Civil servant unions, opposition accuse Erdoğan gov’t of forcing millions into poverty with new...
Public sector unions and the main opposition party in Turkey have accused the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of condemning millions to poverty...
Solidarity statement with HDP’s jailed co-chairs: Democracy in Turkey going on trial
Ahead of the trials of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) impriosned co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş and former co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ, Noam Chomsky, Clive Lewis, Peter Tatchell...
Journalist detained in western Turkey after scandalous allegations about failed coup
Turkish police detained a journalist in the western province of Çanakkale in the early hours of Wednesday after he made scandalous allegations about a...
UN special rapporteurs condemn charges against İstanbul bar over call for journalist death probe
United Nations human rights special rapporteurs on Friday sharply criticized the criminal charges against the president and 10 board members of the İstanbul Bar...
3 minors die in occupational accidents in central Turkey amid growing public concern
Three underage workers died in workplace accidents in Turkey in the past week, intensifying public concern over child labor and unsafe working conditions for...
German minister: Ongoing detention of Kavala is clear violation of European Convention on Human...
Germany’s Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth said in a press release issued on June 4, 2020 that the ongoing detention of Turkish...
Turkey’s minimum wage workers earn $26 less a month than they did in 2021
Although the Turkish minimum monthly wage was increased by 50 percent for this year to help offset an increased cost of living, it has...
Turkish gov’t detains 8 more lawyers, 173 others over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government has detained eight more lawyers in Ankara and 173 others, including military officers, across Turkey over suspected links to the Gülen...
Former teacher fired during Turkey’s post-coup purge dies after workplace accident
A former teacher dismissed during a purge following a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016 died on Friday from injuries sustained in a workplace...
Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo’s concerts canceled in Turkey over ‘religious sensitivities’
Six concerts in Turkey featuring exiled Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo have been canceled following orders from high-ranking authorities citing “religious sensitivities,” according to the...
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