Medical groups, rights organizations call on Turkey to end persecution of doctors
In a joint letter addressed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, leading international medical and human rights organizations have called on Turkey to drop...
Only 7 percent of UN’s $1 billion flash appeal funded: UN official
Only 7 percent of the $1 billion flash appeal launched by the UN to support millions of Turkish people affected by devastating earthquakes on...
2 journalists arrested for social media posts on tents allegedly withheld from quake victims
Two journalists have been arrested pending trial in Osmaniye, one of 10 provinces hit by major earthquakes in Turkey earlier this month, due to...
World Bank estimates Turkey earthquake damage at $34 bn
The devastating February 6 earthquake and aftershocks that hit southern Turkey have caused damage worth more than $34 billion in the country, Agence France-Presse...
Social media users call on Turkish authorities to release jailed mother of child suffering...
Thousands of social media users in Turkey have called on authorities to release Gülten Sayın, the mother of Yusuf Kerim Sayın (6), who is...
Turkey excludes post-coup purge victims from scholarships offered to students affected by devastating earthquakes
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) has announced a scholarship program for students who were affected by deadly earthquakes that struck...
612 investigated, 184 detained over building collapses in Turkey quakes
Turkish authorities have launched investigations into 612 people over buildings that collapsed in devastating earthquakes which hit the country’s south on February 6, Justice...
Impact of quakes to be felt for months and years to come: WFP director
The impact of earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 will be felt for months and years to come, UN World Food...
Turkish asylum seeker in Germany succumbs to cancer
A former biology teacher who fled to Germany to escape political oppression in Turkey died from cancer last week in Cologne, the Bold Medya...
Turkish asylum seekers request help from Greek authorities on social media
Turkish asylum seekers posted a video on social media on Monday asking Greek authorities for help and expressing their fear of being pushed back...
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