Kurdish not among 6 languages supported by app to be used against domestic violence
Kurdish will not be among the six languages and that will be supported by KADES, a smartphone app designed by the Turkish National Police...
Trial kicks off with a record number of journalists as suspects
In one of the most important press freedom cases in Turkey, 29 journalists, most are in pre-trial detention for eight months without a trial...
Turkish police detain 6 more people linked to Antalya municipality in crackdown on opposition
Turkish police on Tuesday detained six people in a morning raid on an association linked to the opposition-run Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, the latest move...
Man dies in custody after alleged police brutality
Serhat Kahyaoğlu, a man who on the night of Sunday’s local elections was detained in İstanbul for celebrating by firing a gun into the...
Documentary exposes plight of children caught in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
“The Other Children” (Öteki Çocuklar), a new documentary shining a light on the suffering of Turkish children whose parents were impacted by a government...
Mother of 2 detained while visiting imprisoned husband, allegedly mistreated in detention
Günnur Şahin, a mother of two, was detained for alleged links to the Gülen movement while visiting her husband in prison together with her...
Juvenile offenders and children accompanying mothers in southern Turkish prisons among the most vulnerable...
Incarcerated juveniles and young children accompanying their mothers in prison in southern Turkey are among the groups most affected by devastating earthquakes on February...
Turkish investigative journalist Öztürk arrested by Istanbul court over links to Gülen movement
An İstanbul court on Wednesday arrested Ece Sevim Öztürk, a journalist known for her investigative reporting on a controversial coup attempt on July 15,...
Erdoğan appoints cousin to serve as deputy education minister
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with the issuance of a decree has appointed his cousin, İbrahim Er, to serve as deputy education minister, Cumhuriyet...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says passport ban for 181,500 people to be lifted soon
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said he would soon end a passport ban for 181,500 people who were investigated over links to...
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