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Turkish doctors urge release of Gezi trial defendant over serious health risks

Turkey’s leading medical association has urged authorities to release Ayşe Barım, a well-known manager of Turkish television stars facing trial on charges of attempting...

Report details plight of children affected by Turkey’s post-coup purge

The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) on Friday published its latest report, “The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge,” which examines how children...

Nearly 12 million in Turkey live in extreme poverty, ministry data shows

More than 14 million people in Turkey rely on regular social assistance to survive, and nearly 12 million of them live in extreme poverty,...

Defendants in 2023 earthquake collapse trial arrested in Ankara after 720 days at large

A Turkish court has arrested two defendants in Ankara after 720 days at large in connection with the collapse of an apartment building that...

Turkey says large number of Syrians have returned home

More than 410,00 Syrians who fled to Turkey during the rule of Bashar al-Assad have returned home since he was overthrown in December, the...

Turkey to help Syria with weapons systems, equipment under new deal: report

Turkey will provide weapons systems and logistical tools to Syria under a military cooperation accord signed on Wednesday, a Turkish Defense Ministry source said,...

Protesters condemn armed attack on Turkish newspaper office

Dozens of journalists, representatives of political parties, unions and civil society groups gathered Wednesday in the western city of İzmir to denounce an armed...

CHP launches online petition demanding release of İstanbul mayor, early elections

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has launched an online petition calling for early elections and demanding the release of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem...

Turkish lawyer in high-profile cases arrested on bribery charges

Rezan Epözdemir, a Turkish lawyer known for representing clients in several high-profile murder and fraud cases, has been arrested on charges of “acting as...

US report says Turkey committed widespread human rights abuses in 2024

Turkey committed widespread human rights violations in 2024, including unlawful killings, torture, arbitrary detention, media censorship and transnational repression, according to a new US...

Expanding forgery scandal reveals massive prescription abuse, ID fraud

New revelations in two high-profile criminal cases have expanded the scope of a recent forgery scandal in Turkey, exposing rampant prescription abuse and ID...

Turkey blocks research vessel in eastern Mediterranean over cable project dispute

Turkey intercepted and turned back a Gibraltar-flagged research vessel conducting seabed surveys for a planned fiberoptic cable in the eastern Mediterranean, saying it was...

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