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At a time when women need protection the most, the Turkish gov’t is doing the exact opposite, says novelist Elif Şafak

Withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention will have a disastrous effect on women, children and the LGBTQ+ community, said novelist Elif Åžafak in a recent...

Engineer jailed over Gülen links dies of cancer after belated release from prison

Industrial engineer Abdülazim Özdemir, 49, who was diagnosed with liver cancer during his 24-month incarceration on terrorism charges, died on Friday in Ankara, the...

Turkish court says former public servant should be issued passport in landmark decision

An administrative court in central Turkey’s Konya province has ruled that a former public servant summarily removed from his job by an executive decree...

Artwork created by jailed journalist Yazıcı receives SND Awards of Excellence

Artwork created by journalist Fevzi Yazıcı in his prison cell in Turkey has won a pair of Awards of Excellence from the Society for...

Top court annuls life sentences given to 37 military cadets on coup charges

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has annulled life sentences handed down to 37 military cadets on charges of attempting to destroy the constitutional order...

97 students indicted for joining protests against Boğaziçi University rector

An İstanbul prosecutor has indicted 97 students who took part in protests against the appointment by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of a government loyalist as...

Turkey sees 4.7 percent rise in daily coronavirus deaths since March 1

There has been a 4.7 percent increase in the number of daily coronavirus deaths in Turkey since March 1 when coronavirus measures were eased,...

6 municipalities face inquiry for illegally helping people flee Turkey

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has announced that it has launched an inquiry into six municipalities for allegedly providing service passports to people who are not...

Statistics, polls refute ErdoÄŸan about course of brain drain in Turkey

Official statistics and opinion surveys show that an increasing number of people, especially the younger generation, are leaving Turkey or planning to, contradicting a...

27 women killed in Turkey in 1 month after Istanbul Convention exit, DEVA says

Turkey’s opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) has revealed that 27 women were killed by men in Turkey in the one month since President...

Justice Ministry admits to overcrowding in Turkey’s prisons during pandemic

Turkey’s Justice Ministry has admitted in response to a petition submitted by an opposition deputy that overcrowding has occasionally occurred in some of Turkey’s...

Veteran actor summoned to testify over tweets allegedly insulting ErdoÄŸan

Genco Erkal, a veteran Turkish stage actor and director, has been summoned to testify on allegations that he insulted Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan...

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