One in three Turkish children goes to school malnourished as poverty deepens
One in three schoolchildren in Turkey goes to class lacking proper nutrition, a stark sign of worsening child poverty that advocacy groups say has...
Main opposition says government is planning to shut down CHP, urges party vote before...
The leadership team of Özgür Özel, the ousted head of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), warned Wednesday that the party must hold...
Police detain 5 more people for playing Kurdish songs in southeastern Turkey
Turkish police have detained five people for playing Kurdish-language songs at a wedding in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, the Bold news website reported...
Former cadet serving life sentence on coup charges reportedly on verge of suicide
Muhammed Macit, a former cadet serving a life sentence in Ankara, recently told a visitor he was considering suicide, the Tr724 news website reported.
During...
US religious freedom commission urges State Department to place Turkey on watch list over...
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Thursday urged the State Department to put Turkey on its special watch list, citing...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court refuses to hear expelled MP’s appeal
Turkey’s top court on Wednesday refused to hear an appeal by an opposition lawmaker and prominent human rights defender Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu against his expulsion from...
High school student’s suicide sparks public debate over Turkey’s housing crisis
A high school student in southeastern Turkey’s Şırnak province allegedly took his own life after being thrown out of a state-sponsored dormitory, sparking criticism...
Kurdish journalist detained in İstanbul over alleged membership in ‘terrorist organization’
Journalist Eylem Babayiğit was detained late Tuesday night at her residence on accusations of “membership in a terrorist organization,” the Bianet news website reported...
No demotion for Turkish prosecutor under investigation for misconduct
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has failed to demote a prosecutor who is under investigation for his alleged links to a criminal...
Police detain people over Kurdish songs played at weddings in eastern Turkey
Turkish police raided three weddings in eastern Turkey and detained organizers, participants and production crews that were recording the events due to the Kurdish...
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