Former teacher fired and jailed on Gülen links succumbs to cancer
Emin Köseler, a religious studies teacher who was dismissed from his job on alleged links to the Gülen movement and later jailed on the...
29,444 military members dismissed as part of Turkey’s post-coup purge
A total of 29,444 military members have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), gendarmerie and the coast guard in a post-coup purge...
Turkey’s bar associations call on international community to stop China’s treatment of Uyghurs
In a joint statement 73 bar associations across Turkey called on the UN and the international community to initiate targeted sanctions against China in...
Prosecutor demands 2 years for Turkish-German journalist in new indictment
A new indictment drafted by a Turkish prosecutor seeks a prison sentence of up to two years for former Turkey representative of the German...
Turkey was Europe’s largest plastic waste destination in 2020: report
The European Union exported some 660,000 tons of plastic waste to Turkey in 2020, making it the bloc’s largest plastic waste destination, Turkish Minute...
‘Right to a fair trial’ most violated right in Turkey, top court statistics show
Statistics on individual applications filed at Turkey’s Constitutional Court over the past eight-and-a-half years show that the “right to a fair trial” has been...
Expelled lawmaker denied letters, news reports in prison sent by his party
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a renowned human rights activist and former member of the Turkish Parliament who was expelled from the legislature in March and...
Court orders supervised release of Islamic preacher critical of AKP gov’t
A local court has released Alparslan Kuytul, leader of the Furkan Foundation — an anti-government religious group — who was detained earlier this week...
Majority of Turks think Turkey is not democratic: survey
According to the results of the Democracy Perception Index 2021 survey, conducted between February 24 and April 14 by Latana in collaboration with the Alliance...
Famous Turkish singer faces insults for objecting to quarry project in northern Turkey
Pro-government media outlets have unleashed a flurry of attacks and insults on famous Turkish pop singer Sezen Aksu after she publicly objected the quarrying...
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