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HRW urges Turkish gov’t to investigate claims over night watchmen abuses

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called on the Turkish government to investigate "serious abuses" allegedly committed by police and neighborhood night watchmen against more...

Turkish parliament passes social media law critics say will silence dissent: report

Turkey adopted a new social media law on Wednesday that critics say will create a “chilling effect” on dissenting voices who have resorted to...

Turkey considers reopening all schools as long as virus keeps receding: report

Turkey plans to reopen schools nationwide on Aug. 31 to get students back into classrooms and free up working parents, assuming a recent stabilization...

Turkish ruling party’s social media bill presages ‘new dark era’ of censorship, say critics: report

A proposed law that Turkey says will make social media companies more accountable to local regulations will rather increase censorship and accelerate a trend...

Turkey adds 963 more coronavirus cases, 15 deaths

Turkey announced 963 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, 44 more than yesterday, bringing the total number to 227,982, while 15 more people have died...

919 more people test positive for COVID-19, death toll reaches 5,630

Turkey announced 919 new coronavirus cases on Monday, eight fewer than yesterday, bringing the total number to 225,173, while 17 more people have died...

Jailed businessman Kavala marks 1,000 days in pretrial detention

Osman Kavala, a jailed businessman and philanthropist who was targeted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, marked 1,000 days in pretrial detention on Monday. "We've...

Turkey’s top cleric attacked for remarks in Hagia Sophia sermon: report

Turkey's top cleric has been attacked for comments deemed offensive to the modern republic's founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, during a sermon at İstanbul's iconic...

6 killed, 27 injured in military bus accident in Turkey’s south

Four Turkish soldiers and two drivers died and 27 other troops were injured on Monday after a bus carrying them rolled over in the...

Turkey registers 921 new COVID-19 cases, 16 more deaths

Turkey announced 921 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total number to 225,173, while 16 more people have died of the disease, according...

Turkey’s top court opens the way for purged civil servants to practice law

Turkey’s Constitutional Court said on Friday that former public servants who were dismissed from their jobs by government decrees after a 2016 coup attempt...

Turkey’s coronavirus cases hit 224,252, death toll at 5,580

Turkey announced 937 new coronavirus cases on Friday, 24 more than yesterday, bringing the total number of cases to 224,252, according to a chart...

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