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26 social media users briefly detained over Erdoğan COVID posts

Public prosecutors across Turkey briefly detained and released 26 people under investigation due to their social media posts about the health of President Recep Tayyip...

Detention warrant issued for national swimmer over Erdoğan COVID tweet

Turkish prosecutors have issued a detention warrant for former national swimmer Derya Büyükuncu due to a tweet he posted about the health of President...

JWF event urges global effort to achieve UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The virtual UNGA Conference 2021: Transforming Our World, organized by the New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) and its 36 global partners, on...

Humanitarian relief, climate change, COVID to be discussed at JWF’s UN conference

The virtual UNGA Conference 2021: Transforming Our World, organized by the New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) and its 36 global partners, takes...

Turkish prosecutor suspended after launching probe of ‘unlawful’ circulars for COVID measures

A Şanlıurfa prosecutor who on Tuesday announced on social media that he had launched an investigation into circulars released by the Interior Ministry regarding...

The outlook gets grimmer: Intensive care units filling up in Turkey

In April, Turkey reached daily new COVID-19 cases of 50,000, breaking national records since the beginning of the pandemic. The Turkish Medical Association (TTB)...

Nearly 500 workers fired daily in Turkey in 2020 despite layoff ban

Employers in Turkey fired an average of 491 workers daily in 2020, despite a ban on layoffs aimed at limiting the impact of the...

TTB calls for resignation of officials responsible for latest spike in COVID-19 cases in Turkey

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) urged officials from Turkey’s Health Ministry, who they said have failed to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the country...

Packed AKP meeting draws ire as Turkey’s daily COVID-19 cases exceed 26K

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has sparked anger from people on social media for holding its 7th Ordinary Grand Congress in a...

Turkey now has 128 cases of new COVID-19 variant in 17 cities

One hundred twenty-eight cases of a new and potentially more contagious COVID-19 variant have been detected in 17 cities across Turkey, Turkish Health Minister...

Turkey’s Erdoğan says he’ll get vaccinated against COVID-19 to set example for the public

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he would get vaccinated against the coronavirus, in a move intended to boost public confidence in the...

Report next-door neighbor violating COVID measures, Turkish gov’t tells citizens

New coronavirus measures announced by Turkey's interior ministry encourage building managers and neighbors to notify authorities upon seeing any indoor gatherings such as religious...

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