Former police chief involved in Turkey’s 2013 corruption investigations arrested over alleged Gülen links
A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of a former İstanbul police chief who was part of the team that led corruption investigations in...
466 nationwide counterterrorism operations underway in the wake of Ankara attack
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has said there are currently 466 counterterrorism operations ongoing across the country in connection to a suicide bombing in...
ECtHR rules against Turkey in case of student convicted of insulting Erdoğan
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the right to freedom of expression of Ömür Çağdaş Ersoy, who was...
CHP deputy asks PM to stop arrest of women after giving birth in Turkey
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has asked Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım to halt the practice of arresting women immediately after...
Police block May Day commemoration, detain dozens in İstanbul’s Taksim Square
Turkish police detained more than 30 people in İstanbul on Monday after blocking a May Day commemoration near Taksim Square, including union leaders and...
Poor prison conditions force new mother serving sentence on conviction of Gülen links to...
A woman arrested four months ago to serve a prison sentence for conviction of links to the Gülen movement was forced to hand over...
Smugglers force asylum seekers to stay in barns and shacks in Turkey’s southeastern Van...
Migrant smuggling has become an increasing problem on Turkey's southeastern border as traffickers force refugees to stay in barns and shacks in terrible conditions,...
COMMENTARY — Why US sanctions against the Erdoğan regime must be expanded
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Not only the average Turk but many in the Turkish government and the ruling Justice and Development Party welcome targeted sanctions by...
7 in 10 low-income women in Turkey lack regular access to period products
Seven in 10 low-income women in Turkey lack regular access to period products, as the country’s prolonged inflation crisis pushes many women and girls...
Journalist appears in court after covering allegations of corruption in judiciary
An editor for the Gerçek Gündem news website who reported news and shared social media posts about an alleged bribery network in the judiciary...
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