Turkey home to 95% of prisoners convicted of terrorism in Europe: report
Turkey is by far the leader in the number of prisoners convicted of terrorism in Europe, according to the 2021 Council of Europe (CoE)...
Turkish gov’t detains 30,433 people in 9 months for alleged links to ‘terrorism’
The Turkish government has detained more than 30,000 people in the past nine months for alleged links to the Gülen movement and the outlawed...
Boğaziçi University academics protest dismissal of colleagues
A group of academics from the prestigious Boğaziçi University held a demonstration on Monday in protest of the dismissal of two of their colleagues...
Turkish gov’t launches investigation into HDP deputies over Afrin tweets
The Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday launched an investigation into pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Ayhan Bilgen and Nadir Yıldırım for tweets...
Greek journalists file criminal complaint against Turkish officials who destroyed their equipment
Greek journalists, whose equipment was damaged by employees of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) while they were covering the aftermath of massive earthquakes that...
Barber in France stabbed by Turkish customer over Kurdish music
A Kurdish barber named Zîkrî Elî Avşîn, 27, who lives in Roubaix, France, was seriously injured when a Turkish customer stabbed him with a...
Erdoğan says Turkey will not take a step back from Afrin operation, hints Turkish...
Turkey will "not take a step back" from its operation into Afrin and has an agreement with Russia regarding its military offensive against the...
Age-based discrimination more likely to affect women, says recent report
A recent report by a Turkish women’s rights organization revealed that ageism and age-based discrimination in the labor market disproportionately affects women.
The Women Workers...
Turkish public expresses concern over rising food costs as the new school year approaches
The Turkish public has voiced concerns over skyrocketing food costs, saying an increasing number of schoolchildren are being deprived of basic nutrition, the Gazete...
OSCE says Ayşenur Parıldak ruling unfounded, calls for her release
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir criticized a court ruling on Tuesday that sentenced...
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