Turkish miners remain underground on 26th day of unpaid wage protest
A group of 24 miners in northwestern Turkey remained underground Monday on the 26th day of a protest over unpaid wages, overtime and severance...
At least 212 workers died in Turkey in May, annual toll hits 835
At least 212 people died in work-related incidents across Turkey in May, bringing the death toll for the first five months of 2026 to...
CHP leadership rivals cancel parliamentary group meetings to avoid new standoff
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) will not hold a parliamentary group meeting this week after rival camps led by Özgür Özel and...
Turkey’s interior minister vows to put all stray dogs in shelters by year-end
Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi has vowed to have all stray dogs in Turkey rounded up and placed in shelters by the end of...
European Parliament to urge EU sanctions on Turkey’s justice minister: MEP
A European Parliament report scheduled for a vote on June 17 will urge the European Union to consider targeted human rights sanctions against Turkish...
University student known for campaigning for release of her ailing father acquitted in Gülen-linked...
University student Süeda Güngör, who had been on trial over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement and had campaigned for the release of...
New EU asylum rules could make it harder for Turkish applicants to win protection...
Turkish citizens seeking asylum in Europe may face tougher odds under new European Union migration rules that took effect Friday, even as Turkey continues...
Wife of purged Turkish police officer recounts years of isolation, hardship
The wife of a police officer dismissed as part of Turkey’s post-2016 coup purge has described years of raising three children alone while facing...
CHP mayor among 17 detained in corruption operation targeting İstanbul district municipality
Turkish police on Friday detained the mayor of İstanbul’s Silivri district, run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), and 16 others as...
Turkish court jails 33 female students over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court jailed 33 female students pending trial on charges of alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement after they were detained in...
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