Turkish court jails Sevinç Bozan, co-mayor of Mardin’s Artuklu district
A Turkish court in Mardin province has jailed the co-mayor of Mardin’s Artuklu district, Sevinç Bozan on Friday. It was reported that Bozan was detained...
Baghdad’s call for sanctions to KRG finds limited response from int’l community
The call for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to halt flights to the Iraqi Kurdish region as reaction to the independence referendum held by...
[Interview] Held at knifepoint and sent back to Turkey, Turkish pushback victim says she...
"I left my country, my loved-ones and my life to escape the injustice I had been subjected to," said Hüsniye, who was sent back...
Remains of man killed in clashes between Turkish security forces and PKK handed to...
The remains of a young man who was killed during clashes between Turkish security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) in January...
Inmate suffering from stage four cancer in Kandıra Prison unable to see doctor for...
An inmate with stage four cancer cannot access proper healthcare and has not been taken to a hospital for the past eight months, according...
Former governor arrested in probe into disappearance of Kurdish student
A Turkish court has jailed former Tunceli governor Tuncay Sonel on charges including evidence tampering in a long-running investigation into the 2020 disappearance of...
Turkey’s CHP files criminal complaints against minister, governor over May Day ban
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has filed criminal complaints against the country’s interior minister, İstanbul governor and other public officials due to...
US urges Turkey’s Afrin operation to remain limited in scope
The US urged Turkish government to exercise restraint and ensure that its military operations remain limited in scope and duration, however, said it was...
Turkish student’s internship application rejected by Swedish professor over Sweden’s NATO bid
A professor at Stockholm University has turned down a Turkish student who applied for an internship because Turkey refuses to approve Sweden's application to...
Turkish gov’t transfers detained woman, newborn baby to prison 1,291 km away from home
Detained in the southern province of Isparta as part of a post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movement, a...
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