Migration experts say majority of Syrians do not want to go home in response...
Following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's announcement last week that his government is working on a new project to ensure the “voluntary” return home...
Ankara Bar files complaint on allegations of torture at police department
The Ankara Bar Association has announced that they filed a complaint against the Ankara Police Department based on nine allegations of torture made by...
24 women in Turkey killed by men, 16 died under suspicious circumstances, says report...
A total of 24 women in Turkey were killed in incidents of domestic violence and 16 died under suspicious circumstances in April, the We...
Turkey ‘destroyed’ EU hopes by jailing Erdoğan critic: MEPs
Turkey “deliberately destroyed” its chances of joining the EU by jailing Osman Kavala, a critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the European Parliament said...
Paralyzed former teacher arrested to serve sentence for conviction of Gülen links
A former teacher who has been suffering from paralysis for 19 months was sent to prison after a top appeals court upheld a sentence...
80K inmates who benefited from temporary release due to pandemic to return to prison
A temporary release to ease overcrowding in Turkish prisons during the coronavirus pandemic that was announced in April 2020, affecting some 90,000 prisoners, will...
3 Jordanian teenagers beaten in Istanbul in apparent hate crime
Amid increasing anti-migrant sentiment in Turkey, three Jordanian teenagers were beaten in an apparent hate crime while waiting for a taxi in Istanbul, Independent...
Purge victim lawyer, mother of 4-month-old infant, dies by suicide
Emine Üzel Ahmadı, 29, the mother of a 4-month-old baby and a former lawyer who was dismissed by an emergency decree as part of...
Turkey ranked 149th in RSF’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index 2022
Turkey was ranked 149th among 180 countries in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 2022 World Press Freedom Index, with the prominent press organization warning about...
Turkey ordered detention of 89 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish prosecutors have over the past week ordered the detention of 89 people including teachers, lawyers, active duty and dismissed military officers and former...
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