Turkey blocks access to 7 news websites critical of AKP gov’t

Turkish authorities have banned access to seven news websites with a socialist editorial stance critical of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkish...

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...

3 journalists among 28 Kurds indicted in Turkey over anti-war vigil

A Turkish court has accepted an indictment of 28 Kurds, including three journalists, over their participation in a 2024 anti-war vigil in the southeastern...

Former Turkish military officer serving life sentence on coup charges dies in prison

A former Turkish military officer serving a life sentence for his alleged involvement in a coup attempt on July 15, 2016 died in prison...

European institutions raise alarm over local democracy in Turkey in joint letter

Representatives from several major European institutions have sent a rare joint letter to Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi, expressing concern over the state of local democracy,...

Human rights organizations demand to know if Turkish authorities have taken precautions against COVID-19...

Human rights organizations demanded to know whether the Turkish Ministry of Justice had taken any precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in prisons,...

Turkey proposes mandatory identity checks for social media, raising press freedom concerns

Turkey’s Ministry of Justice is drafting a bill requiring social media users to verify their identity through a government system, expanding state oversight of...

Documentary filmmaker arrested in Ankara on terrorism charges

A documentary filmmaker and journalist who was detained while shooting a film in Ankara last Friday was arrested on terrorism charges on Saturday, Turkish...

Kurdish leader Demirtaş’s books displayed among criminal ‘evidence’ seized in police raid

Three books authored by Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş -- "Leylan," "Devran" and "Seher" -- were displayed among criminal “evidence” seized in a police raid...

At least 40 child workers died in Turkey in first 8 months of 2023:...

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Fethi Açıkel has announced that at least 40 child workers in Turkey lost their lives, in the...
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