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Bah'eli proposes formal status for "calan to guide PKK dissolution
54+ min ago (425+ words) Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bah'eli reiterated his proposal for imprisoned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah "calan to assume a formal role as a coordinator as part of of the ongoing Kurdish peace process. In statements published yesterday…...
Two women killed in 19 seconds: Why did the court not rule premeditation?
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (911+ words) Dec 24, 2025. "irink'y in the Kilimli district of Zonguldak. T'lay "nde, 45, and her mother, Zaide Alka, 64, are returning from visiting a patient. In the middle of the street, Yusuf ". , the man "nde was in the process of divorcing, kills them both…...
What you need to know about young people
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (406+ words) Two numbers stand out when trying to understand and contemplate the situation of young people living in Turkey today. The first number is: This is where the second number comes into play. This number relates to youth employment'or rather, the…...
The Black Sea's 30-year waste knot
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1256+ words) The solid waste problem in the Black Sea region persists not only as an environmental issue but also as the result of institutional gridlock. This structural problem came under scrutiny after the Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change Ministry fined Rize's…...
'Armenia is looking for ways to breathe"
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (760+ words) As cards are being reshuffled around the world, Pashinyan certainly intends to slowly untie the moorings without a complete break. However, it must be acknowledged that the maneuverability of a small and poor country, especially in such a world, is…...
Silent Turkey
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (135+ words) The village of "ar'amba (Wednesday) is next to Per'embe (Thursday) and Pazar (Sunday) is also in the region, and not a million miles away. There may not have been urban sophistication here but it had an abundance of honesty and…...
95% of "stanbul families concerned about school attacks
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (246+ words) A vast majority of families in "stanbul are concerned about school violence following two recent shootings in southeast Turkey, according to a survey released by the "stanbul Planning Agency (IPA), affiliated with the Metropolitan Municipality. The "stanbul Barometer research for…...
Artists mark Kurdish Language Day: 'Every Kurdish word uttered is resistance"
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (397+ words) Kurdish Language Day is observed today, May 15, marking an event celebrated annually since 2007. The day commemorates May 15, 1932, when Kurdish intellectuals and linguists led by Celadet Ali Bedirxan and Rew'an Bedirxan began publishing'Hawar (The Cry) in Damascus, which, as the first…...
Turkey ranks fourth globally in food inflation
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (360+ words) Turkey has the fourth highest food inflation rate in the world, according to data from Trading Economics covering 176 countries. With an annual food price increase of 34. 55%, Turkey trails only Venezuela at 672%, South Sudan at 106%, and Iran at 105%. Following Turkey on…...
ECt HR rules 2016 detention of Kurdish politician Ayla Akat Ata unlawful
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (278+ words) The European Court of Human Rights (ECt HR) has ruled that the 2016 detention of Kurdish politician Ayla Akat Ata was unlawful and Turkey violated Ata's rights by targeting her for political activities. Prosecutors cited Ata's activities within the Democratic Society…...