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ErdoÄŸan ally resigns after allegations from crime boss

A top member of Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan's ruling party has resigned following a string of corruption allegations levelled through social media by...

Amnesty accuses Iran, Turkey of illegal Afghan migrant pushbacks

Iran and Turkey are preventing entry of Afghan refugees or forcibly returning them to face life-threatening risks under the Taliban regime, in violation of...

Turkish interior minister targets LGBT+ community in Victory Day speech

Turkey’s interior minister, Süleyman Soylu, in a speech on Tuesday targeted the LGBT+ community and insinuated that they were deviants, the Stockholm Center for...

Remains of man killed in clashes between Turkish security forces and PKK handed to family in bag

The remains of a young man who was killed during clashes between Turkish security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in January...

Inmate on hunger strike in Turkish prison claims doctors falsified medical report

An inmate who started a hunger strike in December 2021 has claimed hospital doctors issued a false medical report for him, the Stockholm Center...

Turkey introduces fivefold hike in fees for passage through its straits

The Turkish government has increased by a factor of five the transit fee it charges commercial ships to use the Bosporus and Dardanelles, in...

Court blocks access to news stories on mob boss’ posts including footage of AKP MP

An Ankara court has blocked access to three online news stories which covered recent social media posts by mafia boss Sedat Peker that included...

Police break up protest by Saturday Mothers, briefly detain 12 people

Turkish police on Tuesday broke up a protest organized by the Saturday Mothers, a group of activists and relatives seeking the whereabouts of loved...

Turkey deports Greek journalist ‘for reasons of public order’

Turkish authorities have deported Evangelos Areteos, a reporter for the Greek Real newspaper and author of two books on Turkish politics, “for reasons of...

Experts accuse Turkish employers of hiring a growing number of underage workers

An occupational safety expert and a union leader have said that despite regulations, an increasing number of workplaces in Turkey are employing minors and...

CHP lawmaker calls on Turkish authorities to be more merciful to sick prisoners

Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has called on Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) and the Ministry of Justice to be more...

Personal notes of inmate who died in prison reveal neglect and mistreatment

The personal notes kept by Bazo Yılmaz, 67, who died in prison in Turkey’s eastern Şanlıurfa province on August 18, have shed light on...

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