Coal mine collapse in northwestern Turkey traps miners for 11 hours
Two coal mine workers were trapped for 11 hours in a collapsed mine on Sunday in northwestern Turkey’s Zonguldak province, the Bianet news website reported.
Twenty-six-year-old...
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,...
Sexual abuse in detention on the rise in Turkey: rights groups
Women and transwomen in Turkey are often mistreated during police raids and in detention, especially by the country’s security forces, according a statement issued...
Former Kosovo intel chief sentenced in retrial over illegal deportation of Turkish nationals
A Kosovo court has again sentenced former intelligence chief Driton Gashi to more than four years in prison for his role in the illegal...
Turkey detained over 8,000 people on Gülen links in past 11 months: minister
Turkish police have detained 8️,1️5️3 people across the country in the past 11 months over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish...
More than 5,000 accused of Gülen links caught trying to cross into Europe since...
Turkish security forces have apprehended 5,033 people accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement while they were attempting to cross from the northwestern...
Families call on ministry for conditional release of prisoners in provinces hit by earthquake
The families of prisoners held in the provinces of southeastern Turkey hit by a deadly February 6 earthquake have called on the Ministry of...
Authorities reinstate former doctor summarily dismissed following nurse’s complaint 6 years ago
A former doctor who was fired from his job in a wide-ranging purge in the aftermath of a July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey...
Ailing 86-year-old hospitalized after delayed release from prison
Halil Karakoç, an 86-year-old retired imam who spent more than five years in prison over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement and was...
EU to face the same Afghan migration wave now at Turkey’s borders, Erdoğan tells...
European countries will be affected by a wave of migration from Afghanistan that Turkey already faces on its southern and eastern borders, President Recep...
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