Official data reveal child sexual abuse cases soar in Turkey
Turkish authorities recorded an average of 18 child abuse cases per day in 2024, based on court documents detailing opened investigations, BirGün daily reported.
Nearly 16,000...
Authorities start demolition in Istanbul’s Tozkoparan district despite residents’ resistance
Authorities have started demolishing houses in Istanbul's Tozkoparan district despite residents' objections and resistance, Turkish media reported.
Riot police and water cannon were deployed to...
Turkey playing Trump’s game in declaring Antifa a terrorist organization
Turkey has been trying to play US President Donald Trump’s game by painting Antifa as a terrorist organization in official remarks and pro-government media...
Police detain 42 at massive opposition rally in İstanbul
Turkish police detained 42 people on Tuesday during a massive opposition rally at İstanbul City Hall, held to mark the 100th day since the city’s popular...
Turkey’s main opposition leader vows to reinstate all victims of post-coup purge
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said his party will reinstate all civil servants who were fired from their jobs...
CoE reviews recent controversial decrees issued by Turkish government
The Council of Europe (CoE) has stated that it has taken the recent decrees issued by Turkish government under review. The decrees have stirred...
Kurdish PKK militants burn their weapons at symbolic ceremony in Iraq
Thirty outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants destroyed their weapons at a ceremony in mountainous Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday, an Agence France-Presse correspondent said.
“Thirty...
15 detained in Turkish capital over alleged ByLock use
Turkish police detained 15 people in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Tuesday on allegations of using the ByLock smartphone application, the Bold Medya...
Decorated commander of Turkey’s elite Maroon Berets, nominated for a senior UN post, brutally...
A former commander of the Turkish Special Forces, nominated for a UN post as a senior security officer, revealed in a petition to the...
Defendants decry personal toll as trial of young girls is adjourned
Defendants in Turkey’s ongoing “girls’ trial” described the lasting emotional, psychological and personal toll of facing terrorism charges over routine religious and educational activities...
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