Turkish drone strike kills 4 in northeast Syria: monitor
A Turkish drone strike on Tuesday killed at least four people in a northeast Syrian city held by Kurdish forces, the latest in a...
RSF: Turkish journalism in the throes of death, European court last hope
Assessing the state of the media in Turkey in a report for the anniversary of a controversial coup attempt in the country on July...
35 percent of Syrian children in Turkey unable to attend school: report
A recent report by the Turkish Ministry of Education has revealed that 35 percent of Syrian refugee children living in Turkey were not attending...
Turkey orders detention of 2,073 Gülen followers in July
According to Turkey’s deputy interior minister, İsmail Çataklı 2,073 suspects were detained in July as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting the faith-based Gülen...
US Congresswoman Maloney urges release of political prisoners in Turkey
Member of Congress Carolyn Maloney in a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the United States to ask the Turkish government...
Former CHP leader visits İmamoğlu in prison amid growing political crackdown
Former main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu visited İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in Marmara Prison on Thursday, holding a nearly four-hour...
Turkey’s Erdoğan to appoint top bureaucrats based on CVs submitted to his office
With the start of a new presidential system in Turkey on Monday, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will appoint hundreds of important bureaucrats from...
Former nurse who died by suicide after being dismissed in post-coup purge reinstated after...
A former nurse who died by suicide after being fired in a wide-ranging purge in the aftermath of a July 2016 coup attempt in...
European rights court rules against Turkey over post-coup detention of judges and prosecutors
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the European Convention on Human Rights by detaining 167 judges and...
Turkey among CoE countries with lowest spending on its judicial system: CEPEJ report
Turkey invested as little as 15.6 euros ($17) per capita in its judicial system in 2022, while the average judicial budget of the 44...
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