Opposition MP questions whereabouts of man who went missing 25 months ago
In a parliamentary question to Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, opposition MP Mustafa Yeneroğlu sought information on the whereabouts of Yusuf Bilge Tunç, who went...
Turkish police detain 80 students protesting high housing prices
Eighty students who were spending the night in parks to protest high housing prices were detained by police Monday evening in İstanbul's Moda Park...
Turkish press agency imposes record number of advertising bans on Cumhuriyet daily
Turkey’s Press Advertising Agency (BİK), the state body responsible for regulating publicly funded advertisements in the media, has imposed a record number of advertising...
Turkey’s judicial council promotes judge who defied Constitutional Court ruling
Turkey’s Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has promoted judge Akın Gürlek, who presided over an İstanbul court that refused to implement a Constitutional...
Refugees in fear as sentiment turns against them in Turkey: report
Attitudes about refugees fleeing the long conflict in Syria have gradually hardened in Turkey, where they used to be welcomed with open arms, sympathy...
Story of teacher-turned-butcher reveals extent of Turkey’s post-coup purge
The story of Cafer Altıkardeş, a former geography teacher fired from his job by an emergency decree who lost half his index finger while...
43 people detained for aiding families of post-coup victims
Forty-three people, 16 of whom are dismissed public officers, were detained in the northern province of Ordu for helping the families of individuals targeted...
200 lawyers express support for Şenyaşar family demanding justice in political murder case
Two hundred lawyers have expressed support for Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, who have been protesting in front of the Şanlıurfa Courthouse...
Turkey uses facial recognition to spy on millions: report
The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has added a facial recognition system to its law enforcement arsenal that helps it investigate millions of...
Refugees in Bolu province told to stay home after 9 pm, avoid behavior that...
In a meeting with representatives of refugees from various countries, the governor of Bolu province said foreigners should respect local traditions and provided a...
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