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Turkey’s rights violation payouts in 4 months surpass all of 2025

Turkey paid 148.18 million lira ($3.25 million) in compensation for rights violations in the first four months of 2026, already exceeding the full-year total...

Turkish parliamentary report proposes lowering age of criminal responsibility to 10

A Turkish parliamentary commission has proposed lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 10 and restricting sentence reductions for minors involved in...

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Malatya province, felt across eastern Turkey

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Battalgazi district of eastern Turkey’s Malatya province on Wednesday morning, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority...

Non-sexual harassment tops Turkey’s first official crime victimization survey

Non-sexual harassment was the most common form of victimization reported in Turkey’s first official crime victimization survey, followed by cybercrime and consumer fraud, the...

Libya says seized debit cards were used to launder money through UAE, Turkey

Libya’s Anti Financial Crimes, Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Agency said on Monday that it arrested a suspect carrying 409 debit cards allegedly used...

Turkey’s top court finds rights violations in death of teacher in custody, notifies wife 9 months later

Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled last year that Turkish authorities violated the right to life and the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment in the case of...

Dutch drug suspect detained in İstanbul after Spain’s cocaine seizure linked to Turkish ship operators

Turkish intelligence and police detained the brother of Dutch fugitive drug trafficker Joseph Johannes Leijdekkers in İstanbul in an operation linked to Spain’s seizure...

Turkish vice president says illegal betting market may be worth up to $60 billion

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz has said Turkey’s illegal betting market may be worth between $20 and $60 billion, as prosecutors and financial regulators...

Cypriot MEP urges EU sanctions if Turkey passes ‘Blue Homeland’ maritime bill

A Cypriot member of the European Parliament has called for European Union sanctions on Turkey if Ankara passes a planned maritime jurisdiction law that...

Public trust low in Turkey’s renewed PKK peace process as expectations fade: poll

A new nationwide poll shows limited public confidence in Turkey’s renewed dialogue with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), with only 21.8 percent of...

CHP-run municipalities face new wave of detentions, arrests

Turkish authorities have detained five people in a new operation targeting İstanbul’s Beşiktaş Municipality, controlled by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), while...

German company used Turkey to route dual-use goods to Russia for 4 years: report

A German trading company used Turkey and other countries to send dual-use technology to Russia after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, helping conceal Russian...

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