34 journalists arrested in less than a year in Turkey: report
Thirty-four journalists have been arrested for their work in the last 11 months as part of separate investigations across Turkey, according to the pro-Kurdish...
Retired colonel claims Turkey issues green passports to radicals trained in Syria
A retired Turkish colonel has claimed that he found out after having a problem with his green passport at a German airport that Turkey...
Turkey needs a stronger democracy to improve workers’ rights, say union representatives
Union representatives in Turkey spoke to the media on the occasion of May 1, Labor Day, and said the country needed a stronger democracy...
17 more detained in operation targeting Kurdish politicians ahead of critical elections
Turkish police on Tuesday detained at least 17 people in raids in İstanbul in another operation targeting Kurds ahead of critical presidential and parliamentary...
Crackdown on Gülen movement continues with detention of 12 in run-up to elections
A crackdown on members of the Gülen movement is continuing with the detention of 12 people in the run-up to presidential and parliamentary elections...
Rights activist, opposition MP Gergerlioğlu harassed during election campaign
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and a prominent human rights advocate, was harassed in Turkey’s northwestern province...
13-year-old investigated for insulting President Erdoğan in a WhatsApp group conversation
Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into a 13-year-old boy on allegations of insulting the president, the Birgün daily reported.
A teenage boy identified only by...
Family pleads with Turkish authorities to release critically ill inmate
The wife of a critically ill inmate has pleaded with Turkish authorities for the immediate release of her husband to seek proper medical treatment,...
As temperatures rise, earthquake victims face mounting problems in southeastern Turkey
Earthquake survivors in southeastern Turkey face mounting problems as summer approaches and the need for proper accommodation has become crucial, the Independent Turkish service reported.
A...
Opposition roadmap for undoing Erdoğan’s legacy
Turkey’s multi-faceted opposition alliance wants to undo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s two-decade legacy of highly centralized and religiously conservative rule.
Here is a look at...
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