Journalist Akgül jailed over reports on Turkey’s military operations in Nusaybin
Uğur Akgül, a former reporter for the now-closed pro-Kurdish Dicle news agency (DİHA), was sent on Wednesday to Mersin Prison to serve out a...
Nearly one in four young people in Turkey neither working nor in school, official...
Nearly one in four young people in Turkey were neither in education nor employment in 2025, with the rate rising to 30.9 percent among...
Turkish minister of interior reveals details of crackdown on migrant smuggling
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on social media that 80 migrant smugglers and 2,155 irregular migrants have been detained by Turkish police, Deutsche...
Woman imprisoned on Gülen links denied release from prison despite suffering from multiple sclerosis
Turkish authorities have denied an appeal from Aysun Şahin, a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient arrested over alleged links to the Gülen movement, to postpone...
Turkish gov’t detains more than 40 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government has detained more than 40 people, including six noncommissioned officers and a police chief, as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Turkish opposition documents 193 cases of prison torture, mistreatment in March human rights report
Turkey’s main opposition party said Thursday it had documented 193 cases of alleged torture and ill-treatment in prisons in March and that journalists, protesters...
UK gov’t considered returning opponents to Erdoğan as part of migrant deal: report
A report by The Times has disclosed that the UK Home Office abandoned plans for a migrant return deal with Turkey that included repatriating...
Erdoğan under fire for saying Turkey has nothing against Taliban’s beliefs
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has attracted widespread criticism due to remarks suggesting that Turkey has nothing against the beliefs of the Taliban, an...
US President Trump reiterates threat, saying ‘We are cutting back on Turkey’
US President Donald Trump has reiterated a threat over Turkey's refusal to release American pastor Andrew Brunson, who the Trump administration believes is being illegally...
Opposition base rallies behind ousted CHP leader as court-installed chairman slams party mayors
Supporters of Turkey’s main opposition party turned out in large numbers for the party’s ousted leader during rival Eid al-Adha events in Ankara on...
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