6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (551+ words) A Turkish education union accused the government's expanding vocational training system for teenagers of prioritizing employers' labor needs over students' education, in a report released Monday. The report by E'itim-, a union representing teachers in Turkey, said students enrolled in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (16+ words) Turkey's defense at European court echoes Stalin-era conspiracy theory, Kavala says'Stockholm Center for Freedom...

2+ mon, 7+ hour ago  (277+ words) Turkey's Health Ministry has dismissed a transgender doctor from a state hospital, citing alleged "indecent and disgraceful acts," despite a prior court ruling ordering her reinstatement. In a post on X, Dr. Larin Kayata" said the ministry had also filed…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (374+ words) A Turkish broadcaster is facing backlash after airing a segment that invoked an antisemitic trope to depict the Jewish founder of several major children's You Tube channels as a threat to Turkish children. The segment, broadcast by TVNet, opened with…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1007+ words) Turkey saw another troubling year for labor rights in 2025, characterized by a high number of workplace deaths and renewed scrutiny of child labor. Unions and rights groups pointed to persistent safety failures, state-sanctioned pressure on the right to strike and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (374+ words) Critics, including a European Parliament member and opposition politicians, have denounced an "stanbul court's 12-year, six-month sentence for celebrity manager Ay'e Bar'm over the 2013 Gezi Park protests, calling it political, Turkish Minute reported. The "stanbul 26th High Criminal Court sentenced Bar'm…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1013+ words) Efforts to draw attention to these issues were met with continued pressure on activists throughout the year. Women's rights defenders were detained on charges such as participating in "unauthorized demonstrations," while women's rights organizations faced attempts at closure through politically…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (383+ words) Turkey's broadcast regulator has fined two national television stations and ordered global streaming platforms Disney+ and Spotify to remove content from their catalogs, citing alleged violations of public morality, gender equality and advertising rules. According to the Birg'n daily, the…...