Turkish court acquits 103 ex-admirals accused of ‘coup’ over Bosporus treaty warning
A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted 103 retired admirals whom President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused last year of eyeing a “coup,” Agence France-Presse reported,...
Jailed Kurdish politician dies after 6 years of imprisonment
A Kurdish politician who had been behind bars on terrorism charges for six years has died after being taken to a hospital from a...
Turkish court rejects request for acquittal in journalists’ trial over İmamoğlu protest coverage
A Turkish court on Friday rejected a request for immediate acquittal in the trial of eight journalists prosecuted for covering protests that erupted after...
Turkey’s vocational training program draws union scrutiny over conditions for teen workers
A Turkish education union accused the government’s expanding vocational training system for teenagers of prioritizing employers’ labor needs over students’ education, in a report...
[UPDATE] Former governor detained in evidence-tampering probe into missing Kurdish student
Turkey’s former Tunceli governor Tuncay Sonel was detained Friday in an evidence-tampering investigation linked to the 2020 disappearance of Kurdish university student Gülistan Doku,...
Amnesty urges authorities to drop charges against LGBTQ+ activists
Amnesty International Turkey on Tuesday urged Turkish authorities to drop what it called unfounded charges against 11 people linked to an LGBTQ+ rights group,...
ECtHR faults Turkey for arrest of 314 people over Gülen links after failed coup
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that the pretrial detention of 314 people after a failed coup against Turkish President Recep...
294 women killed by men, 297 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
At least 294 women were murdered by men in Turkey in 2025, while 297 more died under suspicious circumstances, according to an annual report released on...
Police detain 12 women’s rights activists in southeastern Diyarbakır province
Turkish police on Wednesday morning detained 12 women's rights activists in southeastern Diyarbakırprovince after raids on their homes, Turkish media reported.
Adalet Kaya from the...
The Swedish Academy defends Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk
The Swedish Academy, which chooses the Nobel Laureates in Literature, said Monday it was following the case against Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, who...
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