Bluesky restricts access to 72 accounts in Turkey amid government pressure
Bluesky has restricted access to 72 accounts and one post in Turkey, marking a shift for the decentralized social media platform that had previously...
Ankara court rules in favor of former public servant dismissed for donating to Gülen-affiliated...
The Ankara 19th Administrative Court has ruled in favor of a former civil servant who was dismissed by a government decree for donating money...
Gun ownership soars in Turkey, raising security concerns
Gun ownership has surged in Turkey, with thousands possessing unlicensed firearms, posing a growing security threat, the BirGün daily reported.
Data from public prosecutors’ offices across...
Company seized over alleged Gülen links being sold to pro-gov’t firm at rock bottom...
Turkey’s Competition Authority has authorized the sale of a company owned by Naksan Holding, at one time one of Turkey’s largest corporations before it was...
European Parliament urges Turkey to recognize legal status of Orthodox Patriarchate
The European Parliament (EP) has called on Turkey to recognize the legal status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of Eastern...
Opposition leaders accuse Erdoğan of selling national sovereignty by transferring Khashoggi murder trial to...
Turkey’s opposition party leaders have criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the transfer to Saudi Arabia of the trial in absentia of suspects involved...
Turkish authorities detain 101 more people over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities have detained 101 more people in the ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday.
Yerlikaya said...
Worker for gov’t housing agency claims construction site authorities beat him for refusing to...
A construction worker, who worked for Turkey's Housing Development Administration (TOKI), claimed he had been beaten by worksite authorities after refusing to work overtime,...
Turkish lawyer demands authorities enforce restraining orders amid rising femicide
A Turkish lawyer has criticized authorities for failing to enforce restraining orders issued to women facing gender-based violence, who often fall victim to femicide,...
RTÜK fines 4 TV stations over opposition politicians’ remarks on Gezi trial verdict
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed a fine on the pro-opposition Tele1, Halk TV, KRT and Flash Haber...
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