Turkish court gives aggravated life sentences to 116 cadets over their alleged role in...
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Friday handed down aggravated life sentences to three Turkish military officers and 116 cadets from the Air...
Survey: 89 pct of Turkish youth sees homosexuals as ‘other’, perceives them as ‘threat’
A study has showed that 89 percent of Turkish youth defines homosexuals as 'other' and perceives them as a 'threat' while 86 percent of them...
Forest fires prompt accusations of willful neglect, profiteering against Turkish gov’t
A wildfire that destroyed large swaths of forest in Turkey’s northwestern Bursa province has sparked intense public backlash, with opposition lawmakers and professional organizations...
Growing number of Turkish youths not in education, employment or training, new report finds
A growing number of young people in Turkey are disengaging from both work and education, according to a new report that warns of long-term...
University of Oslo grants Human Rights Award to persecuted Turkish academic İştar Gözaydın
University of Oslo in Norway (UIO) granted Human Rights Award for 2017 to Turkish academic and activist Professor İştar Gözaydın for her efforts towards...
Gülen sympathizer says suffered sexual assault, beatings, asphyxiation in prison
M.E., a 34-year-old Turkish man who used to work at a student dormitory affiliated with the Gülen movement, has told the New York Times...
Millions of vulnerable refugees in Turkey-Syria quake zone
A devastating earthquake in the vicinity of the Turkish-Syrian border struck an area that is home to millions of refugees already battling desperate circumstances.
The...
President Erdoğan’s ultranationalist ally: Turkey on verge of social crisis
Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ultranationalist ally and chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has warned against the increasing rate of...
Turkey arrests another YouTube journalist for allegedly insulting Erdoğan
Arif Kocabıyık, a journalist known for his street interviews, was arrested by a court on Saturday on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
CHP leader accuses former AKP official of pressuring jailed businessman for false testimony, cash
Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel has accused a former senior figure in the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of attempting to coerce...
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