Over 1.4 million women in Turkey have reported domestic violence since 2013
More than 1.4 million women in Turkey reported being subjected to domestic violence between January 2013 and July 2024, the Birgün daily reported, citing...
Turkish board rejects doctoral dissertation approved by US university for ‘provocative rhetoric and harsh...
A doctoral dissertation that was approved by the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2019 was rejected by Turkey’s Inter-university Board (ÜAK)...
Over 190,000 sexual offense cases were investigated in Turkey in 2023
Turkey's chief public prosecutors opened a total of 193,212 sexual offense investigations in 2023, according to the Judicial Statistics 2023 report from the Ministry...
Forensic report says ailing Kurdish politician ‘fit to remain in prison’
A report released by the İstanbul Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) has found that former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Aysel Tuğluk, who has...
Lawyer claims authorities are seeking to silence her due to complaint against far-right party
A lawyer who lodged a complaint against Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) is claiming that the authorities are illegally attempting to silence her.
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German police detain suspected hitman with list of Gülen followers: Der Spiegel
German police on Sept. 17 raided a hotel in Düsseldorf and detained a 40-year-old Turkish man with a gas pistol and a large amount...
Turkey detains 39 over alleged links to Gülen movement
Police in the last two days have detained 39 individuals over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in six provinces across Turkey, Turkish...
Turkey orders detention of 189 people over alleged Gülen links in a one day
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 189 people including teachers, former public officers, engineers, businessmen and active duty and dismissed military officers...
Turkey removes another Kurdish mayor from office
The Turkish Interior Ministry, which has recently increased its pressure on opposition-run municipalities, has removed another Kurdish mayor from his post due to his...
Turkish gov’t outraged by 10 ambassadors’ call for Kavala’s immediate release
Senior members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have expressed outrage at a joint statement issued by the Ankara embassies of 10...
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