University students in Turkey can’t afford housing or basic necessities as prices soar

University students in Turkey are facing serious financial difficulties and cannot afford housing or basic necessities, BBC Turkish service reported. Most students studying in big...

Purge victim forced to work as a deliveryman dies in traffic accident

İbrahim Saygı, a former official who was dismissed from Turkey’s Justice Ministry by a government decree as part of purges that followed a July...

Journalist arrested while attempting to flee Turkey to serve remaining sentence

A journalist who was trying to flee Turkey has been sent back to prison after an appeals court upheld a sentence on conviction of...

Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in continued imprisonment of MP

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the country violated the rights of an opposition lawmaker who was not released from prison despite gaining parliamentary...

İstanbul phase of Turkey’s main coup trial adjourned until August

The trial of 24 people who are accused of leading a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 that is being held...

Turkish draft law risks criminalizing LGBTI people, Amnesty warns

Amnesty International on Thursday called on the Turkish government to withdraw a draft law that would introduce prison sentences for LGBTI people and their...

RTÜK fines media outlet over Gülen condolence message

Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed a fine on the Bursada Bugün news website following remarks made by anchor Aysın Komitgan, who...

Turkey’s Justice Minister says over 4,000 judges and prosecutors dismissed since July 15 coup

Over 4,000 judges and prosecutors have been dismissed from the profession due to alleged membership, contact or affiliations with the Gülen movement, said Turkey's...

Danish parliamentarians demonstrate, call Turkish gov’t to free jailed HDP deputies

A group of Danish parliamentarians, including leaders of leftist party and former ministers, held a demonstration in front of the Danish Parliament in solidarity...

Turkish journalist attacked by mob after criticizing far-right party founder

Turkish journalist Levent Gültekin, a columnist for the Diken news website and an outspoken critic of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), was...
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