A deputy from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) was attacked by Turkish soldiers on July 7 in the southeastern district of Uludere, where 34 civilians were killed by the military in 2011, prompting the party to demand the resignation of the interior minister and the local Şırnak governor
A fashion designer has been sentenced to pay a judicial fine on charges of “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan through his Twitter and Facebook accounts
Kemal Ördek, one of the founders of Red Umbrella Association was raped in his house. Police said “Enough with the people of Prophet Lot!” while perpetrators said “We are upright men, officer. Show sympathy.”
15 laborers were killed in a traffic accident in Manisa province of Turkey. In the first half of 2015, 227 workers died on the road while 168 laborers who were working in the fields died.
A man living in the eastern province of Erzurum has finally proven he is alive after he was mistakenly listed as dead by Turkey’s main social security service provider
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