2,417 doctors have left Turkey to work in Germany in 2022, according to TTB
The number of Turkish doctors immigrating from Turkey to Germany due to heavy workloads and increasing security concerns has reached 2,417, according to the...
Leader of right-wing party warns Turkish citizens of ‘Syrian threat’ in anti-migrant social media...
Ümit Özdağ, leader of the newly established far-right Victory Party (ZP), warned Turkish citizens of a "Syrian threat" in a video shared on Twitter...
Syrians say they’re continuously blamed for economic crises in Turkey but can barely get...
Syrian migrants have said in comments to the Evrensel daily that they were continuously blamed for rising unemployment and economic crises in Turkey, but...
Yet another German citizen arrested in Turkey on Erdoğan insult charges
A German citizen of Turkish origin, Hüseyin M., who traveled to Turkey for vacation, has been arrested on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep...
Turkish women’s rights activists urge authorities to take action against stalking
Women's rights activists in Turkey have urged authorities to amend the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) to make stalking a punishable crime, the Duvar news...
Turkey targets dessert chain in latest crackdown on Gülen movement, 33 detained
Turkish police detained 33 people on Monday in dawn raids targeting a popular dessert chain over alleged fundraising for the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish...
Jailed Turkish journalist/novelist Ahmet Altan: I am living what I wrote in a novel…
Prominent Turkish novelist and newspaper editor Ahmet Altan, who was sentenced by a Turkish court to life in prison without the possibility of parole on...
Turkey playing Trump’s game in declaring Antifa a terrorist organization
Turkey has been trying to play US President Donald Trump’s game by painting Antifa as a terrorist organization in official remarks and pro-government media...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for former CHP deputy Erdemir over Zarrab case
İstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office issued a detention warrant on Tuesday for former main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Aykan Erdemir, on the grounds...
HRF highlights Turkey’s human rights crisis in UN submission
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has raised alarm over Turkey's deteriorating human rights record in its recent submission to the United Nations Human Rights...
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