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for Turkish: http://www.facebook.com/bagimsiziletisimagi

The Independent Communication Network (BİA) is the centre piece of the IPSCommunication Foundation. BİA is an ongoing project trying to accomplish theaim of strengthening the "independent media" by four main activity areas. Eventhough our news site is well-known in Turkey and even more widely known internationally, BİA targets to change the entire communication process beyond its daily news production.

Turkey’s media regulator launches investigation into HBO Max’s ‘Jasmine’ seriesThe Turkish-language drama follows the st...
15/12/2025

Turkey’s media regulator launches investigation into HBO Max’s ‘Jasmine’ series

The Turkish-language drama follows the story of Yasemin, a young woman suffering from a terminal heart condition who became a s*x worker.

The Turkish-language drama follows the story of Yasemin, a young woman suffering from a terminal heart condition and became a s*x worker.

3rd Amed Film Festival concludes with celebration of Kurdish cinema and solidarityThe festival, which featured 84 films,...
15/12/2025

3rd Amed Film Festival concludes with celebration of Kurdish cinema and solidarity

The festival, which featured 84 films, highlighted the resilience of Kurdish cinema in the face of bans and censorship.

🗣️ “Our languages may differ, but our pain is the same. Our films are either banned or denied venues due to censorship. Festivals like this are what allow our films to reach the public. There are thousands of stories to be told, but telling them under conditions of war is impossible. Our stories will only flourish through peace. We owe this festival to the peace process,” said filmmaker Lisa Çalan.

🗞️ Tuğçe Yılmaz

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The festival, which featured 84 films, highlighted the resilience of Kurdish cinema in the face of bans and censorship.

Thirty-six mountain goats were killed recently in Şırnak. A local ecological group accuses state-affiliated village guar...
15/12/2025

Thirty-six mountain goats were killed recently in Şırnak. A local ecological group accuses state-affiliated village guards.

The animals were killed during their breeding season.

Unseasonably warm weather extends tea harvest into December in TurkeyTypically, the tea harvest in the Black Sea region ...
15/12/2025

Unseasonably warm weather extends tea harvest into December in Turkey

Typically, the tea harvest in the Black Sea region concludes by the end of October. However, this year’s mild weather has allowed a rare fourth harvest.

“From what I’ve heard from my elders, such an extended tea harvest has not happened in Rize’s history," says the head of the province's chamber of agriculture.

Quartz sand mining project in Tekirdağ canceled over water, farming risks Most of the contested pasture area was establi...
12/12/2025

Quartz sand mining project in Tekirdağ canceled over water, farming risks

Most of the contested pasture area was established when villagers donated their own lands for communal use.

🗞️Serap Cömertoğlu-İşcan

The environmental impact assessment process for the project planned for the Seymen Pasture was terminated due to the negative opinions of official institutions.

A homecoming: Yaman’s journey of belonging between İstanbul and Aleppo“Syria is entering a completely new phase in every...
10/12/2025

A homecoming: Yaman’s journey of belonging between İstanbul and Aleppo

“Syria is entering a completely new phase in every sense. It’s challenging, both for individuals and the government. But Syrians are optimistic, and I see on social media how motivated they are now—in a way that wasn’t possible under Assad’s regime," says Yaman, one of the many Syrians contemplating returning home a year after the regime change.

🗞️ Tara Milutis

Yaman, a 31-year-old who has lived in Lebanon and Turkey since 2012, is one of the many Syrians contemplating returning home a year after the regime change.

Investigation launched into alleged abuse of student interns at Turkey's parliamentOne staff member has been suspended f...
10/12/2025

Investigation launched into alleged abuse of student interns at Turkey's parliament

One staff member has been suspended from duty as a family accuses parliament staff of "systematic abuse."

One staff member has been suspended from duty as a family accuses parliament staff of "systematic abuse."

'Terrorism' trial begins for journalists over freelance work for pro-Kurdish media“In a period when peace discussions ar...
09/12/2025

'Terrorism' trial begins for journalists over freelance work for pro-Kurdish media

“In a period when peace discussions are back on the agenda, I am being accused of ‘aiding’ and ‘being a member’ of an organization that dissolved itself and laid down arms. Isn't this a clear irony?” bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz, who is among the seven defendants, told the court.

“In a period when peace discussions are back on the agenda in the country, I am being accused of ‘aiding’ and ‘being a member’ of an organization that dissolved itself and laid down arms. Isn't this a clear irony?” bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz said in her defense.

Court drops charges against Serap Avcı, who defended herself against violence from spouseThe court has concluded that Av...
09/12/2025

Court drops charges against Serap Avcı, who defended herself against violence from spouse

The court has concluded that Avcı acted out of necessity to defend her life and dropped the charge of "intentional killing."

The court has concluded that Avcı acted out of necessity to defend her life and dropped the charge of "intentional killing."

Folk singer Pınar Aydınlar sentenced to over 6 years in prison on 'terrorism' charges"As an artist who has sung the song...
09/12/2025

Folk singer Pınar Aydınlar sentenced to over 6 years in prison on 'terrorism' charges

"As an artist who has sung the songs and folk tunes of oppressed peoples for years, I have faced an unacceptable result. We do not accept it, and we will appeal," Aydınlar said after her trial.

The sentence was based on Aydınlar’s alleged involvement in activities of the Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK), a pro-Kurdish and leftist umbrella group.

"I would not deny it if I were a member," she said, noting that HDK is a legal organization.

"As an artist who has sung the songs and folk tunes of oppressed peoples for years, and as a friend who openly shares every aspect of my life with you, I have faced an unacceptable result. We do not accept it, and we will appeal," Aydınlar said after her trial.

İzmir municipality workers stage work stoppage over incomplete paymentsSome 23,000 workers were paid only their bare wag...
09/12/2025

İzmir municipality workers stage work stoppage over incomplete payments

Some 23,000 workers were paid only their bare wage for November and say their social rights payments haven't been made for four months.

Some 23,000 workers were paid only their bare wage for November and say their social rights payments haven't been made for four months.

Diyarbakır villagers resist planned pumice mine threatening water and graves
09/12/2025

Diyarbakır villagers resist planned pumice mine threatening water and graves

The project are for the mine overlaps with parts of the Hûsika village, its water reservoir and cemetery.

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