35 children affected by quakes await identification: Turkey’s Family, Social Services Ministry
The Family and Social Services Ministry has announced that 35 children who have been affected by major earthquakes that hit southern Turkey in early...
Turkey jails 4 border guards for life for torturing Syrian migrants to death
A Turkish court has sentenced four border guards to life in prison for torturing two Syrian migrants to death along the Syrian border in...
73 journalists appeared in court in 3rd quarter, 68 remain behind bars: report
A total of 73 journalists appeared in court in 51 trials in Turkey from July to September, while the number of journalists in jail...
Turkey blocks 940 accounts, shuts down 93 Telegram groups after school attacks
Turkish authorities blocked access to 940 social media accounts and shut down 93 Telegram groups following two deadly school attacks as part of a...
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...
24,253 officers dismissed from Turkish military in post-coup purge
A total of 24,253 military members have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in a post-coup purge that started after an abortive...
121 workers died in occupation-related accidents in Turkey in February: report
A total of 121 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in February, according to a monthly report prepared by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
Woman jailed with 2-year-old son on trumped-up terrorism charges appeals for justice
Emine Ceyran (35), who is in prison with her two-year-old son on trumped-up terrorism charges, in a letter to human rights defender and pro-Kurdish...
Kavala, Demirtaş’s continued imprisonment makes mockery of Erdogan’s rights plan: Amnesty International
Amnesty International’s (AI) Europe Director Nils Muižnieks has said Turkey’s failure to release Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala and Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş from jail...
150 died by suicide due to financial problems in first 5 months of 2021:...
A report drafted by an opposition lawmaker has revealed that 150 people have died by suicide in Turkey due to financial problems in the...
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