Turkish government’s educational reforms disrupt student’s schooling

The Justice and Development Party (AKP)'s education reforms have significantly disrupted students' schooling, leading to widespread uncertainty and interruptions in education, the Birgün daily reported.  Journalists...

Seasonal worker in Turkey who alleges brutal abuse by employers slams prolonged legal battle

A Kurdish seasonal worker in Turkey who said he was brutally abused by his employers has criticized the judicial process for dragging on for...

Turkish penal system fails to provide basic healthcare for the sick

The Turkish penal system fails to provide basic healthcare for inmates with chronic diseases and disabilities and prisoners who have tested positive for COVID-19,...

Jailed businessman, philanthropist Osman Kavala back in court, remanded again

Turkey’s leading activist Osman Kavala, who at the weekend marked his 1,600th day in prison without conviction, appeared before court Monday for the first...

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...

Police detain 5 more people for playing Kurdish songs in southeastern Turkey

Turkish police have detained five people for playing Kurdish-language songs at a wedding in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, the Bold news website reported...

Turkish intelligence ordered assassination of exiled journalists Bozkurt and Güven, journalist claims

Independent journalist Erkam Tufan Aytav claimed on his YouTube program on Wednesday that a German woman of Turkish origin was ordered by Turkey’s National...

Turkish police investigated 106,000 social media accounts in 2021

A total of 106,000 social media accounts in Turkey were investigated in 2021 due to posts found problematic by the authorities, Turkish Minute reported,...

Turkey among top 3 countries with steepest decline in liberal democracy index: report

Turkey is among the countries that “autocratized” the most, together with Poland and Hungary, according to the “Democracy Report 2021,” which was published by...

Governor’s office bans annual women’s day march in İstanbul

The İstanbul Governor’s Office has announced that no demonstrations or marches will be allowed to mark International Women’s Day in İstanbul’s Taksim neighborhood on...

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