Turkish-backed rebels torture, kill Kurdish man in Syria’s Afrin province: report
A Kurdish man succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday after he was attacked by Turkish-backed rebels at his home in the Afrin district of...
Turkey detains 110 in operations targeting alleged Gülen followers
A total of 110 people have been detained over the past week in police operations that targeted alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement,...
Tent city in earthquake disaster zone at risk of flooding, warns Turkish Chamber of...
Amid devastating earthquakes that hit southeastern Turkey on February 6, the Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers has warned that a tent city in Diyarbakır...
Suspicious soldier deaths during military service not investigated in Turkey
The deaths of soldiers under suspicious circumstances during their compulsory military service are not normally investigated in Turkey, where at least 10 soldiers have...
Ukrainian journalists concerned over journalist İnan’s extradition to Turkey
Turkish journalist Yusuf Inan’s forced return from Ukraine to Turkey is worrisome, Sergei Tomilenko, chairman of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NSJU), said...
Negligence played key role in Turkey’s hotel fire deaths: expert
Negligence played a role in the deaths of 78 people who perished when a huge fire gutted a luxury ski resort hotel in northern...
Turkish asylum seekers request help from Greek authorities on social media
Turkish asylum seekers posted a video on social media on Monday asking Greek authorities for help and expressing their fear of being pushed back...
Turkish authorities deny 81-year-old man release from prison despite health problems
Turkish authorities have denied an elderly man release from prison despite his age and multiple health problems, the Mezopotamya news agency reported.
Sıddık Güler, 81,...
Turkish gov’t removes restrictions from 155,350 passports
The Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs has removed restrictions from 155,350 passports belonging primarily to spouses of people allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement...
Turkey’s actors, artists under pressure as gov’t turns up the heat
Ayşe Barım, a renowned manager of Turkish television stars, has always steered clear of politics, but that did not help her escape prison on...
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