Turkey orders detention of 21 people over alleged Gülen movement links
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 21 people across six provinces over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, continuing a yearslong crackdown,...
More children separated from parents as Turkish government’s crackdown on Gülen movement continues
Two more children were left to the care of a relative due to the incarceration of their parents for alleged links to the Gülen...
Turkish authorities detain 160 more people over alleged Gülen links: minister
Turkish authorities have detained 160 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in the last two weeks, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced...
European development bank offers Turkey post-earthquake aid
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Thursday announced it would invest up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in Turkey’s earthquake-hit region...
Turkey raises minimum wage by 27 percent, drawing sharp political backlash
Turkey has raised its monthly minimum wage by 27 percent for 2026, setting net pay at 28,075 lira ($655), Labor Minister Vedat Işıkhan announced...
US State Department annual report details Turkey’s human rights abuses
The US State Department on March 20 issued its 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices with a subsection on Turkey in which it...
Former Turkish official detained ahead of trial after exposing corruption
A former Turkish official who exposed corruption at a state-run company operating under Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism was detained on Wednesday ahead...
Turkish sociologist in exile faces fifth trial over deadly 1998 blast
A Turkish sociologist and author who lives in self-imposed exile in France goes on trial in absentia Friday over a deadly 1998 İstanbul explosion,...
Turkish woman jailed over Gülen links describes repeated sexual abuse in custody
A woman who was jailed in Turkey over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement claims she was subjected to repeated strip-searches and sexual...
Research findings show brain drain in Turkish academia to be worryingly high
Recent research has revealed that 12,000 academics have left Turkey with no intention of returning, the T24 news website reported.
According to a study conducted by...
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