Second Israeli footballer fired from Turkish team due to post on Israeli hostages
Turkish first division club Başakşekir on Thursday ended the loan of Israeli midfielder Eden Kartsev, who reposted a social media message calling for the...
RTÜK imposes sanctions on TV station due to series targeted by religious groups
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, has imposed a temporary broadcast ban as well as a fine on FOX TV...
Family accuses governor’s son in young Kurdish woman’s death, alleges coverup by former official
The family of a young Kurdish woman who disappeared in eastern Turkey in 2020 has accused the son of a former governor of killing...
1,267 miners killed in work accidents in Turkey since 2013: report
A total of 1,267 miners have died in work-related accidents in Turkey since 2013, according to a new report by the Health and Safety...
Kurdish villagers terrorized at military checkpoint in SE Turkey
A video circulating on social media showed a group of Kurdish villagers being verbally harassed and threatened by soldiers at a checkpoint in the...
Liberal International to honor jailed businessman Kavala with 2025 freedom award
Liberal International will award its 2025 Prize for Freedom to jailed Turkish businessman and civil society figure Osman Kavala at a ceremony in Germany next month,...
Inmate suffering from advanced cancer in Kandıra Prison cannot receive proper healthcare
An inmate in Kocaeli Kandıra Prison with stage four stomach cancer cannot access proper healthcare and has not been taken to a hospital for...
Turkish officer dies by suicide after suspension over alleged Gülen links
Gökhan Ünyeli, an officer in the Turkish military who had been under investigation for alleged links to the Gülen movement and was recently suspended...
Turkey seizes jailed Erdoğan rival’s book, bans sales
A Turkish court has ordered the seizure of all printed and in-production copies of a book by Ekrem İmamoğlu, the jailed mayor of İstanbul and President...
Activists arrested for protesting Erdoğan’s Israel trade face up to 3 years in prison
Nine pro-Palestinian activists, recently held in pretrial detention for several days for protesting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Turkey’s alleged ongoing trade with Israel,...
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