Turkey ranked third in press freedom violations among EU candidates as crackdown on press...
Turkey recorded the third-highest number of press freedom violations among European Union candidate countries in 2024, with journalists facing mass arrests, censorship and intimidation,...
Pregnant woman’s health rapidly declines in Turkish prison after Gülen-linked arrest
The health of a pregnant woman jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement has quickly worsened in custody, her husband said Monday,...
NATO deploying shelters to earthquake-stricken Turkey
NATO members have agreed to deploy shelters to ally Turkey to help provide accommodation for those left homeless by this week’s devastating earthquakes, Agence...
Children of political prisoners in Turkey cast as ‘potential criminals,’ new report finds
Children of political prisoners in Turkey are being treated as “potential criminals” and face widespread rights abuses, according to a new report published on...
31 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Thirty-one people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based...
US ‘disappointed’ by arrest of TV journalist in Turkey
The United States on Monday expressed disappointment over the arrest of TV journalist Sedef Kabaş in Turkey over the weekend on charges of insulting the...
Turkey detains 110 in operations targeting alleged Gülen followers
A total of 110 people have been detained over the past week in police operations that targeted alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement,...
Video of Turkish purge victim reflecting on years of hardship goes viral after death
Talha Dalkıran, a former teacher who was dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement following a 2016 coup...
Prominent journalists given prison sentences in retrial over Gülen links
A Turkish court that heard the retrial of several journalists and media workers on terrorism charges due to their alleged links to a faith-based...
Over 2,000 workers died in occupational accidents in Turkey in 2025: İSİG
Turkey recorded at least 2,105 deaths in work-related accidents in 2025, according to a recent report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG).
The figure marks...
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