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177 workers died in occupation-related accidents in Turkey in January: report

A total of 177 people died in workplace accidents in Turkey in January, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing a monthly report drafted...

Indiscipline, not secularist oath, led to the expulsion of officers: defense ministry

Turkey’s defense ministry denied claims that five lieutenants and their commanding officers were expelled from the military for taking a discontinued secularist oath, saying...

Two years on, families struggle with the unknown fate of missing earthquake victims

Two years after the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey on February 6, 2023, families of missing victims are still searching for their loved ones,...

Population density in İstanbul 26 times higher than national average: TurkStat

The population density of İstanbul is 26 times higher than the national average, with 15.7 million people living in Turkey’s economic capital, according to...

3 PKK fighters killed in Iraq airstrike blamed on Turkey

Drone strikes killed three militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq on Thursday, Kurdish authorities said, blaming Turkey for the...

Turkish reality TV star sought on obscenity charges over lyrics of newly released song

Ankara prosecutors have launched an obscenity investigation into Turabi Çamkıran, a former champion of the Turkish edition of the reality TV show "Survivor," over...

Uncertainty in Turkey ahead of jailed PKK leader’s message

Turkey was gripped by uncertainty Wednesday ahead of an imminent statement by jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Öcalan, founder of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers'...

For earthquake survivors, art brings healing in Turkey’s Antioch

At first glance, it's a happy image -- hundreds of smiling faces torn from newspapers and pasted into a frame. But these are ghosts,...

Press freedom groups urge Turkey to halt growing suppression of journalists in 2025

A coalition of international press freedom organizations, led by the International Press Institute (IPI), is calling on Turkish authorities to halt what they describe as...

Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since earthquake disaster

Thousands of survivors held torchlit vigils across southern Turkey at 4:17 am Thursday, expressing pain and anger as they marked the exact moment two...

Fresh indictment seeks up to 7 years in prison for İstanbul mayor

Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to seven years for İstanbul’s powerful mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, due to his recent criticism of...

55 pct of Muslim supporters of Erdoğan’s party back sharia-based legal system, most Turks oppose: survey

A recent Pew Research Center report found that 55 percent of Muslim supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party...

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