850,000 children in Turkey, Syria remain displaced by earthquakes: UNICEF
More than 850,000 children remain displaced in Turkey and northern Syria a month after devastating earthquakes struck Turkey in early February, UNICEF said in...
Only 10 percent of UN’s $1 billion flash appeal funded: report
Only 10 percent of the $1 billion flash appeal launched by the United Nations to support millions of Turkish people affected by devastating earthquakes...
Immense need of sustainable response to health, psychological needs in Turkey, Syria: IFRC
There is an urgent need of a sustainable short and long-term response to the health, mental health and psychosocial needs in Turkey and Syria...
2 Kurdish journalists indicted for covering funeral of colleague killed in Iraq
Two journalists working for pro-Kurdish media outlets have been indicted for covering the funeral of Nagihan Akarsel, a Kurdish journalist, academic and women’s rights...
Women deal with added burdens of Turkey’s earthquake disaster
The shelves of the makeshift clinic — little more than an orange storage container — offer everything women are too shy to ask for...
Turkey’s opposition bloc nominates CHP chairman as its joint presidential candidate
A bloc of six Turkish opposition parties has nominated Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, 74, leader of the country’s main opposition party, as its joint presidential candidate...
Turkey’s intelligence agency confirms abduction of more than 100 people with alleged links to...
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has confirmed in its yearly report that it conducted operations for the forcible return of more than 100 people...
Former academic takes own life, adding to list of former public servants to die...
A former academic who had been fired by government decree after a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 died by suicide...
Former union official fired by gov’t decree complains of political pressure 6 years on
A former union official who was dismissed from her job by a government decree after a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016...
Former public servant rescued from earthquake rubble dies from injuries
A former public servant who lost his infant son and wife in massive earthquakes that hit southeastern Turkey in early February died of his...
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