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Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-19T04:35:00+00:00
I will miss them, the diligent student who weighed up each bottle like an exam.
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-18T14:27:00+00:00
The opposition still has a significant advantage in the city council but the officials allege that the ruling party will seek to alter the majority through arrests and defections.
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-18T11:48:00+00:00
"I know this won’t be the first or the last price I pay for this struggle. Like the others, I bear this price as a badge of honor," said Selin Berghan.
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-18T10:35:00+00:00
Twenty years ago, the Kaos GL magazine was seized on the grounds of “obscenity” and “public morality.” Ten years ago, the ECtHR ruled that Turkey had violated Kaos GL’s freedom of expression. Today, those same concepts are at the center of an investigation in which the association's leaders have been arrested.
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-18T08:39:00+00:00
The transfer will be carried out because Gedik was the interior minister of the government that was ousted in the 1960 coup.
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-17T21:00:00+00:00
The obscenity law historically applied to pornographic content. Recently, judicial authorities have accused almost anything related to LGBTI+s of being obscene, ranging from verbal statements and photos to song lyrics.
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-17T15:04:00+00:00
The wave of censorship began with LGBTI+ groups on Sep 12.
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-17T09:33:00+00:00
The ministry ordered prosecutors to take action against “activities encouraging children and young people toward desexualization.”
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-17T09:33:00+00:00
The ministry ordered prosecutors to take action against “activities encouraging children and young people toward desexualization.”
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-16T13:27:00+00:00
Investigators found indications that some major suppliers used their market position to understate the amount of produce available while overstating their costs.
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-16T11:43:00+00:00
During detention procedures, police attempted to remove detainees' allegations of torture from their statements, a lawyer said.
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-16T11:21:00+00:00
The company, which got multiple public contracts over the years, reportedly provided access to previously leaked citizenship data.
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-15T20:52:00+00:00
Two reporters were among the detained as a crowd protested the Sep 13 anti-LGBTI+ raids.
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-15T15:17:00+00:00
The jury said the article was selected because it showed “how a systematic process of pressure against LGBTI+s operates and how their living spaces are being restricted.”
Bianet English · Turkey · 2026-09-15T14:39:00+00:00
Tekerek's interview was published by Kaos GL, executives of which were taken into custody on "obscenity" charges during the sweeping anti-LGBTI+ raids on Sep 13.
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