126 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in February: İSİG
At least 126 individuals died in work-related incidents across Turkey in February, according to a new report from the Health and Safety Labour Watch Turkey (İSİG).
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Systemic problems are causing spike in measles cases, warns TTB
Problems in Turkey’s healthcare system and incorrect policies are causing a surge in measles cases in the country, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) warned.
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Amnesty urges Turkey to drop charges against 11 LGBTQ+ activists
Amnesty International has launched a campaign urging Turkish authorities to drop charges against 11 LGBTQ+ activists who are being prosecuted over social media posts...
Court arrests 6 students for handing out invitations to Suruç massacre commemoration
A Turkish court has arrested six university students for handing out invitations to a ceremony commemorating the victims of an Islamic State in Iraq and...
Inmates report 45 held in wards built for 7 at Turkish prison, medical care...
Inmates at a prison in northwestern Turkey are being held in wards built for seven people but which are now housing up to 45,...
14 female inmates in Ankara prison not released despite completion of sentences
Fourteen female inmates at Sincan Women’s Prison in Ankara are not being released despite having served their sentences due to decisions on the part...
UN special rapporteurs urge Turkey to stop targeting rights defenders on terrorism charges
Five UN special rapporteurs have urged Turkey to stop using broad counterterrorism laws to prosecute human rights defenders and lawyers, warning that the legislation...
Activist starts serving prison sentence for showing solidarity with Kurdish daily
Well-known activist, writer and journalist Celaletttin Can has been sent to prison to serve a 15-month sentence on conviction of disseminating terrorist propaganda for...
Control of Basilica Cistern sparks fresh standoff between İmamoğlu and Turkish gov’t
The transfer of control of İstanbul’s historic Basilica Cistern from the opposition-run İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality to a state body has triggered a new dispute...
Turkish court drops case against women’s rights group fighting femicide
A Turkish court on Wednesday rejected a prosecutor’s attempt to shut down a leading women’s rights group that fights against femicide on charges of...
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