Sex crime convictions increased 10-fold in Turkey in 10 years: report
The number of people convicted of sex crimes in Turkey saw a sharp increase from 562 in 2009 to 5,800 in 2019, a 10-fold...
Turkish court sentences Gülen sympathizer who lost 52 kg in jail due to lack...
Savaş Uyar, a 41-year-old public accountant in Turkey’s Giresun province who lost 52 kilograms during his months-long pretrial detention, has been sentenced to eight...
Turkey’s broadcast regulator fines 2 TV stations, orders Disney+ and Spotify to remove content
Turkey’s broadcast regulator has fined two national television stations and ordered global streaming platforms Disney+ and Spotify to remove content from their catalogs, citing...
31,131 workers have died in occupational accidents during AKP rule: İSİG
Turkey has recorded 31,131 deaths in work-related accidents since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in November 2002, according to a report by...
Turkish TV anchor to testify in Erdoğan insult investigation
HALK TV anchor and journalist Şule Aydın has been ordered to give testimony to a prosecutor in Istanbul after an investigation was launched to...
Family requests investigation into alleged suicide of 17-year-old boy in police custody
The family of Kadir Aktar, a 17-year-old boy who allegedly committed suicide in police custody last Friday, has requested an investigation into the circumstances...
Washington Post: Western gov’ts must not allow Erdoğan to steal Turkish election
An editorial piece published on June 5 by The Washington Post's Editorial Board titled "Another win for Erdogan is no longer a foregone conclusion" said that...
15 Turkish bar associations condemn detentions, police action over Rojava protests
Fifteen Turkish bar associations in a joint statement on Monday criticized police interventions and detentions linked to protests condemning alleged rights abuses in Syria’s...
6.2 mln children continue to face desperate conditions in Turkey, Syria since quakes: UNICEF
Millions of children and families are struggling to rebuild their lives, with 2.5 million children in Turkey and 3.7 million in Syria in need...
With both parents in prison for Gülen links, neighbors help care for 11-year-old cancer...
Sabriye Dağdeviren, the mother of 11-year-old leukemia patient Hakan, said her son is at times cared for by their neighbors during his treatment at...
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