Turkish football fans call on gov’t to resign in wake of earthquake tragedy
Fans from two popular football clubs in Turkey called on the government to resign over the weekend due to what they called the government’s...
Some 200 people briefly detained for protesting Turkish Red Crescent selling tents after quakes
Nearly 200 people, including some 100 members of the opposition Workers Party of Turkey (TİP), were briefly detained for protesting the Turkish Red Crescent...
Former teacher arrested to serve sentence for Gülen links after rescue from earthquake rubble
A former public servant who went into hiding after receiving a sentence of more than six years in prison for links to the Gülen...
Turkish Red Crescent under fire for selling tents after earthquake: report
The Turkish opposition and media on Sunday criticized the Red Crescent (Kızılay) humanitarian group for selling rather than donating tents for those made homeless...
Turkish authorities ban access to 340 URLs and websites
A Turkish court on Wednesday blocked access to 340 websites and URLs, including news websites, blogs and social media accounts, at the request of...
Nuclear power plant in southern Turkey fires 30 workers for volunteering in earthquake-hit region,...
The Construction Workers Union (İnşaat-İş) has claimed a nuclear power plant in the southern Turkish province of Mersin fired 30 construction workers who had...
TurkStat releases death statistics after a two-year break during pandemic
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), which had controversially stopped releasing death statistics during the coronavirus pandemic, has published the death statistics for the years...
22 hospitals in Turkey, Syria damaged by devastating quakes: WHO
A total of 22 hospitals in Turkey and Syria were damaged by devastating earthquakes on February 6, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)...
CPJ calls on Turkey to stop charging members of the press with terrorism, release...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to stop charging members of the press with terrorism and release all jailed journalists....
Juvenile offenders and children accompanying mothers in southern Turkish prisons among the most vulnerable...
Incarcerated juveniles and young children accompanying their mothers in prison in southern Turkey are among the groups most affected by devastating earthquakes on February...
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