Report highlights rising economic inequality and education challenges in Turkey

A new report issued by the Turkish Education Reform Initiative (ERG) warns of deepening inequalities in education as economic pressures mount. The 2024 Education Monitoring...

Turkey ranks first among countries that have moved away from democracy in the past...

Turkey ranks first among countries in which democratic rule decreased between 2010 and 2020, according to a report published Monday by the Stockholm-based International...

Turkish man jailed over alleged Gülen links dies as result of poor medical care...

Mehmet Özbir, 41, on Tuesday died of cancer that developed when he was in pretrial detention over Gülen links and which caused his health...

AKUT co-founder Nasuh Mahruki arrested over social media posts

Nasuh Mahruki, founder and former president of the Turkish Search and Rescue Association (AKUT), was arrested pending trial of an investigation of his social...

OHAL Commission refuses to reinstate ‘Academics for Peace’ signatory despite court decision

An appeals commission in Turkey overseeing appeals filed against the summary dismissal of public servants in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt has...

Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 96 people over alleged links to Gülen movement

The Turkish government on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 96 people across Turkey as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...

Majority of Turks oppose constitutional amendment enabling Erdoğan’s re-election

A majority of Turks, 66.3 percent, are against a constitutional amendment that would allow President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to run again in the election...

Villager allegedly thrown from helicopter indicted for membership in terrorist organization

Osman Şiban, a Kurdish villager allegedly thrown from a military helicopter in the southeastern province of Van, has been indicted for membership in the...

COMMENTARY — Turkey’s Maarif exports Erdoğan’s ideology to Balkans

By Abdullah Bozkurt The Maarif Foundation, the long arm of the autocratic regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has positioned itself to raise a new...

Turkish government’s educational reforms disrupt student’s schooling

The Justice and Development Party (AKP)'s education reforms have significantly disrupted students' schooling, leading to widespread uncertainty and interruptions in education, the Birgün daily reported.  Journalists...

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