Growing number of farm laborers in Turkey are victims of occupational accidents
Seasonal farm laborers have increasingly been the victims of sometimes fatal work-related accidents in Turkey according to Ömer Fethi Gürer, a deputy from the...
German police tell former MP he’s on hit list targeting gov’t critics in exile
The German Federal Police have warned Hasip Kaplan, a former lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), of a planned assassination targeting him...
Disabled girl forced to leave special needs school due to father’s links to Gülen...
Nurefşan Ketenci, 16, a young girl with major disabilities who had been forced to leave a public special needs school in Turkey because her...
Migrants to pay 10 times more taxes than other residents, says Bolu mayor
An additional water and solid waste tax 10 times the normal tax will be imposed on migrants, said Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan, in an...
UNESCO asks Turkey for report on state of conservation of Hagia Sophia
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) asked Turkey to provide an updated report on the state of conservation of the iconic...
Turkey’s social media users may face 5 years in jail for spreading ‘disinformation’
Social media users in Turkey who spread “disinformation” online could be sentenced to between one and five years in prison under a new law...
Erdoğan critics profiled by Turkish Embassy in Colombia, document reveals
Critics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who had been profiled by the Turkish Embassy in Bogotá were included in a terrorism probe based on...
German union urges action against violence targeting exiled Turkish journalists
Frank Überall, chairman of the German Journalists’ Association (DJV), has called on the federal government to take steps to prevent threats and attacks targeting...
Documentary details torture of Turkish diplomats in police custody
A documentary that premiered on the Bold Medya news website’s YouTube channel on Sunday revealed the plight of former diplomats summarily dismissed from the...
US representatives introduce legislation calling for sanctions on Turkish officials violating human rights
Two members of the US House of Representatives on Thursday announced the introduction of the “Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2021,” a bipartisan...
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