Late columnist’s sentence was reversed after apology to Erdoğan sought in exchange: journalist
A fellow journalist says Turkish columnist Ahmet Turan Alkan was offered a way to avoid returning to prison by publishing an apology to President...
Turkish university launches second probe into students over protest of anti-LGBTQ+ event
İstanbul Medeniyet University has launched a second disciplinary investigation into students who staged a protest against a family ministry-sponsored seminar they say targeted LGBTQ+...
Ankara prosecutors investigate alleged Turkey links in Epstein case: report
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened a new investigation into claims of Turkey links in the Jeffrey Epstein case after a Turkish...
Human rights group reports 118 arrests, 842 detentions during Rojava protests in Turkey
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Turkey detained 14 journalists, arrested one in January: report
Turkish authorities detained 14 journalists and arrested one in January, according to a monthly report released Tuesday by the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association.
The report...
İmamoğlu criticizes gov’t over peace talks with PKK, accuses it of political motives
Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has accused Turkey’s government of failing to turn renewed peace talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) into...
Turkey detains dozens in sweeping operation targeting left-wing groups
Turkish police have launched a sweeping operation targeting left-wing groups in İstanbul and several other provinces, issuing detention warrants for 110 people including politicians...
Calls grow for release of columnist Ali Ünal as he nears 10 years in...
Calls for the release of Ali Ünal, a theologian and former columnist for the now-closed Zaman daily, have intensified as he approaches a decade...
Detentions, layoffs at major Turkish supermarket chain spark nationwide protests
Work stoppages at Turkey's major supermarket chain Migros have spread nationwide after the firing of 280 workers and the detention of nearly 100 protestors,...
At least 94 child workers died in Turkey during past year: report
At least 94 children died in Turkey while working in 2025, the highest figure since 2013, according to a new report by the Health and Safety...
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