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Coronavirus cases in Turkey exceed 1.5 million: minister

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced that the total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Turkey has exceeded 1.5 million, with...

Jailed journalist under investigation for sending letter detailing unsanitary prison conditions: report

Harun Çümen, a Turkish journalist who had sent a letter from prison about the unsanitary conditions facing inmates in prison, saying they are forced...

Turkey’s top court denies paralyzed Kurdish man release from prison: report

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has denied Abdullah Turan, 24, who is paralyzed from the neck down, release from prison despite a medical report stating that...

Outrage over racism on the pitch sparks debate about racist slurs against Kurdish team Amedspor

This week in the UEFA Champions League, Europe’s foremost sporting event, French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) hosted İstanbul’s Başakşehir in the last week of...

Turkish lawyer to receive Germany’s Anne Klein Women’s Award 2021

Canan Arın, 78, a Turkish lawyer and women’s rights activist, has been announced as the recipient of Germany’s Anne Klein Women’s Award 2021, according...

64 healthcare workers among 294 work-related deaths in November: report

Turkey saw 294 workplace deaths in November, including the loss of 64 healthcare workers, according to a monthly report from Turkey’s Health and Safety...

Any EU sanctions would not have big impact on Turkey, Erdoğan says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said any sanctions imposed by the European Union on Turkey will not have a great impact, criticizing the...

Prominent deputy says commission unlawfully denied him reinstatement to his job as a medical doctor

A petition submitted by Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a member of the Turkish Parliament and a prominent human rights activist, to a commission seeking reinstatement...

AKP politicians, relatives secretly receiving COVID-19 vaccine, opposition deputy claims

An experimental vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech arrived in Turkey 10 days ago, and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) politicians, their relatives...

PSG, Başakşehir players walk off over alleged racist slur by match official in Champions League

The Champions League fixture between Paris Saint Germain and İstanbul Başakşehir was abandoned by both team's players, who walked off the pitch over a...

Turkey’s medical community calls for at least 14-day lockdown to reduce infection rate

Prominent healthcare organizations in Turkey have asked the government to declare a lockdown of at least 14 days in an attempt to bring the...

Former military cadet severely beaten, tortured by guards in Turkey’s Silivri Prison

Muhammet Ali Taş, one of more than 300 former military cadets who were sentenced to life in prison for “attempting to overthrow the government”...

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