EU sends rescue teams to Turkey after deadly quake
The European Union is sending rescue teams and preparing further help for Turkey after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed hundreds of people, Agence France-Presse reported,...
Jailed Kurdish politician dies after 6 years of imprisonment
A Kurdish politician who had been behind bars on terrorism charges for six years has died after being taken to a hospital from a...
Child abuse cases increased by 33 percent in 2022 in Turkey
Turkey’s Ministry of Justice has announced that criminal cases launched over the sexual abuse of children increased by 33 percent in 2022 compared to...
CHP youth leader gets suspended sentence over post criticizing prosecutor
A Turkish court on Thursday handed down a suspended sentence of more than one year to Cem Aydın, head of the youth wing of...
Turkish authorities issued blocking orders for at least 1,270 X accounts in September
Turkish authorities ordered access blocked to at least 1,270 accounts on the X social media platform in September, surpassing the 995 accounts targeted during...
Talks on İstanbul’s Greek Orthodox seminary revive hopes for its reopening
Ongoing talks between the Turkish government and representatives from the Greek Orthodox Halki Seminary in İstanbul have revived hopes for its reopening after remaining...
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...
Police fire tear gas at protesters outside main opposition’s İstanbul office amid leadership battle
Turkish police fired tear gas and detained several people on Monday as they moved to disperse opposition supporters gathered outside the İstanbul headquarters of...
Asylum applications from Turkish citizens in EU saw 47 percent rise in 2021
There was a 47 percent increase in the number of asylum applications filed by Turkish citizens in EU countries in 2021 compared to the...
177 detained in less than a week as part of crackdown on Kurds ahead...
One hundred seventy-seven people were detained in several investigations in less than a week as part of a crackdown on Kurds ahead of a...
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