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Porters carry İstanbul’s trade traditions on their backs

Just blocks from İstanbul's Grand Bazaar, porter Bayram Yıldız waits his turn in a dark alley to heave a huge bale on his back...

Turkish authorities issue detention warrant for police officer accused of unlawful strip-search

Turkish authorities issued a detention warrant on Tuesday for female police officer Songül Eken Kılıç for conducting an unlawful strip-search of architect Mücella Yapıcı...

Bar associations call on Erdoğan to stop targeting Istanbul Convention

In a joint statement on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s latest remarks regarding the Istanbul Convention, eight of Turkey’s bar associations have urged him to...

Justice Ministry’s promise to build playgrounds in prisons sparks questions

Experts have criticized a promise made by the Turkish Ministry of Justice to build playgrounds for children accompanying their mothers in prison, saying children...

Euronews apologizes for controversial presentation of report on Atatürk’s illnesses

Euronews Turkish service has released a statement on social media apologizing for the way its news covering the illnesses of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the...

Closed airport in İstanbul used for more than 90,000 private flights: minister

İstanbul’s Atatürk Airport, closed to commercial air traffic since 2019, has been used for 90,693 flights by presidency aircraft and private jets, the transportation...

24,000 soldiers dismissed in Turkey’s post-coup purge, creating huge security gaps

A total of 24,082 military members have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in a post-coup purge that started after an abortive...

University refuses to release information on Erdoğan’s questionable diploma

The İstanbul-based Marmara University, from where Turkish President Recep Erdoğan allegedly graduated, has rejected a request for information about the diploma of Erdoğan, who...

Academic arrested due to ‘Kurdistan’ tweet released from jail

A research assistant at a university in eastern Turkey who was arrested on Nov. 6 after he was suspended by the university over a...

15 journalists detained, 48 attacked in Turkey in 3rd quarter of 2021: report

Turkey detained 15 members of the press while 48 others were physically attacked in the third quarter of 2021, with fines imposed on critical...

Turkish strike kills three in Kurdish-run NE Syria

The Kurdish administration in northeastern Syria said Wednesday that a Turkish drone strike targeting a car in the border city of Qamishli killed three...

PEN International calls on Turkish authorities not to prosecute Nobel laureate Pamuk for his writings

Turkish authorities should not charge Nobel laureate and PEN International Vice President Orhan Pamuk with “insulting” Atatürk and the Turkish flag, PEN International said...

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