Son of elderly inmate who died in prison sentenced on the same terrorism charges...
A Turkish court has sentenced Mustafa Said Muğla, the son of Nusret Muğla, who died in prison last year at the age of 84,...
Turkey’s Feb. 6 earthquake death toll reaches 50,500: minister
The death toll in Turkey from two powerful earthquakes that hit on Feb. 6 has risen to 50,500, Turkish Minute reported, citing Interior Minister...
Health ministry fails to provide certificate of good standing to doctor, victim of post-coup...
Turkey’s health ministry has declined an application filed by a doctor who was fired from the civil service following a July 15, 2016 coup...
Cross-party PACE delegation pays pre-electoral visit to Turkey
A cross-party delegation of observers from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is paying a pre-electoral visit to Turkey April 12-13...
UN documents 441 migrant deaths in central Mediterranean in three months
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has documented 441 migrant deaths in the central Mediterranean in the first quarter of 2023.
According to the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project,...
Jailed Kurdish leader promises to work towards ending armed conflict with PKK
Jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, a former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has promised to work towards ending the armed conflict...
Int’l press organizations call on Turkey to stop punishing critical reporting ahead of elections
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom along with 19 other press freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organizations has called on Turkey’s broadcasting...
7,600 investigated for insulting Turkish president in 2022
Turkish prosecutors launched 7,600 investigations into individuals on allegations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2022, the Birgün daily reported, citing data from...
463 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in first quarter of year
At least 463 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in the first quarter of 2023, according to a reportby the Health and Safety Labor...
Research findings show brain drain in Turkish academia to be worryingly high
Recent research has revealed that 12,000 academics have left Turkey with no intention of returning, the T24 news website reported.
According to a study conducted by...
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