Turkey sees 296 femicides to date in 2022: report
At least 296 women in Turkey have been murdered by men to date in 2022 despite the government’s claim that the number of femicides...
287 lawyers arrested, 708 lawyers wanted as part of post-coup purge in Turkey
At least 287 lawyers are currently under arrest while detention warrants have been issued for 708 attorneys since a failed coup attempt on July...
Turkish doctors call for stronger vaccine policies amid surge in childhood diseases
Amid a surge in childhood diseases such as measles, Turkish doctors are urging the government to strengthen healthcare policies to ensure timely access to...
Turkey working on plan to reduce migrant population in designated provinces
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Turkey’s Erdoğan calls detained HR activist Kavala a criminal and the Turkish Soros
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that detained human rights activist and prominent businessman Osman Kavala was behind the Gezi protests...
Documentary exposes plight of children caught in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
“The Other Children” (Öteki Çocuklar), a new documentary shining a light on the suffering of Turkish children whose parents were impacted by a government...
Minister says LGBT foundations unable to damage family values despite foreign funding
Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, known for his anti-LGBT statements, has said LGBT foundations in the country are receiving a significant amount of foreign...
Turkish gov’t prevents sacked teachers to work in private sector
Turkish government ordered private companies to not hire teachers who were dismissed from public schools as part of massive purge launched against critics and...
Family of missing Syrian human rights activist says they feel unsafe in Turkey
The wife of Ahmed Katie, a Syrian human rights activist who went missing in İstanbul in late November, has announced that she and her...
Greece condemns Islamic religious ceremony in İstanbul’s Hagia Sophia
Greece on Thursday criticized an Islamic religious ceremony held at Hagia Sophia in İstanbul on Wednesday night that was broadcast on television and attended...
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