Former teacher fired in post-coup purge dies as result of workplace accident
A former teacher, who had been fired from his position by government decree, died on Nov. 21 following a workplace accident, the Kronos news...
Female inmate who claimed prison guards beat and sexually harassed her found dead in...
Garibe Gezer, an inmate who alleged that she was beaten and sexually harassed by prison guards in Kocaeli’s Kandıra Prison, was found dead in...
Turkey’s Erdoğan lambastes Council of State over student oath decision he dislikes
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lambasted the Council of State, which recently issued a decision reinstating the daily recitation of a student oath in...
Turkish journalist forced into exile amid escalating death threats
İbrahim Haskoloğlu, a 28-year-old Turkish journalist known for his independent reporting, has announced his decision to leave Turkey indefinitely due to mounting death threats.
Haskoloğlu...
US Congress passes act fighting political abuse of INTERPOL’s notice system
The US Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), aka the Helsinki Commission, has announced on its website that the US Senate passed...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 88 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 88 people, including military officers, police officers and teachers, as part of its massive post-coup...
Turkey has removed 154 mayors since 2016 coup attempt, mainly on ‘terrorism charges’
The Turkish government has removed 154 mayors from office, most often on accusations related to terrorism in the last eight years, replacing them with...
Dismissed police officer, killed in construction site accident, reinstated to job
A former police officer who died in a work accident at a construction site in November, where he made his living following his dismissal...
Investigation launched into opposition deputy İslam over tweets allegedly ‘insulting’ Turkey
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into Felicity Party (SP) deputy Cihangir İslam on accusations of “insulting the Turkish nation,...
Over 2.7 million people in İstanbul live in poverty: study
More than 2.7 million people out of 15 million residents of İstanbul are living in poverty, according to a study by the İstanbul Planning...
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