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NGO report documents nearly 4,000 rights violations in east and SE Turkey in first half of 2024

A regional branch of the Human Rights Association (İHD) has released a midyear report on the human rights situation in Turkey’s eastern and southeastern...

Turkish delegation visits Niger to boost military ties

A Turkish delegation visited Niger on Wednesday looking to strengthen military cooperation with the regime that came to power in a coup nearly a...

Turkish parliament urged to stop potential ‘massacre’ in bill involving euthanasia of stray dogs

Animal rights activists have intensified protests against a proposed law in Turkey that could lead to the mass euthanasia of stray dogs, urging parliament...

Top judge secured release of detainees in exchange for bribes: secret witness

A secret witness has made allegations of bribery involving a high-ranking Turkish judge, claiming detainees were released in exchange for large sums of money. Serdar...

Former AKP mayor of Kurdish city arrested on bribery charges

A former mayor from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who replaced a democratically elected district mayor in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast in...

Turkey, Greece exchange barbs over 1974 Turkish military operation in Cyprus

Turkish and Greek authorities have traded harsh criticism over Turkey’s military operation in Cyprus in 1974, with each side accusing the other of distorting...

Police seize 1.7 tons of drugs, detain 396 across Turkey

Turkish police have seized 1.7 tons of drugs and detained 396 people across the country as part of a narcotics operation, Interior Minister Ali...

Fake luxuries supplant tradition in İstanbul’s Grand Bazaar

Cut-price branded perfumes and fake high-end handbags line the ornate alleys of İstanbul's Grand Bazaar, with traditional merchants saying the luxury counterfeits are stripping...

Hermes v Hermes: Turkish bookshop marks win in copyright fight

A bookseller in Turkey notched a victory over a French luxury house in a copyright battle to be able to call itself Hermes, Agence...

Turkey blocked over 219,000 URLs in 2023: report

Turkey banned access to 219,059 URLs in 2023, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing the Free Web Turkey 2023 Internet Censorship Report released on...

Far-right leader faces 7-year sentence for offering condolences over intel officers’ deaths

Ümit Özdağ, leader of the far-right and anti-refugee Victory Party (ZP), is facing a potential prison sentence of up to seven years following charges...

Turkish police chief’s kissing far-right leader’s hand sparks outrage, SS comparisons

Bünyamin Tekin Footage of a Turkish police chief bowing to kiss the hand of Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has...

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