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No sentence for police officer who shot student dead during Newroz celebrations

No sentence for police officer who shot student dead during Newroz celebrations

The 23-year-old Kemal Kurkut was shot dead in 2017 while he was entering the celebration area.

18 January 2023

HDP asks top court to decide closure case after elections

HDP asks top court to decide closure case after elections

The third-largest party in the parliament, the HDP is facing closure ahead of the elections.

17 January 2023

'Full time child labor': Over 1.2 million vocational students employed in Türkiye

'Full time child labor': Over 1.2 million vocational students employed in Türkiye

Both schools and businesses profit from students' employment as "vocational training centers" are being promoted in low-income neighborhoods, says a CHP official.

16 January 2023

CHP leader slams military firm over 'threatening' ad during TV interview

CHP leader slams military firm over 'threatening' ad during TV interview

Kılıçdaroğlu previously described SADAT as a paramilitary organization training terrorists. The company said the ad was intentionally placed during the interview.

16 January 2023

Journalist Sezgin Kartal arrested

Journalist Sezgin Kartal arrested

A judge has ordered the arrest of the journalist for "being a member of an illegal organization."

13 January 2023

Ankara prosecutors investigate hanging of Erdoğan effigy in Sweden

Ankara prosecutors investigate hanging of Erdoğan effigy in Sweden

Sweden's Ambassador to Ankara was summoned to the Foreign Ministry about the incident.

13 January 2023

Demirtaş responds to justice minister's 'Twitter restriction' statement

Demirtaş responds to justice minister's 'Twitter restriction' statement

Behind bars for over six years, the popular Kurdish politician continues to influence the country's politics through his Twitter account run by his family and lawyers.

13 January 2023

Appeals court upholds journalist's conviction for photographing student's killing by police

Appeals court upholds journalist's conviction for photographing student's killing by police

Journalist Abdurrahman Gök was given a prison sentence for "terror propaganda" in a case concerning the 2017 killing of a student.

12 January 2023

Top court finds no 'fault of service' in 2015 Ankara massacre

Top court finds no 'fault of service' in 2015 Ankara massacre

The case filed by the family of a person killed in the bombing was about the information that the General Directorate of Security did not pass a communication from the anti-terror police warning against a possible suicide bomb attack to the relevant units.

11 January 2023

Court sentences Şebnem Korur-Fincancı for 'terror propaganda,' orders her release

Court sentences Şebnem Korur-Fincancı for 'terror propaganda,' orders her release

The head of the Turkish Medical Association was facing up to seven years in prison because of her remarks about alleged chemical weapon use in Türkiye's cross-border military operations.

11 January 2023 Ruken Tuncel

Construction in Newala Qesaba: 'How can you accept villas built on your children's graves?'

Construction in Newala Qesaba: 'How can you accept villas built on your children's graves?'

The controversial construction of luxurious housing where mass graves are located in Siirt causes a commotion among people with family members buried on the site.

11 January 2023

HDP co-leader dismisses criticism over nominating own candidate for presidency

HDP co-leader dismisses criticism over nominating own candidate for presidency

Considered the key party for the elections this year, the HDP announced that it will nominate its own candidate rather than supporting a joint opposition candidate.

11 January 2023

'Helallaşme' and confrontation in Türkiye's politics

RECAP REPORTS

'Helallaşme' and confrontation in Türkiye's politics

"Is it possible to have a healthy and unified society without confronting this bloody history – of which I have only given some examples – and the wounds it caused? Can a genuine, healthy, functioning democracy be built without facing this history?" asks Cafer Solgun.

11 January 2023 Nida Kara

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into strip search of women journalists

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into strip search of women journalists

Five journalists were strip-searched during their admission to the prison because there were CDs in their belongings. The prosecutors refused to investigate their complaint, concluding that the search was in line with the regulations.

Killing of ex-Grey Wolves leader: Key suspect denies intentional murder

Killing of ex-Grey Wolves leader: Key suspect denies intentional murder

Thirteen people, including those who planned and carried out the attack, have been remanded in custody in the investigation into the armed attack.

İSİG: 1,843 workers killed on the job in Türkiye in 2022

İSİG: 1,843 workers killed on the job in Türkiye in 2022

Ninety-five percent of the killed workers were not unionized.

Two Armenian foundations to get back property taken over by Treasury, rules top court

Two Armenian foundations to get back property taken over by Treasury, rules top court

The foundations' right to property was violated, according to the court verdict.

Opposition starts discussing candidate as Erdoğan says elections may be brought forward

Opposition starts discussing candidate as Erdoğan says elections may be brought forward

The opposition bloc said they will only support snap elections if they are held before April 6. The president has the authority to abolish the parliament for new elections.

Former MHP women's branch member found dead at home

Former MHP women's branch member found dead at home

Gizem Memioğlu resigned as the chair of a district organization of the party in 2021. Her death comes a week after the assassination of a former Grey Wolves leader.

Constitutional Court suspends HDP's election funds amid closure case

Constitutional Court suspends HDP's election funds amid closure case

The party that has the third-largest parliamentary group is facing closure because of its alleged ties to the PKK.

Doctors express concern over sole proprietorship in private health sector

Doctors express concern over sole proprietorship in private health sector

Nearly 85 percent of all doctors in the 566 private hospitals in the country work as a sole proprietorship, according to İStanbul Medical Chamber members.

Five new members and new chair to be elected to Supreme Electoral Council

Five new members and new chair to be elected to Supreme Electoral Council

Elections for new members of the YSK will be held in two supreme courts next week. There have been controversial YSK decisions in the elections and referendums in the country in recent years.

Erdoğan's AKP has more members than all other parties combined, official figures show

Erdoğan's AKP has more members than all other parties combined, official figures show

The party ruling the country of 83 million people for over two decades has more than 11 million members.

Constitutional Court finds rights violation in 'censoring prisoner's dream'

Constitutional Court finds rights violation in 'censoring prisoner's dream'

The prison administration had removed a part in the prisoner's letter because "dreams could be used for communication within illegal organizations."

Far-right politician who falsely blamed deadly bombing on Kurdish lawyer faces jail sentence

Far-right politician who falsely blamed deadly bombing on Kurdish lawyer faces jail sentence

Adem Taşkaya had claimed on social media that it was Jiyan Tosun who carried out the November bomb attack in İstanbul. Tosun and her family received death threats after his tweet.

Public employees protest statistical authority following low wage rises

Public employees protest statistical authority following low wage rises

Türkiye's inflation rate dropped by nearly 20 points in a month, according to the widely disputed official figures, which resulted in low wage rises for civil servants.

Appeals court upholds Korur-Fincancı's conviction for 'insulting Erdoğan'

Appeals court upholds Korur-Fincancı's conviction for 'insulting Erdoğan'

Korur-Fincancı was sentenced to pay a fine for insulting then-PM Erdoğan in 2013.

Local and Syrian workers on 3rd day of work stoppage in Antep

Local and Syrian workers on 3rd day of work stoppage in Antep

Molding workers started work stoppage on Monday requesting a fifty percent pay rise at the Küsget industrial site in Antep.

Drought in Türkiye likely to continue amid an expected warm winter

Drought in Türkiye likely to continue amid an expected warm winter

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry points out a drop in the cumulative average rainfall of 28.6 percent between October 1 and December 1 across the country.

Waste dumped near lake, stream in Van

Waste dumped near lake, stream in Van

Environmentalists say the trustee-run municipality dumps waste near Lake Van and a stream instead of a waste disposal facility to save costs.

Erdoğan announces 30-percent wage rise for civil servants, pensioners

Erdoğan announces 30-percent wage rise for civil servants, pensioners

The president yesterday announced a 25-percent hike. He updated it as 30 percent today.

Killing of former Grey Wolves leader: Suspected assailants arrested

Killing of former Grey Wolves leader: Suspected assailants arrested

Three people have been remanded in custody, including two people on a motorcycle who shot Sinan Ateş.