Vast majority of Syrians in Turkey working without insurance, say migration experts
The vast majority of Syrian migrants in Turkey are working in jobs that provide no insurance or benefits, according to migrations experts.
Turkey, under its...
MSF: Over 10,000 refugees cross the Evros to reach Greece in 1st half of...
More than 10,000 migrants and refugees entered Greece in the first half of 2018 by crossing the Evros River separating Greece from Turkey, compared...
Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals president says femicide cases in Turkey exaggerated
President of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals Mehmet Akarca said in a controversial remark on Friday that femicide was exaggerated in Turkey as the...
Turkish gov’t to sell mansions seized from Gülen-linked businessmen for at least $23 mln
Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) will sell two mansions owned by Akın İpek, a businessman currently living in exile in the UK...
Father seeking justice in daughter’s death released from prison after 38 days, vows to...
Şaban Vatan, the father of Rabia Naz Vatan, whose suspicious death in 2018 remains unsolved, was released from prison on Thursday after 38 days...
Ailing 84-year-old imprisoned after appeals court upholds politically motivated conviction
Nusret Muğla, 84, who suffers from multiple health problems, was arrested on Wednesday after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a previous conviction that...
Turkish women’s rights activists say sexual and physical abuse perpetrators are granted impunity
Women’s rights activists in Turkey have said perpetrators of gender-based violence, femicide and sexual abuse are granted impunity thanks to reduced prison sentences, the...
Turkish courts handed down 27 years in total to 60 journalists last month: report
Turkish courts handed down a total of 27 years in prison to 60 journalists last month, according to the 2022 September Press Freedom Report.
According...
Former intel chief detained on Erdoğan insult charges due to criticism of Gaza policy
Turkish police on Thursday detained Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara, on accusations of insulting President...
Turkish officials to examine Saudi consulate over journalist Khashoggi’s disappearance
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday announced that officials from the Saudi Consulate General in İstanbul have agreed to cooperate and would open their...
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