Category Turkey

11 leading industrial actions of 2024

As the economic crisis grows deeper, and thus the financial hardship of workers, labourers and pensioners increase every day, we compiled highlights of industrial actions in 2024 across Turkey. Photograph: Tarım-Sen/X Agrobay Greenhouse workers  Workers and members of Tarım-Sen, who…

2024: Ecological struggles in Turkey

2024 was a year when on both the global and national level, heat records were broken and the impact of the climate crisis was felt in the clearest way. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared that the global mean surface…

Men kill 19 women in December

According to the reports bianet has compiled from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men killed at least 19 women and two children in November 2024. The death of at least 33 women and seven children was treated…

Ferdi Tayfur's funeral details announced

Ferdi Tayfur, one of the most significant figures of arabesk music in Turkey and Yeşilçam film actor, passed away yesterday (2 January) at a hospital in Antalya. Recep Ergül, Chairperson of the Musical Work Owner’s Society of Turkey (MESAM), announced…

Who is Ferdi Tayfur?

Composer, lyricist, singer and film actor, one of the leading figures of arabesk music in Turkey, Ferdi Tayfur was born in the Hürriyet Neighbourhood of Adana in 1945. His full name is Ferdi Tayfur Turanbayburt. He developed an interest in music…

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