Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules investigation into 11-year-old girl’s death was conducted negligently
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the investigation into the death of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan was conducted negligently and that there were irregularities...
Reactions mount as Turkey bans alcohol sales during 17-day lockdown
The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has drawn the ire of secular Turks after it banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in...
Rights activists struggle to keep Yusuf Bilge Tunç on the agenda 5 years into...
Turkish human rights activists on Wednesday took to the social media platform X to draw attention to Yusuf Bilge Tunç, a former public sector...
Kılıçdaroğlu warns of provocations on election night, tells supporters to stay home
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Turkey’s main opposition leader and a presidential candidate, has called on his supporters not to go out to celebrate his possible victory...
Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo’s concerts canceled in Turkey over ‘religious sensitivities’
Six concerts in Turkey featuring exiled Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo have been canceled following orders from high-ranking authorities citing “religious sensitivities,” according to the...
Former Turkish minister is planning attack on Alevi house of worship, mob boss claims
A Turkish crime boss who has been making scandalous allegations about the relationship between state actors and the mafia has claimed that former Turkish...
Lawyer posts photos of former Kyrgyz official suspected of role in İnandı’s disappearance
A lawyer representing a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator in Kyrgyzstan who is allegedly being held against his will at the Turkish Embassy in Bishkek on Tuesday...
Turkey’s education minister sues 168 signatories of secularism manifesto
Turkish Education Minister Yusuf Tekin has said he filed a lawsuit against 168 public figures who recently signed a manifesto titled “We Defend Secularism Together,” escalating...
Turkey detains 25 people, including civil servants, over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained 25 people, including current and former civil servants, as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, the...
Turkish police accused of mistreating protester after hitting him with armored vehicle
Twenty-year-old Furkan Özen has accused Turkish police of brutality and the use of disproportionate force after he was hit by an armored vehicle during...
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