Former academic takes own life, adding to list of former public servants to die...
A former academic who had been fired by government decree after a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 died by suicide...
Official reports confirm Turkish Red Crescent sold tents after 2023 earthquakes
Official reports prepared for Turkish prosecutors confirm that the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) sold tents in the aftermath of the two powerful earthquakes in 2023 that...
International appeal urges Turkish gov’t to end legal assault on HDP
Well-known leftist politicians and activists from around the world have called on the Turkish government to halt its legal attacks on the country’s pro-Kurdish...
Turkish journalist briefly detained over social media posts on ISIL operation
A Turkish journalist was briefly detained on Tuesday on accusations of “publicly disseminating misinformation” in his social media posts related to a police operation...
UNDP seeks $550 million for recovery, reconstruction projects after earthquakes in Turkey
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has issued an appeal for $550 million for 31 projects aimed at restoring livelihoods, public services and cultural...
Turkish soldier sentenced to less than 2 years for killing Kurdish shepherd, sparking impunity...
A Turkish court has sentenced a specialist sergeant to less than two years in prison for killing a Kurdish shepherd in the Yüksekova district...
Turkish court files complaint against lawyer of academic who died in prison, due to...
Judges of the İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court have filed a complaint with a prosecutor against Mustafa Bal, the lawyer representing academic Tuğrul Özşengül,...
35 arrested over pro-Kurdish protests against Syria offensive: minister
Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç said on Tuesday that prosecutors have opened investigations into 356 people in Turkey protesting a Damascus offensive against Kurdish...
Journalist says 2016 coup attempt was carried out with knowledge of AKP gov’t
Cengiz Çandar, a 75-year-old journalist who recently returned to Turkey to run for a seat in parliament after seven years of living abroad, has...
Turkey convicts Demirtaş’s lawyer, jails rights advocates amid renewed peace talks with PKK
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced Ramazan Demir, a lawyer for jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, to more than 11 years in prison, in...
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