[UPDATE] Greek authorities initiate asylum procedures for group requesting help on social media
Greek authorities on Monday have started asylum procedures for a group of Turkish asylum seekers who posted a video on social media appealing for...
Asylum applications from Turkish citizens in EU see 500 percent rise over past 5...
There has been a 506 percent rise in the number of asylum applications in EU countries from Turkish citizens over the past five years,...
Turkish police detain 5 people for attending protests against gov’t media crackdown in 2014
Five people were detained on Tuesday for attending local protests in Sakarya province against the detention of Ekrem Dumanlı, former editor-in-chief of the now-closed...
Turkish actor questioned by police over Kurdish militant role in hit French series
A Turkish actor who played a Kurdish militant in the 2017 hit French spy series “The Bureau” was questioned by İstanbul police investigating the...
Former academic takes own life, adding to list of former public servants to die...
A former academic who had been fired by government decree after a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 died by suicide...
Top court upholds sentence given to jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence of four years, eight months given to Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been...
Turkish government puts 705th baby behind bars on Children’s Day
On April 23, National Sovereignty and Children's Day, the 705th infant went to jail with its mother, who is accused by the Turkish government of links...
Half of Turkey’s earthquake victims struggle to access basic food items: report
Two years after devasting earthquakes hit Turkey’s southern provinces, nearly half the victims are still struggling to access basic food items, according to a...
Celebrities, women’s rights activists condemn attempted attack on transexual woman
Celebrities and women’s rights associations in Turkey have condemned an attempted attack on Selin Ciğerci, a transexual woman, businesswoman and social media celebrity, by...
Erdoğan sues opposition politician who called him ‘criminal gang leader’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit against a main opposition party politician seeking TL 250,000 ($30,000) in damages for remarks accusing...
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