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Kurdish journalist facing terrorism charges goes on hunger strike in jail

Dicle Müftüoğlu, a Kurdish journalist who was arrested in May on terrorism-related charges, has gone on a hunger strike to draw attention to the...

Turkey’s quake survivors seek justice one year on

Zahide Şeker contemplated suicide many times after losing almost her entire family in Turkey's massive earthquake one year ago. Instead, the 48-year-old decided to pin...

Fear, uncertainty and grief year after Turkey’s earthquakes

Over 65 nightmarish seconds of the pre-dawn hours of February 6, 2023, the ground swallowed swathes of entire cities across Turkey's southeast, resulting in...

Washington approves sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey

Ending months of negotiations, the US government on Friday approved a $23 billion deal to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, after Ankara ratified...

[INTERVIEW] Seeking dignity in Turkey’s soundscape

Bünyamin Tekin When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?*   If, despite the fact that death is inevitable, you attack instead of fleeing,...

Iran, Russia, Turkey vow to combat separatism in Syria

Iran, Russia and Turkey have jointly vowed to combat separatism in Syria following their 21st meeting as part of the “Astana peace process,” which...

Erdoğan says he hopes UN court ruling can halt Gaza violence

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday he hoped a UN court ruling that Israel must prevent acts of genocide in Gaza will halt...

Journalist sent to prison in İstanbul to serve sentence on terrorism charges

A Turkish journalist was sent to prison in İstanbul after his conviction on terrorism-related charges was upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeals. Ahmet Ayva...

PACE expresses concern about increase in torture allegations in Turkey

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday adopted a resolution on torture and ill-treatment in places of detention across Europe, addressing...

Freedom House examines political imprisonments, ‘civil death’ in Turkey in new report

A new report from Freedom House looks at the grim reality of political imprisonment and the concept of "civil death" in Turkey, highlighting the...

Turkey still among top 10 offenders in CPJ’s census of imprisoned journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has published its annual prison census for 2023, which shows that Turkey is still among the top 10...

Turkey’s central bank lifts key interest rate one last time to 45 percent

Turkey's central bank on Thursday delivered what it said was the final interest rate hike of a historic tightening cycle that more than quintupled...

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