23 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in March
Twenty-three women were murdered by men in Turkey last month, while 19 died under suspicious circumstances, according to data from the We Will Stop...
Direct Relief delivers 80 tons of medical support to Turkey via FedEx
Direct Relief and FedEx have announced the safe arrival of a humanitarian relief flight in Turkey carrying 80 tons of supplies in response to...
Turkey-Bosnia security agreement raises concerns on rights and freedoms: report
Turkey and Bosnia have entered into a security cooperation agreement that includes operational intelligence sharing, training and equipment donation, prompting concern that Turkey may...
Antakya’s earthquake victims doubt Erdoğan’s rebuilding pledge
Retired construction worker Ali Çimen looked at the pile of rubble raising dust over his former neighborhood and scoffed at the idea that Turkey’s...
Report reveals more than 30,000 minors convicted in Turkey in 2022
A recent report by Gülizar Biçer Karaca from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) has revealed that criminal activity among minors in Turkey is concerningly...
20 people detained for protesting dumping of quake debris in village near Orontes River
Twenty people have been detained for protesting the dumping of debris left by recent earthquakes in Turkey in a village near the Orontes River,...
Turkish court files complaint against lawyer of academic who died in prison, due to...
Judges of the İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court have filed a complaint with a prosecutor against Mustafa Bal, the lawyer representing academic Tuğrul Özşengül,...
Turkish police, gendarmerie commit abuses in earthquake zone: rights groups
Turkish law enforcement officers in the region devastated by earthquakes in early February have beaten, tortured and otherwise ill-treated people they suspect of theft...
Earthquake anger ebbs in Erdoğan’s stronghold ahead of vote
Latif Dalyan offers shirts and sweatpants at knock-down prices to Turkey’s earthquake victims from a storefront surrounded by piles of debris, Agence France-Presse reported.
The...
157.248 children living in poverty in Turkey, says CHP lawmaker
Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Murat Emir has revealed that 157.248 children in Turkey are living in poverty, to the extent that their families...
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