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...
Crackdown on Gülen movement continues with detention of 12 in run-up to elections
A crackdown on members of the Gülen movement is continuing with the detention of 12 people in the run-up to presidential and parliamentary elections...
Turkey braces for momentous runoff after election drama
Turkey braced Monday for its first election runoff after a night of high drama showed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan edging ahead of his secular...
Turkey detains 30 people over alleged Gülen links
Thirty people, including active duty and dismissed military officers, have been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen...
10 arrested in North Macedonia as people smuggling increases in region: report
North Macedonia has arrested 10 suspected members of an international people smuggling ring following a two-year investigation, The Associated Press (AP) reported, citing an official...
IOM, UNHCR call for urgent, decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have called for urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at...
Brother of young woman killed in police shooting dies by suicide
The brother of a young woman who was shot and killed during a police raid on her family home in 2015 died by suicide...
UNDP announces initiative to bring vulnerable groups into labor force in Turkey’s quake-hit region
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced a new $2.5 million initiative to fill up to 3,500 vacant positions in the textile industry...
US, press organizations slam impending access ban on VOA Turkish
The US State Department as well as international and local press organizations have criticized Turkey’s media watchdog for threatening to block access to the...
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