ECtHR fines Turkey over local courts’ failure following newspaper targeting of 2 academics
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday fined Turkey over the failure of local Turkish courts to strike a fair balance between the...
Woman abducted and raped by NCO in southeast Turkey dies in hospital after attempting...
An 18-year-old-woman who was abducted and raped by a noncommissioned officer (NCO) for 20 days in the southeastern city of Batman has died in...
CHP-run municipalities face new wave of detentions, arrests
Turkish authorities have detained five people in a new operation targeting İstanbul’s Beşiktaş Municipality, controlled by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), while...
Almost half of İstanbulites believe city’s mayor was tried for political reasons: survey
According to a survey conducted by MetroPOLL Research in November, 44.8 percent of İstanbul residents believe the trial of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was...
Syrians in Turkey’s earthquake zone grapple with outbreaks and poor living conditions
Syrian refugees in Turkey’s earthquake zone are contending with contagious diseases and poor living conditions, the Duvar news website reported.
Speaking to journalist Burcu Özkaya Günaydın,...
Turkish court sentences rector, deans, academics of closed university to long prison terms over...
The 2nd High Criminal Court in Turkey's Kayseri province has sentenced Prof. Dr. Mahmut Dursun Mat, the last rector of Kayseri's Melikşah University, which was...
Reactions mount against Turkish authorities over jailing of end-stage cancer patient
Turkish authorities last week arrested critically ill Ayşe Özdoğan, who suffers from a rare form of cancer, and sent her to prison on a...
Turkish gov’t seized 942 companies worth TL 40.5 bln since failed coup
Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has seized a total of 942 companies with a total value of TL 40.5 billion since a...
Turkish police detains 12 people including DBP provincial co-chair in Van
Turkish police forces raided the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions' Party (DBP) office and some houses in Turkey’s eastern province of Van on Thursday morning and...
Turkey braces for further protests as 7 journalists arrested
Seven journalists detained for covering the mass protests that have gripped Turkey were arrested on Tuesday as the country braced for another day of...
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