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İstanbul night watchman shoots dog in head
The dog taken care of by the neighborhood residents is in critical condition as neighborhood guards’ authority to use weapons once again comes under question.
17 April 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Protests continue for Eros killed under torture
Animal rights activists will hold demonstrations in different cities today and over the weekend, calling for the arrest of the perpetrator and for the rights of all animals whose rights have been violated.
16 February 2024
Bursa district municipality joins forces with animal rights group for stray animal welfare
The cooperation encompasses the sterilization and rehabilitation of stray dogs.
20 December 2023
Ayşegül Arslan
Meeting in İstanbul for animal rights: 'Shelters are not a solution'
Close to 60 civil society organizations gathered in Kadıköy, İstanbul yesterday to advocate for the rights of animals living on the streets and in shelters.
16 October 2023
'Thousands of animals left to die in earthquake regions'
A bar official has said volunteers' efforts for animals are not sufficient, urging the authorities to take action.
2 March 2023
Man given prison sentence for torturing stray dog
A man was caught on camera squeezing a dog's throat in late November in İstanbul.
20 January 2023
Suspects of torturing dog to death released in first hearing
The board ruled for the release of the two suspects in the first hearing of the case, for both of whom 6 years of imprisonment was requested.
2 January 2023
Dog starves to death in apartment after prosecutor refuses to allow forced entry
The dog starved for days. An animal rights defender had applied for a forced entry into the apartment but got rejected.
23 September 2022
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Court bans stray dog mapping app
Over the past two weeks, about 30 dogs were reportedly killed in Antalya. A lawyer for the "Havrita" website said they had decided to suspend the site after "slanders."
23 August 2022
Stray dogs sedated, left in countryside in Tekirdağ
A neighborhood head found 18 dogs after being notified of the incident.
28 July 2022
Horse 'euthanized' after 96. Gazi Race
In the 96th Gazi Race, "Dollar Man", a horse, broke his leg while passing the 1,600-meter mark. He has then been put to sleep shortly after the race.
27 June 2022
Exhibition of pets prohibited but sales continue: 'This cruelty must end all together'
Animal rights advocates say the new regulations will make it even more difficult to control animal breeding businesses and animal abuse will become "invisible."
8 April 2022
Tansu Pişkin
Violations of animal rights | Animal care home workers penalized on the lower limit
In the trial over the violations of animal rights at the Elazığ Temporary Animal Care Home in eastern Turkey, the defendants have been sentenced to 6 months in prison. Animal rights advocates will lodge an appeal against the ruling.
29 March 2022
Criminal complaint against singer Yıldız Tilbe for making a call for killing street animals
Amid public outrage at Yıldız Tilbe’s tweet of “Let them all be given poisoned meat, let them all kick the bucket”, the İstanbul Bar Association Animal Rights Center has filed a criminal complaint against the singer.
14 March 2022
'New draft regulation allows experimentation on stray animals'
The Ministry of Agriculture's draft regulation on animal experimentation was revealed to the public by animal rights groups.
10 February 2022
Urban dog Boji adopted by a businessperson, announces İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu
Becoming world famous as an urban dog traveling around İstanbul by using public transport, Boji has been adopted by businessperson Ömer Koç. İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has announced the news on his social media account.
12 January 2022
Ministry poised to restrict number of animals in houses, association reveals
The draft Regulation for the Implementation of Law on Protection of Animals reportedly foresees a restriction on the number of animals that can be kept in a house.
17 December 2021
Erdoğan speaks about fires: Cattle, sheep, white meat… We will pay for them all
Erdoğan talks about the forest fires raging across Turkey: “Cattle, sheep or white meat… We will make the payments for them all.” Like the Minister of Forestry, he says that metropolitan municipalities are responsible for the fires in residential areas.
5 August 2021
Hundreds of baby flamingos die in Turkey’s Lake Tuz
Farmers’ embankment of the water channels flowing to Lake Tuz has caused the water flow to stop, claiming the lives of flamingos.
14 July 2021
AKP submits long-awaited animal rights bill
The sale of cats and dogs by pet shops, land and water circuses and dolphin parks will be banned with the new law.
2 July 2021
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Permission for killing 45 wild goats, a vulnerable species
The 6th Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has announced that it will initiate a tender for killing 45 wild goats. Several social media users have protested the decision, urging the authorities to cancel the tender.
24 May 2021
Animal rights activist on hunger strike hospitalized
The situation of animal rights activist Ayşe Köse, who was on a hunger strike for street animals in Gölpazarı, worsened on the 42nd day of her protest.
4 May 2021
REPORT
Nearly 23 million animals tortured in Turkey in 2020
The Animal Rights Monitoring Committee (HAKİM) has released its annual report on the violations of animal rights in Turkey: At least 1 billion 211 million 375 thousand 950 animals’ right to life was entrenched upon last year.
9 April 2021
Municipality bans use of razor wire fences to protect animals
With a decision taken by the Fethiye District Municipality in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, citizens can no longer use razor wires around or on top of their garden walls and the already existing ones will be taken down so that animals will not get hurt.
10 March 2021
MARCH 3 WORLD WILDLIFE DAY
234 civil society organizations: Ban all hunting in Turkey
Life defenders have launched an online campaign calling for an end to hunting and the protection of wildlife in Turkey on the occasion of March 3 World Wildlife Day: “The right to live is the most natural, non-negotiable right for all living beings.”
3 March 2021
Animal rights law left hanging for years: 'They are waiting for justice'
Animal rights advocate Eray Özgüner calls for a fair law rather than a law that "protects the interest of capital groups."
26 February 2021
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A portal for stray animals: ‘Be a hero to the animals on your street’
With its new design and interface, the KirikKuyruk.com (BustedTails.com) aims to make it simple for people to support, donate or adopt street animals in their neighbourhoods.
4 February 2021
‘Not dolphins, but humans are behind the drop in fish stocks’
Since an academic recommended hunting dolphins in the face of declining fish populations in Turkey's waters, biologists and environmentalists have been stressing that human activities are responsible for the drop in fish stocks, not dolphins.
13 January 2021
2 citizens to be paid damages for their cat that got missing in cargo
A person in Turkey’s southeastern province of Antep wanted to send his daughter’s cat to her in İzmir by air and contracted a courier company. However, the cat got missing in the cargo. The father and mother will now be paid damages.
22 December 2020
Permission for hunting mountain goats revoked amid public reaction
Main opposition CHP Dersim MP Polat Şaroğlu has announced that the temporary permission given to US businessperson Garrett van Hoose for hunting a mountain goat in Dersim province has been revoked.
7 December 2020
Animal rights activist investigated after criticizing politicians
Erman Paçalı is under investigation over a social media post about a man's release after raping a dog.
22 September 2020
Campaign by life defenders: ‘Put a complete ban on hunting in Turkey’
Launching a petition on change.org, 227 civil society organizations call on the authorities to completely ban hunting in Turkey, amend the Law on Land Hunting as the Law on Nature Protection and establish specialized courts of nature.
3 September 2020
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