Restrictions on use of Kurdish under spotlight as TV presenter slams guest for speaking...
Disapproval of the use of Kurdish has been high on the agenda in Turkey this week, with a popular TV host criticizing her guest...
Turkish court arrests 6 more İstanbul airport workers due to strike over work conditions
Six more İstanbul airport construction workers were arrested by an İstanbul court on Thursday, bringing the total number of workers arrested to 34 after...
More than three decades on, Alevis still await justice for Sivas massacre
Thirty-two years after 33 intellectuals and artists were killed in an arson attack on a hotel in Turkey’s Sivas province, the search for justice...
Turkish journalist jailed for a fifth time
Turkish journalist Barış Pehlivan, who was ordered to return to prison by text message this month, was jailed on Tuesday for the fifth time...
65.7 pct of Turks hold gov’t policies responsible for increased refugee influx: survey
A total of 65.7 percent of Turks put the blame for a recently increased flow of refugees on the Turkish government’s policies, Turkish Minute...
Turkey’s Erdoğan vows re-seizure of municipalities should pro-Kurdish HDP win local elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday vowed to once again seize municipalities immediately after upcoming local elections take place should mayoral candidates backed...
Turkey records 961 work-related deaths in the first half of 2025
Turkey recorded at least 961 work-related accidents in the first six months of this year, according to a recent report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
Turkish authorities have arbitrarily revoked parole rights of 313 inmates since 2021
Turkish prison authorities have arbitrarily revoked the parole rights of 313 inmates since 2021, according to the Human Rights Association (IHD).
Among those whose parole rights were...
Military staff, judges among 65 facing detention over Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors in several cities have issued detention warrants for 65 active duty and former military officers, dismissed judges and prosecutors, and lawyers and...
Turkish court releases German citizen jailed on Erdoğan insult charges
A German citizen of Turkish origin, Hüseyin M., who was arrested in late August on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...