Austrian police find 8 migrants from Turkey in a truck: report
Austrian police have announced that last month they found eight migrants from Turkey in life-threatening conditions hidden inside a narrow wooden pallet box that...
Turkish gov’t detains 15 military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
Fifteen military members were detained in 13 provinces following the issuance of 24 detention warrants by the Kayseri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, in an...
4 workers rescued after chrome mine collapses in eastern Turkey
Four workers were rescued after getting trapped when a mine collapsed in eastern Turkey, Turkish Minute reported on Monday, citing Agence France-Presse.
The incident comes...
CPJ along with 22 rights groups urges Turkey to protect journalist facing death threats
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), along with 22 other rights groups, issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling on Turkish authorities to ensure...
Turkish opposition leader says CHP to keep bank shares despite Erdoğan comments
Turkey’s main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Monday his Republican People’s Party (CHP) would not give up its shares in İş Bank, one...
8 Turkish soldiers killed, 13 more wounded in Afrin operation
Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and 13 were wounded in clashes with the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia in the Afrin region of Syria,...
Journalist under house arrest over role in Gezi protests says he faces up to...
Journalist İsmail Saymaz broke his 38-day silence since he was put under house arrest last month as part of an investigation into the 2013...
359 currently monitored with electronic ankle bracelets over Gülen links
A total of 359 individuals have so far been ordered by Turkish courts to wear electronic ankle bracelets due to their alleged links to...
Turkish court rules on 2022 mine disaster, sparking outrage among victims’ families
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced multiple defendants in connection with a 2022 mining disaster that killed 42 miners, ruling that they acted with...
Mother and son stage sit-in protest for just trial in political murder case
Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have been protesting in front of the Urfa Courthouse in an attempt to seek justice for three...
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