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Turkey placed on global human rights watchlist amid crackdown on dissent

The international civil society alliance CIVICUS has added Turkey to its July Monitor Watchlist, warning of a sharp deterioration in civil liberties following a wave of protests,...

Turkey’s ‘national’ social media platform faces licensing controversy over Mastodon code

A new Turkish social media platform introduced as a “domestic and national” innovation is facing scrutiny after reports revealed it was built on Mastodon,...

Pregnant woman jailed over Gülen links remains behind bars in Turkey despite repeated appeals, imminent birth

A Turkish court has rebuffed three attempts to free a 9-months-pregnant former teacher who could go into labor at any moment, the Stockholm Center...

Turkey’s top court rules violation of rights for Gezi Park defendant, paves way for retrial

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that Tayfun Kahraman, a city planner sentenced to 18 years in prison over his alleged role in the 2013...

Fenerbahçe signs record €120 mln sponsorship deal with Chobani amid nationalist backlash

Fenerbahçe, one of Turkey’s largest football clubs, has signed a historic sponsorship agreement with US-based yogurt giant Chobani in a deal worth at least...

Turkey targets 2032 for indigenous engine integration in KAAN fighter jet

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) plans to integrate a domestically developed jet engine into its fifth-generation KAAN fighter aircraft by 2032, a move that would...

Erdoğan halts miners’ strike, sparks criticism over constitutional rights violation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ordered the postponement of a miners’ strike at a state-owned company out of concerns for national security, in...

Turkish city of Silopi calls for help after temperatures top record 50 degrees C

A choking heatwave left astonished locals in southeastern Turkey calling for state help to pay their air conditioning bills after the temperature surged past...

Turkey’s main opposition to join parliamentary commission on peace process with PKK

Turkey’s main opposition party has announced it will participate in a newly formed parliamentary commission tasked with advancing efforts to end the Kurdistan Workers’...

Turkey joins Arab League countries, others in calling on Hamas to lay down arms

Turkey has joined a group of Arab League and Western countries in urging the Palestinian militant group Hamas to lay down its arms and...

Turkish labor union announces strike after stalled wage negotiations

Turkey’s largest labor confederation has announced a series of strikes after failing to reach a deal with government employers over wage increases for 600,000...

Turkish opposition demands answers after soldiers die during training amid heatwave

A Turkish opposition lawmaker has filed a parliamentary inquiry into the deaths of two conscript soldiers during basic training in southern Turkey at the...

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