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Documents reveal Ankara has obtained identities of hundreds of Turkish asylum seekers in Greece, Germany

Turkey’s intelligence agency has obtained information on the identity of hundreds of Turkish nationals who have applied for asylum in Europe, especially in Greece...

Suspected remains of unsolved murder victims found in SE Turkey: report

Human remains that might belong to dozens of victims of unsolved murders in Turkey’s Southeast in the 1990s have been found in a cave...

Another İstanbul church attacked amid growing hostility toward Christians: report

Another church has been attacked amid growing hostility towards Christians in Turkey, which includes arrests, mysterious disappearances, unresolved murders and a history of rights...

Jailed journalist with cancer losing hope after higher court upholds conviction

A jailed Turkish journalist diagnosed with cancer has been losing hope to survive, according to his daughter, after a regional appeals court upheld his...

Opposition deputy calls for release of jailed journalist diagnosed with stage 4 cancer

A jailed Turkish journalist was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, an opposition deputy reported, calling on the government to release him for proper treatment amid the...

‘Not just coronavirus but injustice also kills,’ jailed journalist says

Büşra Erdal, a jailed journalist struggling with a judicial system that has deteriorated since a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016, said in a recent letter...

[OPINION] The ‘execution’ of justice in Turkey

Mehmet Tahsin A terrible play had a two-week run at the Turkish parliament. The speaker of parliament, the justice minister and deputies performed their roles poorly. It...

Court arrests 19 university students over Gülen links amid torture claims: report

A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of 19 university students on charges of membership in the Gülen movement, which is accused of orchestrating a...

Wife reacts in anger as purge victim posthumously reinstated to job by Turkish authorities

Turkey’s State of Emergency (OHAL) Commission has posthumously reinstated a union worker who was dismissed by a government decree in November 2016, causing his widow to...

Cancer patient arrested after arrival in Turkey on charges of insulting Erdoğan

A Turkish court has ruled for the arrest of Ayten Sarıkaya Kesler, a cancer patient who was detained Tuesday morning at an İstanbul airport upon her arrival...

Attention focuses on cause of Pegasus Airlines crash in İstanbul

Severe weather, pilot error, pressure by the airline to cut safety corners and poor runway condition and government refusal to replace it are all...

2,666 measles cases seen in 2019 as more Turkish parents refuse to vaccinate kids

Turkey saw 2,666 cases of measles in 2019, according to an official from the İstanbul Family Practitioners Association (İSTAHED), following an increase in parents’ refusal to...

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