Syrian refugees to be sent home within two years, main opposition party leader says
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), said on Wednesday in a speech in the southeastern Turkish province of...
İmamoğlu’s advisor detained in expanding probe targeting Turkey’s main opposition
İbrahim Özkan, a political advisor to jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, was taken into custody Friday as part of a widening crackdown targeting the...
Turkey orders detention of 54 people, including 35 academics, over alleged Gülen links in...
Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 54 people, including 35 academics, due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, over the course of two...
169 workers killed in Turkey workplace accidents in October
At least 169 workers died in workplace accidents across Turkey in October, according to a monthly report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
WHO warns of worse secondary health crisis in quake zone
The WHO warned Wednesday of a secondary health crisis threatening to strike Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, which could...
Social media campaign urges release of Turkish mother arrested with infant
Social media users on Wednesday launched a campaign calling on Turkish authorities to release Deniz Gündoğdu, who was arrested and sent to Edirne Prison...
33,000 buildings severely damaged in earthquake zone in Turkey: ministry
The Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate announced on Tuesday that 33,143 buildings in 13 provinces were severely damaged by last week’s earthquake...
Turkey’s interior ministry allows investigation into opposition Ankara mayor over concert spending
The Turkish Interior Ministry has granted permission for prosecutors to investigate Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) over...
Mistreatment, rights violations increase in prisons in southern Turkey following devastating earthquakes
Prisoners in the provinces of southern Turkey hit by devastating earthquakes on February 6 are facing increased mistreatment and rights abuses, according to lawyers...
Turkey detains 12, including university students, over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities detained 12 people, including university students, on Wednesday over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run TRT Haber broadcaster reported.
As...
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