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Smugglers upload forged documents to Turkey’s judicial database to help asylum claims: report

Smugglers are uploading forged legal documents to Turkey's official judicial database to bolster asylum claims for Turkish nationals seeking refuge in Europe, the Serbestiyet...

Int’l rights groups call on CoE to urge Turkey implement ECtHR ruling on teacher

A number of rights organizations in Europe have in a letter called on the Council of Europe to urge the Turkish government to abide...

Cocaine worth billions flows through Turkey due to weakened rule of law: report

Turkey has become a significant hub for the global cocaine trade, with an estimated $2.9 to $5.8 billion worth of the drug passing through...

Turks give considerable support to bans on social media platforms: survey

A significant number of people in Turkey are in favor of bans on social media platforms, frequently imposed by the Turkish government, despite accusations...

Turkish court convicts 37 of spying for Mossad

A Turkish court has handed down prison sentences to 37 defendants who stood trial on charges of spying for Israeli intelligence service Mossad, the...

ECtHR to examine Ankara’s requests to refer judgments faulting Turkey to its Grand Chamber

A panel of judges from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is set to examine Turkey's requests to refer seven cases to the...

Pro-Kurdish party accuses Turkish gov’t of covering up 8-year-old’s murder

Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), has accused the Turkish government of collaborating with paramilitary forces to...

Interior minister slammed over detention of ex-judges attempting to flee gov’t persecution

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya is facing sharp criticism after announcing the detention of several former judges and former law enforcement officers who were...

Turkish autopsy confirms American activist died from gunshot wound to the head

An autopsy performed in Turkey has confirmed that US-Turkish activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi died from a gunshot wound to the head after Israeli forces...

Life expectancy in Turkey is higher among the well-educated: TurkStat

Turks who are highly educated live longer on average than those who have achieved a lower level of education, according to data released by...

German authorities investigate possible arson in fire that killed 2 Turks

An apartment building fire that led to the death of a Turkish woman and her 5-year-old son in the German town of Eberswalde last...

Turkish prisons 20 pct over capacity as inmate numbers keep rising

Turkey’s closed prison population has surpassed capacity by nearly 20 percent, despite recent legal reforms and amnesty laws aimed at reducing overcrowding, the Stockholm...

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