393 women in Turkey murdered in domestic violence since January 2017
Three hundred ninety-three women in Turkey were killed in incidents of domestic violence over the last 19 months, according to the Interior Ministry.
Opposition deputy...
US lifts sanctions on Turkish interior and justice ministers
The United States said on Friday it had lifted sanctions imposed on two top officials in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s cabinet, a sign...
HDP’s questions on luxurious jet presented to Turkey’s Erdoğan by Qatar left unanswered
A series of questions raised by Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Meral Danış Beştaş about a specially equipped Boeing 747-8 that was...
Turkish judges who released prime coup suspect expelled from profession
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has expelled two judges from the profession who ruled for the release of Adil Öksüz, the prime...
Investigation launched into opposition deputy İslam over tweets allegedly ‘insulting’ Turkey
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into Felicity Party (SP) deputy Cihangir İslam on accusations of “insulting the Turkish nation,...
Bill preventing dismissed doctors from working in state-subsidized hospitals passes in Turkish parliament
The Turkish parliament on Friday passed a bill that would prevent doctors dismissed from their jobs during a two-year-long state of emergency from working...
Turkish teacher tells story of horrific torture under 30-day police detention in Ankara
“I was subjected to severe torture. They threatened me, saying, 'Either you will talk or you're going to die.' After they tortured me, they...
Columnist claims Turkey’s ruling AKP’s former deputy had drug lord released pending trial
In an article that appeared in the Habertürk newspaper on Wednesday, columnist Fatih Altaylı claimed that a former Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy...
Turkish mayor built martyrs’ cemetery ‘just in case’ someone from town martyred
A Turkish mayor ordered the establishment of a martyrs’ cemetery in a town in northern Gümüşhane province in the event some youths from the...
Number of Turkish nationals granted protection status in Europe up by 300 pct
The number of Turkish nationals granted protection status by European Union countries increased by 300 percent between 2016 and 2017, proving that European asylum...
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