An earthquake struck the Sındırgı district of Balıkesir in western Turkey at 12.24 am local time (GMT+3). The tremor was felt across several cities, including İzmir, Manisa, Tekirdağ and İstanbul. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management ...

In response to the Syrian interim government forces’ offensive on the Kurdish-held areas in the country, a protest was held by Kurdish groups on Jan 20 in the Nusaybin district of the border province of ...

An İstanbul court sentenced Ahmet Özer, the dismissed mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district, to six years and three months in prison on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization.” Özer, a member of the main ...

A victory is being portrayed on television. Maps are opened, arrows are drawn, words grow harsher. In the studios, eyes gleaming, they say “we won.” On social media, there is an almost festive atmosphere. Yet ...

Kurdish women have launched a social media campaign following the circulation of a video showing a member of the Syrian interim government forces desecrating the body of a Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) fighter in Syria. ...

Turkey’s media regulator has fined streaming platforms HBO Max and MUBI, citing violations of national and moral values in their programming. It also fined the pro-opposition Szc TV due to criticism of the government. The ...

The governor of the Kurdish-populated province of Diyarbakır has banned the “Hope and Freedom” rally that the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) planned to hold on Jan 25 to call for the release ...

Adult content creator and social media personality Merve Taşkın announced her permanent departure from Turkey, citing fears of continued prosecution and legal pressure over her work. “I thought it was the police every time the ...

This article is compiled from a presentation by Liana Erişsever and Elif Erol from the Hrant Dink Foundation at the Celal Başlangıç Peace Journalism meeting held on Sep 5-6, 2025. At the Celal Başlangıç Peace ...

Police detained 22 people, including five journalists, during protests yesterday in the border province of Mardin. The demonstrations targeted the offensive by Syrian transitional government forces against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern ...