Turkish pro-gov’t columnist Dilipak appears to threaten US about new 9/11
“If the internal stress in the US goes on like this, the possibility of another 9/11 is not all that remote,” Turkish columnist Abdurrahman...
Labor union calls on women across Turkey to strike on International Women’s Day
The Confederation of Revolutionary Workers Unions (DISK) has called on women across Turkey to strike on March 8, International Women’s Day, to protest gender-based...
Report reveals more than 30,000 minors convicted in Turkey in 2022
A recent report by Gülizar Biçer Karaca from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) has revealed that criminal activity among minors in Turkey is concerningly...
Kurdish leader Demirtaş sentenced to 2 years, 6 months’ imprisonment for ‘targeting’ public prosecutor
A court on Friday sentenced Selahattin Demirtaş, former co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), to two years, six months’ imprisonment for “targeting officials...
European socialists vow solidarity with jailed Turkish deputy Berberoğlu
The Party of European Socialists (PES) has vowed solidarity with Enis Berberoğlu, an imprisoned deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) whose...
Amnesty International urges Turkey to restore access to healthcare for Afghan asylum seeker
Amnesty International has called on Turkish authorities to immediately reinstate healthcare access for Afghan asylum seeker Tabriz Saifi, whose health has been put at...
Tough-talking Erdoğan lashes ‘imperialist’ West in his election manifesto
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday condemned “global imperialists” and played up Turkey’s might as he unveiled his Islamic-rooted party’s manifesto in next month’s...
Jailed media executive given 1,406 years in match-fixing ‘conspiracy’ trial
The former chief executive of Turkey’s now-defunct Samanyolu Media Group has been given a jail sentence of 1,406 years on various charges in a...
5 Diyanet imams killed in eastern Turkey in armed attack during heated debate
Five imams from Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) were killed when an argument among imams at town hall ended an armed assault in Turkey's...
PACE says İstanbul mayor’s detention politically motivated, calls for his release
The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday called for the immediate release of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu,...
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