11 years after Turkey’s worst mining disaster, widow says families still waiting for justice
On the 11th anniversary of a 2014 mining disaster in Turkey’s Manisa province, a woman whose husband was killed in the tragedy told the T24 news...
Dismissed academic not allowed to study at university as student in Turkey
Academic Cenk Yiğiter, who was dismissed from the Ankara University law faculty under a state of emergency decree-law, has not been allowed to study...
Coup suspect general denies notifying army chief about unfolding coup attempt in Turkey
Maj. Gen. Mehmet Dişli, brother of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) Deputy Chairman Şaban Dişli, who is accused of being among...
VIDEO — Turkish police shot dismissed public servant Saçılık with hundreds of plastic bullets
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A video footage shows the moment Turkish police fired hundreds of plastic bullets at Veli Saçılık, a former political prisoner and public servant who...
32 more Turks including academics and doctors seek asylum in Greece
Thirty-two Turkish citizens including academics, teachers and doctors have applied for asylum in Greece after being detained by Greek Maritime Security forces on an...
At least 170 workers die in workplace accidents across Turkey in November
At least 170 workers died in workplace accidents across Turkey on November 2017, according to a report by Bianet on Monday. Statistics by the...
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...
Turkey’s top court annuls rule allowing indefinite alimony, gives parliament 9 months for new...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has struck down a legal provision allowing courts to grant alimony to a divorced spouse for an indefinite period of time,...
Teacher detained just after giving birth, handcuffed to bed at hospital by Turkish police
Turkish teacher Fatma Öztürk was detained just after she gave birth to her baby at Ege Umut Hospital in Manisa’s Turgutlu district while police...
Kurdish asylum seekers face deportation to Turkey from Romania
Four Kurdish asylum seekers, including Kurdish journalist Nuri Akman, are facing the risk of being deported to Turkey by Romania, according to Turkish media.
Although...
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