Deputy speaker of Turkish parliament calls for closure of top court over failure to...
Celal Adan, deputy speaker of the Turkish parliament, has called for the closure of Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) due to its failure so far...
13-year-old appears in court on charges of insulting Erdoğan in a WhatsApp group conversation
A 13-year-old boy who has been indicted on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a WhatsApp group conversation appeared in juvenile...
Sweden has met Turkey’s demands for NATO membership bid with new terror law: PM
Sweden has met Turkey’s demands for its NATO membership bid with a tougher counterterrorism law that enters into force on Thursday, the Swedish Prime...
Twitter co-founder says Turkey, India, Nigeria threatened to shut down platform: report
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who resigned as CEO in 2021, said the social media platform was threatened with being shut down in Turkey, India...
384,000 refugees in Turkey to need resettlement next year: UNHCR
A total of 384,070 refugees in Turkey are projected to be in need of resettlement in 2024, according to a recent report by the...
11 detained over Nevruz celebration in southern Turkey
Eleven people were detained on Friday as a result of an investigation into a celebration in Turkey’s southern province of Mersin in March to...
Most productive academics leave Turkey to work abroad: study
Academics with the highest level of productivity are leaving Turkey to continue their work abroad, with 12,000 such academics working in other countries, according...
Academics face probe for protests against gov’t-appointed rectors
The rector of the İstanbul-based Boğaziçi University, who was appointed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has launched a disciplinary investigation into academics who...
Seasonal workers killed in traffic accident in southeastern Turkey’s Urfa province
Three seasonal workers died and 17 others were injured in a traffic accident on Sunday morning in southeastern Urfa province, once again raising concerns...
Istanbul court sentences 6 police officers to prison over death of detainee
A Turkish court on Monday sentenced six police officers to almost four years in prison for their involvement in the death of a detainee...
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