Teachers in Turkey warn of serious structural problems amid start of new academic year
Teachers across Turkey have complained that the new academic year has begun with serious structural problems threatening student safety and wellbeing, the BirGün daily...
Sweden’s top court signs off on Turkey extradition case: report
Sweden’s Supreme Court has given the go-ahead for the government to extradite a man supporting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to Turkey, a...
European development bank offers Turkey post-earthquake aid
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Thursday announced it would invest up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in Turkey’s earthquake-hit region...
State-run TRT stops airing opposition leader’s speech in anticipation of criticism
Public broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) stopped airing a speech by Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel on Tuesday after Özel attempted...
European lawyers bar urges Turkey to free jailed lawyer in critical condition
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately suspend the prison sentence of lawyer Süleyman...
Earthquakes displace 2.7 million people in Turkey, exacerbate pre-existing food insecurity in Syria: USAID
Devastating earthquakes in early February have displaced an estimated 2.7 million people in Turkey and exacerbated pre-existing food insecurity in Syria, the US Agency...
Hundreds of lives could have been saved if the Istanbul Convention was properly implemented:...
At least 2,336 women who were killed by family members or people close to them would still be alive if the Istanbul Convention had...
Purged military officer reveals torture in police custody in Ankara
A purged military officer who was detained last week in Ankara on alleged ties to the Gülen movement revealed torture and other ill-treatment in...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposed 570 sanctions on TV stations in 2023
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, has imposed a total of 570 sanctions on TV stations since the beginning of...
Turkish court releases editor arrested for conveying condolences for Erdoğan foe
A Turkish court has ruled for the release from pretrial detention of journalist Kazım Güleçyüz, who was arrested in October on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda...
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