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Top court again says jailed lawmaker’s rights violated

Turkey's top court on Thursday ruled for the second time that the rights of jailed lawmaker Can Atalay, who was elected to parliament in...

Ministry announces suspension of officers involved in dispute over Atatürk badges

Turkey’s Defense Ministry has announced that some officers involved in a dispute over wearing badges bearing the photo of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder...

Turkey in talks with EU for visa facilitation: deputy minister

Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Mehmet Kemal Bozay has said ministry officials have been engaged in talks with their EU counterparts on visa facilitation for...

Syrians in Turkey complain of intensified police checkpoints: ‘It’s like living in a prison’

In recent months many unregistered Syrian refugees in Turkey or those who live in provinces other than where they are officially registered have been...

Human rights advocates criticize arbitrary solitary confinement in Turkish prisons

Turkish human rights advocates have criticized prison authorities for arbitrarily imposing solitary confinement as a punishment for inmates, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported,...

Top court upholds hundreds of life sentences in Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt trial

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld sentences handed down to 430 of 469 defendants, most of whom were sentenced to life in...

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog imposed 570 sanctions on TV stations in 2023

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, has imposed a total of 570 sanctions on TV stations since the beginning of...

‘Tombstone’ hats remind whirling dervishes of their death

The tall light brown hats worn by whirling dervishes are as intriguing as the elliptical dance performed in honor of the Sufi poet and...

Pro-Kurdish party members suffered widespread violations, legal harassment in 2023: report

A report drafted by Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) has found widespread cases of legal harassment and rights violations suffered by...

Forensic report finds son of Somali president to be primarily at fault in fatal accident

Turkey’s Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) has issued a report that found a son of the president of Somalia who was recently involved in...

Erdoğan, Orban pledge deeper ties in Budapest

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday that he would seek deeper ties with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, during his second visit to...

Turkish club chief’s attack on referee sparks call for government action: report

This week's shocking attack on a referee by a club president has thrust the entire culture of Turkish football into the spotlight, with the...

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