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...
Appeals court upholds sentences handed down to 5 journalists for reporting on intel officer’s...
A regional appeals court in İstanbul has upheld prison sentences handed down to five journalists over their reports on a Turkish intelligence officer killed...
Covert deal hints Sweden traded release of Swedish reporter for crackdown on exiled Turkish...
Sweden may have quietly agreed to disrupt the activities of Turkish journalists living in exile within its borders in exchange for the release of...
Turkish court again rules to keep businessman Kavala behind bars
An İstanbul court on Thursday decided once again to keep prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been behind bars on a series...
Turkish authorities block X account of country’s oldest LGBTQ+ advocacy group
Turkish authorities on Monday blocked the X account of LGBTQ+ advocacy group Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Foundation (Kaos GL) after...
Şenyaşar family seeks justice before regional appeals court in southeastern Turkey
Lawyers for the Şenyaşar family, who have been demanding justice for three of their relatives murdered by people connected to a lawmaker from the...
Jailed mayor moved to intensive care after severe health decline
Mehmet Murat Çalık, the jailed mayor of Istanbul’s Beylikdüzü district, has been moved to intensive care amid serious health complications and suspicions of cancer, Turkish...
Prosecutor recommends up to 15 years in prison for teacher abducted from Kenya
A Turkish prosecutor has recommended that a teacher who was forcibly returned from Kenya to Turkey last year due to his affiliation with the...
Turkey arrests 39 more people in latest raids targeting alleged Gülen followers: minister
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Saturday that 39 people had been jailed pending trial following nationwide raids over the past 10 days...
Top court finds rights violation in 3-day advertising ban imposed on Cumhuriyet daily
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a three-day advertising ban imposed on the pro-opposition Cumhuriyet daily in 2013 was a violation of the right...
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