1 worker died every 4 hours in occupational accident in Turkey in 2021: report
Turkey recorded 2,170 deaths in work-related accidents in 2021, according to a report by the Workers’ Health and Work Safety Assembly (İSİG), the Turkish...
‘We are bored!’ becomes the new ‘TAMAM’ for Turkish opposition on Twitter
Following a speech by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) youth branch convention on Friday in which...
Most productive academics leave Turkey to work abroad: study
Academics with the highest level of productivity are leaving Turkey to continue their work abroad, with 12,000 such academics working in other countries, according...
COMMENTARY – Erdoğan’s caliphate dream put in motion in Turkey
Abdullah Bozkurt
Further evidence was revealed in Turkey earlier this month accentuating the long-held ambitions of the corrupt President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to steer the...
Turkish defense ministry to sue main opposition leader over criticism of military leadership
Turkey’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday it would pursue legal action against Özgür Özel, chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), following his accusations...
British tourists ejected from Airbnb flat by Turkish police during dawn raid in İstanbul
Two British tourists in İstanbul were forced to leave their Airbnb apartment by seven police officers during a dawn raid in a dispute over...
Turkish gov’t intensifies crackdown on opposition party with new wave of detentions
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 10 senior officials from nine district municipalities in İstanbul, most of which are run by the main opposition Republican...
Imprisoned ailing man referred to ATK after health problems worsen in prison
An ailing elderly man who was arrested in early August was referred to Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) on Monday after his health...
Turkish court hands down reduced sentence to femicide perpetrator
A man who fatally shot his daughter-in-law received a reduced prison sentence on the grounds that he had been “provoked,” once again drawing criticism...
Turkey’s top court rejects application from abducted teacher’s wife
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found inadmissible an individual application filed by the wife of a teacher who was the alleged victim of an enforced...
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