Turkey celebrates Teachers’ Day as tens of thousands of dismissed teachers jobless or in...
Turkey celebrates November 24 Teachers' Day amid the sufferings of tens of thousands of teachers who have been dismissed from their duties and even...
High school student detained for obscene act with Atatürk picture
A 17-year-old high school student in İstanbul was detained following the circulation of a video on social media showing him performing a lewd act...
Daughters of jailed Turkish police chief voice concerns about father’s safety in video message
Two daughters of Yurt Atayün, a former police chief who was incarcerated in the summer of 2014 for taking part in a corruption investigation,...
27 films withdraw from Turkish film festival after censorship of documentary about purge victims
The producers and directors of 27 films have announced their withdrawal from the Golden Orange Film Festival in Turkey’s Antalya province in reaction to...
Council of Europe rapporteurs to Turkey: Respect human rights and fundamental freedoms of ...
The rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) issued a joint statement on Thursday about the conviction of four Turkish...
Turkey again among ‘not free’ countries in internet freedom: Freedom House report
Internet freedom in Turkey has steadily declined over the past decade, with the country again ranking among the “not free” countries concerning online freedoms,...
Armenian graves desecrated amid climate of hostility towards minority groups in Turkey
Some of the graves in the Armenian cemetery of either the Surp Pırgiç or Karasun Manug church foundation in the Sincan district of Ankara...
1,409 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in first three quarters of 2023
In the first nine months of 2023, Turkey has recorded at least 1,409 deaths in work-related accidents, the Artı Gerçek news website reported, citing...
Council of Europe: Osman Kavala’s imprisonment is aimed at dissuading human rights defenders
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), the organization's statutory decision-making body, issued a statement on September 3, urging the Turkish...
Ruling party politician in Turkey makes antisemitic remarks to condemn strike on Gaza hospital
A city council member from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has made antisemitic remarks, including praise for Adolf Hitler for killing Jews,...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...