Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules in favor of labor unions over Labor Day demonstrations
The Constitutional Court of Turkey has ruled that the violent police obstruction of Labor Day gatherings in İstanbul’s historic Taksim Square in 2014 and...
Teachers launch hunger strike in Ankara after police break up protests
Private school teachers and teacher candidates seeking public school jobs began a hunger strike in Ankara on Monday after police broke up two protests,...
Controversial mayor investigated for targeting Arabs in billboard message
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a controversial mayor from the country’s main opposition party due to his remarks targeting Arabs on billboards...
Turkey’s top court faults dismissal based on secret-witness files alleging Gülen links
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has faulted the dismissal of a former police officer accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, ruling that authorities relied...
Jailed MP’s lawyers file third application with top court in new episode of crisis
The lawyers for a jailed opposition lawmaker have petitioned Turkey’s Constitutional Court for a third time claiming rights violations in the continued incarceration of...
Afghan migrants say Turkish border forces beat, robbed, abandoned them in snowstorm
Afghan migrants accused Turkish border forces of beating, robbing and abandoning them in freezing weather near the Iranian border, leaving 11 people with amputations...
Turkish prosecutor seeks prison sentences for journalists who covered alleged judicial corruption
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded prison sentences for journalists Faruk Eren and Furkan Karabay on charges of “targeting officials fighting terrorism” due to their...
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...
Disaster at gold mine came after repeated warnings by opposition, civil society
As Turkey continues to deal with the aftermath of a landslide on Tuesday that left at least nine workers trapped at a gold mine...
Turkey’s top court declines to issue new ruling on jailed MP stripped of seat
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has declined to issue a third ruling in the case of a jailed opposition politician who was stripped of his parliamentary status last...
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