Opposition parties, bar associations, unions condemn ouster of Turkey’s main opposition leadership
A Turkish appeals court’s ouster of the elected leadership of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) sparked condemnation from opposition parties, bar associations,...
Turkish authorities rearrest Kurdish minors accused of terrorism propaganda during Newroz celebrations
Turkish authorities have rearrested two Kurdish minors accused of disseminating terrorism propaganda during Newroz celebrations in İstanbul, with a third still being sought under...
Turkey expands presidential control over municipally owned companies
Turkey has expanded presidential control over municipally owned companies, requiring local governments and their majority-owned firms to obtain presidential approval before setting up companies...
Erdoğan closes major private university in İstanbul, leaving students, academics in limbo
Turkey has closed İstanbul Bilgi University, a major private university long known for its liberal academic environment and international programs, by presidential decree, leaving...
Turkish editors investigated on allegation of insulting Erdoğan
Turkish prosecutors are investigating two editors at the BirGün newspaper on allegations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in an article that quoted a...
Dismissed Turkish officer’s workplace accident highlights hardships after post-coup purges
A former Turkish military officer who was dismissed after a 2016 coup attempt and later tried and convicted was critically injured in a workplace...
Turkish court suspends CHP leadership, reinstates former chairman Kılıçdaroğlu
A Turkish appeals court has annulled the 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), removing party leader Özgür Özel and the...
Turkish opposition lawmaker seeks probe into police officer’s suicide amid mobbing allegations
An opposition lawmaker has asked Turkey’s interior minister to investigate allegations that workplace harassment, or mobbing, drove a police officer in İstanbul to die...
Iranian asylum seeker injured in workplace accident found dead after months without adequate care
An Iranian asylum seeker who was seriously injured in a workplace accident in Eskişehir province 10 months ago has been found dead, allegedly after...
21 detained in probe into alleged cover-up of general’s son’s death
Turkish authorities detained 21 suspects Thursday in a reopened investigation into an alleged cover-up and evidence tampering in the 2018 death of a retired...
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