2 soldiers arrested in eastern Turkey for allegedly raping Afghan refugee
Two soldiers in Turkey’s eastern Van province have been arrested for allegedly raping an Afghan refugee as they were taking a group of refugees to...
25 members of anti-government Furkan Foundation face investigation for revealing police mistreatment
A Turkish prosecutor in the southern Turkish province of Adana has launched an investigation into 25 members of the Furkan Foundation, an anti-government religious...
Turkey orders detention of 54 people, including 35 academics, over alleged Gülen links in...
Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 54 people, including 35 academics, due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, over the course of two...
3 gendarmes suspended on accusations of killing young man who allegedly looted a quake...
Three gendarmes who are accused of beating Ahmet Güreşçi to death in custody after he and his brother Sabri allegedly looted a liquor store...
Turkey excludes post-coup purge victims from scholarships offered to students affected by devastating earthquakes
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) has announced a scholarship program for students who were affected by deadly earthquakes that struck...
People still urgently need relief support in Turkey, Syria: MSF
Although the acute emergency phase is over, people in Turkey and Syria affected by devastating earthquakes in early February still urgently need relief support,...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog fines 3 more stations for airing content critical of gov’t
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has imposed fines on three television stations for broadcasting content critical of the Turkish government, the T24 news website reported.
Radio and...
UN reveals involvement of Turkish intelligence agents in torture sessions in Syria: report
A report issued by a United Nations commission on February 7, 2023 reveals the involvement of Turkish officials in the torture of victims who...
Cross-party PACE delegation pays pre-electoral visit to Turkey
A cross-party delegation of observers from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is paying a pre-electoral visit to Turkey April 12-13...
Turkish expats in Germany hope for citizenship law overhaul
Şener Sargut is from Turkey but has lived in Germany for over six decades, is married to a German woman and speaks the local...
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