NBA star Kanter calls on int’l community to stop Turkey’s campaign of persecution and...
The international community must stop the Turkish government’s “persecution and kidnapping campaign” targeting dissidents abroad, NBA star and human rights activist Enes Kanter said...
Opposition politician accused of espionage released pending trial
Metin Gürcan, a defense analyst and Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) politician who was accused of “political and military espionage,” was released pending trial...
ATO report shows Turkish gov’t keeps detainees in a place akin to a ‘concentration...
The Human Rights Commission of the Ankara Medical Association (ATO) in a new report has harshly criticised a sports hall that was converted into...
Turkish gov’t removes Kurdish mayor from office 2 months after his election
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed Mehmet Sıddık Akış, the co-mayor of Hakkari from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), and replaced...
Turkish authorities launch investigation into social media users who posted video mocking Erdoğan
Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into TikTok users who shared a video mocking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish media reported.
The Istanbul Chief...
Chamber of Mining Engineers chair says Turkish government’s policies to blame for mining disasters
Ayhan Yüksel, chairman of the Chamber of Mining Engineers, has criticized the Turkish government’s policies and said they were the number one reason for...
19th century Armenian church in central Turkey to serve as ‘Humor Art House’
The Surp Yerrortutyun (Holy Trinity) Armenian church in central Turkey’s Akşehir district is to serve as the “World’s Masters of Humor Art House” as...
At least 425 workers died in occupational accidents in first quarter of 2024: İSİG
Turkey recorded at least 425 deaths in work-related accidents in the first quarter of this year, the BirGün newspaper reported on Monday, citing the...
Asylum applications from Turkish citizens in EU saw 31 pct rise in June: Eurostat
There was a 31 percent increase over the previous month in the number of asylum applications filed by Turkish citizens in EU countries in...
Turkey and Iran unlawfully push back Afghan asylum seekers, says Amnesty International report
A new report released by Amnesty International on Wednesday has revealed that Turkey and Iran pushed back large numbers of Afghan asylum seekers who...
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