Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine says in controversial report ailing Kurdish politician fit to...
Turkey's Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) on Tuesday presented to court its report on ailing Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, saying she displayed symptoms of...
Turkish gov’t detains 831 in one week in witch hunt targeting Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that a total of 831 people were detained in the past week as part of an ongoing...
66-year-old columnist Bulaç says denied access to books in prison
Under arrest since July 31, 2016, veteran columnist and writer Ali Bulaç has said he is being denied access to books in prison.
A main...
Turkish court releases 6 including German journalist Meşale Tolu
An İstanbul court on Monday released German journalist Meşale Tolu along with five others on judicial probation, Cumhuriyet reported.
Tolu, who was detained in April...
Interior minister says some 238,000 Syrians in Turkey have been naturalized
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced that the number of Syrians who have been granted Turkish citizenship has reached close to 238,000 despite...
European rights court delivers verdict in Kurdish politicians’ case after 14 years
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has delivered its verdict in the case of 10 politicians from the now-closed People’s Democracy Party (HADEP)...
92 migrants found on Greek-Turkish border
Ninety-two migrants were found almost naked and bruised after allegedly being forced across the Evros river from Turkey into Greece, Athens said Sunday, a...
Prominent human rights activist acquitted in notorious ‘Büyükada Trials,’ marking the end of a...
Taner Kılıç, a human rights activist and the final defendant in the so-called “Büyükada Trials,” was acquitted on Tuesday, marking the end of a...
Turkey among 10 worst countries for working people: ITUC
A yearly report by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on labor rights reveals that Turkey is one of the 10 worst countries in the world...
1,190 workers have died in occupational accidents in 2023: İSİG
Turkey has recorded at least 1,190 deaths in work-related accidents to date in 2023, the Birgün daily reported, citing the Health and Safety Labour Watch/Turkey...
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