828 refugees, including 73 minors, died in work-related accidents in Turkey last decade: İSİG
A total of 828 refugees, including 73 minors, died in workplace accidents in Turkey between 2013 and 2022, according to a report by the...
Autopsy confirms violent head trauma in death of Turkish environmental journalist
An autopsy has found that Turkish journalist and environmental activist Hakan Tosun died from severe head trauma caused by violence, sustaining multiple fractures and...
Turkish conscript in 5th day of military service given 14 life sentences on coup...
The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court handed down aggravated life sentences to 41 defendants on Friday, among them Ahmet Özdemir, who was fulfilling his...
ECtHR rejects Turkey’s appeal, clearing path for retrials in Gülen-linked cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday rejected an appeal by the Turkish government to refer to the Grand Chamber its ruling...
Heating system doesn’t work in İstanbul’s Silivri Prison despite freezing temperatures
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu in a Monday tweet criticized the worsening conditions in İstanbul's Silivri Prison, saying the heating system...
Irregular migrant found dead off coast of western Turkey: report
The body of one of two irregular migrants who were reported missing after their rubber dinghy sank off the coast of Çesme in Turkey’s...
Turkey again ranks 10th globally in organized crime index, lags in resilience
Turkey has maintained its position as one of the world’s most criminalized countries, ranking 10th out of 193 nations in the 2025 Global Organized Crime...
Turkey’s top court annuls ban on damages for civil servants dismissed after 2016 failed...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has annulled the provision of a decree preventing civil servants dismissed under emergency decrees in the aftermath of a coup attempt...
Opposition MP faces removal of parliamentary immunity due to criticism of Turkish military
A Turkish prosecutor has filed a summary of proceedings for an opposition lawmaker that may cause him to lose his parliamentary immunity, accusing him...
Top court finds rights violation in blocking of Bank Asya customer’s funds
In a landmark decision, Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of an applicant who claimed she was blocked from withdrawing money from her...
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