163 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in April
A total of 163 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in April, according to a monthly report by the Health and Safety Labor...
Turkish gov’t withdraws support for festival over reinstated film on purge victims
Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry announced on Thursday that it has withdrawn its support for a film festival after the organizing committee reversed its...
Nearly 900 children under 6 live in Turkish prisons as overcrowding exceeds 108,000 inmates
A recent report by the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) has revealed a growing number of children living behind bars with their mothers, while...
Ankara wants news outlet of Sweden-based Turkish journalists shut down for NATO bid approval
A news outlet based in Sweden has found itself in the crosshairs of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government due to its critical reporting,...
Turkish ambassador in Stockholm slanders Swedish schools as terror financiers
In a scandalous remark made to Radio Sweden, Turkey's ambassador in Stockholm, Kaya Türkmen effectively called Swedish schools and associations run by people affiliated...
Turkey detains 52 over financial support for jailed Gülen followers
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Friday announced the detention of 52 people on allegations of providing financial aid to individuals imprisoned or convicted...
Son of police officer sacked for alleged Gülen links dies by suicide
Mehmet Reşat Erçakır, whose police officer father was dismissed by an emergency decree for alleged links to the Gülen movement, died by suicide on...
Local Kurdish politician in SE Turkey killed in attack
Ahmet Gün, an executive of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM), was killed Monday morning by unidentified gunmen in the southeastern province...
Court documents show dissident academic with heart disease deliberately sent to die in prison:...
According to court documents obtained by Nordic Monitor, academic Tuğrul Özşengül, who died in prison on Saturday of a heart attack, repeatedly mentioned his...
Armored vehicle hits 5-year-old girl in southeastern Şanlıurfa province
A 5-year-old girl was seriously injured after being hit by an armored vehicle in southeastern Turkey's Şanlıurfa province on Wednesday, crushing her leg, the...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...