Uyghur design director working in Turkey arrested in China during family visit
A Uyghur design director working for a Chinese locomotive company in Turkey was arrested by Chinese authorities during a family visit to Xinjiang, Turkish...
Turkey’s top court again finds Gezi defendant’s rights violated after lower court defied earlier...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has for a second time found rights violations in the case of jailed city planner Tayfun Kahraman, ruling unanimously that the...
Trustees appointed to municipalities upon Erdoğan’s instructions, interior minister says
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said trustees in municipalities in Kurdish-majority southeastern Turkey were appointed by his ministry upon instructions from President Recep Tayyip...
Turkish police officer fired over alleged Gülen links critically injured in workplace accident
A former police officer dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to faith-based Gülen movement has been in intensive care for two months...
Swedish parliament adopts tougher anti-terror law
Sweden’s parliament on Wednesday passed new legislation to ban activities linked to extremist groups, as it beefs up its terror laws, a key demand...
Turkish gov’t continues to fuel a political environment hostile to minorities, US religious freedom...
The Turkish government has continued to engage in action, deliberate inaction and rhetoric to fuel a political environment hostile to religious minorities, the United...
Nearly 2,000 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in 2024: İSİG
Turkey recorded at least 1,897 deaths in work-related accidents in 2024, according to a recent report by the Health and Safety Labour Watch/Turkey (İSİG).
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Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog fines stations critical of gov’t $1.84 million in 2021
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed TL 21.5 million ($1.84 million) in fines in 2021 on TV channels with critical stances towards...
Turkey’s unjust prosecutions make journalism nearly impossible, press groups say
Unjust prosecutions and detentions have made independent journalism nearly impossible in Turkey, representatives of seven press organizations said on Monday, as they called for...
Turkish university cancels university degree of Erdoğan’s strongest rival
A Turkish university said Tuesday that İstanbul’s opposition mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu — already the target of a number of court cases — falsely obtained...
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