At least 94 child workers died in Turkey during past year: report
At least 94 children died in Turkey while working in 2025, the highest figure since 2013, according to a new report by the Health and Safety...
74 minors among 298 detained during Nevruz celebrations in Diyarbakır: report
Turkish police detained at least 298 people, including 74 minors, during Nevruz celebrations on Monday in southeastern Diyarbakır province, Turkish Minute reported, citing the...
Erdoğan forcing TMSF to sell hundreds of companies seized over alleged Gülen links: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been pressuring Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) into selling some 700 companies seized by the Justice and...
Germany accuses alleged MİT agent of spying for Turkey, violating weapons law
A suspected Turkish agent is charged with spying on dissidents for Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and violating the weapons law in an indictment...
Turkey’s jailed rights defender makes final appeal before verdict
One of Turkey’s most famous prisoners appeared in court Friday for what could be his final hearing in a case that has come to...
‘They would’ve hanged me if they could’ Kavala says about his conviction
Businessman and rights defender Osman Kavala has said in his first statement after a recent verdict sentencing him to life in prison that he...
Opposition politician accused of espionage released pending trial
Metin Gürcan, a defense analyst and Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) politician who was accused of “political and military espionage,” was released pending trial...
Syrian refugees in Turkey left in limbo
Samira hears the same message from Turkish politicians on the television day and night: Syrian refugees like her must return home. But her home...
Father and son allege police mistreatment in Istanbul
A father and son in Istanbul have claimed they were mistreated by police officers at an Istanbul police station, the Duvar news website reported.
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Top prosecutor revokes party membership of leading Turkish opposition figure
The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has revoked the party membership of a senior official of Turkey’s main opposition...
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