204 workers died in occupation-related accidents in Turkey in July: report
A total of 204 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in July, according to a monthly report prepared by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
Turkish court censors online content on judicial bribery allegations
A court in İstanbul has ruled to block access to 59 pieces of online content, including news articles, columns, social media posts and videos...
Turkish court arrests 9 out of 11 journalists detained over alleged ByLock use
An İstanbul prosecutor ruled for the arrest of 9 out of 11 journalists who were detained on August 10 as part of an investigation...
Pride Week activities to be banned in İstanbul over concerns of ‘protecting the family’:...
İstanbul’s newly appointed governor has announced that Pride Week activities in the city will not be allowed, citing concerns about the “protection of the...
Military report says prime Turkish coup suspect Öztürk was hostage at Akıncı Airbase
A report prepared by the Special Forces Command regarding a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016 says former Turkish Air Forces Commander and...
Saturday Mothers file complaint alleging mistreatment by police at demonstration
Lawyers representing members of the Saturday Mothers have filed a criminal complaint alleging police mistreatment of the activist group during its 967th weekly vigil...
Don’t bother sending us ‘ordinary’ criminals, Turkey tells Sweden: report
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ announced that Turkey has no expectations from Sweden regarding the extradition of “ordinary” criminals, with the first committee meeting...
HDP’s presidential candidate Demirtaş: I am a revolutionary, not a victim
"I am not a victim here. As one of the representatives of the liberation struggle I am a revolutionary who has been taken hostage...
Turkish coup suspect general says he reported Gülen-linked generals in 2014
Brig. Gen. Gökhan Şahin Sönmezateş, the commander of a team that targeted Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s hotel during the night of a controversial coup...
People still urgently need relief support in Turkey, Syria: MSF
Although the acute emergency phase is over, people in Turkey and Syria affected by devastating earthquakes in early February still urgently need relief support,...
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