Erdoğan regime’s failure in education crystallizes in Turkish university entrance exam
The failure of the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in education has crystallized thanks to the results of the latest university...
922 more, including 120 academics, 190 diplomats, dismissed by Turkish government
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Turkey’s Erdoğan signals legislation to transfer opposition CHP’s shares in İş Bank to Treasury
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he thinks the opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) shares in İşbank can be transferred to the Treasury...
513 child laborers have died in workplace accidents in Turkey in last 8 years:...
At least 513 child laborers have lost their lives in workplace accidents in Turkey in the last eight years, according to a report by...
Women’s rights movements, Turkish Twitter users fight back as release law, COVID-19 crisis spur...
The number of Turkish women suffering from domestic violence surged after some 90,000 convicts were freed under an early release law and the onset...
Turkey outraged over musician’s murder at Ankara nightclub
Turkey was shocked by the murder of a musician at a nightclub in Ankara on Sunday in which some employees from a state ministry...
French journalist’s detention during İstanbul protest sparks outcry
A French journalist detained while covering a pro-Kurdish protest in İstanbul remained in police custody on Tuesday, prompting growing calls for his release, including...
University refuses admission to woman jailed over Gülen links
Ünzile Köşker, who was jailed for alleged links to the Gülen movement, was not allowed to enroll at a university despite passing the nationwide...
Former officer succumbs to cancer shortly after release from prison
Ercan Dağhan, a former 2nd lieutenant who was diagnosed with cancer while in pre-trial detention, died today after nearly four years of battling the...
Turkish PM slams European countries, praises Spain over stance on followers of Gülen movement
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Wednesday slammed European countries with the exception of Spain on their stance vis-à-vis alleged members of the Gülen...
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