Türkiye
Turkish trade unions demand release of arrested unionists and journalists

Trade unions in Turkey are calling for the release of dozens of unionists and media workers, arrested in what critics describe as a politically motivated crackdown on social leaders

52 countries led by Türkiye urge the UN to call for an arms embargo on Israel

International law has never formed a tool of pressure or deterrence to Israel, which insists on massacring innocent people, including children

“Yankee go home!” Turkish masses protest presence of US Navy ship at İzmir port

While the Turkish government has been engaged in military collaborations with the US and its allies to protect Israel, masses in Türkiye have showed steadfast support to the Palestinian people.

Will the Freedom Flotilla sail to Gaza?

Türkiye is under significant pressure from the US and Israel to block the flotilla from setting sail and achieving its objective of delivering aid and breaking the blockade

Türkiye imposes trade restrictions with Israel

Since Israel began its genocidal war on Gaza, Türkiye withdrew its ambassador from Israel and backed South Africa’s genocide suit against it in the International Court of Justice

Turkish President Erdogan makes rare visit to Cairo ending decade-long hostility

The Turkish and Egyptian Presidents demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The countries have been at odds since the coup that overthrew then Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in 2013

Turkish communists protest NATO expansion as parliament votes to lift veto on Sweden’s entry

Various communist groups in Turkey have reiterated their demand for Turkey’s exit from NATO and the closure of all NATO bases in the country

Turkish Medical Association confronts new wave of attacks

The board of the Turkish Medical Association was dissolved by a court decision. This is the latest in a long list of repressive acts faced by the organization

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Turkish Communist Party supports vigil to save Akbelen forest from takeover by energy giant

YK Energy, a private energy company in Turkey, has been trying to occupy 780 acres of forest land in Akbelen to mine coal for running three neighboring power plants

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Mossad spy ring busted in Turkey, 11 arrested

Following months of surveillance, the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) discovered a “ghost cell” made up of 56 special operatives working for the Israeli Mossad. The operation, divided into nine different smaller networks, was reportedly working to gather intelligence against Hezbollah, Syria, and others

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Communist party vows to continue fight for a “secular Turkey” on 30th anniversary of Sivas massacre

37 people, including 33 activists of the Turkish Communist Party (TKP), were burnt to death in a fire started by religious fanatics and right-wing mobs in Sivas in central Turkey in 1993

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Turkish journalist Merdan Yanardağ arrested for criticizing government’s treatment of Abdullah Ocalan

Merdan Yanardağ, a prominent Turkish television journalist, was arrested after he criticized Turkish authorities for not allowing Ocalan to meet his family members and his lawyer