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Veteran MP from pro-Kurdish party dies at 62

Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a veteran politician respected across Turkey's political spectrum for his efforts to end the conflict between Ankara and Kurdish militants, died...

Erdoğan visits northern Cyprus amid scrutiny of Turkish-backed territory after whistleblower’s murder

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to northern Cyprus on Saturday, aimed at demonstrating Ankara’s political and financial backing of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot...

EU says reports on Schengen visa restrictions for Turkey are false

The European Union has dismissed media claims in Turkey about Schengen visa restrictions, calling them false and warning applicants against misinformation and fraud. In a...

Turkish Cypriots protest new rule allowing hijab in school

Several thousand Turkish Cypriots marched on Friday to protest a new regulation allowing pupils to wear Islamic headscarves in secondary schools, a move they...

UK lawyer files new appeal at ECtHR for journalist jailed for 9 years over Gülen links

Fatma Zibak A leading British human rights lawyer has filed an expanded appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on behalf of Ali...

Majority of İstanbul residents oppose controversial canal project: survey

More than three-quarters of İstanbul residents oppose the controversial Kanal İstanbul project, a new survey from an agency affiliated with the İstanbul Municipality has...

PKK claims attacks on Kurdish security forces in northern Iraq

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Thursday claimed responsibility for two attacks in northern Iraq that wounded five Kurdish security personnel earlier this...

Turkey must lift ban on May 1 demonstrations in İstanbul’s Taksim Square: Amnesty

Turkey must lift its ban on May Day demonstrations in İstanbul's Taksim Square, Amnesty International said Wednesday after police detained some 100 people who...

Opposition slams Erdoğan over Meloni’s praise for stopping migrants

Turkish opposition figures criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni thanked him for reducing migration from Turkey to...

Swedish reporter gets 11-month suspended sentence for insulting Erdoğan

A Turkish court on Wednesday gave a Swedish journalist a suspended sentence of just over 11 months for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, an...

Amnesty’s annual report condemns ongoing human rights violations in Turkey

Amnesty International’s 2024-2025 report, published on Tuesday, said human rights violations continued in Turkey and emphasized the ongoing lack of judicial independence, the Stockholm Center...

Rights groups cite genocide convention in call for Ankara to stop ship carrying F-35 cargo to Israel

Two Turkish rights groups said on Monday that they had filed a criminal complaint demanding the halt of a ship carrying F-35 fighter jet...

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