Second purge victim dies by suicide in a week
Emrah Hızarcı, a former sergeant who was dismissed from the military by an emergency decree as part of Turkey’s post-coup purge of state institutions,...
Attack on opposition campaign bus deepens concerns about Turkey’s election security
Already existing concerns about whether Turkey will be able to hold a free and fair election on May 14 deepened after an opposition politician...
23 face detention in Turkey due to social media posts about Ankara bombing
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 23 people over their messages on social media about a terrorist attack in Ankara on Sunday that...
Prosecutors, lawyers use corruption probe to extort İstanbul city officials: CHP leader
Turkey’s main opposition leader has accused a group of prosecutors and lawyers of operating an extortion scheme targeting municipal employees in İstanbul, claiming they...
347 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in first quarter
A total of 347 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in the first quarter of this year, according to a report by the...
Turkish broadcasting watchdog declares 2025 ‘Year of Combatting LGBTQ+ Content’
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has announced that 2025 has been designated as the “Year of Combatting LGBTQ+ Content,” signaling a continuing crackdown on LGBTQ+ representation...
Former AKP mayor of Kurdish city arrested on bribery charges
A former mayor from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who replaced a democratically elected district mayor in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast in...
Turkish actress accused of hate speech over call to revoke Gülen school diplomas
Turkish actress Berna Laçin is facing a backlash after calling for the revocation of diplomas for former students who attended schools affiliated with the...
Press freedom in Turkey declined further in 2024 amid censorship, arrests and intimidation: report
Press freedom in Turkey continued to face challenges in 2024 as authorities intensifying their crackdown on independent journalism through systematic censorship, detentions, arrests and...
630 days into his disappearance Yusuf Bilge Tunç’s father says no one hears their...
The father of Yusuf Bilge Tunç, who went missing 630 days ago and is feared to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence, said he...
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