4 workers rescued after chrome mine collapses in eastern Turkey

Four workers were rescued after getting trapped when a mine collapsed in eastern Turkey, Turkish Minute reported on Monday, citing Agence France-Presse. The incident comes...

Turkey bans access to streaming platform Twitch

Turkey has imposed a ban on access to Twitch, one of the most popular live streaming platforms in the country, Turkish Minute reported. Turkey’s Telecommunications...

Woman dies of cancer after imprisonment on Gülen links

Betül Aygün, a 30-year-old former teacher, died of breast cancer after her treatment was significantly delayed by a prison administration during her incarceration on...

CoE anti-torture committee visits Turkey

A delegation from the Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out...

Turkish pro-gov’t newspaper targets Gülen-linked charity in Germany

Daily Sabah, an English-language daily managed by family members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has targeted a Germany-based charity group, accusing of “financing...

Ankara governor bans LGBT-themed festival

The Ankara Governor’s Office has banned an LGBT event and notified organizers the day before its scheduled beginning, the Bianet news website reported. The 12th...

Turkey’s top court declines to issue new ruling on jailed MP stripped of seat

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has declined to issue a third ruling in the case of a jailed opposition politician who was stripped of his parliamentary status last...

CHP mayoral candidate draws ire with discriminatory remarks toward refugee children

A candidate for mayor of a district in Ankara from the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) has attracted criticism for discriminatory remarks he...

Turkish parliament censors MPs speaking minority languages

Several MPs who attempted to mark UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day on Wednesday by giving speeches in minority languages in Turkey’s parliament were censored...

Turkish prosecutors contradict each other on Saturday Mothers vigils

Two Turkish prosecutors have made contradicting decisions concerning separate but identical protest vigils held by the Saturday Mothers activist group, with one prosecutor deciding...

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