Turkey’s presidency to forward to parliament proceedings against opposition MP
The Turkish presidency is expected to forward to parliament a summary of proceedings against human rights defender and opposition deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu, who is...
Erdoğan rebukes US journalist asking about politically motivated arrests in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who frequently targets or attacks journalists in Turkey due to their critical reporting, has this time rebuked an American...
EP rapporteur says visa-free travel impossible for Turks without easing of terrorism laws
Nacho Sanchez Amor, the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, has said as long as Turkey does not soften its counterterrorism laws, the EU will not...
Union leaders face up to 4.5 years’ imprisonment for protesting official inflation rates
Five union leaders from the Public Service Employees Union (Birleşik KAMU-İŞ) could receive prison sentences of up to four and a half years each,...
Iraq says drone that killed three Kurdish officers came from Turkey
A senior military official in Baghdad said Tuesday that a drone that killed three Kurdish counterterrorism officers had originated in neighboring Turkey and condemned...
Turkish doctors warn of the detrimental effects of poverty on children
Turkish doctors have warned that the deepening economic crisis in the country has had detrimental effects on the physical development of children, the Birgün...
Istanbul court sentences 6 police officers to prison over death of detainee
A Turkish court on Monday sentenced six police officers to almost four years in prison for their involvement in the death of a detainee...
Turkish intelligence allegedly abducted Turkish businessman from Tajikistan
A Turkish businessman living in Tajikistan was allegedly abducted on Saturday morning by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), the Kronos news website reported.
Koray Vural, a...
Ant-LGBT+ rally attracts 3,000 people in Istanbul
More than 3,000 people demonstrated in favor of the criminalization of same-sex relationships in Istanbul’s conservative Fatih district, Voice of America (VOA) Turkish service reported.
The...
2 female fighters killed in Turkish drone strike: Syria Kurds
Two women fighters of a military council linked to the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were killed in a Turkish drone strike Friday, their...
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