Amnesty International report reveals continuing human rights violations and social exclusion in Turkey

Amnesty International in its annual report published on Monday said Turkey experienced continuing human rights violations in 2022 and that social exclusion had increased. The...

4 year-old girl dies, 2 quake survivors injured in tent fire in southern Turkey

Four-year-old Elif Mislina Eker died and two members of the same family who have been living in tents following devastating earthquakes in Turkey in...

60,000 Syrians return home in aftermath of February earthquakes

Some 60,000 Syrian refugees have returned home in the aftermath of massive earthquakes in southeastern Turkey, according to Turkish Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar. Speaking...

UNDP seeks $550 million for recovery, reconstruction projects after earthquakes in Turkey

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has issued an appeal for $550 million for 31 projects aimed at restoring livelihoods, public services and cultural...

CPJ calls for release of pro-Kurdish outlet employee, journalists detained in Turkey on trumped-up...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to release an employee of the pro-Kurdish Yeni Yaşam newspaper as well as all...

3 Turkish policemen arrested for allegedly beating 14-year-old Kurdish boy during Nevruz celebrations

Three Turkish police officers have been arrested for allegedly beating a 14-year-old Kurdish boy during Nevruz celebrations in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır,...

175,000 women face risks to pregnancies due to lack of medical care in Turkey’s...

There are more than 175,000 pregnant women in Turkey’s earthquake zone, and these women face serious problems in accessing maternal healthcare services, Turkish Minute...

9 killed during Nevruz celebrations under Erdoğan’s rule

A report on Nevruz celebrations in Turkey drafted by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu has revealed that nine people have...

89 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week

Eighty-nine people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based...

Purge victim succumbs to cancer without saying goodbye to her jailed husband

Nursel Ekici, 48, a former teacher who was fired by an emergency decree as part of Turkey’s post-coup purge of state institutions, died of...

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