Turkey blocks X accounts of pro-Kurdish news outlets, journalists and civil society groups
Turkish authorities on Friday blocked access to the X accounts of several pro-Kurdish news outlets, journalists and civil society organizations, the Mezopotamya News Agency...
Turkey probes Armenian schools over student admissions
Turkey’s Education Ministry has begun inspecting Armenian minority schools over their admission of students from Armenia, according to a report by Agos.
Ministry inspectors reportedly told school...
ECtHR faults Turkey for violating rights of Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of Murat Kanatlı, a conscientious objector from the breakaway Turkish Republic of...
Turkish actor detained over social media post
Prominent Turkish actor Levent Üzümcü was detained Thursday over a social media post, his lawyer said, hours after he accused Turkey’s leaders of incompetence.
The...
Court accepts indictment seeking life sentence for opposition politician on espionage charges
An indictment seeking a life sentence and an additional 35 years for defense analyst and Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) politician Metin Gürcan has...
Turkish police use excessive force during Nevruz celebrations in Diyarbakir
Turkish police used excessive force during Nevruz celebrations on Monday in southeastern Diyarbakırprovince, the TR724 news website reported.
Celebrations of the spring festival started early...
Turkey detains 20 in raids over alleged Gülen movement links
Turkish police have detained 20 people in raids across six provinces over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run TRT Haber reported...
Turkey detains Uyghur woman with valid residence permit, sparking fears of deportation to China
İstanbul police on Tuesday detained a Uyghur woman with a valid residence permit and transported her to a removal center, raising concerns that she...
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).
Most...
Women, girls cannot access essential services, vital items in quake-hit Turkish provinces: UN Women
UN Women said in an assessment report that Turkish women and girls have faced particular challenges in term of access to essential services and...
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