Turkish court acquits police officer who killed Kurdish student in SE Turkey
A Turkish court has acquitted police officer Yakup Şenocak, who shot a Kurdish university student Kemal Kurkut to death during Nevruz celebrations in the...
Swedish PM calls organizers of anti-Turkey events ‘useful idiots for foreign powers who want...
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference on Tuesday that the people who organized a Quran burning and hanged an effigy...
33,000 buildings severely damaged in earthquake zone in Turkey: ministry
The Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate announced on Tuesday that 33,143 buildings in 13 provinces were severely damaged by last week’s earthquake...
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...
97,721 women tried on terrorism charges, 23,000 dismissed from civil service in Turkey since...
A total of 97,721 women were tried on charges of terrorism and 23,202 women have been dismissed from the civil service since a July...
Close to 200 participants detained during Nevruz celebration in Diyarbakır
Turkish police on Tuesday detained approximately 200 people who had gathered in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır to celebrate the spring festival of...
7 countries pledge to strengthen fight against transnational repression: report
Seven democratic governments have endorsed a new declaration pledging to take greater steps to combat the authoritarian practice of transnational repression, the Washington-based Freedom...
7,600 investigated for insulting Turkish president in 2022
Turkish prosecutors launched 7,600 investigations into individuals on allegations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2022, the Birgün daily reported, citing data from...
Quake victims suffering from disease unable to access basic medicine, healthcare services
Victims of devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey’s southern provinces in early February are having problems accessing essential health services and basic medicine, the TR724...
Scabies outbreak in earthquake region sparks concern, say Turkish doctors
Doctors have expressed concern over a scabies outbreak in tent cities located in an area of Turkey struck by two powerful earthquakes in February,...
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