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Turkish rescuers end search of Syria’s Saydnaya prison

Turkish rescue workers have ended their search for survivors in Syria's notorious Saydnaya prison, their leader said Tuesday, after finding no detainees languishing in...

ECtHR’s new rulings fault Turkey for pretrial detention of 450 after 2016 failed coup

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has faulted Turkey in two new rulings over the arrest and pretrial detention of 450 people following...

Amnesty issues urgent action appeal for release of human rights defender from pretrial detention

Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of prominent human rights activist Nimet Tanrıkulu from a prison in Ankara where she has been...

Petition on disputed law on stray animals was most popular campaign in Turkey in 2024: Change.org

A petition launched to secure the withdrawal of a controversial law on stray animals criticized for paving the way for mass killings was the...

EU should support new projects to enable Syrian refugee returns: Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged the European Union to support new projects facilitating the return home of Syrian refugees following the regime change...

ECtHR refers judgment on man convicted over Gülen links, criticized as unfair, to its Grand Chamber

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to refer the case of Şaban Yasak, convicted in Turkey of alleged links to the...

US fears military buildup by Turkey signals preparations for incursion into Syria: report

Senior US officials say Turkey and its militia allies are building up forces along the border with Syria, raising alarms that Ankara is preparing...

Top court rules in favor of pro-gov’t TV station that linked ex-opposition leader to terrorism

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a fine imposed on a pro-government broadcaster for its comments linking opposition politician Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to terrorism violated...

EU announces extra 1 billion euros in refugee funding for Turkey

The EU is to give Turkey an extra 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) in funding to care for the Syrian refugees it is hosting,...

Only 15,000 Turks applied for dual citizenship under Germany’s new law

Only 15,000 out of 600,000 eligible people with Turkish roots in Germany have applied for Turkish citizenship in the first five-and-a-half months since a...

Ruling AKP politician says Israel benefited most from Syria’s regime change

Former Turkish parliamentary speaker, deputy prime minister and a founding member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Bülent Arınç, has claimed that...

Toxic alcohol death toll climbs to 37 in İstanbul amid major crackdown on producers

The number of people who have died from consuming toxic alcohol since November 1 in İstanbul has risen to 37, while a major operation...

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