Top court sees no rights violation in punishment of teachers for mother tongue protest
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found no rights violation in a disciplinary punishment given to 22 teachers who staged a protest about the importance of...
UN Security Council condemns attack in Iraq’s Dohuk province
The United Nations Security Council has condemned a deadly attack in the Dohuk province of northern Iraq last week, Turkish Minute reported.
The Security Council’s...
Turkey summons Swedish diplomat over ‘terrorism propaganda’
Sweden’s charge d’affaires in Turkey was summoned at the weekend to explain the use of what Ankara alleges is “terrorist propaganda” in support of...
Iraq submits complaint to UN against Turkey after attack on civilians
Iraq has filed a complaint to the UN Security Council, requesting an urgent session to discuss a deadly artillery attack this week that Baghdad...
Somali restaurant owner in Ankara faces deportation after racist attacks
The owner of a Somali restaurant in the Turkish capital city of Ankara faces deportation from Turkey after his restaurant was the target of...
Jailed post-coup victim judge dies after ICU hospitalization
A former member of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals who was disbarred in the aftermath of a failed coup and subsequently jailed due to...
Document proves opposition claims of gov’t agency retrieving personal data of Internet users
A document revealed on the Medyascope news website has proven opposition claims that Turkey’s Telecommunications Authority (BTK), operating under the Ministry of Transport and...
El Paso entryway of choice for Turkish migrants: report
US border patrol agents have encountered 8,735 Turkish nationals coming into the country illegally through the border crossing at El Paso, Texas, for fiscal...
İstanbul police detain 106 people commemorating victims of 2015 ISIL massacre
Turkish police detained 106 people in İstanbul’s Kadıköy district on Wednesday during a commemoration for the 33 victims of an Islamic State in Iraq...
Court blocks reporting on ban on news about agency linked to Turkish first lady
A Turkish court has blocked access to news stories covering a ban on reports on the Turkish Environment Agency (TÜÇA), which was established in...
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