Turkish electricity distributor cuts power to some residents of Syrian refugee camp in dead...
The power supply for a number of Syrian refugees living in a tent camp in Turkey's southern Mersin province was cut by the Toroslar...
Turkish police detain parents of 2-month-old baby over alleged Gülen links
Murat and Esra Yüksel, the parents of 2-month-old Selman Yüksel, have been detained by Turkish police in Kocaeli province over their alleged links to...
Kenya releases Turkish refugee arrested at Turkey’s request
A Turkish refugee in Kenya who was arrested due to a request from Ankara and later kept in custody by court order was released...
CPJ calls on Turkey to stop prosecuting journalists covering Kurdish issues, release jailed members...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to immediately release all imprisoned members of the press and stop prosecuting journalists who cover Kurdish issues.
The Diyarbakır...
More than 100 students detained at Boğaziçi University amid protests against crackdown on LGBT...
The arrest of two Boğaziçi University students over a poster that depicted LGBT rainbow symbols alongside an image of the Kaaba in Mecca has...
Private media, like state-run TRT, minimize coverage of Turkish opposition
A recent study on news channels has revealed that not only public broadcaster TRT but also private media have allocated minimal or no airtime...
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...
Authorities neglect the disabled in Turkey’s earthquake zone, says Amnesty report
A report released on Thursday by Amnesty International has revealed that people with disabilities in Turkey’s earthquake zone are being neglected by the authorities and humanitarian...
Turkish university cancels World Greek Language Day events due to xenophobic pushback
The faculty of languages, history and geography of Turkey’s Ankara University on Tuesday announced that it had canceled plans to mark World Greek Language...
PACE: State of emergency negatively impacting electoral environment in Turkey
State of emergency (OHAL) conditions are negatively impacting the electoral environment ahead of Turkey's critical parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24, said a...
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