1.5 million people left homeless in Turkey after devastating earthquakes: UNDP
At least 1.5 million people have been left homeless and 500,000 new homes need to be built after devastating earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks...
Member of ruling AKP threatens retired admirals for criticizing government
Vedat Demirtaş, a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Diyarbakır branch, threatened a group of retired admirals who had warned the...
ECtHR questions Azerbaijani gov’t on illegal deportation of Turkish teacher over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has questioned the Azerbaijani government over the illegal deportation of Turkish national Taci Şentürk at the request of...
Talks on İstanbul’s Greek Orthodox seminary revive hopes for its reopening
Ongoing talks between the Turkish government and representatives from the Greek Orthodox Halki Seminary in İstanbul have revived hopes for its reopening after remaining...
Medical groups, rights organizations call on Turkey to end persecution of doctors
In a joint letter addressed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, leading international medical and human rights organizations have called on Turkey to drop...
Turkish diplomats profiled Erdoğan critics in Turkmenistan
Turkish diplomatic mission in Turkmenistan engaged in a campaign of intelligence gathering and collected information on the activities of critics of Turkish President Recep...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 8 people over alleged exam fraud
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for eight alleged members of the Gülen movement for their alleged involvement in police...
Justice remains elusive for victims’ families on 2nd anniversary of Turkey earthquakes
Two years after the February 2023 earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey, claiming over 53,000 lives, justice remains elusive for the families of the...
17 mistreated, 4 journalists detained, 3 prisoners died in region hit by earthquakes: report
At least 17 people were mistreated by security officers in provinces of southern Turkey that were hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, and...
Union representing Religious Affairs employees demands ban on cigarette sales during lockdown
The president of a union representing employees of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs on Wednesday asked the government to impose a ban on the...
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