Turkish gov’t blocks encrypted email service ProtonMail, VPNs
Turkish authorities have blocked the use of ProtonMail, the world’s largest encrypted email service, tech website Gizmodo reported, with the company saying in a...
Former teacher fired during Turkey’s post-coup purge dies after workplace accident
A former teacher dismissed during a purge following a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016 died on Friday from injuries sustained in a workplace...
Cypriot farmers say Turkish forces tried to detain them in buffer zone: report
Greek Cypriot farmers told the Cyprus Mail that Turkish soldiers and police attacked them in the United Nations buffer zone near the village of Mammari on...
Hrant Dink commemorated in İstanbul 19 years after his murder
Hundreds of people gathered in İstanbul on Monday to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the killing of Hrant Dink, the Armenian-Turkish journalist who was...
Turkish jets hit 108 Kurdish targets in Afrin, land forces’ involvement imminent
Turkish airstrikes struck 108 targets belonging to Kurdish militants, the army said in a statement on Saturday, hours after it launched an operation against...
Turkish gov’t dismisses over 260 officials with new decree under rule of emergency
Turkish government under the strict rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dismissed 262 public personnel from various institutions with a new government...
Turkish football star Hakan Şükür’s father given jail sentence over Gülen links: report
The father of Turkey’s best-known footballer, ex-international Hakan Şükür, has been given a prison sentence of three years, 45 days on charges of aiding...
Former diplomats detained in Turkey, leading to fears of another round of torture
Turkish authorities on Friday ordered the detention of 29 former diplomats due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, leading to fears of...
Turkish journalists receive suspended sentences over 2019 protest coverage
Three Turkish journalists were handed down suspended five-month sentences on Wednesday for covering a 2019 demonstration in İstanbul in protest of the government’s removal...
Turkey faces deepening healthcare crisis as 21,000 specialists quit public hospitals in last 13...
Turkey’s public healthcare system is confronting a growing shortage of doctors, with more than 21,000 specialists having resigned from state hospitals over the past...
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