DEM Party lawmaker slams Turkish gov’t inaction in preventing prison deaths
Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) deputy Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit in a parliamentary speech on Wednesday condemned the high number of inmate deaths in Turkish prisons,...
Erdoğan eyes third decade of rule in historic runoff
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cruises on Sunday into the final week before an historic runoff election as the big favorite to extend two...
Gunman gets suspended sentence for 2016 attack on journalist
A Turkish court has given a suspended jail sentence of three years to a man who attacked opposition journalist Can Dündar in front of...
Turkey’s Court of Cassation rejects CHP deputy Berberoğlu’s appeal for release
The 17th Chamber of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Monday rejected a petition from jailed Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, who...
Turkey detains 33 over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained 33 people accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run TRT Haber reported.
The detentions are part of an...
Erdoğan confronts polarised Turkey after historic election win
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a historic runoff election to...
Erdoğan ousts Boğaziçi University rector Bulu after months-long protests
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday replaced a top İstanbul university rector whose controversial appointment led to months of student-led protests against his...
Turkish court rules to keep woman who insulted Atatürk in prison
A Turkish court on Thursday ruled for a continuation of the imprisonment of a woman who was arrested for allegedly insulting Atatürk, the founder...
Turkey moves to block İmamoğlu’s int’l X account following ban on main handle
Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the opposition’s presidential candidate, posted a defiant message from his international X account on Saturday, hours after Turkish authorities...
Dock worker drowns after falling into water without life vest
A 20-year-old dock worker in Istanbul’s Tuzla dockyard, on Monday died after falling into the sea, once again raising concern over work-place safety in...
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