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188 workers die in June in work-related accidents: report

A total of 188 workers died in June in work-related accidents, according to a report drafted by Turkey’s Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG),...

Erdoğan’s party losing support of housewives, survey shows

A recent survey has shown that the support of Turkish housewives aged between 17 and 75 for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party has declined...

Turkish verdict allowing Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque expected Friday: report

A Turkish court is likely to announce on Friday that the 1934 conversion of İstanbul’s Hagia Sophia into a museum was unlawful, two Turkish...

3 gendarmes killed disposing of explosives after Turkish fireworks factory incident

Three Turkish gendarmes were killed on Thursday when a truck exploded in the northwest of the country as it carried explosives collected from a...

Turkey’s coronavirus cases increase by 1,041, death toll reaches 5,282

Turkey registered 1,041 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 208,938, according to a chart posted on Twitter by Health Minister...

Location of sunken migrant boat in Lake Van pinpointed, dozens of bodies expected

Turkish gendarmes on Wednesday discovered the location in Lake Van of a sunken boat that was carrying some 60 migrants after days of search...

Turkish gov’t aims to diminish bar associations’ role as human rights watchdogs: HRW

The Turkish government’s plan to allow for multiple bar associations appears calculated to divide the legal profession along political lines and diminish the biggest...

Ruling party’s Şentop re-elected speaker of Turkish parliament: report

Mustafa Şentop, a lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has been re-elected parliament speaker for another three-year term, the Hürriyet Daily...

Veteran Turkish actors face more than 4 years in prison for insulting ErdoÄŸan

A Turkish prosecutor has indicted famous veteran actors Metin Akpınar, 77, and Müjdat Gezen, 75, for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, seeking prison sentences...

Turkey announces 1,053 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 5,260

Turkey registered 1,053 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 207,897, according to a chart posted on Twitter by Health Minister...

Erdoğan’s military aides released pending trial in coup-related case

Mete Semercioğlu and Erkan Kıvrak, former military aides to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who are on trial for alleged involvement in a failed...

AKP executive implies LGBTI censorship in Turkish Netflix series

Mahir Ünal, deputy chairman of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said in an interview that the initial version of a Turkish show...

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