Erdoğan hints at preferential earthquake aid based on political support, triggers backlash
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s remarks at an event in Hatay, one of the cities hit hard by devastating earthquakes last year, have sparked a...
2 killed in northern Iraq airstrike blamed on Turkey
Two people were killed Tuesday in an airstrike in northern Iraq that was blamed on Turkey, Turkish Minute reported, citing Agence France-Presse reported.
Turkey frequently...
Turkey prepares to curb sentence reductions for juvenile offenders in new justice reform bill
The Turkish Ministry of Justice is drafting a judicial reform bill that would significantly reduce or eliminate sentence reductions for crimes committed by minors...
Man who lost both hands to an electric shock arrested shortly after accident, says...
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has criticized Turkish authorities for arresting a man shortly after he lost both hands to an...
Turkey detains 44 people on alleged Gülen links
Turkish police have detained 44 people across the country over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Kronos news website reported on...
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,...
Crackdown on the Kurdish Political Movement and Opposition Groups: 2022 in Review
The Turkish government ramped up its crackdown on the Kurdish political movement in 2022 with a view to weakening the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP),...
145 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in May: report
A total of 145 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in May, according to a monthly report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG).
The...
Liberian defense minister visits Turkey following deportation of teachers working at Gülen schools
Liberian Defense Minister Daniel Dee Ziankahn visited Turkey two weeks after the deportation of teachers working at a school in Liberia affiliated with the...
Turkish Medical Association says healthcare system crumbling due to systemic corruption
The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has warned that systemic corruption is pushing the country’s health system to the brink and urged the government to implement...
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