Turkish pianist under detention over social media posts
Turkish pianist Dengin Ceyhan was detained on Tuesday over his social media posts. Born in 1991, Ceyhan is teaching at the Hacettepe University conservatory....
Turkey arrested 29 journalists in 2025 amid surge in pretrial detention: report
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Turkish President Erdoğan’s spokesman tells US congressman to ‘shut up’
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Syrian women most discriminated against among refugees, says Diyarbakır Bar Association
Syrian women are the group most discriminated against among refugees in Turkey, and they also are victims of sexual and physical violence, the Yeni...
Police response was proportional, says Justice Ministry in the case of ‘Saturday Mothers’ protestor...
The police did not use excessive force against Aydın Aydoğan, whose arm was broken by the police on August 25, 2018 during the 700th...
Turkish court accepts indictment seeking 35 years in prison for Pastor Brunson
An indictment that demands 35 years in prison for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been jailed in Turkey since October 2016, was accepted...
EU commits €755 mln in humanitarian aid to Turkey for earthquake response
The European Union has announced on the first anniversary of twin earthquakes in 2023, Turkey’s worst disaster of modern times, that the EU will...
Turkey records 844 coronavirus-related deaths in last 5 months
Turkey has recorded 252,945 COVID-19 infections and 844 virus-related deaths in the last five months, the Evrensel daily reported, citing data from the Health...
Two police officers under suspicion released in Kemal Kurkut killing
Two officers who were detained after Kemal Kurkut was shot dead by police at Nevruz celebrations in the Bağlar district of southeastern Diyarbakır province...
Turkish authorities intensify crackdown on pro-Kurdish opposition in 2024: report
Turkish authorities detained at least 3,948 people and arrested 632 in 2024 as part of an intensified crackdown on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and...
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