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Adult content creator Merve Taşkın permanently leaves Turkey, citing prosecution fears
"I thought it was the police every time the door knocked," said Taşkın.
Today 15:34
Five journalists among 22 detained in Mardin during Rojava protests
The detention period for the detained individuals have been extended for one day.
Today 14:04
Turkey blocks access to pro-Kurdish news agencies amid Syria offensive
Access to the websites and social media accounts of three news agencies were blocked.
Today 10:42
Men kiled at least 299 women in 2025
Men killed at least 299 women and 64 children, raped 14 women, forced 1,168 women into sex work, harassed 201 women and abused 265 children in 2025.
Today 10:05
Delivery workers protest 'fake raise' at Yemeksepeti, halt work across dozens of cities
Couriers say the announced 32% raise has not boosted their earnings and that the current bonus system pushes them to deliver more orders for less pay.
21 January 2026
Unnotified monitoring of prisoner calls, visits a rights violation, top court rules
The Constitutional Court concluded that a fair balance was not established between the freedom of communication and the right to respect for private and family life.
21 January 2026
Three former municipal officials sentenced to 10 years over deadly hotel collapse in 2023 quakes
Seventy-two people, including 24 minot athletes from Northern Cyprus, were killed in the collapse of Isias Hotel in Adıyaman.
21 January 2026
Hikmet Adal
reports
Constitutional Court: A journalist cannot be expected to prove like a prosecutor
“The judiciary cannot determine how journalism should be practiced or how journalists should report the news,” the high court stated in a case concerning a journalist who was penalized over news reports containing various allegations about two officials.
21 January 2026
Hikmet Adal
Hikmet Adal
reports
Journalist Elif Akgül and politician Mehmet Saltoğlu acquitted in 'terror' case
Akgül and Saltoğlu stood trial due to their involvement in the activities of the Peoples' Democratic Congress.
20 January 2026
Hikmet Adal
Those who want to silence journalists are now more brazen!
According to BİA Media Monitoring, 2025 was a year in which journalists were targeted with charges such as “threat” and “espionage,” and the cycle of detention and arrest, access bans, and heavy fines became normalized.
20 January 2026
Erol Önderoğlu
Nalin Öztekin
Interview
'Women and Kurds overrepresented among Turkey’s NEET youth'
Research analyst Dr. Halil İbrahim Kılıç discussed the demographic characteristics and expectations of Turkey’s housebound youth, and whether the newly announced NEET support program by Erdoğan offers a visionary response to these expectations.
19 January 2026
Nalin Öztekin
Hrant Dink commemorated on 19th anniversary of murder
Despite cold weather and snowfall, many gathered on the spot where Dink was assassinated in 2007.
19 January 2026
Trans activists condemn TRT’s ‘Rainbow Fascism’ docuseries
" When the minimum wage is below the hunger threshold, we will not allow you to scapegoat LGBTI+ people to whitewash this system," the activists said.
19 January 2026
Erdoğan speaks with Syria’s Sharaa following deal with Kurdish forces
"What is happening today is not a coincidence; on the contrary, it is a projection of the principles and warnings that our president has been emphasizing for years," said the Presidency's Communications Directorate.
19 January 2026
İstanbul bans moto couriers from traffic due to snowfall
Several accidents have been reported since the early hours of the day.
19 January 2026
Turkey backs Syria-SDF integration deal
Under the terms of the deal, the Kurdish-led SDF will withdraw from Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor, and its members will be integrated into the Syrian army on an individual basis. A "special status" will be established for the Kurdish-majority regions of Kobanî and Hasakah.
18 January 2026
Elanur Birinci
reports
Workers at İzmir factory mark over 400 days on strike over union rights
Employees who have worked at rhe factory for over 20 years receive wages only slightly higher than the minimum wage, says the strike spokesperson.
15 January 2026
Elanur Birinci
Turkey opposes military intervention against Iran, says FM
“What is confused here is that the difficulties people face regarding economic and other hardships appear as an ideological uprising against the regime; this is actually a grey area,” Fidan said.
15 January 2026
İstanbul district mayor sent back to prison 48 hours after ‘risky’ surgery
Murat Çalık's lawyers filed an application with the court, arguing that environment lacks the hygiene and regular care essential for his recovery.
15 January 2026
Journalist Nedim Oruç detained while covering protest in Şırnak over Aleppo clashes
Clashes between protesters and police continued in side streets after the journalist’s detention.
15 January 2026
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Former volleyball player detained in İstanbul municipality corruption probe
Derya Çayırgan has been taken into custody as part of a sweeping investigation that targeted the CHP's İmamoğlu and many others.
15 January 2026
Turkey's state broadcaster announces anti-LGBTI+ documentary
LGBTI+ rights advocates condemned TRT over the “Rainbow Fascism” documentary.
15 January 2026
Prison occupancy in Turkey exceeds 130%
Prisons hold nearly 100,000 more people than their capacity, according to the Civil Society in the Penal System Association.
14 January 2026
At least 44 moto couriers killed on the job in Turkey in 2025
The report highlights the impact of insecure gig work, economic pressure, and lack of regulation on courier fatalities, with young and underage workers disproportionately affected.
14 January 2026
Human rights advocate Ali Aydın killed in western Turkey
Aydın reportedly died after being struck in the head with a stone. While the motive has not been identified, his personal belongings were not taken.
14 January 2026
Turkey ranked second in EU pesticide alerts in 2025
India topped the list with 124 pesticide notifications, followed by Turkey with 105, according to European Commission data.
13 January 2026
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Social media platforms turn to censorship to protect commercial interests
A new report by the Freedom of Expression Association scrutinizes how social media platforms have become an "apparatus of online censorship."
13 January 2026
Trans rights workshop in Ankara highlights systemic violations
The workshop revealed growing state-backed restrictions and systemic discrimination against trans people in Turkey, while emphasizing the need for stronger solidarity and legal protections.
13 January 2026
Nalin Öztekin
reports
'Everyone looks at us from the outside, they should see from the inside too'
Murat, who spent his childhood in prison, spoke about what it means to be “pushed into crime,” the lack of preventive and protective mechanisms, and how child-centered support changed his life.
13 January 2026
Nalin Öztekin
Elanur Birinci
reports
No national rollout yet for HPV vaccine despite government pledge
There are no HPV vaccination plans for 2026, and the application pages on municipal websites, which had stepped in to fill the gap left by the state in recent years, have also been shut down.
12 January 2026
Elanur Birinci
The future of journalism is in danger under government pressure!
Between October and December 2025, journalism in Turkey came under intense pressure through arbitrary detentions, heavy prison sentences, RTÜK sanctions, access bans, and trustee appointments. Widespread impunity and economic insecurity further deepened the crisis.
12 January 2026
Erol Önderoğlu
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Interview
Interview: AKP’s Mehmet Metiner rejects war rhetoric, says ‘neither Kurds nor Syria should lose’
Metiner, a former lawmaker and an influential figure in ruling party circles, argues that the recent clashes in Aleppo aim to sabotage the process in Turkey and called on all parties to "avoid using antagonistic language."
9 January 2026
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