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As journalists marked Turkey’s Press Day on July 24, media unions and opposition lawmakers condemned what they described as the worsening erosion of press...
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A women’s rights group in the southern Turkish province of Mersin held a street protest on Tuesday, condemning the murder of three women in...
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Human rights organizations in Turkey have issued a statement urging the protection of children's rights and compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child...
Turkish authorities jail 9-months-pregnant woman for attempting to flee prior to retrial over Gülen...
A Turkish woman previously sentenced to over six years for her alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has been arrested by a court...
Turkish spy agency steps up recruitment of informants among diaspora during holiday season
As millions of Turkish flock to Turkey’s resort towns and cities for the summer holidays, the country’s intelligence agency, Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MIT), has...
Authorities block prosecution of officer who killed 7-year-old with armored vehicle in SE Turkey
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Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday that 77 people had been detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks as part...
25 more face detention in expanding probe targeting İstanbul Municipality
Turkish prosecutors have launched another wave of operations targeting the opposition-run İstanbul Municipality, issuing detention warrants for 25 people as part of an ongoing...
Turkish district governor accused of beating minors after argument with his son
Turgay Gülenç, the governor of a district in southern Turkey, is facing accusations of child abuse and misconduct after allegedly assaulting five boys aged...
Court upholds acquittal of ISIL suspect of crimes against humanity in 2015 Ankara bombing,...
A Turkish appeals court has upheld a lower court’s acquittal of an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspect on the charge...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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