3 journalists among 28 Kurds indicted in Turkey over anti-war vigil
A Turkish court has accepted an indictment of 28 Kurds, including three journalists, over their participation in a 2024 anti-war vigil in the southeastern...
334 migrants arrive on Greek islands off Turkish coast in last 3 days: report
More than 300 migrants have arrived on Greek islands close to the Turkish coast in the past three days, The Associated Press (AP) reported, citing...
State censorship of Kurdish culture persists despite talk of reconciliation
Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry has appealed a court ruling that lifted a ban on the Kurdish film “Rojbash,” in a move that critics...
Seasonal workers killed in traffic accident in southeastern Turkey’s Urfa province
Three seasonal workers died and 17 others were injured in a traffic accident on Sunday morning in southeastern Urfa province, once again raising concerns...
11 jailed among 59 detained in operations targeting main opposition-run municipalities
Turkish courts on Saturday jailed 11 people among the 59 detained this week in operations targeting municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People’s...
More than 30,000 children sexually abused in Turkey in 2022
Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) data have revealed that a total of 31,890 children were victims of sexual offenses in the country last year, the...
Turkey detains 8 people in 2 operations targeting CHP-run municipalities
Turkish police detained eight people in two operations targeting municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in western Turkey on Thursday...
Turkey saw 1,616 gun deaths in first 9 months of 2023: NGO
More than 1,600 people in Turkey died in gun-related incidents the first nine months of 2023, the Mezopotamya news agency reported on Thursday, citing...
Opposition lawmaker calls for reinvestigation of Uzbek woman’s death in AKP deputy’s home
A senior opposition lawmaker has called for the reinvestigation of the death of a 23-year-old Uzbek maid in the home of Justice and Development...
Anti-Sisi activist facing deportation from Turkey goes on hunger strike
An Egyptian activist who was recently detained in İstanbul and sent to a repatriation center in eastern Turkey has been on a hunger strike...
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