USCIRF members: US leaders must stand against Turkey’s atrocities in northern Syria
Vice Chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Anurima Bhargava and commission member Nadine Maenza said in an opinion piece published...
Turkey’s top court finds rights violation in conviction over Gülen links
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the conviction of a woman accused of membership in the Gülen movement violated the principle of legality in...
At least 425 workers died in occupational accidents in first quarter of 2024: İSİG
Turkey recorded at least 425 deaths in work-related accidents in the first quarter of this year, the BirGün newspaper reported on Monday, citing the...
Liberian defense minister visits Turkey following deportation of teachers working at Gülen schools
Liberian Defense Minister Daniel Dee Ziankahn visited Turkey two weeks after the deportation of teachers working at a school in Liberia affiliated with the...
Saturday Mothers demand justice for their disappeared children at 802nd meeting
The Saturday Mothers met for the 802nd time on Saturday to demand justice and truth for their children and loved ones who disappeared while...
Ailing cancer survivor jailed in unsanitary Turkish prison over Gülen links, raising concerns of...
A Turkish teacher who previously underwent extensive cancer treatment is being held in an overcrowded and unsanitary prison ward after being convicted of links...
Erdoğan files complaints against father investigating daughter’s suspicious death
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed criminal complaints against the father of Rabia Naz Vatan, an 11-year-old girl who died under suspicious circumstances...
Man claims he was beaten for hours at Istanbul police station
A man who was detained in Istanbul claimed he was tied to a chair and beaten for two hours by the police, the Duvar...
TV director jailed over Gülen links dies of cancer after belated release from prison
TV director Fatih Terzioğlu, 40, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer during his 21-month incarceration on terrorism charges, died on Saturday following his release...
Turkish court rules to release Cumhuriyet journalists Şık and Sabuncu
A Turkish court on Friday evening decided to release Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu and journalist Ahmet Şık while ruling for a continuation of...
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