Victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge should get redress under Kurdish peace reforms: MP
A Turkish opposition lawmaker on Monday called on parliament to use ongoing peace talks with Kurdish militants as an opportunity to redress unlawful mass...
More than 26,000 Turks have sought asylum in Europe so far in 2023: report
The number of Turkish citizens seeking asylum in Europe has surpassed 26,000 so far in 2023, Turkish Minute reported, citing the ANKA news agency.
According...
Turkish scholar at French university stranded in Istanbul after authorities refuse to return passport
Turkish mathematician Tuna Altınel, 55, employed at France's Claude Bernard University, has been stranded in Istanbul since 2019 after Turkish authorities refused to return...
Kurdish-German singer arrested by Turkish court on terrorism charges
Hozan Cane, a German-Kurdish singer who had been performing at campaign events ahead of Sunday's elections, has been arrested by a Turkish court on terrorism-related...
Court sentences 7 journalists to 18 days over photos taken at Kobani hearing
A Turkish court has sentenced seven journalists to 18 days in prison for allegedly recording audio and video during the final hearing of the...
ECtHR faults Turkey for failing to conduct effective investigation into death of soldier
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had violated the right to life by failing to conduct an effective investigation into...
Two consecutive life sentences sought for 13 Turkish journalists, singer on coup charges
An indictment drafted by the İstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office seeks two consecutive life sentences for 13 journalists including Atilla Taş, a pop singer and...
Turkish authorities treat locals in Syria’s Afrin province as ‘foreigners’
Turkish authorities have reportedly issued foreigners’ ID cards to local residents of Syria's Afrin province who have been living there for generations, according to local...
1,267 miners killed in work accidents in Turkey since 2013: report
A total of 1,267 miners have died in work-related accidents in Turkey since 2013, according to a new report by the Health and Safety...
Mass detentions as part of crackdown on Kurdish political movement drew concern from UN
UN special rapporteurs in a joint letter sent to the Turkish government in May expressed serious concern about the mass arrest and detention of opposition members...
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