Ankara court blocks access to news and tweets about torture allegations against police officer
The Ankara 6th Criminal Court of Peace has ordered the removal of news and tweets regarding torture allegations against police officer Abdulkadir Türkyılmaz, who...
Opposition party leader calls for release of mother of child suffering from bone cancer
Temel Karamollaoğlu, the leader of Turkey’s Islamist opposition Felicity Party (SP), on Tuesday visited a 6-year-old boy hospitalized with bone cancer and called for the...
VOA reporter called ‘provocateur’ for asking MHP chair about murder of former Grey Wolves...
Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has described a reporter from Voice of America’s Turkish edition who asked the party’s leader about the recent...
Sweden sends 7 mln SEK in humanitarian aid to Turkey, Syria following deadly earthquake
Sweden has donated 7 million SEK ($660,000) in humanitarian aid and sent rescue workers and other personnel to areas affected by a deadly earthquake...
Turkish authorities block access to popular online debate forum
The Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) on Tuesday barred access to a popular online debate forum, drawing criticism from journalists and opposition...
301 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in first 2 months of year
At least 301 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in the first two months of 2023, according to a report by the Health...
Top court finds no rights violation in ban on 2016 gay pride march in...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the government did not violate the right to peaceful assembly by banning a gay pride march in Ankara...
Number of Turks seeking asylum in EU saw 145 percent increase in 2022: Eurostat
There was a 145 percent increase in the number of asylum applications filed by Turkish nationals in EU countries in 2022, with 49,720 Turks...
Meta to activate an operations center ahead of elections in Turkey
Meta, an American multinational technology conglomerate that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced that a center for elections operations will be activated ahead...
AKP supporter threatens opposition party voters on social media amid upcoming elections
A man identified as Yusuf Ziya K. in a video posted on social media threatened to target government critics and opposition party voters if the ruling...
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