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HRW calls on Turkey to investigate killing of 4 Kurdish civilians in Syria

New-York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Turkey to launch an “independent, transparent” investigation into the killing of four Kurdish civilians by...

HRW calls on Turkey to suspend time limit on refugees’ travel outside quake zone

Turkey’s arbitrary decision to give refugees living in the provinces affected by the February 6, 2023 earthquakes only 60 days outside the region leaves many...

Turkish prosecutors launch probe into Nevruz celebration in Diyarbakır

A prosecutor’s office in the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır has launched an investigation into incidents that occurred at a celebration held in the...

Saudi deposit lifts Turkey’s net FX reserves to $25 billion: report

The Turkish central bank's net international reserves rose by $6 billion last week to $25 billion, three bankers' calculations showed on Tuesday, after a...

Kingmaker pro-Kurdish party gives tacit backing to Erdoğan’s rival in election

Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party said Wednesday it would not field a presidential candidate in May elections, giving tacit support to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's secular...

Erdoğan pledges to ease Iraq’s water shortage problem

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pledged Tuesday to step up the flow of water along the Tigris River to drought-stricken Iraq for one month,...

US State Department annual report details Turkey’s human rights abuses

The US State Department on March 20 issued its 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices with a subsection on Turkey in which it takes...

ECtHR faults Turkey for canceling 3 academics’ passports after 2016 coup

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights as well as...

Former minister Şimşek refuses to rejoin Erdoğan’s party, economy team

Former deputy prime minister and finance minister Mehmet Şimşek has rejected an offer from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to rejoin his party and economy...

Pro-Turkey fighters kill 4 Syria Kurds celebrating Nevruz: rights group

Turkish-backed fighters shot at a family of Kurds celebrating the festival of Nevruz in northern Syria on Monday, killing at least four people, Agence...

3 Turkish gendarmes detained over alleged killing of 2 Syrian refugees at border

Three Turkish gendarmes have been detained for the death of two Syrian refugees who were allegedly killed last week at the Turkey-Syria border, the...

Turkey slides further in World Happiness Report, ranking 106th

Turkey has dropped two spots in the World Happiness Report 2023, ranking 106th among 137 countries in a continuation of its downward trajectory over...

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