Another appeal against Booking.com ban rejected by Turkish court
A Turkish court of appeals has rejected a renewed appeal filed by Dutch-based online hotel booking platform Booking.com against a ban on its activities...
Turkish public expresses concern over rising food costs as the new school year approaches
The Turkish public has voiced concerns over skyrocketing food costs, saying an increasing number of schoolchildren are being deprived of basic nutrition, the Gazete...
3 detained as Boğaziçi University restricts access to campus due to Erdoğan visit
Police detained at least three people at İstanbul’s Boğaziçi University on Friday as the school administration restricted access to the campus and moved classes...
ECtHR should stop viewing Turkish Constitutional Court as effective remedy, says president of European...
“There is no domestic remedy available in Turkey. ... The should cease to consider the Turkish Constitutional Court as a source of effective...
Turkey, Syria quake could affect up to 23 million people: WHO
Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warned on...
European Parliament urges Turkey to recognize legal status of Orthodox Patriarchate
The European Parliament (EP) has called on Turkey to recognize the legal status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of Eastern...
Turkish gov’t sentences Fethullah Gülen’s lawyer to 12 years in prison
Turkish government has sentenced Feti Ün, a prominent lawyer who has represented US-based Turkish-Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen for years, to 12 years in prison...
Turkish women’s rights activists call on authorities to thoroughly investigate female suicide cases and...
Two Turkish women's rights activists said in an interview that during the COVID-19 pandemic there had been an increase in female suicides and accidental...
Severe post-coup tortures by Ali Türkşen, a founder of Turkey’s new party, exposed
New evidences of severe torture done by Ali Türkşen, a former military officer who had been convicted in the Ergenekon case, who is also among...
Courts to decide whether social media posts include disinformation under new law
Turkish courts will decide whether or not a social media post was aimed at producing or disseminating fake news and disinformation online under a...
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