35 children affected by quakes await identification: Turkey’s Family, Social Services Ministry
The Family and Social Services Ministry has announced that 35 children who have been affected by major earthquakes that hit southern Turkey in early...
11 city officials detained in operation targeting opposition-run municipality in İstanbul
Eleven city officials were detained Thursday in an operation targeting the opposition-run Beşiktaş Municipality in İstanbul over alleged bid-rigging, marking the latest development in...
Thousands of Turkish citizens seek asylum in US through Mexico: report
Some 33,000 Turkish citizens fleeing Turkey have entered the United States via the Mexican border over the past 18 months and are trying to...
Dismissed Turkish officer’s workplace accident highlights hardships after post-coup purges
A former Turkish military officer who was dismissed after a 2016 coup attempt and later tried and convicted was critically injured in a workplace...
Turkish authorities detain 97 people in a week over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities have detained 97 individuals across the country over the past week as part of a continuing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement,...
European Court of Auditors doubts all EU funds reach refugees in Turkey
EU funding has helped refugees in Turkey, but Ankara’s refusal to reveal their names raises doubts about whether the money is reaching all who...
European Socialists support Kılıçdaroğlu for fast-track EU visa liberalization
The Party of European Socialists (PES), the second largest political family represented in the EU, has said in a statement that it supports the pledge of...
HRW accuses Turkish authorities of disrupting water supply to Syria amid cholera outbreak
The New-York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Turkish authorities of exacerbating an acute water crisis that is believed to have given rise...
Kurdish journalist to serve prison sentence on terrorism charges
Journalist Sıddık Güler was arrested and sent to prison after his conviction on terrorism-related charges was upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeals, the...
Police use force to disperse attendees of Pride Week picnic in İstanbul’s Maçka Park
Turkish police used force to disperse a group of people attending a picnic Tuesday in İstanbul's Maçka Park to celebrate Pride Week, Turkish media...
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