Turkey among 10 worst countries for working people: ITUC
A yearly report by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on labor rights reveals that Turkey is one of the 10 worst countries in the world...
Turkey arrests Kurdish journalist for alleged links to terrorism
A court in southeastern Turkey has ruled to arrest Selahattin Kaygusuz, a Kurdish journalist who was detained last week for alleged membership in a...
Kurdish leader Demirtaş’s books displayed among criminal ‘evidence’ seized in police raid
Three books authored by Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş -- "Leylan," "Devran" and "Seher" -- were displayed among criminal “evidence” seized in a police raid...
ECtHR finds Turkey in violation of Syriac foundation’s property rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey for violating a Syriac foundation’s rights by expropriating a property that was used by...
Following death of university student in elevator accident, 9 more incidents reported across Turkey
Following the tragic death of a university student in an elevator accident in a state-run dormitory on October 26, media reports have drawn attention...
Turkey detains co-mayors from pro-Kurdish party in eastern Ağrı province
Müşerref Geçer and Emrah Kılıç, the co-mayors of Patnos in Turkey’s eastern Ağrı province from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), have been detained,...
Turkey home to 95% of prisoners convicted of terrorism in Europe: report
Turkey is by far the leader in the number of prisoners convicted of terrorism in Europe, according to the 2021 Council of Europe (CoE)...
Erdoğan appoints controversial figure as Turkey’s top prosecutor
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed a controversial judge at the Supreme Court of Appeals who was behind a recent crisis between the...
Turkey criticizes Biden’s recognition of atrocities against Armenians as genocide
Turkey on Saturday accused the United States of trying to rewrite history, resoundingly rejecting US President Joe Biden’s decision to formally recognize the Armenian...
34 women killed by men, 29 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
Thirty-four women were murdered by men in Turkey in May, and 29 more died under suspicious circumstances, the Bianet news website reported.
Of the 34 women...
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