CPJ calls on Turkey to investigate airstrikes that killed journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Turkey to immediately conduct a full and transparent investigation into whether Hawar News Agency...

ECtHR faults Greece over 2019 pushback of Turkish national who fled Erdoğan’s crackdown

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has unanimously found Greece in violation of multiple articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, citing...

Turkish expats in Germany hope for citizenship law overhaul

Şener Sargut is from Turkey but has lived in Germany for over six decades, is married to a German woman and speaks the local...

Turkey detains 18 people over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police have detained 18 people in a series of coordinated house raids over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish media...

Pro-Erdoğan daily targets yet another Turkish journalist living in exile

A Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden who’s on a list of political dissidents whose extradition is demanded by Turkey has been targeted...

150 died by suicide due to financial problems in first 5 months of 2021:...

A report drafted by an opposition lawmaker has revealed that 150 people have died by suicide in Turkey due to financial problems in the...

Turkish sergeant claims mobbing by superiors in suicide letter

Ökkeş Gök, a 25-year-old sergeant stationed in southeastern Turkey, said he was subjected to systematic harassment by superiors in a letter he wrote before...

Human rights groups call for release of jailed judge to see critically injured son

Human rights groups have launched a social media campaign urging Turkish authorities to release former judge Murat Arslan, allowing him to be with his...

Recent study reveals many children in Turkey suffer from malnutrition 

A recent study presented at the Turkish Pediatrics Congress last week revealed that one in every five children under the age of five in Turkey suffers from malnutrition, the Diken news website reported.  According...

UNDP seeks $550 million for recovery, reconstruction projects after earthquakes in Turkey

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has issued an appeal for $550 million for 31 projects aimed at restoring livelihoods, public services and cultural...

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