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Turkish doctors, rights groups blast Euro court for rejecting jailed hunger striking educators' appeal
A number of Turkish doctors and rights groups have slammed the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for rejecting a request by two jailed educators, who have been on hunger strikes for nearly 150 days, to order Ankara to release them on health grounds.
Taksim closed again for May 1 celebrations
The May 1 Worker's Day celebrations will not be held in Istanbul's Taksim Square, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said yesterday.
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Turkish president takes opposition CHP leader to court upon 'pervert' debate
As Turkey's political leaders continue to trade harsh epithets in the aftermath of a sexual abuse scandal, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has filed yet another complaint against the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader on "insult" charges, demanding 100,000 liras in compensation for non-pecuniary damages.
'Pervert' debate rocks politics amid harsh words
The heat in the debate over main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu's criticism against Turkey's family minister has been turned up, with K?l?çdaro?lu firing back at President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an over his use of the word "pervert."
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Turkish unions eye Taksim Square for May Day celebrations
The Confederation of Public Servants Trade Unions (Memur-Sen) has applied to the Istanbul Governor's Office for a second time to hold May 1 International Workers' Day celebrations in the city's central Taksim Square, daily Cumhuriyet reported on April 6.
World doctors to discuss migrant health in Istanbul
Doctors from around the world are set to discuss health issues in times of war and migration at a symposium in Turkey, as the country struggles to take care of more than 2 million migrants who have fled violence in war-torn Syria.
Smokers in Turkey to not receive free cancer medicine
Turkey's social security body will not fund cancer treatment medicines for patients diagnosed with lung cancer who have ever had a smoking habit, according to a new regulation that went into effect on Feb. 3.
The Social Security Institution's (SGK) new regulation requires people with lung cancer to pay for their own treatment medicines if they have a smoking habit.
Five security officials wounded in operation to rescue stranded civilians in Cizre
Five security officials have been wounded in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attack during an operation to rescue 28 injured civilians stranded in the basement of a building in the Cizre district of southeastern ??rnak province.
PKK militants in Cizre's Cudi neighborhood opened fire against security officials using rocket launchers early on Jan. 31.
Turkish man kills doctor who protected his ex-wife, commits suicide
A doctor was killed by a man, who also committed suicide, when she attempted to protect her secretary who was the attacker's ex-wife in the Black Sea province of Samsun on Nov. 19.
Police intervene into protest against Ankara bombing in Istanbul
Police used force to prevent an attempted march protesting the Oct. 10 Ankara Massacre in Istanbul on Oct. 13 after the Istanbul Governor's Office denied permission for the rally on the basis of "sensitivity."