Survey shows Turkish citizens feeling increasingly insecure and nostalgic
The number of people in Turkey who say they feel insecure and "nostalgic” about the past is increasing, according to a biannual survey carried...
Turkish municipal worker commits suicide following investigation over Gülen links
İrfan Bayar, a municipal worker in Kastamonu province and a former soldier who was wounded in a clash with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party...
‘I’m critical of the Turkish government. I’d be ashamed of myself if I kept...
Herkül Millas, 82, a Greek-Turkish columnist for the now-closed Zaman daily who lives in Athens, said he as a government critic only wrote what...
UN committee seeks further information from Turkey in case of missing Yusuf Bilge Tunç
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has requested further information from Turkey in the case of former civil servant Yusuf Bilge Tunç, who has...
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs files complaint against journalist Fatih Altaylı
Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs on Monday filed a criminal complaint with the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against journalist Fatih Altaylı for allegedly...
Dozens detained across Turkey in operations targeting pro-Kurdish DEM Party
Turkish police have detained dozens of people in several provinces across the country, including İstanbul, as part of operations that mainly targeted members of...
US-based human rights foundation awards Enes Kanter Freedom human rights prize
The US-based Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice on Tuesday announced they would honor activist and former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom with...
Turkish prosecutors drop investigation into alleged killing of Syrian refugee at border
An investigation into the death of Syrian refugee Ridwan Îd Numan El Ehmed, who was allegedly killed in November at the Turkey-Syria border, has...
Turkey’s ruling AKP sues HDP deputy Ahmet Şık for alleged insult
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit against pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)...
İstanbul’s jailed mayor faces fresh investigation
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday launched their latest investigation into İstanbul’s jailed opposition Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a prominent rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on...
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