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Environmentalists block road to mining company in Black Sea province

A group of locals and environmentalist activists blocked the road to an untouched forested area in the Black Sea province of Artvin to prevent the activities of a mining firm

22nd anniversary of Sivas massacre commemorated with politicians, Alevi notables

The Sivas massacre, an arson attack on mostly Alevi intellectuals inside the city’s Madımak Hotel staged by radical Islamists that killed 33 intellectuals and two hotel personnel, was commemorated on its 22nd anniversary on July 2 in Turkey’s Central Anatolian province of Sivas

Turkey’s first Roma deputy slams police raids in Roma neighborhoods

A CHP deputy has slammed a huge police operation in Roma neighborhoods in the northwestern province of Edirne, saying the raid aimed to ‘fuel ethnic discrimination’ and ‘advertise the police forces in the media’

Erdoğan vows to prevent Kurdish state in northern Syria, as Iran warns Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to prevent the establishment of a Kurdish state in northern Syria, while Iran warned Turkey over military intervention into its neighbor.

Opposition Parties Comment on New Turkish Parliamentary Speaker

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HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş said: “We casted 50 votes for Deniz Baykal. We wish the best for MHP. CHP Spokesperson Haluk Koç remarked:” A political party’s leader served the position of Speaker on a silver platter to AKP.

MHP leader Bahçeli keeps door ajar for coalition with AKP

The leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which has become key to the imminent election of Turkey’s new parliament speaker, has left the door open to forming a coalition government with the Justice and Development Party (AKP), while defining three strict preconditions for such an agreement

Lady Gaga slams ‘inhumane’ police crackdown on LGBTI pride march in Istanbul

American pop diva Lady Gaga has slammed the police clampdown on the LGBTI pride parade in Istanbul through her Twitter account

49 photos of joy and fear at Gay Pride march in Istanbul

The 13th Istanbul LGBTI Pride March on June 28 witnessed scenes of joy and fear as police cracked down on participants with tear gas and water cannon. Click through for the photos

Polls results sweep away AKP-style moustaches from bureaucracy

The army of (mostly) men that constitute the country’s civil service are loudly sporting Summer 2015’s hottest new look: almond moustache-free facial hair

Alevis concerned after six homes marked in eastern Turkey

The Alevi community in the town of Yazıkonak in the eastern province of Elazığ has expressed concerns after six Alevi homes in the town were tagged with yellow paint. Homes in the town belonging to people from the eastern province of Tunceli were among those which were tagged on their outer walls on Yazıkonak’s Belediye Street

Turkish riot police fire water cannon and rubber pellets at gay pride revellers

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Agencies in Istanbul

This year’s parade in Istanbul coincided with the holy month of Ramadan

British, U.S. Consul Generals attend Pride in Istanbul

Two major consul generals in Istanbul have taken to Istanbul’s famous Istiklal Street to show their support for the LGBTI community in Istanbul

Turkish police crack down on Gay Pride in Istanbul

Istanbul police dispersed LGBTI Pride Parade participants with tear gas and water cannon on June 28 before a much-anticipated march even started, as celebrants were ready with rainbow-colored flags and placards to march along Istanbul’s central İstiklal Avenue

Turkish economy minister has ‘no guilty conscience’ after presenting award to Zarrab

Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has said he has “no guilty conscience” over attending a ceremony where controversial Iranian-Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab, embroiled in Turkey’s Dec. 2013 corruption probe, was awarded for his company’s high export performance

Journalist Sued for his Novel on Parallel Structure

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After being jailed due to his novel “The Imam’s Army”, journalist Ahmet Şık will stand trial in October for allegedly insulting former minister Binali Yıldırım in his novel “We Walked These Roads in Parallel”.

News Website Fined 5,250 Turkish Lira for Insulting Female Unionist

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News Website was fined 5,250 Turkish Lira for insulting Unionist Banu Aşçı by publishing her photo titled “The sexiest unionist” on May Day.

Picnic is Forbidden in front of Presidential Palace

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Youngster playing ball in front of Presidential Palace were disrupted by the police and bodyguards. Young ones asked “Isn’t the palace open to public?” They didn’t get an answer.

Artist faces four years in jail for ‘insulting’ President Erdoğan