Turkish police detains 9 people in Kayseri over spreading PKK propaganda on social media
Turkish police on Tuesday detained nine people over sharing pro-outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and pro-the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) posts and spreading PKK...
Coal mine collapse in northwestern Turkey traps miners for 11 hours
Two coal mine workers were trapped for 11 hours in a collapsed mine on Sunday in northwestern Turkey’s Zonguldak province, the Bianet news website reported.
Twenty-six-year-old...
185 face detention over alleged Gülen links in ‘payphone investigations’
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 185 people including active duty and former military officers as well as former military cadets due to...
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals refuses to uphold verdict of Cumhuriyet staff
A criminal department of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has refused to uphold prison sentences handed down to several journalists and media staff in...
Turkish nationalist leader condemns ‘hidden propaganda’ in religious rituals during pope’s visit
Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key political ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has sharply criticized parts...
Turkey promotes police chief connected to allegations of brutal torture
The Turkish Interior Ministry has promoted Yaşar Gidiş, a police chief whose precinct has in recent years been implicated in several allegations of torture,...
Parents worry about children’s mental health after teen dies by suicide over father’s imprisonment
Parents over the last two days have expressed concern about the mental well-being of their children after 16-year-old Bahadır Odabaşı died by suicide on...
274 minors gave birth in two years at hospital in Turkey’s Antalya province
A total of 274 minors aged between 14 and 17 gave birth at the Kepez Public Hospital in Turkey’s southern province of Antalya, Turkish...
Journalist arrested over comments critical of right-wing ideology on YouTube program
Turkish journalist and author Enver Aysever was arrested on Thursday on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity or insulting the public” due to his...
Armed attack in central Turkey leaves journalist injured
Journalist Azim Deniz was shot in the abdomen and leg by an unidentified gunman in the central Turkish province of Kayseri, Turkish media reported...
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