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HRW: Turkish airstrikes in Syria lead to humanitarian crisis, disrupting water, electricity

Drone strikes by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria between Oct. 5 and 10 damaged critical infrastructure and resulted...

Kurdish politician in Turkey kept in jail despite eligibility for release

Gültan Kışanak, a Kurdish politician and the former co-mayor of the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır incarcerated in Turkey, is being denied release by...

Students protest fatal elevator accident in state-run dormitory in western Turkey

University students have protested a tragic incident in a state-run dormitory in the western province of Aydın, where the failure of an elevator claimed...

Erdoğan targets LGBT community, says Turkey needs much larger population

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan targeted the LGBT community and emphasized the need for a larger population in Turkey in a recent speech at...

Turkey ranks 117th among 142 countries in global rule of law index

Turkey was ranked 117th among 142 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) on Wednesday, dropping one...

Erdoğan tells pope Israel is committing a ‘massacre’ in Gaza, calls for int’l action

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused Israel of committing a massacre in Gaza in a phone call with Pope Francis on Thursday as he...

MFRR report reveals widespread media freedom violations in Turkey in first half of 2023

There were 136 cases of press and media freedom violations in Turkey, involving 172 persons or media entities, in the first six months of...

Amnesty says court ruling for release of jailed MP ‘long overdue’

Prominent human rights organization Amnesty International has welcomed a decision from Turkey’s Constitutional Court concerning the violation of rights of a jailed lawmaker but...

Erdoğan challenges Atatürk’s legacy on Turkey’s centenary

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will mark Turkey's centenary Sunday by honoring the post-Ottoman republic's revered founder while chipping away at the foundation of his...

10 PKK militants killed in suspected Turkish airstrikes in northern Iraq

Ten militants from the  outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in airstrikes on northern Iraq suspected to have been launched by Turkey, Agence...

Israel slams Erdoğan for trying to defend Hamas

Israel on Wednesday slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after he described Palestinian militant group and Gaza rulers Hamas as "liberators" fighting for their...

Turkish stock rout triggers circuit breakers twice in an hour after Erdoğan defends Hamas

Turkey halted trades on the Borsa Istanbul stock exchange as a major selloff triggered circuit breakers twice following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s vitriol...

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