Sweden sends additional 30 mln SEK in humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit areas in Turkey...
Sweden on Tuesday allocated an additional 30 million SEK ($2.8 million) in humanitarian aid to areas affected by a deadly earthquake that killed thousands...
1.5 million euros awarded to plaintiffs from Turkey by rights court in 2020
The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ordered Turkey to pay a total of 1,548,027 euros in awards to plaintiffs in 2020 after...
Two members of Turkish folk music band seek asylum in France
Two members of Turkey’s famous left-wing protest music group, Grup Yorum, are now seeking asylum in France, according to a report by Euronews on Saturday....
Critics say official inflation data mean starvation pensions for retirees
Turkey’s official inflation figures for December, showing a 44.3 percent annual increase, have drawn sharp criticism from opposition leaders, labor unions and economists, who...
At least 17 journalists killed in Turkey’s earthquake: media ombudsman
At least 17 journalists lost their lives in a powerful earthquake that hit Turkey last week, Turkish Minute reported, citing a column by veteran...
İstanbul court re-arrests 12 journalists, releases 1 in a contrived trial
An İstanbul court has re-arrested 12 out of 13 journalists who were re-detained on April 1 as part of an investigation into a July...
Turkish gov’t imposes curfew in four districts of Kurdish dominated Diyarbakır province
Turkish government has imposed curfews in more than 40 villages in southeastern province of Diyarbakir early Tuesday as part of a security operation against...
Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen movement: 2024 in Review
The Gülen movement is a worldwide civic initiative rooted in the spiritual and humanistic tradition of Islam and inspired by the ideas and activism...
Turkey winds down earthquake rescue as Blinken pledges fresh US aid
Turkey on Sunday said rescue efforts following last week’s devastating earthquake had ended in all but two provinces as visiting US Secretary of State...
Police remove opposition banners questioning sale of forex reserves
Turkish police raided local branches of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in the early hours of Wednesday to take down banners questioning...
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