Turkey abducts two alleged Gülen followers from Algeria
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has renditioned two men from Algeria as part of its international abduction campaign against alleged members of the faith-based...
Turkey releases more than 500 May Day protesters detained in İstanbul
Turkish authorities have released more than 500 protesters detained at May Day rallies in İstanbul, Turkish Minute reported, citing Agence France-Presse.
Police on Friday broke...
Turkey’s top court rejects appeal in 2015 Ankara bombing case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal filed on behalf of victims of the 2015 Ankara train station bombing, ruling the application inadmissible in...
Stockholm police continue to deny permits for Quran burning events
Stockholm police have again refused to issue a permit for another event at which the Quran was to be burned in front of the...
Eight civilians killed in Turkish airstrikes on Syria
Turkish airstrikes killed eight civilians in Syria’s Kurdish-held northeast Monday, a war monitor and local media said, as Ankara launched operations in Iraq and...
Women at all educational levels earn less than men: TurkStat
Women at all levels of education in Turkey have lower wages than their male counterparts, with the pay gap being the largest among university...
Turkish journalist gets suspended sentence over YouTube interview with Syrian Kurdish leader
A Turkish court on Thursday handed down a suspended 15-month sentence to journalist Nevşin Mengü on conviction of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” in a YouTube...
Economic and systemic problems cast shadow over new school year in Turkey: report
A Turkish education union said in a recent report that students have started the new school year amid severe economic and systemic problems, Deutsche...
Press freedom groups urge Turkey to halt growing suppression of journalists in 2025
A coalition of international press freedom organizations, led by the International Press Institute (IPI), is calling on Turkish authorities to halt what they describe...
Turkey orders detention of 100 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 100 people including employees of a private security company and active duty, retired...
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