Former police officer dismissed over Gülen links dies after months in intensive care
Mustafa Tarımcı, a former police officer dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement after a 2016 coup attempt...
Turkey jails activist protesting land survey for coal mine project in Muğla
A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the pretrial detention of local activist Esra Işık for protesting a land survey linked to a coal mine...
Turkey’s poverty threshold continues to rise in 2026
The monthly income needed for a family of four in Turkey to stay above the poverty line rose to 106,817 lira ($2,402) in March,...
UN special rapporteurs urge Turkey to stop targeting rights defenders on terrorism charges
Five UN special rapporteurs have urged Turkey to stop using broad counterterrorism laws to prosecute human rights defenders and lawyers, warning that the legislation...
19 Afghan migrants, including baby, die after boat sinks off Turkey
Nineteen Afghan migrants, including a baby, died after an inflatable dinghy sank in the Aegean Sea off southwestern Turkey on Wednesday, Agence France-Presse reported,...
Turkish journalist faces over 19 years on alleged insult of Erdoğan, disinformation charges
A Turkish prosecutor has sought a prison sentence of more than 19 years for journalist Alican Uludağ over social media posts that allegedly insulted...
4 Turkish students allege abuse after nearly 3 months in pretrial detention for protesting...
Four Turkish university students who were held in pretrial detention for nearly three months for participating in a protest against a Syrian government offensive...
Furniture giant seized from Boydak family over alleged Gülen links put up for sale...
Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has put İstikbal Mobilya, a major furniture company seized from the Boydak family over alleged links to the...
Study says families link some post-coup suicides in Turkey to government pressure
A new study based on interviews with families in Turkey suggests that some suicides following a post-coup purge after a 2016 failed coup are...
2 years after Turkey’s landmark 2024 vote, 85 municipalities no longer in elected hands
Two years after Turkey’s March 31, 2024, local elections reshaped the country’s political map, a union representing municipal workers said 85 municipalities have changed...
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