[UPDATE] Int’l community rushes to offer Turkey, Syria aid after powerful earthquake
Countries around the world mobilized rapidly to send aid and rescue workers on Monday after a massive earthquake killed more than 5,000 people in...
COVID-19 continues to spread in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit Turkey’s overcrowded prisons hard, with news of new infections coming from Hilvan Prison in the southeastern city of...
Pro-gov’t Limak Holding wins environmental approval for controversial gold mine in western Turkey
Limak Holding, a conglomerate with close ties to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has received government approval for a major gold mining project in...
Turkish courts arrested 20 people due to ‘provocative’ posts about earthquake
Turkish courts have ruled for the arrest of 20 social media users due to their “provocative” posts on social media about a powerful earthquake...
Pregnant woman subjected to sexual harassment and insults by prosecutor during interrogation
Nigar Kocabaş, a pregnant woman who in 2016 was interrogated by Chief Public Prosecutor İbrahim Keskin in the northern Turkish city of Samsun for...
Turkey files criminal complaint against former ‘Communist mayor’ over alleged losses to the public
Turkey’s interior ministry has filed a criminal complaint against the former mayor of the eastern city of Tunceli, accusing him of causing more than...
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,...
Turkey sees record rise in number of new prisons, inmates during AKP rule: report
There has been a record rise in the number of prisons constructed as well as the number of people who were put behind bars...
EP head Tajani: No place for Turkey in EU without a radical change
Antonio Tajani, president of the European Parliament (EP), has said that developments concerning press freedom in Turkey are a sign that “Turkey is turning...
Turkey’s new judicial bill would allow rapid online takedowns without a court order
Turkey’s government has introduced a new bill that would allow the removal of online content before a judge issues a ruling, Turkish Minute reported.
The...
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