Quakes damaged more than 20 percent of Turkey’s agricultural production: OCHA
Devastating earthquakes in early February damaged more than 20 percent of agricultural production in Turkey, according to a recent report from the United Nations Office for...
Twenty-eight people released by Turkish courts as first group who jailed over ByLock allegedly...
The first group of people, who were arbitrarily imprisoned by Turkish government over alleged use of mobile phone messaging application ByLock, as part of...
Turkey detains four over ‘provocative’ social media posts about earthquake
Turkish police on Tuesday said they had detained four people over “provocative” social media posts following a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey, Agence...
Erdoğan says extradition of Die Welt journalist impossible as long as he is in...
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said extradition of Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel, who was jailed in Turkey in February, to Germany will...
EUA report reveals Turkish universities to be least autonomous in Europe
The European University Association (EUA) has published a report that finds Turkish universities to be the least autonomous among institutions of higher learning in...
HDP announces 318 members including party administrators detained on Monday
The Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has stated that over 318 people including party administrators, provincial-district co-chairs and members have been detained on Monday and...
Pro-Kurdish and socialist politicians, journalists among 52 detained on accusations of terrorism
Turkish authorities detained 52 people, including politicians, journalists and artists, in early morning raids across 10 provinces on Tuesday as part of an investigation...
Woman miscarried twins in Turkish prison, dead babies not returned to family
A news report has revealed on Thursday that the 28-year-old Turkish woman, Nurhayat Yıldız, has miscarried her twins in a prison and the dead...
Report: Turkish soldiers in Greece remain well-guarded in fear of assassination
The eight Turkish soldiers who were granted political asylum in Greece are kept heavily guarded in an undisclosed army camp as authorities fear a...
AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate Hrant Dink murder
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have rejected a parliamentary motion by the Peoples’ Democratic...
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