ANKARA: A new international study has produced striking results about the growth of polarization in Turkey this year. The study, by the German Marshall Fund of the US and the Istanbul Bilgi University Center for ...
ANKARA: Human rights activists in Turkey have warned that upcoming legislation will further restrict the limited space being allocated to civil society in the country. A draft law that is expected to be rushed through ...
Social media giant Facebook’s decision not to appoint a company representative in Turkey could mark the beginning of the end for the platform in the country, according to an industry expert. New Turkish government regulations, ...
The mistreatment of Kurds in Turkey is under the spotlight again following allegations of torture and food poisoning. Three politicians from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) who were recently arrested said they were hospitalized ...
Islamist cult leader Ahmet Mahmut Unlu, a pro-government figure, announced that he is ready to name at least 150 Salafi associations, along with their locations, as part of preparations to fight in Turkey. Quoted by ...
Around 100 musicians in Turkey have committed suicide since the country introduced preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in March, according to statistics released by the Turkish Musicians and Performers Union (Muzik-Sen) early this month. ...
Crackdowns against Kurdish people in Turkey continue across the country, with elected politicians, soldiers and even seasonal workers falling victim. On Tuesday, Sirri Sakik, a former lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and ...
Syrian refugees are facing growing problems integrating in Turkey, according to a wide-ranging survey that shows up to 85 percent of Turks want the newcomers to live in isolation away from Turkish neighborhoods. Almost a ...
The official number of jobless in Turkey has increased by 136,000 to 4.1 million, according to the latest official data announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) on Thursday. Amid harsh pandemic conditions, the rate ...
ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey’s president warned Greece on Wednesday not to test his country’s patience or courage as the NATO allies remained locked in a tense dispute over offshore energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean, while ...