Turkish doctors warn of the detrimental effects of poverty on children
Turkish doctors have warned that the deepening economic crisis in the country has had detrimental effects on the physical development of children, the Birgün...
Photographs reveal former officer handcuffed to hospital bed while intubated for COVID-19
Recently emerged photographs have revealed that a former decorated police officer who died last year of COVID-19 was handcuffed to a hospital bed while...
Bahçeli says MHP will not form alliance with Erdoğan’s AKP for Turkey’s local polls
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and an ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announced on Tuesday that his party...
Turkish police detain prominent lawyer on accusations of bribery, terrorism and espionage
Turkish police have detained Rezan Epözdemir, a well-known lawyer in several high-profile murder and fraud cases, on allegations of bribery, aiding the faith-based Gülen...
Turkish prosecutor facing trial over illegal financial gain also implicated in murder of politician:...
Turkish prosecutor Okan Bato, already facing trial for an unexplained increase in his personal wealth, is now also suspected in the 2019 murder of a politician,...
CoE platform asks Turkish gov’t about death threats against Jiyan News editor İdris Yayla
The Council of Europe’s platform to promote the protection of journalism and the safety of journalists on Thursday issued a media freedom alert about...
Turkish university stops printing textbooks amid paper crisis in country
A Turkish university has announced that it will not to be printing textbooks for the 2018-2019 academic year amid an ongoing paper crisis triggered...
Azerbaijani student detained in Turkey over university protest, faces deportation
Nanaxaanım Babazade, an Azerbaijani graduate student, was transferred to a repatriation center in Çatalca, İstanbul, after taking part in a student protest against rising...
Veteran journalist briefly detained for comments on Ankara suicide bombing
Veteran Turkish journalist and Halk TV host Ayşenur Arslan was briefly detained after being targeted by Ebubekir Şahin, chairman of Turkey’s Radio and Television...
Turkey’s top judicial body disbars 13 judges, prosecutors over Gülen links
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has disbarred 10 prosecutors and three judges due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, Turkish...
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