Turkish Red Crescent under fire for selling tents after earthquake: report
The Turkish opposition and media on Sunday criticized the Red Crescent (Kızılay) humanitarian group for selling rather than donating tents for those made homeless...
138 detained due to ‘provocative’ posts about earthquakes
Turkish prosecutors have detained 138 social media users to date due to “provocative” posts on social media about powerful earthquakes that hit the country’s...
Quakes led to worsening of human rights situation in Syria, Turkey: Amnesty International
Devastating earthquakes have led to a worsening of the human rights situation in both Syria and Turkey by exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities, Amnesty International said...
Inmate convicted of Gülen links not allowed to attend funerals of wife, children who...
Ebubekir Ertuğrul, a prisoner convicted of alleged links to the Gülen movement, was not allowed to attend the funerals of his wife and two...
Architects chamber executives get suspended sentences due to award to Kurdish TV
A Turkish court has handed down a suspended sentence to six executives of an architects chamber in Ankara on conviction of disseminating terrorist propaganda...
22 hospitals in Turkey, Syria damaged by devastating quakes: WHO
A total of 22 hospitals in Turkey and Syria were damaged by devastating earthquakes on February 6, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Turkey expands probe into construction sector after earthquake
Turkish authorities have expanded a criminal probe into individuals responsible for buildings leveled by a deadly earthquake, with 564 suspects identified, Agence France-Presse reported,...
Juvenile offenders and children accompanying mothers in southern Turkish prisons among the most vulnerable...
Incarcerated juveniles and young children accompanying their mothers in prison in southern Turkey are among the groups most affected by devastating earthquakes on February...
Crackdown on Gülen movement continues with detention of 20 amid devastating quakes
A crackdown on members of the Gülen movement is continuing with the detention of 20 individuals amid the devastation caused by twin earthquakes in...
1.5 million people left homeless in Turkey after devastating earthquakes: UNDP
At least 1.5 million people have been left homeless and 500,000 new homes need to be built after devastating earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks...
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