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Despite the fact that no one expects a major defeat for Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP), with Turkey's economy in recession and inflation in double digits, the ruling party…

A fourth Kurdish prisoner in Turkey committed suicide Monday to protest against the conditions of jailed militant Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, a pro-Kurdish party official and a lawmaker…

Turkish singer Sila's high profile case has been hailed as a milestone by women's rights defenders in the country, after she sued her partner for violence.

A Turkish appeals court on Tuesday upheld jail sentences against opposition journalists in a long-running case targeting the Cumhuriyet newspaper -- one of the few remaining dailies to…

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) has been increasing efforts to ensure the good health of the street animals by running mobile veterinary clinics named "Vetbus", while many residents…

Grocery shoppers in Turkey looking for a bargain were able to buy vegetables at unbeatable prices this week from an unexpected source: the local government.

The bar association in Diyarbakir, Turkey's biggest Kurdish-majority city, on Friday said three police officers should be treated as suspects in the 2015 murder of prominent rights lawyer…

A hunger striking pro-Kurdish lawmaker, Leyla Guven, was released under supervision from prison by a Turkish court and sent home on Friday, after an 11-week fast that has left her gravely…

Thousands demonstrated Saturday in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast to support detained lawmaker Leyla Guven from a pro-Kurdish party who launched a hunger strike in November.

The jailed leader of an outlawed Kurdish rebel group was allowed to meet his brother in prison on an island near Istanbul on Saturday, after a hunger strike led by a pro-Kurdish party MP…