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Families demand justice at Turkish Parliament over deadly hotel fire that killed 78

Relatives of victims who died in a devastating hotel fire in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in northwestern Turkey earlier this year broke down...

Over 200 detained in nationwide Turkish operations targeting alleged Gülen supporters

Turkish authorities have detained at least 218 people in three separate operations across the country in the last four days, targeting individuals accused of...

PKK executive says Öcalan-led congress key for militant group to lay down arms

A senior figure in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said Tuesday that the group's disbanding and laying down of arms depend on the...

Turkey must lift ban on May 1 demonstrations in İstanbul’s Taksim Square: Amnesty

Turkey must lift its ban on May Day demonstrations in İstanbul's Taksim Square, Amnesty International said Wednesday after police detained some 100 people who...

Environment minister says Kanal İstanbul not on agenda amid renewed controversy

Turkish Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum has said a controversial project for the construction of an artificial sea-level waterway in İstanbul is “not...

Opposition slams Erdoğan over Meloni’s praise for stopping migrants

Turkish opposition figures criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni thanked him for reducing migration from Turkey to...

18 jailed in new crackdown on İstanbul city officials after Erdoğan rival’s arrest

Turkish authorities arrested 18 people on Wednesday, including officials from İstanbul’s opposition-run municipality, more than a month after the city’s suspended mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

Swedish reporter gets 11-month suspended sentence for insulting Erdoğan

A Turkish court on Wednesday gave a Swedish journalist a suspended sentence of just over 11 months for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, an...

Turkey charges TV star manager over alleged gov’t ‘overthrow’ attempt

Turkish prosecutors have formally charged a well-known manager of television stars with "attempting to overthrow the government,” the state-run Anadolu news agency reported Tuesday,...

Turkish workers face high stress and low engagement: report

Turkey ranks first for workplace stress in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with 69 percent of employees reporting high stress levels,...

Turkish public officials acquitted, given light sentences for country’s deadliest mining disaster

A Turkish court has handed down light sentences or acquitted public officials tried over Turkey’s deadliest mining disaster, which took place in 2014, prompting...

Amnesty’s annual report condemns ongoing human rights violations in Turkey

Amnesty International’s 2024-2025 report, published on Tuesday, said human rights violations continued in Turkey and emphasized the ongoing lack of judicial independence, the Stockholm Center...

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