Government vehicles hit 57 pedestrians in 4 years, killing 16 and injuring 41

A total of 16 pedestrians, including nine children and a disabled person, have died after being hit by government vehicles since 2018, according to...

Top court upholds acquittals in 1990s extrajudicial killings trial due to lack of ‘credible...

Turkey’s Supreme Appeals Court has ruled to uphold the acquittal of 19 defendants, including a former interior minister, in a trial involving the enforced...

8 former teachers, police officers arrested after trying to flee to Greece

Eight former teachers and police officers who were fired by government decrees in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey were detained...

Replacement of opposition party mayor in Turkey brings trustee appointments under spotlight

For the second time since Turkey’s March 31 local elections, a democratically elected mayor has been removed from office, once again bringing the controversial...

Deceased Kurdish politician sentenced to 9 years on terrorism charges

A Turkish court has handed down a prison sentence of eight years, nine months to a Kurdish politician who died of cancer four years...

Canadian journalist denied entry to Turkey suspects Azerbaijan’s involvement

A Canadian journalist who was denied entry to Turkey as a tourist at an İstanbul airport over the weekend due to an “entry ban”...
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Turkey aiming to increase capacity of its prisons to 500,000 by 2024, says ...

The Turkish government is working to increase the capacity of its prisons to 500,000 by 2024, said Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a human rights defender...

Turkey’s top judicial board is under ‘complete’ executive control: Venice Commission

The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, stated in a recent report that the powers of the president and...

Bulgaria sends troops to tackle migrant influx from Turkey

Bulgaria on Monday deployed 350 soldiers to the border with Turkey to help police cope with the growing influx of migrants, Agence France-Presse reported,...

Turkish government’s educational reforms disrupt student’s schooling

The Justice and Development Party (AKP)'s education reforms have significantly disrupted students' schooling, leading to widespread uncertainty and interruptions in education, the Birgün daily reported.  Journalists...

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