2 men beaten by police who raided the wrong house
Two men were beaten by narcotics police in Mersin province who allegedly raided their house by mistake, Mezopotamya news agency reported on Thursday.
İsmail and...
9 Palestinians go missing in Turkey in one month: report
Nine Palestinians have gone missing in Turkey in the space of one month, Turkish Minute reported on Monday, citing the Paltoday news website, which...
‘Victims of decree-laws sentenced to civil death’ opposition deputy says
Peoples' Democratic Party deputy Mahmut Toğrul pointed to the experiences of people affected by the decree-laws during the two-year state of emergency (OHAL) in...
Turkish police chief dies by suicide after being rejected at overseas job interview despite...
A Turkish police chief died by suicide in Ankara after being rejected for an overseas assignment despite ranking first in a written exam, prompting...
Israel withdraws its diplomats from Turkey due to security concerns: Turkish media
Israel has temporarily called back all its diplomats from Turkey over security concerns in the wake of widespread anti-Israeli protests and sentiment in the...
Turkish censors blocked 311,000 websites in 2024: report
Turkish authorities blocked access to more than 311,000 websites in 2024, the highest figure recorded since monitoring began, according to a report released Monday...
Former teacher fired and jailed on Gülen links succumbs to cancer
Emin Köseler, a religious studies teacher who was dismissed from his job on alleged links to the Gülen movement and later jailed on the...
Lower court in Turkey refuses to release opposition MP from prison despite top court...
A high criminal court in İstanbul has failed to comply with a recent ruling from Turkey’s Constitutional Court, which found rights violations in the...
Majority of young Turks see imprisonment of prominent political prisoners as ‘fair’: report
A survey conducted by the Konda polling company and the Youth Organizations Forum (GoFor) has revealed that the majority of young people in Turkey between the...
Ankara court reinstates dismissed ‘Peace Academic,’ orders compensation for damages sustained
The Ankara 21st Administrative Court has announced its decision to reinstate academic Mine Gencel Bek, who was dismissed from her job by an emergency...
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