Turkish labor union warns of deepening unemployment
A major Turkish labor union has warned of a deepening unemployment crisis in Turkey despite a slight decrease in the country’s broadly defined unemployment...
Turkish singer faces 2 years in prison for ‘insulting’ ex-soldier convicted of sexual assault
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to two years for famous singer Melek Mosso on charges of insulting a former soldier...
Turkey’s top court rules government violated academic’s freedom of expression
The Constitutional Court of Turkey has ruled that the government violated academic Yaman Akdeniz’s right to freedom of expression by refusing to release official...
‘Waiting for our dead’: Anger builds at Turkey’s earthquake response
With every passing moment, Ebru Fırat knows the chances dim of finding her cousin alive under the rubble of a flattened building in the...
Turkey again ranks 10th globally in organized crime index, lags in resilience
Turkey has maintained its position as one of the world’s most criminalized countries, ranking 10th out of 193 nations in the 2025 Global Organized Crime...
UN announces additional $25 million for earthquake response in Syria
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths on Friday announced an additional $25 million grant to boost aid efforts...
Shareholders of popular döner chain face 25 years in prison over alleged Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment seeking prison sentences of up to 25 years for nine people linked to Maydonoz Döner, a fast-food chain...
Turks living abroad relied on social media for earthquake news amid failure of regular...
Turks living outside their home country have relied heavily on social media for news about relatives who were affected by earthquakes that struck southeastern...
Turkish prosecutors close investigation into rape allegations involving 2 Ukrainian orphans
Turkish prosecutors have closed an investigation into allegations that two Ukrainian orphans, then aged 15 and 16, were repeatedly raped and impregnated by Turkish...
Some 200 people briefly detained for protesting Turkish Red Crescent selling tents after quakes
Nearly 200 people, including some 100 members of the opposition Workers Party of Turkey (TİP), were briefly detained for protesting the Turkish Red Crescent...
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