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Turkey marks Human Rights Day amid widespread rights violations

Turkey is celebrating Human Rights Day this year in an environment in which thousands of people have died as a result of human rights...

Turks are buying up pricey new cars for resale at inflated prices in second hand market 

People in Turkey are buying expensive new cars, not for personal use but rather to sell at a higher price in the used car...

Turkish inflation to surpass 25 pct in 2022: Moody’s

Turkey could see consumer price inflation climb to over 25 percent in the coming months, with another potential interest rate cut by the country’s...

Lira’s decline prompts intervention by Turkey’s central bank

The Turkish Central Bank said it intervened in the foreign exchange market on Friday to sell dollars as the lira again neared a record...

Turkey’s ruling AKP to submit bill to avert stockpiling amid skyrocketing prices

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is preparing to submit legislation designed to avert stockpiling of goods amid the country’s ongoing price hikes...

Female inmate who claimed prison guards beat and sexually harassed her found dead in her cell

Garibe Gezer, an inmate who alleged that she was beaten and sexually harassed by prison guards in Kocaeli’s Kandıra Prison, was found dead in...

Main opposition leader visits Şenyaşar family members, who have been demanding justice in political murder case

The leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, on Thursday visited members of the Şenyaşar family, who have been demanding...

Situation of media freedom not improved in Turkey despite release of 20 imprisoned journalists: CPJ

Turkey, once the world’s worst jailer of journalists, is now ranked sixth in the Committee to Protect Journalists 2021 prison census after releasing 20 jailed...

Woman suffering from cancer left to take care of disabled son alone after husband’s arrest

A woman suffering from cancer Thursday said in a letter she had been struggling to take care of her disabled son since the jailing...

Former teacher looking after ALS patient spouse imprisoned over Gülen links

Şükrü İpek, a former teacher convicted on terrorism charges for his alleged links to the Gülen movement, was sent to prison on Tuesday after...

3 Turkish soldiers killed in Iraq: ministry

Three Turkish soldiers died Thursday in an attack in northern Iraq launched by outlawed Kurdish militants, prompting a retaliatory airstrike, Agence France-Presse reported, citing...

415 people tortured, 17 abducted in Turkey in 2021: report

Four hundred fifteen people were tortured in prisons and detention centers in Turkey and 17 were abducted in the first 11 months of 2021,...

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