Turkey accused of illegally seizing farmland for post-quake projects
The Turkish government is facing accusations of illegal land seizure after authorities bulldozed private farmland in the country’s earthquake-hit south without a final court...
129 people die in workplace accidents in Turkey in April
A total of 129 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in April, according to a report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch...
Turkey’s Erdoğan ‘hopes’ Afrin to be captured ‘by this evening’
Speaking at the 46th meeting of neighborhood heads, or muhtars, at the presidential palace on Wednesday, Turkey’s autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he...
UN Special Rapporteur warns ECtHR that Turkey’s broad counterterrorism laws risk arbitrary prosecutions
A United Nations special rapporteur has warned Europe’s top human rights court that Turkey’s vague counterterrorism laws violate the international principle of legality, risking...
Turkish authorities arrest 13 women on alleged Gülen links
A total of 13 women, including students and teachers, were arrested on Tuesday in southern Antalya province for alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
Photojournalist sentenced for terrorist propaganda over a photo
The İstanbul 33rd High Criminal Court on Thursday handed down a suspended 20-month sentence to a photojournalist on conviction of disseminating terrorist propaganda, Turkish...
Turkish authorities detain popular street interviewer after Erdoğan criticizes independent journalism
A day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan targeted street interviews in a public speech, well-known interviewer Arif Kocabıyık was detained in the southern...
Women’s rights activists demonstrate at Council of State for reinstatement of Istanbul Convention
Representatives of women's rights organizations and opposition politicians gathered on Tuesday morning in front of the Council of State, Turkey's highest administrative court, in...
Turkish court challenges top court reversal of Cumhuriyet journalists’ conviction
A Turkish court on Thursday decided to challenge a Supreme Court of Appeals ruling that overturned the court’s previous conviction of 12 former Cumhuriyet...
Takeover of firms linked to İmamoğlu marks turning point in Turkey’s political seizure of...
A Turkish state body’s takeover of companies tied to jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu marks a new phase in the use of trusteeships to...
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