Journalists, diplomat recount their time in Turkish prisons in new documentary
Journalists Cevheri Güven and Yüksel Durgut and former diplomat Rumi Ünal have revealed their experiences in the Turkish prisons where they were incarcerated in...
70 percent of Kurdish youths face discrimination, research shows
Seventy percent of Kurdish youths in Turkey encounter discrimination in their daily lives, according to joint research conducted by the Rawest Research Center, the...
Turkish authorities detain 160 more people over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities have detained 160 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in the last two weeks, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced...
Iraq submits complaint to UN against Turkey after attack on civilians
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Turkey’s Crackdown on the Gülen movement: 2024 in Review
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Erdoğan aide says ‘age of inequality is over’ about US criticism of media ban
An aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed a statement from a US State Department official who criticized a recent move by...
Famous Turkish YouTuber gets suspended sentence over social media remarks
An İstanbul court has handed down a 26-month suspended sentence to popular YouTuber and filmmaker İlker Canikligil over comments he made during a livestream...
‘I’ll leave this place in a coffin,’ ailing prisoner in Turkey says
Muharrem Cankılıç, a 63-year-old ailing man incarcerated in a northwest Turkey prison, has reportedly told his visitors that he expects to die behind bars...
PKK spokesman says Syria clashes are setback for peace with Turkey
A spokesman for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said Tuesday that recent clashes between Syria’s military and Kurdish forces are a setback for...
4 Syrian children die in İstanbul house fire
Four Syrian children, the youngest of whom was 1 year old, were killed Monday night in İstanbul in a fire that broke out in...
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