, bikinis, or go to the beach," said Kalan.
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"It’s horrifying. If this continues, no one will be able to wear a mini dress, spaghetti straps, bikinis, or go to the beach," said Kalan.
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Trans activist Janset Kalan sentenced for 'obscenity' over photo showing 'cleavage'
"That’s the alleged crime: my legs and cleavage are visible. It’s horrifying. If this continues, no one will be able to wear a mini dress, spaghetti straps, bikinis, or go to the beach," said Kalan.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Trans activist Janset Kalan sentenced for 'obscenity' over photo showing 'cleavage'
"It’s horrifying. If this continues, no one will be able to wear a mini dress, spaghetti straps, bikinis, or go to the beach," said Kalan.
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"It’s horrifying. If this continues, no one will be able to wear a mini dress, spaghetti straps, bikinis, or go to the beach," said Kalan.
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Women and LGBTI+ groups rally in İstanbul against gender-based violence
Thirteen participants were briefly detained after the demonstration concluded.
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Thirteen participants were briefly detained after the demonstration concluded.
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Women and LGBTI+ groups rally in İstanbul against gender-based violence
Thirteen participants were briefly detained after the demonstration concluded.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Women and LGBTI+ groups rally in İstanbul against gender-based violence
Thirteen participants were briefly detained after the demonstration concluded.
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Thirteen participants were briefly detained after the demonstration concluded.
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Turkey dismisses conerns over crane use in Hagia Sophia restoration
Authorities say the construction machinery is not operating directly on Hagia Sophia’s surface but on a specially designed platform.
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Authorities say the construction machinery is not operating directly on Hagia Sophia’s surface but on a specially designed platform.
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Turkey dismisses conerns over crane use in Hagia Sophia restoration
Authorities say the construction machinery is operating on a specially designed platform, not directly on Hagia Sophia’s surface.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Turkey dismisses conerns over crane use in Hagia Sophia restoration
Authorities say the construction machinery is not operating directly on Hagia Sophia’s surface but on a specially designed platform.
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Authorities say the construction machinery is not operating directly on Hagia Sophia’s surface but on a specially designed platform.
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reports that the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into women and LGBTQI+ activists for protesting a judicial reform package targeting LGBTQI+ people. They are accused of "insulting the state". buff.ly/oSABGZB
reports that the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into women and LGBTQI+ activists for protesting a judicial reform package targeting LGBTQI+ people. They are accused of "insulting the state". buff.ly/oSABGZB
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#Turkey 🇹🇷 @bianet-eng.bsky.social
reports that the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into women and LGBTQI+ activists for protesting a judicial reform package targeting LGBTQI+ people. They are accused of "insulting the state". buff.ly/oSABGZB
reports that the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into women and LGBTQI+ activists for protesting a judicial reform package targeting LGBTQI+ people. They are accused of "insulting the state". buff.ly/oSABGZB
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Court accepts indictment in corruption case against İmamoğlu
The suspended mayot is facing up to 2,352 years in prison on charges related to 142 separate acts.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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The ‘haunting’ face of the climate crisis: Ancient structures emerge from drought
As drought exposes ancient harbors and settlements, experts highlight the urgent need for preservation and warn of the risks posed by the rise of “drought tourism.”
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As drought exposes ancient harbors and settlements, experts highlight the urgent need for preservation and warn of the risks posed by the rise of “drought tourism.”
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The ‘haunting’ face of the climate crisis: Ancient structures emerge from drought
As drought exposes ancient harbors and settlements in Lake Van and Lake İznik, experts highlight the urgent need for preservation and warn of the risks posed by the rise of “drought tourism.”
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November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The ‘haunting’ face of the climate crisis: Ancient structures emerge from drought
As drought exposes ancient harbors and settlements, experts highlight the urgent need for preservation and warn of the risks posed by the rise of “drought tourism.”
🗞️ Tuğçe Yılmaz
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As drought exposes ancient harbors and settlements, experts highlight the urgent need for preservation and warn of the risks posed by the rise of “drought tourism.”
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"If there weren’t so few LGBTI+ reporters I’d like to simply work at a cafe."
Journalist Yusuf Çelik reflects on covering LGBTI+ issues in Turkey amid state pressure and repeated arrests.
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Journalist Yusuf Çelik reflects on covering LGBTI+ issues in Turkey amid state pressure and repeated arrests.
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'If there weren’t so few LGBTI+ reporters, I’d simply work at a cafe'
Journalist Yusuf Çelik reflects on covering LGBTI+ issues in Turkey amid state pressure and repeated arrests.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"If there weren’t so few LGBTI+ reporters I’d like to simply work at a cafe."
Journalist Yusuf Çelik reflects on covering LGBTI+ issues in Turkey amid state pressure and repeated arrests.
🗞️ Irfan Kovankaya
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Journalist Yusuf Çelik reflects on covering LGBTI+ issues in Turkey amid state pressure and repeated arrests.
🗞️ Irfan Kovankaya
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"If there weren’t so few LGBTI+ reporters I’d like to simply work at a cafe."
Journalist Yusuf Çelik reflects on covering LGBTI+ issues in Turkey amid state pressure and repeated arrests.
🗞️ Irfan Kovankaya
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Journalist Yusuf Çelik reflects on covering LGBTI+ issues in Turkey amid state pressure and repeated arrests.
🗞️ Irfan Kovankaya
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'If there weren’t so few LGBTI+ reporters, I’d simply work at a cafe'
Journalist Yusuf Çelik reflects on covering LGBTI+ issues in Turkey amid state pressure and repeated arrests.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"If there weren’t so few LGBTI+ reporters I’d like to simply work at a cafe."
Journalist Yusuf Çelik reflects on covering LGBTI+ issues in Turkey amid state pressure and repeated arrests.
🗞️ Irfan Kovankaya
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Journalist Yusuf Çelik reflects on covering LGBTI+ issues in Turkey amid state pressure and repeated arrests.
🗞️ Irfan Kovankaya
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Dark World: Anatolian shadows and legacy of Âşık Veysel
What the Anatolian people starved for in terms of physical substance they made up for by the richness of their cultural heritage. That was the treasure that remains of Âşık Veysel.
🗞️ Matt A. Hanson
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What the Anatolian people starved for in terms of physical substance they made up for by the richness of their cultural heritage. That was the treasure that remains of Âşık Veysel.
🗞️ Matt A. Hanson
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Dark World: Anatolian shadows and legacy of Âşık Veysel
Blinded by sickness as a child, later losing a newborn son to the pandemic of infant mortality that plagued Turkey’s heartlands, what the Anatolian people starved for in terms of physical substance th...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Dark World: Anatolian shadows and legacy of Âşık Veysel
What the Anatolian people starved for in terms of physical substance they made up for by the richness of their cultural heritage. That was the treasure that remains of Âşık Veysel.
🗞️ Matt A. Hanson
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What the Anatolian people starved for in terms of physical substance they made up for by the richness of their cultural heritage. That was the treasure that remains of Âşık Veysel.
🗞️ Matt A. Hanson
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Turkey's parliament committee votes to hold direct talks with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan
This marks a turning point in the Kurdish peace process ongoing for over a year.
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This marks a turning point in the Kurdish peace process ongoing for over a year.
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Turkey's parliament committee votes to hold direct talks with PKK leader
The delegation to visit Öcalan will comprise MPs from the ruling bloc and the pro-Kurdish DEM Party.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Turkey's parliament committee votes to hold direct talks with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan
This marks a turning point in the Kurdish peace process ongoing for over a year.
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This marks a turning point in the Kurdish peace process ongoing for over a year.
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New child justice report reveals;
• Over 29,000 lawyers were appointed in child abuse cases in İstanbul in 5 years.
• Sexual abuse remains the top reason for lawyer appointments.
• Over 246,000 children accused of crimes were appointed defense lawyers.
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• Over 29,000 lawyers were appointed in child abuse cases in İstanbul in 5 years.
• Sexual abuse remains the top reason for lawyer appointments.
• Over 246,000 children accused of crimes were appointed defense lawyers.
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Nearly 30,000 lawyers appointed in child abuse cases in İstanbul over five years, report reveals
The İstanbul Bar Association Child Rights Center has released a report detailing how children are involved in the justice system and the areas in which they are represented by lawyers.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
New child justice report reveals;
• Over 29,000 lawyers were appointed in child abuse cases in İstanbul in 5 years.
• Sexual abuse remains the top reason for lawyer appointments.
• Over 246,000 children accused of crimes were appointed defense lawyers.
🗞️Nalin Öztekin
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• Over 29,000 lawyers were appointed in child abuse cases in İstanbul in 5 years.
• Sexual abuse remains the top reason for lawyer appointments.
• Over 246,000 children accused of crimes were appointed defense lawyers.
🗞️Nalin Öztekin
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SDF commander Mazloum Abdi and AANES co-leader Ilham Ahmed "may visit Turkey soon," says pro-Kurdish DEM deputy Cengiz Çandar.
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SDF commander Mazloum Abdi 'may visit Turkey soon,' says MP
Cengiz Çandar, a senior figure in the pro-Kurdish DEM Party who attended a regional forum in Iraq’s Kurdistan region alongside Syrian Kurdish leaders, elaborated on the peace process in Turkey and eff...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:05 AM
SDF commander Mazloum Abdi and AANES co-leader Ilham Ahmed "may visit Turkey soon," says pro-Kurdish DEM deputy Cengiz Çandar.
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Child worker dies after torture by colleagues in Urfa bianet.org/haber/child-...
Child worker dies after torture by colleagues in southeastern Turkey
One suspect has been formally arrested as an investigatio into the incident is ongoing.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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#OurMedia New category in Media Literacy Quiz: Women in the Media
♀️ Can you spot sensationalist coverage of gender-based violence and revictimization of women?
Take the quiz to test your knowledge ↓
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♀️ Can you spot sensationalist coverage of gender-based violence and revictimization of women?
Take the quiz to test your knowledge ↓
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New category added to Media Literacy Quiz: Women in the Media
Developed as part of the Our Media project, the Media Literacy Quiz aims to help citizens improve their media literacy skills.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
#OurMedia New category in Media Literacy Quiz: Women in the Media
♀️ Can you spot sensationalist coverage of gender-based violence and revictimization of women?
Take the quiz to test your knowledge ↓
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♀️ Can you spot sensationalist coverage of gender-based violence and revictimization of women?
Take the quiz to test your knowledge ↓
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Women, LGBTI+ activists investigated for ‘insulting the state’ over 'Get your hands off my body' slogan
Activists staged a protest against a judicial reform package that reportedly includes provisions that would potentially criminalize LGBTI+s.
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Activists staged a protest against a judicial reform package that reportedly includes provisions that would potentially criminalize LGBTI+s.
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Women, LGBTI+ activists investigated for ‘insulting the state’ over 'Get your hands off my body' slogan
Activists staged a protest against a judicial reform package that reportedly includes provisions that would potentially criminalize LGBTI+s.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Women, LGBTI+ activists investigated for ‘insulting the state’ over 'Get your hands off my body' slogan
Activists staged a protest against a judicial reform package that reportedly includes provisions that would potentially criminalize LGBTI+s.
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Activists staged a protest against a judicial reform package that reportedly includes provisions that would potentially criminalize LGBTI+s.
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Court orders ministry to release withheld countrywide pesticide analysis results
The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has refused to release the results of 246,946 pesticide analyses conducted between 2022 and 2024.
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The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has refused to release the results of 246,946 pesticide analyses conducted between 2022 and 2024.
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Pestisit davasında önemli kazanım: Mahkeme, bakanlığın analiz sonuçlarını yayınlamasına hükmetti
Greenpeace’in açtığı davada Ankara 5. İdare Mahkemesi, pestisit kalıntı analizlerinin kamuoyuna açıklanması gerektiğine hükmetti. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı, 2022–2024 yıllarına ait denetim verilerini p...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Court orders ministry to release withheld countrywide pesticide analysis results
The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has refused to release the results of 246,946 pesticide analyses conducted between 2022 and 2024.
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The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has refused to release the results of 246,946 pesticide analyses conducted between 2022 and 2024.
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PKK further withdraws forces from frontlines in Kurdistan region
The move follows the group's announcement in late October that it had withdrawn all remaining units from within Turkey’s borders as part of the ongoing peace process. bianet.org/haber/pkk-fu...
The move follows the group's announcement in late October that it had withdrawn all remaining units from within Turkey’s borders as part of the ongoing peace process. bianet.org/haber/pkk-fu...
PKK further withdraws forces from frontlines in Kurdistan region
The move follows the group's announcement in late October that it had withdrawn all remaining units from within Turkey’s borders as part of the ongoing peace process.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
PKK further withdraws forces from frontlines in Kurdistan region
The move follows the group's announcement in late October that it had withdrawn all remaining units from within Turkey’s borders as part of the ongoing peace process. bianet.org/haber/pkk-fu...
The move follows the group's announcement in late October that it had withdrawn all remaining units from within Turkey’s borders as part of the ongoing peace process. bianet.org/haber/pkk-fu...
Böcek family poisoning: 11 detained, hotel sealed as investigation expands
Authorities have failed to confirm food poisoning in the deaths of three family members, including two children, prompting the sealing of the hotel they were staying and multiple detentions. bianet.org/haber/bocek-...
Authorities have failed to confirm food poisoning in the deaths of three family members, including two children, prompting the sealing of the hotel they were staying and multiple detentions. bianet.org/haber/bocek-...
Böcek family poisoning: 11 detained, hotel sealed as investigation expands
Authorities have failed to confirm food poisoning in the deaths of three family members, including two children, prompting the sealing of the hotel they were staying and multiple detentions.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Böcek family poisoning: 11 detained, hotel sealed as investigation expands
Authorities have failed to confirm food poisoning in the deaths of three family members, including two children, prompting the sealing of the hotel they were staying and multiple detentions. bianet.org/haber/bocek-...
Authorities have failed to confirm food poisoning in the deaths of three family members, including two children, prompting the sealing of the hotel they were staying and multiple detentions. bianet.org/haber/bocek-...
Feline paralysis: Selections from the 18th İstanbul Biennial
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Feline paralysis: Selections from the 18th İstanbul Biennial
The Biennial, for all of its maximalism, concentrated in the overpopulated heart of downtown, European İstanbul, conveys moments of focus that startlingly visualize unseen elements behind inner-workin...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Feline paralysis: Selections from the 18th İstanbul Biennial
🗞️ Matt A. Hanson
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🗞️ Matt A. Hanson
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Mesopotamia in the patience of a chickpea: Gabo’s memory, labor, and justice
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Mesopotamia in the patience of a chickpea: Gabo’s memory, labor, and justice
“At Gabo, we have never seen the kitchen merely as a site of production; we’ve always understood it as a space of relationships. Because what we call vegan justice is not limited to protecting animals...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Mesopotamia in the patience of a chickpea: Gabo’s memory, labor, and justice
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🗞️ Sinem Aydınlı
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