Photojournalist who captured murder of Kurdish student in 2017 sentenced for terror propaganda
A local court has sentenced a photojournalist who took photos of a university student being shot to death by a police officer in southeastern...
Germany charges 4 with illegally selling spyware to Turkey
German prosecutors have charged four former company executives with illegally selling software to Turkey’s secret services to spy on the country’s opposition, Agence France-Presse...
Diyarbakır Bar takes legal action over human skeletons found at former JİTEM base
The Diyarbakır Bar Association announced on Thursday that it has started the process to determine the identity of human skeletons found during work at...
695 child laborers have died in workplace accidents in Turkey in last 11 years:...
At least 695 minors died in workplace accidents in Turkey between 2013 and May of this year, according to a newly released report by...
Imprisoned man with chronic heart disease contracts COVID-19 for second time
Adem Erdoğdu, 52, who was arrested for links to the faith-based Gülen movement despite suffering from chronic heart disease, has contracted COVID-19 for a...
Erdoğan’s long arm targets critics, stirs up troubles in Sweden
Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to Sweden, using government institutions, affiliated NGOs and operatives, a report released by the Stockholm Center...
Turkish scholar at French university stranded in Istanbul after authorities refuse to return passport
Turkish mathematician Tuna Altınel, 55, employed at France's Claude Bernard University, has been stranded in Istanbul since 2019 after Turkish authorities refused to return...
108 Turkish journalists appeared in court in February: report
A total of 108 journalists appeared at court hearings in February, while three journalists were newly charged and three were arrested, according to the...
146 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in July: report
A total of 146 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in July, according to a monthly report by the Health and Safety Labor...
Syrian refugees in Turkey left in limbo
Samira hears the same message from Turkish politicians on the television day and night: Syrian refugees like her must return home. But her home...
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