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Turkey arrests another student in ongoing Boğaziçi protests, bringing total to 11

Hasan Koral Hacıbeyoğlu, a student from Turkey’s İstanbul Bilgi University, has been arrested by a court for participating in demonstrations against the appointment of...

Erdoğan says circumstances ripe to talk about a new constitution for Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated his willingness to press ahead with a new constitution for Turkey, saying the circumstances in the country...

ECtHR finds Turkey violated lawyer Demir’s rights to access information in prison

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday fined Turkey over the local prison administration’s refusal to grant a request for access to...

Hagia Sophia imam urges elimination of principle of secularism in new constitution

The chief imam of the Hagia Sophia, which was converted into a mosque from a museum last summer, has said the principle of secularism...

Teacher allegedly subjected to torture, inhumane treatment at Turkish detention center

A teacher who was detained in January 2017 was allegedly subjected for a month to torture including beatings, strip searches and threats of sexual...

Turkey arrests 39 people for social media activities in one week

Authorities detained 39 people for their social media posts in the first week of February, the Turkish Interior Ministry said today in a statement on...

Turkish defense companies’ commitment to transparency is ‘very low’: Defense Companies Index

Four defense companies from Turkey received failing grades in the Defence Companies Index on Anti-Corruption and Corporate Transparency (DCI) published today by Transparency International...

Turkey’s unemployment slightly down in November, standing at 12.9 percent

Turkey's unemployment rate fell by 0.4 points in November, to 12.9 percent, while the country saw a drop in the employment rate, with a...

Turkey aims to send first rocket to moon in 2023, Erdoğan says

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has unveiled Turkey’s 10-year national space program that includes sending its first rocket to the moon as early as 2023...

Turkish university cancels World Greek Language Day events due to xenophobic pushback

The faculty of languages, history and geography of Turkey’s Ankara University on Tuesday announced that it had canceled plans to mark World Greek Language...

Thousands prosecuted in Turkey under controversial article to muzzle dissent

Prosecutors are taking action against thousands of people in Turkey under an article in the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) that concerns inciting hatred and...

Turkish student protests feed anti-Erdoğan anger

Fenced in by riot police, Zeynep Kurbanzade stands with her university classmates in daily protest against the rector picked by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...

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