Man faces investigation for attending funerals of Gülen followers
A Turkish prosecutor in western Turkey has launched an investigation into a man who attended the funerals of two men who had been accused...
Turkey’s top court allows presidency to access personal data of citizens
In a controversial move that raised concerns further about the state violating the privacy of its citizens, Turkey’s Constitutional Court has allowed the Presidential...
Turkish court acquits university students strip-searched during detention
A court in western Turkey has acquitted 17 university students out of 23 who were detained on accusations of links to the Gülen movement...
Kurdish politician allegedly strip-searched in western Turkey prison
The guards in an İzmir prison allegedly strip-searched and verbally assaulted Berna Çelik, a provincial executive of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who...
Turks file 14,000 asylum applications in Germany in first 5 months of 2024
Turkish nationals have lodged a total of 13,741 first-time asylum applications and 710 repeat applications in Germany, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Friday,...
Turkey’s designation of Gülen movement as terrorist group lacks legal basis, UN rapporteurs say
UN special rapporteurs have said Turkey’s designation of the faith-based Gülen movement as a terrorist organization fails to meet due process standards and does...
Turkish court orders access ban on investigative series on visa contractor’s alleged ties to...
A Turkish court has ordered an access ban on an investigative news series examining the business activities of global visa processing giant VFS Global’s...
Turkish Parliament rejects proposal on Kurdish language rights
Turkey’s parliament on Thursday rejected a proposal by the country’s pro-Kurdish party to investigate barriers to the public use of the Kurdish language, the...
2-year-old dies from the cold due to alleged negligence on the part of electrical...
A 2-year-old child died from the cold on December 12 in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakır province after the Dicle Electric Distribution Company (DEDAŞ) failed to...
Quake victims suffering from disease unable to access basic medicine, healthcare services
Victims of devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey’s southern provinces in early February are having problems accessing essential health services and basic medicine, the TR724...
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