Quake fallout inflames refugee tensions in Turkey disaster zone
A Turkish volunteer runs down a pile of rubble, dragging a Syrian man with a bloodied face as last week’s catastrophic earthquake escalates migrant...
Turkey dismissed and blacklisted more than 22,000 private-school teachers over alleged Gülen links
Turkey revoked the teaching licenses of 22,474 teachers and shut down 1,424 private educational institutions over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposes fines on 3 TV stations due to earthquake coverage
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed fines and broadcasting bans on three TV stations for their coverage in...
More than 100,000 people investigated for insulting public officials in Turkey in one year
Turkish prosecutors opened 115,516 investigations into the alleged insult of public officials in 2024, resulting in 14,458 convictions and 17,593 suspended sentences, Turkish Minute...
Immense need to support millions of earthquake survivors living in shelters in Turkey, Syria:...
There is an immense need to support the millions of survivors living in shelters, camps and rural settlements in Turkey and Syria in the...
2 pregnant women accused of Gülen ties face harsh prison treatment in Turkey, families...
Two pregnant women imprisoned in Turkey over alleged links to the Gülen movement have been subjected to harsh treatment during hospital visits, including being...
Far-right party leader calls for closure of Turkey’s top court over HDP ruling
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ally, renewed his call for the closure of Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM)...
Turkish journalist released under judicial supervision after detention over report on prosecutor
A Turkish court on Friday released journalist Barış Terkoğlu under judicial supervision, including a ban on international travel, after he was briefly detained on...
Union calls for reinforcing hospitals in İstanbul against potential quake
The Health and Social Service Employees Union (SES) has called on Turkish authorities to reinforce hospital buildings in İstanbul against a potential earthquake, the...
294 women killed by men, 297 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in...
At least 294 women were murdered by men in Turkey in 2025, while 297 more died under suspicious circumstances, according to an annual report released on...
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