Opposition politician injured in assault in front of his Ankara house: report
A politician from Turkey’s opposition Gelecek (Future) Party was hospitalized after he was attacked by five unknown assailants in front of his house in...
Occupational fatalities on the rise in Turkey as numbers reach 2,427 in 2020
A total of 2,427 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in 2020, according to a report prepared by the Health and Safety Labor...
Infants as young as 3 months kept in quarantine prison cells, says inmate
Mothers and their babies as young as three months of age are being kept in quarantine cells, said inmate Emine Trabzon in a letter...
Politicians, journalist among 48 detained in İzmir-based counterterrorism operation: report
A total of 48 people, including politicians and a journalist critical of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), were detained as part of...
Anti-gov’t TV station fined due to remarks of former minister
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed an administrative fine on the anti-government Halk TV due to the remarks...
Turkey maintains global lead in Twitter censorship requests
Turkey continued to be the worst country in the world in terms of Twitter censorship, with the highest number of third-party takedown requests, court...
Turkish authorities yet to start investigation into disappearance of purged public servant after 15...
A prosecutor still has not been assigned to investigate the case of Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit, a former civil servant who went missing 15 days...
9 Kurdish deputies to face proceedings over charges related to Kobani protests
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has started preparing summaries of proceedings for nine pro-Kurdish lawmakers, including Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Pervin Buldan,...
Syrian women most discriminated against among refugees, says Diyarbakır Bar Association
Syrian women are the group most discriminated against among refugees in Turkey, and they also are victims of sexual and physical violence, the Yeni...
Top court rejects US pastor’s petition, citing expiry of legal period for filing: report
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected an individual petition claiming a violation of rights from a US pastor who was convicted on terrorism-related charges in...
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