[UPDATE] Turkey’s earthquake death toll exceeds 42,000
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) has put the death toll of powerful earthquakes that hit Turkey earlier this month at more than...
Turkish court orders release of jailed opposition mayor Özer
A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the release of Ahmet Özer, the jailed mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district from the main opposition Republican People’s...
Greeks put politics aside to rush aid to Turkey
Aimilia Balta’s mother fled Turkey after a vicious war with Greece a century ago, but it has not stopped the elderly Greek from donating...
Turkey moves to detain 22, including active-duty and former military officers, over alleged Gulen...
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 22 individuals including active and former military officers, as part of ongoing investigations...
83 contractors in Turkey arrested for contributing to loss of buildings in earthquakes
Turkish courts have arrested 83 people as a result of a series of investigations launched into 309 people involved in the construction business for...
Turkey’s new judicial bill would allow rapid online takedowns without a court order
Turkey’s government has introduced a new bill that would allow the removal of online content before a judge issues a ruling, Turkish Minute reported.
The...
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 lawyer arrested after opposing clemency for quake-case suspects
Naim Eminoğlu, a lawyer and executive of the Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD), was arrested on Thursday in İstanbul over alleged links to the faith-based...
UN urges resettlement of quake-hit Syrian refugees from Turkey
The UN on Saturday urged countries to speed up taking Syrian refugees from earthquake-hit zones in Turkey, saying they were facing the trauma of...
Kenyan court delays decision on Turkish refugee until Dec. 30 amid growing fears of...
A Kenyan court on Monday postponed its ruling on Mustafa Güngör, a Turkish refugee arrested in Kenya, until December 30, as human rights groups...
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