More than 201,000 Syrians left Turkey in 2022: IOM annual monitoring report
A total of 201,471 Syrians who were granted temporary protection status in Turkey left the country in 2022, according to an annual monitoring report...
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...
European development bank offers Turkey post-earthquake aid
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Thursday announced it would invest up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in Turkey’s earthquake-hit region...
Turkish police break up Int’l Women’s Day march, detain at least 10 in İstanbul
Turkish police used pepper spray to disperse hundreds of women who had gathered in İstanbul’s Taksim neighborhood on Wednesday evening for the 21st Feminist...
Post-coup purge victim, family barred from dormitory allocated to earthquake survivors
A former teacher who was fired from the civil service following a July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey and his family haven’t been...
US completes 100-bed emergency field hospital in southern Turkey
The US has set up a 100-bed emergency hospital in southern Turkey, which was hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, according to the...
Turkey detains 25 people over alleged Gülen links
Twenty-five people, including active duty and dismissed military officers and former military cadets, have been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged...
Women’s Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
The increase in rights violations against women in Turkey continued in 2022, with a rising number of femicide cases, bans on events organized by...
850,000 children in Turkey, Syria remain displaced by earthquakes: UNICEF
More than 850,000 children remain displaced in Turkey and northern Syria a month after devastating earthquakes struck Turkey in early February, UNICEF said in...
Only 10 percent of UN’s $1 billion flash appeal funded: report
Only 10 percent of the $1 billion flash appeal launched by the United Nations to support millions of Turkish people affected by devastating earthquakes...
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