Turkey seeks extradition of 1,269 from 112 countries over alleged Gülen links
Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç on Wednesday said the Turkish government has sought the extradition of 1,269 people living in exile in 112 countries over alleged links...
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...
İstanbul’s healthcare director calls on residents to have at least 3 children
The provincial healthcare director of Turkey’s most populous city of İstanbul has called on the city’s residents to have at least three children, echoing...
Turkey detains 13 pro-Palestine activists accusing Ankara, Baku of ‘complicity in genocide’
Turkish authorities have detained 13 members of a pro-Palestine group following a demonstration in which they accused Azerbaijani energy company SOCAR as well as...
Turkish journalist released under judicial supervision after detention over report on prosecutor
A Turkish court on Friday released journalist Barış Terkoğlu under judicial supervision, including a ban on international travel, after he was briefly detained on...
Turkish university cancels university degree of Erdoğan’s strongest rival
A Turkish university said Tuesday that İstanbul’s opposition mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu — already the target of a number of court cases — falsely obtained...
Powerful earthquakes take a toll on Turks’ mental health
Some barely sleep. Others fear spending time indoors. And many more have developed a profound fear of the mountains that had been their source...
Amid a culture of impunity, court changes prison sentence of soldier who ran over...
In the case of special sergeant S.K., who killed 85-year-old Pakize Hazar in June 2017 with an armored vehicle in a street closed to...
Lieutenant tortured in stable: We were called to night training; we opened our eyes...
A lieutenant in the Turkish military taken to a horse stable after a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 recounted the torture...
Syrian refugees to be sent home within two years, main opposition party leader says
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), said on Wednesday in a speech in the southeastern Turkish province of...
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