Turkish gov’t de facto annexes captured Syrian territories by appointing governors, police chiefs
Turkish government has de facto annexed number of Syrian territories near the border of Turkey by appointing local governors, police chiefs and garrison commanders.
Turkey's...
Death of Kurdish teenager in police target practice area might be explosion-related: report
The death of Muharrem Aksem, a Kurdish teenager whose body was found in a police target practice area in southeastern Turkey on March 24,...
146 workers died in workplace deaths in Turkey in January: İSİG
At least 146 workers died in work-related incidents across Turkey in January, according to a new report from the Health and Safety Labour Watch Turkey (İSİG).
Construction...
Most Turks are dissatisfied with the level of democracy in their country: survey
Turkey is ranked 47th among 53 nations where people’s dissatisfaction with the level of democracy in their countries is the highest, Turkish Minute reported, citing...
Turkish woman detained on coup charges hours after giving birth in Ankara
Sevim Çelik, a Turkish teacher who gave birth to a baby in Ankara on Friday, was reportedly detained later the same day over alleged...
At least 15 dead as migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea off Greek island
Fifteen people, including at least five children, drowned on Saturday when the small boat in which they were traveling capsized in the Aegean Sea,...
1,571 miners lost their lives in Turkey under the rule of AKP in last...
1,571 miners have lost their lives in the work accidents in Turkey's mining sector since 2002 under the rule of Justice and Development Party...
Rights groups launch campaign, call for release of doctor and human rights activist Fincancı
International rights groups have launched campaigns and called for the immediate release of doctors union chair Şebnem Korur Fincancı, who was arrested in Turkey...
French photojournalist Depardon waiting to be deported in prison cell for 10 days
French photojournalist Mathias Depardon, who was detained on May 8 after photographing the local scenery in Turkey’s southeastern Batman province, has been waiting to...
Number of sick inmates considerably higher than revealed by Ministry of Justice: İHD
The Prisons Commission of Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) in a press statement last Thursday said the number of sick inmates in Turkish prisons...
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