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Turkey to impose 4-day lockdown amid coronavirus surge

As the number of coronavirus infections and the death toll reach new heights every day in Turkey, the Turkish government has decided to impose...

Alevi communities in Turkey feel under increasing pressure, say leaders

Alevi leaders in Turkey say the current situation of Turkey’s Alevi population is becoming increasingly precarious as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

16 inmates in one Turkish prison diagnosed with COVID-19 as cases soar: report

A total of 16 inmates have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in northern Turkey’s Karabük Prison as cases countrywide have increased dramatically, reaching 1,866,345 on...

Former HDP politician says Turkey may start new peace process to solve the Kurdish problem

Sırrı Sakık, a former member of the Turkish Parliament from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has said Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party...

ECtHR yet to deliver judgment on Turkish TV executive imprisoned for 6 years

Cevheri Güven Hidayet Karaca, a former Turkish TV executive locked up over the content of two fictional TV series, has completed his sixth year behind...

Turkey spending more than budgets of 7 ministries for Erdoğan’s national parks project

Turkey has allocated a budget of TL 16 billion (around $204 million) for the development of national parks, a project of Turkish President and...

Iranian drug lord played key role in Tehran black op to abduct opposition figure from Turkey: report

Naji Sharifi Zindashti, an Iranian drug kingpin who was arrested and released in Turkey in 2018 in a scandal involving the highest echelons of...

Turkish gov’t accused of turning prisons into enterprises, exploiting inmates’ labor: report

The Turkish government has been accused of turning its low-security prisons, where more than 60,000 inmates are employed in revenue-generating jobs for very low...

As Me Too gains momentum in Turkey, 62 NGOs stand up for sexually abused women in joint statement

As more and more Turkish women reveal on social media their memories of sexual assault by men, 62 nongovernmental organizations in Turkey have released...

Father of soldier burned to death by ISIL claims Turkey forced son to join ISIL as informant

The father of one of two Turkish soldiers who were allegedly burned to death by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists...

Hot mic reveals judge spoke with Erdoğan aide on phone before coup trial

The head of the panel of judges hearing a trial concerning involvement in a failed 2016 coup in Turkey had a phone call with...

Only 28 percent of Turkish Parliament personnel are women, inquiry reveals

A parliamentary inquiry submitted by an opposition deputy has revealed that only 28.4 percent of personnel in the Turkish Parliament are women, with the...

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