Evrim Kepenek
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 10, 2026
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- Jul 8, 2026
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Ex-police officer given aggravated life sentence in Ayşe Tokyaz femicide case (opens the original)
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A court has sentenced former police officer Cemil K. to aggravated life imprisonment for the killing of 22-year-old university student Ayşe Tokyaz last year. The court convicted Cemil K. of intentionally killing a woman with monstrous intent and torture. It also sentenced him to three years in prison for blackmail and seven years for unlawfully depriving a person of their liberty through force and threats. Cemil K. was also sentenced to two years in prison and fined 5,000 liras for unlawfully ob
Men killed 25 women in August (opens the original)
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According to news reports compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites, and news agencies, men killed at least 25 women in August. Men also killed at least three men who were with the women. In August, men injured at least 71 women, abused at least nine girls and boys, and harassed 21 women. Men forced 69 women into sex work. Men killed 195 women in the first eight months of 2026. Additionally, men drove two women to suicide in Bursa and Antalya. The deaths of at least 35
September 1: Peace is the right to mourn and bury as much as it is the right to life (opens the original)
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Recognizing the right of those left behind to mourn after a person’s death does not mean endorsing one side of the conflict. Today is September 1st, or World Peace Day — and I think we are experiencing perhaps one of Turkey’s foggiest, haziest September 1st’s. This is because in this country, there are families who have been waiting for news from their children for years. Mothers, fathers, siblings waiting without any knowledge of whether their children are alive or dead, or whether they will ev
Mabel Matiz given travel ban in ‘obscenity’ investigation over new song (opens the original)
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Singer Mabel Matiz has been barred from traveling abroad as part of an “obscenity” investigation launched over their latest song “Ha Leylim” and its music video. The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office opened the investigation on Aug 13, three days after the song was released. The investigation followed a targeted campaign against Matiz on social media and in the pro-government media. Following questioning by prosecutors at İstanbul Courthose today, Matiz was referred to a court, which imp
'I chased people, not photographs (opens the original)
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Just as one part of journalism is making the unseen visible, a photographer’s job is to bring to light what remains hidden and overlooked. Sometimes amid the crowds celebrating Newroz in Diyarbakır, sometimes on the streets of Tarlabaşı in İstanbul... Documentary photographer Ali Öz has borne witness to Turkey’s social history throughout a career spanning more than 45 years. His camera has captured many historic moments, from wars and strikes to street protests, stories of poverty, forced migrat
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