Turkish gov’t demolishes 12,000-years-old human heritage in antique Hasankeyf town
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Demolotion of historical caves in antique town of Hasankeyf by Turkish government by using explosives has drew ire from people from all walks of...
Turkish gov’t keeps pregnant teacher, husband under police custody for 7 days
The Turkish government has kept a Sinop teacher who is reportedly pregnant with her second child, as well as her husband, in police custody...
Turkish man who attacked woman for wearing shorts to be tried without arrest
An İstanbul court on Thursday decided for the trial of Ercan Kızılateş without arrest who attacked a woman named Melisa Sağlam on a minibus...
70,000 students behind bars in Turkey
A total of 70,000 students who have either been convicted of a crime or are in pretrial detention are currently in Turkey’s jails, while...
Turkey defies UN on abductions with cases of disappearances piling up
Defying the United Nations that slammed Turkey last year for enforced disappearances and urged the country’s leaders to offer guarantee of non-repetitions, Turkish government...
Cancer survivor teacher under arrest in Turkey as disabled daughter shows anxiety
Muharrem Sağlar, a Bingöl-based former teacher who was retired after he survived colon cancer, has been under arrest for more than 5 months and...
Turkish police disturb mourning family and friends of deceased academic Özcerit
Turkish police have reportedly continued to disturb the mourning family members, relatives and friends of the deceased academic Ahmet Turan Özcerit on Tuesday following the...
Turkish government’s persecution of critical academics goes on full gear
Turkish government's persecution of critical academics has been continuing in Turkey as part of post-coup with hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the...
Turkish gov’t detains 11 more people for opposing Afrin operation on social media
Turkish government has detained at least 11 more people over their critical stance against Turkish military operation in Afrin region of northern Syria on Thursday. In...
Turkish teacher under UN protection detained in Azerbaijan for deportation to Turkey, wife says
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Taci Şentürk, a Turkish teacher who was working in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, was taken by police to an unknown place after UN...
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