10 opposition city officials face up to 15 years on terrorism charges
An indictment drafted by İstanbul prosecutors is seeking prison sentences of up to 15 years for 10 opposition municipal officials who were arrested last month on...
Furious worker stages naked protest in front of Turkey’s nat’l employment agency
A man who has not received his salary from his employer for months on Tuesday staged a naked protest in front of the İzmir...
13 inmates died in Turkish prisons in the first 3 months of this year,...
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu said on Monday that 13 inmates had died in Turkish prisons in the first three months...
Int’l rights groups call on CoE to urge Turkey implement ECtHR ruling on teacher
A number of rights organizations in Europe have in a letter called on the Council of Europe to urge the Turkish government to abide...
Ruling party MP labels online gaming as a ‘national security threat’
A lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has sparked controversy by labeling online gaming platforms a national security threat, Turkish Minute...
Worker for gov’t housing agency claims construction site authorities beat him for refusing to...
A construction worker, who worked for Turkey's Housing Development Administration (TOKI), claimed he had been beaten by worksite authorities after refusing to work overtime,...
Yusuf Bilge Tunç’s father says their lives on hold 500 days after his disappearance
The father of Yusuf Bilge Tunç, who went missing more than a year ago and is feared to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence,...
Police probe exiled journalist’s aid to victim of crackdown diagnosed with brain tumor
Turkish police are following money sent by exiled journalist Adem Yavuz Arslan to Haşim Söylemez, a Turkish investigative journalist who was jailed and released...
Kosovo parliamentary committee to probe abduction of six Turkish nationals
Kosovo parliament voted on Wednesday to set up a committee to investigate how six Turkish citizens were abducted and illegaly deported to Turkey in...
CHP delegates reach signature threshold in bid for congress after court reinstates former leader
Delegates from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) reached the required number of signatures on Monday to convene an extraordinary congress, after a...
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