Armenians, Syrian refugees and Greeks top list of groups targeted by Turkish media in...
Armenians, Syrian refugees in Turkey and Greeks are at the top of the list of groups targeted with hate speech by the Turkish media...
Turkey detained over 8,000 people on Gülen links in past 11 months: minister
Turkish police have detained 8️,1️5️3 people across the country in the past 11 months over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish...
Turkish gov’t reluctant to assign 1,100 newly graduated medical doctors on basis of security...
Turkish government has reportedly not assigned at least 1,100 newly graduated medical doctors, who have still been waiting for the security/intelligence investigation to be...
Pro-Kurdish co-mayor detained after colleague announces resignation: report
The chief public prosecutor’s office of the eastern city of Kars has ordered the detention of 19 politicians from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party...
Turkish court awards purge victim compensation for emotional distress
A Turkish court has ordered the state to pay damages to an individual whose name has not been released summarily dismissed from their job...
Guards mistreat inmate in Turkish prison, video shows
A video recording of an inmate being mistreated in southern Turkey's Adana E-Type Prison was recently made public, sparking outrage among human rights advocates,...
Turkish Deputy PM Bozdağ claims 110,778 people dismissed from public duties by government decrees
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesperson Bekir Bozdağ has stated on Wednesday that 110,778 people were dismissed from their public duties by the...
695 child laborers have died in workplace accidents in Turkey in last 11 years:...
At least 695 minors died in workplace accidents in Turkey between 2013 and May of this year, according to a newly released report by...
Majority of Turks disapprove of Erdoğan’s foul language targeting Gezi protestors
A majority of Turks think it was inappropriate for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to refer to participants of mass anti-government protests in 2013 as...
PACE urges Turkey to take meaningful steps to improve democracy, rule of law and...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) Monitoring Committee on Friday strongly condemned new crackdowns on political opposition and civil dissent in...
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