İstanbul mayor files criminal complaint over death threat on social media
İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has filed a criminal complaint over a death threat made against him on social media, his lawyer has announced.
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Some 200 detained after İstanbul Women’s Day march, organizers say
Police detained some 200 demonstrators in İstanbul late on Saturday after more than 3,000 women marched peacefully through the city center under tight security...
Turkey’s Baykar sent $120 mln in drones and missiles to Sudanese army: report
Baykar, Turkey’s largest defense contractor, has secretly supplied $120 million worth of drones and warheads to the Sudanese military despite international sanctions, Turkish Minute...
Turkish authorities again ban Women’s Day march in central İstanbul
A district governor’s office in İstanbul has as in previous years declared the central Taksim neighborhood and surrounding area off limits for demonstrations or...
Tortured and raped in Turkey, asylum seeker denied protection by US judge with low...
A Turkish asylum seeker who says he was tortured and raped in his home country was recently denied protection in the United States by...
Turkish broadcasting watchdog declares 2025 ‘Year of Combatting LGBTQ+ Content’
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has announced that 2025 has been designated as the “Year of Combatting LGBTQ+ Content,” signaling a continuing crackdown on LGBTQ+ representation...
Turkish women’s rights organizations to take to the streets on March 8 to protest...
Women’s rights organizations in Turkey said they would take to the streets on March 8,, International Women’s Day, in protest of increasing gender inequity...
10 years after daughter was fatally shot by Turkish police, mother says family still...
Ten years after her daughter was shot and killed during a police raid on their family home, a grieving mother said her family still...
Pro-opposition TV hit with sanctions over alleged pro-coup remarks
Turkey’s media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed sanctions on the pro-opposition Sözcü TV after a guest allegedly hinted at...
Turkish women face significant challenges in the workforce: report
Women in the Turkish labor force face many challenges, from wage gaps to less job security, according to a recent report by the Turkish...
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