Interior minister says 200,950 Syrians in Turkey have become citizens
Amid ongoing debates whether Syrian refugees in Turkey will be sent back to their homeland, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced that to date...
US report reveals widespread rights violations against religious groups in Turkey in 2022
An annual report released by the US Department of State on religious freedoms around the world has revealed that various religious groups and minorities in Turkey...
Kurdish film director briefly detained for ‘terrorist propaganda’
Kurdish film director Kazım Öz was briefly detained in İstanbul on Wednesday as part of an investigation into his 2017 film “Zer,” which authorities...
I wasn’t allowed to breastfeed my twins, says woman unlawfully arrested over alleged Gülen...
“I wasn’t allowed to breastfeed my twin babies and had to throw away my breast milk during the time I was in police custody,”...
Education should focus on instilling religious values, not knowledge, says former chief of Turkish...
Former chief of Turkish General Staff Hulusi Akar sparked criticism after saying that the purpose of education is to instill a fear of God...
Asylum seekers mistreated in Bulgaria, returned to Turkey: report
Migrants arriving in Bulgaria were detained in a “foul-smelling building,” mistreated, denied the right to claim asylum and returned to Turkey, Radio Free Europe/Radio...
Journalist Mehmet Baransu sentenced to 17 years for publishing leaked gov’t documents
An İstanbul court on Monday sentenced jailed investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu, a former correspondent for the now-defunct Taraf newspaper, to 17 years, one month...
2 teens sentenced to 24 years for murder of 15-year-old that sparked outcry in...
A juvenile court in Turkey on Tuesday sentenced two teenagers to 24 years for the stabbing death of 15-year-old Turkish-Italian Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi at...
Turkish court hands down reduced sentences to veteran journalists Ilıcak, Altan in third retrial
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced veteran journalists Nazlı Ilıcak and Ahmet Altan to reduced prison terms in their third retrial on charges of...
European Socialists support Kılıçdaroğlu for fast-track EU visa liberalization
The Party of European Socialists (PES), the second largest political family represented in the EU, has said in a statement that it supports the pledge of...
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