The İstanbul Medical Chamber outlines growing challenges facing children in Turkey, including poverty, malnutrition, abuse, inadequate housing, and limited access to healthcare and education.

Tuğluk, a prominent figure in the pro-Kurdish political movement, was detained in 2016 and spent six years in prison before her release due to severe illness.

The interim constitution, adopted by Congress on November 18, 1993, was ratified by Parliament on December 22, 1993. The process leading to the expected democratic elections then began.

Lawyer Murat Çelik’s two-year legal battle over being handcuffed behind his back and beaten during the Saturday Mothers/Human Rights action has borne fruit. Five police officers, including two supervisors, will face trial on October 9 for “exceeding the use of force” and “intentional injury.”

Pro-Kurdish politicians have condemned the ban, arguing that such moves cause harm to the ongoing peace initiative.

A hungry child cannot learn; a child who cannot learn cannot become an equal citizen of the future.

About one-third of the children n Turkye live in poverty, significantly higher compared to OECD and European countries.

The school, a symbol of the enduring Greek presence in İstanbul, now has only a few dozen students.

“This system is built on the bodies of children who die in workplace murders. Refugee child workers are the ones who don’t even make it to the display window of this structure," says author Özgür Hüseyin Akış.

At least 11 children and teenagers, some as young as 14, have reportedly died by suicide over the past 10 months in rural Urfa.

Lawyer Hüseyin Ersöz said the detention procedure is clearly defined in law, and that practices outside these limits amount to a violation of the right to liberty and security.

Three students stood trial for a satirical image intended to criticize the government's handling of the devastating earthquakes.