Court releases 8 more cadets convicted on coup charges
An İstanbul court has released pending retrial eight more military cadets who had been convicted on coup charges and sentenced to life in prison...
EP rapporteur slams Turkish gov’t over use of terror accusations to stifle criticism
Turkey is using broad accusations of terrorism to silence critics, said Nacho Sánchez Amor, an MEP from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)...
Erdoğan hints at preferential earthquake aid based on political support, triggers backlash
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s remarks at an event in Hatay, one of the cities hit hard by devastating earthquakes last year, have sparked a...
145 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in May: report
A total of 145 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in May, according to a monthly report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG).
The...
Unidentified quake victims not included in Turkey death toll, opposition party leader says
Unidentified victims of a deadly earthquake that killed thousands in Turkey and Syria are not included in the death toll, said Ali Babacan, leader...
Turkey again fires academic who signed peace petition
An appeals court in Turkey has ruled to remove from her job Mühdan Sağlam, an academic who was recently reinstated after initially being fired...
651 critically ill prisoners are incarcerated in Turkey: opposition MP
There are a total of 1,517 sick inmates in Turkey’s prisons, 651 of whom are suffering from severe illness, an opposition deputy said, citing...
Turkey’s outgoing chief justice says top court’s rulings are binding amid judicial crisis
Turkey’s outgoing chief justice, Zühtü Arslan, has stated emphatically that the decisions of the Constitutional Court are binding and must be followed, regardless of...
Ankara wants news outlet of Sweden-based Turkish journalists shut down for NATO bid approval
A news outlet based in Sweden has found itself in the crosshairs of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government due to its critical reporting,...
Ex-MP, 5 mayors among 22 arrested in corruption probe targeting Turkish opposition
A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of 22 people, including five district mayors from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and a...
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