474 detained after anti-Syrian riots spread across Turkey in xenophobic outburst
Turkish police detained 474 people involved in a wave of anti-Syrian riots, leading to widespread property damage and heightened tensions across the country after...
Number of protestors killed in clashes with Turkish forces in north Syria rises to...
Clashes between armed protesters and guards of Turkish positions in Syria’s north killed seven people, a medical source and a rights group said Tuesday,...
Labor union recommends raising Turkey’s minimum wage 4 times a year due to record...
The research center from a leading labor union in Turkey has said in its latest report that the Turkish government should increase the monthly...
Wave of online hate speech follows countrywide attacks on Syrians in Turkey
Turkish social media erupted with hate speech targeting Syrian refugees on Tuesday, following a series of attacks on the refugee community across the country...
Ailing vegetarian inmate given disciplinary punishment for storing olives
Kübra Demir, an ailing vegetarian inmate in eastern Turkey who has been behind bars for three years on conviction of membership in the faith-based...
Candidate for judge who ranked second in nationwide exam eliminated in interview
Özgür Taşçı, a law school graduate, has been eliminated in the interview stage for the position of judge despite ranking second nationally in last...
Municipal employee who lost his eye due to Gezi Park police violence awarded $3,000...
An administrative appeals court in Ankara has ordered the state to pay TL 100,000 ($3,000) in non-pecuniary damages to Muharrem Dalsüren, a municipal worker...
67 detained in central Turkey after mob attacks Syrian properties
Turkish police detained 67 people on Monday after a mob went on the rampage in the central Anatolian province of Kayseri after a Syrian...
10 get aggravated life sentences in 2015 Ankara bombings retrial
A Turkish court has handed down aggravated life sentences and additional prison time to 10 defendants who were retried due to their role in...
15 demonstrators detained during banned Pride march in İstanbul
Several hundred people briefly participated in an LGBTQ Pride march on Sunday in İstanbul that had been banned by local authorities, leading to the...
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