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UN agencies say Turkey should reject child abuse law shielding men from punishment

UN agencies on Monday warned that a bill which could allow men accused of sexually abusing girls in Turkey avoid punishment if they marry...

US says Turkish media did nothing to alter impression US involved in failed coup

US State Department Spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday that Turkish media outlets did not do anything to alter the impression that the United...

[OPINION] The last nail in the coffin of Turkish democracy

By Okan Turna On July 15, 2016 Turkey witnessed an unprecedented coup attempt by a faction within its armed forces. While the attempt was still...

Turkey jails 10 HDP deputies, 37 Kurdish mayors to date

The Turkish government has arrested a total of 10 deputies from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in the past couple of weeks and...

Turkey’s coup commission drafts report despite opposition reservations

A parliamentary coup commission established to investigate a July 15 coup attempt in Turkey has begun to draft its report despite the objection of...

Erdoğan accuses EU of ‘supporting terrorists’ at NATO meeting

Speaking at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting held in İstanbul on Monday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused European Union countries of “supporting terrorism.” Erdoğan said...

European deputies not allowed to visit Demirtaş in prison

A delegation of European politicians was not allowed to pay a visit to the imprisoned co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtaş,...

Ministry warns jails of revolts amid fears of staged prison breaks

  Amid increasing fears of staged prison breaks to kill political prisoners in Turkey, the Ministry of Justice sent a memo to prisons across country...

Gov’t calls on CHP, MHP to present own proposals on sexual abuse of minors

Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson and Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has called on the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement...

HDP deputy Pir elected to NATO post, yet faces travel ban

Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy ZiyaPir has been elected deputy chairman of a sub-committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, but the deputy faces...

YÖK looks for university rectors through job ads after cancellation of elections

Turkey's Higher Education Board (YÖK) is looking for university rectors through job advertisements taken out in national newspapers after the Turkish government last month...

Most child brides in Turkey from Kilis province, TurkStat data reveal

The Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat), which has drawn up a map of marriages involving girls under the age of 18 in Turkey, has revealed...

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