Turkey blocks union’s X account over posts commemorating executed student leaders
A Turkish court has ordered an access ban on the X account of the Education and Science Workers’ Union (Eğitim-İş), reportedly over posts commemorating...
Hospitalization of 84-year-old jailed general leads to calls for presidential pardon
The hospitalization of an 84-year-old retired general who is in prison for his role in the issuance of a military memorandum against the government...
Alevi organizations call on Turkish authorities to abolish compulsory religious classes and recognize cemevis...
Alevi organizations on Sunday staged demonstrations in several provinces of Turkey demanding that compulsory religion classes in schools be abolished and that cemevis, Alevi...
Man who benefited from coronavirus amnesty law commits murder in İzmir
A man who was recently released from prison as part of an amnesty law passed by the Turkish parliament to curb the spread of...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court orders compensation for failure to investigate alleged torture
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that authorities’ failure to properly investigate allegations of torture during a police raid constituted a procedural violation and...
Turkish government’s long arm failed to abduct Gülen-affiliated teacher in Moldova
Turgay Şen, the general director of the Orizont High School in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, has claimed asylum in the country in order to escape...
Imprisoned man with chronic heart disease contracts COVID-19 for second time
Adem Erdoğdu, 52, who was arrested for links to the faith-based Gülen movement despite suffering from chronic heart disease, has contracted COVID-19 for a...
Policeman attempting to detain disabled child in SE Turkey leads to outrage
A video showing a police officer chasing children down by firing his gun and attempting to detain a mentally challenged child during a curfew...
State funding for Turkish Maarif Foundation surges to record levels
The Turkish government sharply increased budget allocations to the Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMV) in 2025, with funding rising to TL 6.7 billion ($154.7 million),...
Turkish teachers: No satisfactory explanation made by Pakistani officials over abduction of Kaçmaz family
A group of students, teachers and executives from Pak-Turk schools in Islamabad on Thursday called on Pakistan government to provide information about a Turkish...
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