Turkey blocks access to VOA Turkish news website
A Turkish court imposed an access ban on the Voice of America (VOA) Turkish edition website after the media outlet refused to comply with...
53.2 pct of Turks are against government’s Uyghur policy
A total of 53.2 percent of Turks don’t support the government’s Uyghur policy and think it hasn’t given an “appropriate response” to the Chinese...
NATO air commander: Turkey’s plan to buy Russian S-400 missiles a risk for NATO
The Turkish government's plans to buy Russia's S-400 missile defense system would give a weapon used by “known foes” of NATO deep insight into...
Mayor of Turkey’s fourth-largest city among 55 detained in continuing crackdown on opposition
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained the mayor of Bursa, Turkey’s fourth-largest city, along with 54 others in a sweeping corruption investigation, in the latest...
EU tells Turkey to address democracy before membership
The European Union’s enlargement commissioner told Turkey on Wednesday to address issues around democracy and the rule of law if it wants to boost...
Turkish journalist Mehmet Karakeçili beaten, Hale Gönültaş threatened: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday reported a physical assault on journalist Mehmet Karakeçili and a separate verbal threat against journalist Hale...
2 Kurdish men shot on Turkey’s Iraq border by Turkish security forces
Two Kurdish men were shot and seriously injured by Turkish security forces in southeastern Hakkari province on Tuesday while trying to cross the border...
4 people trying to escape persecution in Turkey missing after boat capsizes in Evros...
A woman and her three children went missing after a boat carrying several Turkish asylum seekers who fled Turkey due to an ongoing government...
Rights abuses at women’s prison in Turkey amount to crimes against humanity, lawmaker says
A Turkish opposition lawmaker has alleged serious rights abuses at İzmir Şakran Women's Prison, including denial of medical care, strip-searches and arbitrary restrictions on...
Turkish doctors warn of the detrimental effects of poverty on children
Turkish doctors have warned that the deepening economic crisis in the country has had detrimental effects on the physical development of children, the Birgün...
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