[UPDATE] Greek authorities initiate asylum procedures for group requesting help on social media

Greek authorities on Monday have started asylum procedures for a group of Turkish asylum seekers who posted a video on social media appealing for...

Medical groups, rights organizations call on Turkey to end persecution of doctors

In a joint letter addressed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, leading international medical and human rights organizations have called on Turkey to drop...

Social media users call on Turkish authorities to release jailed mother of child suffering...

Thousands of social media users in Turkey have called on authorities to release Gülten Sayın, the mother of Yusuf Kerim Sayın (6), who is...

Turkey excludes post-coup purge victims from scholarships offered to students affected by devastating earthquakes

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) has announced a scholarship program for students who were affected by deadly earthquakes that struck...

612 investigated, 184 detained over building collapses in Turkey quakes

Turkish authorities have launched investigations into 612 people over buildings that collapsed in devastating earthquakes which hit the country’s south on February 6, Justice...

Impact of quakes to be felt for months and years to come: WFP director

The impact of earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 will be felt for months and years to come, UN World Food...

Turkish asylum seeker in Germany succumbs to cancer

A former biology teacher who fled to Germany to escape political oppression in Turkey died from cancer last week in Cologne, the Bold Medya...

Turkish asylum seekers request help from Greek authorities on social media

Turkish asylum seekers posted a video on social media on Monday asking Greek authorities for help and expressing their fear of being pushed back...

Former teacher arrested to serve sentence for Gülen links after rescue from earthquake rubble

A former public servant who went into hiding after receiving a sentence of more than six years in prison for links to the Gülen...

138 detained due to ‘provocative’ posts about earthquakes

Turkish prosecutors have detained 138 social media users to date due to “provocative” posts on social media about powerful earthquakes that hit the country’s...

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