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Amedspor club fined over 'hair braiding' protest
Amedspor club fined over 'hair braiding' protest
Hair braiding protests emerged earlier this month after a fighter from forces linked to the Syrian interim government shared footage on social media showing the braided hair of a Kurdish woman fighter.
30 January 2026
Government preparing to privatize Bosphorus bridges, opposition MP claims
Government preparing to privatize Bosphorus bridges, opposition MP claims
Privazation of the bridges could lead to substantial toll hikes, CHP'S Yavuzyılmaz warned.
29 January 2026
'People's Caravan' detained on Greece-Turkey border
'People's Caravan' detained on Greece-Turkey border
More than 200 people from 10 different countries joined the caravan to bring aid to Rojava.
29 January 2026
Fidan meets US envoy ahead of Iranian foreign minister's visit
Fidan meets US envoy ahead of Iranian foreign minister's visit
The foreign minister and the US envoy reportedly discussed the developments in Syria and Iran.
29 January 2026
Police throw child to the ground during Rojava protest in Mardin
Nalin Öztekin
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Police throw child to the ground during Rojava protest in Mardin
Police throw child to the ground during Rojava protest in Mardin
Kurdish-populated border towns in Turkey have become flashpoints for protests against the Syrian interim government’s offensive targeting Kurdish-controlled areas.
28 January 2026 Nalin Öztekin
Publishing house faces 'financing terrorism' charge over royalties paid to writer
Publishing house faces 'financing terrorism' charge over royalties paid to writer
A publishing house representative has been placed under house arrest.
28 January 2026
Report highlights survival struggle of independent media in Turkey
Report highlights survival struggle of independent media in Turkey
“For independent media in Turkey, the challenge is no longer building a good business model. It’s about preserving editorial integrity and organizational continuity amid political pressure, economic fragility, and platform dependency."
28 January 2026
Forty-seven convicted in case targeting lawyers, prisoner rights groups
Tuğçe Yılmaz
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Forty-seven convicted in case targeting lawyers, prisoner rights groups
Forty-seven convicted in case targeting lawyers, prisoner rights groups
A lawyer says that evidence unlawfully fabricated by judges and prosecutors affiliated with the Fetullah Gülen group was used as the basis for convictions when it involved Kurds and Kurdish lawyers.
28 January 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz
Journey to life: Rojava at the intersection of emotional solidarity and emotional rupture
Tülay Hatimoğulları
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Journey to life: Rojava at the intersection of emotional solidarity and emotional rupture
DEM CO-LEADER'S IMPRESSIONS FROM ROJAVA
Journey to life: Rojava at the intersection of emotional solidarity and emotional rupture
At a time when we are trying to heal the deep wounds and bleeding relationship between Turks and Kurds left from the 20th century, stop reopening those wounds and deepening the pain.
27 January 2026 Tülay Hatimoğulları
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TV anchor Sedef Kabaş detained overnight over social media posts
TV anchor Sedef Kabaş detained overnight over social media posts
In her posts, Kabaş criticized the detention of the İstanbul mayor and Turkey's KAAN fighter jet project.
27 January 2026
Oil shipments from Turkey's ports destined for other countries end up in Israel, report finds
Ceme Nayir
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Oil shipments from Turkey's ports destined for other countries end up in Israel, report finds
Oil shipments from Turkey's ports destined for other countries end up in Israel, report finds
Fifty-seven crude oil shipments identified in the study have never arrived at their officially declared destinations.
27 January 2026 Cemre Nayir
Nurse detained over hair braiding protest for killed Kurdish woman fighter
Tuğçe Yılmaz
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Nurse detained over hair braiding protest for killed Kurdish woman fighter
Nurse detained over hair braiding protest for killed Kurdish woman fighter
İ.A. faced online abuse after joining the protest in addition to administrative and criminal investigations.
26 January 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz
Crime ring dismantled over bread market monopoly attempt in Mersin
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Crime ring dismantled over bread market monopoly attempt in Mersin
The group resorted to armed assaults on local producers in a bid to monopolize the lavash bread market in the city, according to authorities.
26 January 2026
Kurdish man shot dead on balcony in southern Turkey during protest against Syria offensive
Kurdish man shot dead on balcony in southern Turkey during protest against Syria offensive
A gunman allegedly opened fire targeting pro-Kurdish protesters and shot a man standing on his balcony in the head, according to DEM deputies.
26 January 2026
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Turkey's west
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Turkey's west
Sındırgı experienced an earthquake swarm later last year.
24 January 2026
Man tortured over alleged flag removal during Rojava protests; no such charge brought in court
Ayşegül Başar
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Man tortured over alleged flag removal during Rojava protests; no such charge brought in court
Man tortured over alleged flag removal during Rojava protests; no such charge brought in court
The suspect, who was beaten by police officers after being linked to footage showing a flag being taken down, was recorded in the detention report as having "fallen from a tower." No charges related to the flag incident were brought against him during the hearing.
23 January 2026 Ayşegül Başar
Court deems local election alliance between Turkey’s main opposition, pro-Kurdish parties a ‘terrorist act’
Court deems local election alliance between Turkey’s main opposition, pro-Kurdish parties a ‘terrorist act’
The suspended mayor of İstanbul's Esenyurt district, who was elected as a result of the CHP-DEM cooperation, has been sentenced to prison for "being a member of a terrorist organization."
23 January 2026
Desecration of Kurdish woman fighter's body sparks hair braiding campaign on social media
Desecration of Kurdish woman fighter's body sparks hair braiding campaign on social media
A member of the Syrian interim government forcer cut the braided hair of a killed Kurdish woman fighter.
23 January 2026
Turkey's media watchdog fines HBO Max, MUBI over 'immoral' content
Turkey's media watchdog fines HBO Max, MUBI over 'immoral' content
HBO Max series "Jasmine" and the movie "Passages" were targeted by RTÜK.
23 January 2026
Diyarbakır governor bans DEM Party rally to call for Öcalan’s release amid Syria tensions
Ayşegül Başar
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Diyarbakır governor bans DEM Party rally to call for Öcalan’s release amid Syria tensions
Diyarbakır governor bans DEM Party rally to call for Öcalan’s release amid Syria tensions
Government ally Devlet Bahçeli previously said there was "nothing objectionable" about callig for the PKK leader's freedom.
22 January 2026 Ayşegül Başar
Adult content creator Merve Taşkın permanently leaves Turkey, citing prosecution fears
Adult content creator Merve Taşkın permanently leaves Turkey, citing prosecution fears
"I thought it was the police every time the door knocked," said Taşkın.
22 January 2026
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