Passport refusal reveals travel ban on fallen officer imposed 9 years after his death
Turkish authorities’ refusal to issue a passport to a 10-year-old girl has revealed that in 2025 a Turkish court had imposed an international travel...
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...
Turkish gov’t detains 9 active duty military officers over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Tuesday detained nine military officers on active duty in 11 provinces across Turkey in a Zonguldak-based investigation as part of...
Detentions, layoffs at major Turkish supermarket chain spark nationwide protests
Work stoppages at Turkey's major supermarket chain Migros have spread nationwide after the firing of 280 workers and the detention of nearly 100 protestors,...
Turkey’s LGBTQ community dread its future under Erdoğan rule
Turkey’s LGBTQ community fear being exposed to more homophobic hate after conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made them into his favorite target for his...
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