Sweden to extradite self-proclaimed PKK supporter to Turkey: govt
Sweden on Monday agreed to extradite to Turkey a man convicted of drug trafficking who also supported the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a...
Ankara urges Council of Europe to avoid any decision against Turkey
Turkey on Thursday called on the Council of Europe to refrain from punishing it ahead of a decision this week on whether Ankara should...
Turkish court suspends CHP leadership, reinstates former chairman Kılıçdaroğlu
A Turkish appeals court has annulled the 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), removing party leader Özgür Özel and the...
Turkey’s KYK suspends loans of students who participated in housing shortage demonstrations
The Turkish Higher Education Credit and Hostels Institutions (KYK) has suspended the monthly loans of students who participated in nationwide demonstrations against student housing...
Images of inmate who died in Silivri Prison show signs of severe beating and...
New images of Ferhat Yılmaz, one of the inmates who was allegedly subject to mistreatment by guards in Istanbul's Silivri Prison, emerged on Wednesday...
Turkey accuses Greece of new migrant pushbacks
Turkey has rescued 95 migrants from three overloaded boats in the Aegean Sea, the interior ministry said on Monday, accusing Greece of pushing back...
Nearly 2,000 workers have died in occupational accidents in 2023: İSİG
Turkey has recorded at least 1,772 deaths in work-related accidents in the first 11 months of 2023, the Artı Gerçek news website reported, citing...
Turkish authorities detain 62 over alleged Gülen links in latest crackdown
Turkish authorities have detained 62 people across the country over the past two weeks as part of a continuing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen...
Trial for murder of 3 members of Kurdish family starts
A Turkish court has begun the trial for the murder of three members of the Kurdish Şenyaşar family, who were allegedly killed by people...
ECtHR should stop viewing Turkish Constitutional Court as effective remedy, says president of European...
“There is no domestic remedy available in Turkey. ... The should cease to consider the Turkish Constitutional Court as a source of effective...
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