Turkey releases writer imprisoned over solidarity with Kurdish daily
Imprisoned writer, activist and journalist Celalettin Can has been released from prison in northwest Turkey where he has been incarcerated for more than three...
Turkish sergeant claims mobbing by superiors in suicide letter
Ökkeş Gök, a 25-year-old sergeant stationed in southeastern Turkey, said he was subjected to systematic harassment by superiors in a letter he wrote before...
Turkey drops investigation into Turkish-German journalist over tweets
Turkish prosecutors have decided to drop an investigation into Tuncay Özdamar, an editor for German public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (WDR), which had led...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposed 570 sanctions on TV stations in 2023
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, has imposed a total of 570 sanctions on TV stations since the beginning of...
Top court upholds hundreds of life sentences in Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt trial
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld sentences handed down to 430 of 469 defendants, most of whom were sentenced to life in...
Security personnel disrupt students’ attempts to put up Christmas decorations
University security at the prestigious Istanbul University on Monday clashed with students who were putting up Christmas decorations, Turkish media reported.
A video recording of...
Public health experts warn of measles increase in Turkey
Public health experts in Turkey have warned of an increasing number of measles cases among young children, saying 3,000 cases were recorded in the...
Human rights advocates criticize arbitrary solitary confinement in Turkish prisons
Turkish human rights advocates have criticized prison authorities for arbitrarily imposing solitary confinement as a punishment for inmates, the Bianet news website reported.
In a statement...
Turkey records 364 deaths in the textile industry in the last decade
Turkey has recorded at least 364 deaths in the textile industry in the last 10 years, the Bianet news website reported, citing the Health and...
Syriac MP in Turkish parliament faces criticism for sending Christmas wishes in native language
George Aslan, a Syriac deputy from the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM), has faced hostile remarks from the far right for using his...
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