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Amid ongoing crackdown on Kurds, Turkey mulls renewed peace talks with PKK

Exploratory peace talks are underway between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) despite an ongoing crackdown on Kurdish political figures, the Al-Monitor news...

Panelists discuss strategies for addressing hate speech at OSCE conference

Experts at a side event of an Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) conference in Warsaw on Wednesday called for stronger measures...

ECtHR rules Turkey violated Kurdish musician’s rights in Erdoğan insult case

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated Kurdish musician Hozan Canê’s right to freedom of expression, the Stockholm Center...

EP warns of deterioration of media freedom in Turkey as more journalists receive sentences

As Turkish courts continue to hand down prison sentences to more journalists, the European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution on human rights issues...

706 children accompany mothers in Turkish prisons: justice minister

Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has announced that 706 children are currently living with their mothers in Turkish prisons, according to a report by...

Turkey evacuates more than 900 citizens from war-hit Lebanon

Exhausted but relieved, hundreds of Turkish citizens and their families docked in southern Turkey late Thursday after being evacuated from war-torn Lebanon on two...

EU suspends Turkish university from Erasmus program over alleged Hamas support

A group of French politicians in the European Parliament (EP) have moved to ensure the suspension of a university in southeastern Turkey from Erasmus,...

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog warns of stricter oversight after recent murders

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) warned broadcasters of tougher penalties and active monitoring following recent high-profile murders in Turkey, the Diken news...

Nine years on, Turkey still grappling with the legacy of its deadliest bombing

Marking the ninth anniversary of two bombings in October 2015 that claimed the lives of 103 people and injured more than 500, Turkey is...

German minister hopeful for deal with Ankara to deport unsuccessful asylum seekers

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has said her government is working at achieving closer cooperation with Ankara for the deportation of Turkish nationals with...

Turkey’s top court upholds prison sentence for ousted Kurdish mayor in retrial

Turkey's top appeals court has upheld a prison sentence of more than nine years handed down to a Kurdish mayor who was removed from...

Erdoğan vows tougher laws after recent murders in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pledged on Wednesday to reform Turkey's justice system to tackle rising crime following a series of high-profile murders that have...

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