Turkey’s top court annuls ban on damages for civil servants dismissed after 2016 coup...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has annulled the provision of a decree preventing civil servants dismissed under emergency decrees in the aftermath of a coup attempt...
Pro-government Turkish columnist faces backlash over hate speech against Alawites in Syria
A Turkish columnist has come under fire for hate speech after referring to Nusayris, a sect of Alawites in Syria, as “dogs of imperialism”...
Popular food critic faces probe for praising opposition municipality’s affordable restaurant
The Turkish government launched an investigation into famous food critic Vedat Milor after he praised a low-cost restaurant run by İstanbul’s opposition-governed municipality, Turkish...
İstanbul mayor files criminal complaint over death threat on social media
İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has filed a criminal complaint over a death threat made against him on social media, his lawyer has announced.
Kemal...
Some 200 detained after İstanbul Women’s Day march, organizers say
Police detained some 200 demonstrators in İstanbul late on Saturday after more than 3,000 women marched peacefully through the city center under tight security...
Turkey’s Baykar sent $120 mln in drones and missiles to Sudanese army: report
Baykar, Turkey’s largest defense contractor, has secretly supplied $120 million worth of drones and warheads to the Sudanese military despite international sanctions, Turkish Minute...
Turkish authorities again ban Women’s Day march in central İstanbul
A district governor’s office in İstanbul has as in previous years declared the central Taksim neighborhood and surrounding area off limits for demonstrations or...
Tortured and raped in Turkey, asylum seeker denied protection by US judge with low...
A Turkish asylum seeker who says he was tortured and raped in his home country was recently denied protection in the United States by...
Turkish broadcasting watchdog declares 2025 ‘Year of Combatting LGBTQ+ Content’
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has announced that 2025 has been designated as the “Year of Combatting LGBTQ+ Content,” signaling a continuing crackdown on LGBTQ+ representation...
Turkish women’s rights organizations to take to the streets on March 8 to protest...
Women’s rights organizations in Turkey said they would take to the streets on March 8,, International Women’s Day, in protest of increasing gender inequity...
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