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Concerns abound as Erdoğan says ‘the people’ won’t let his rival assume presidency

Critics and opposition figures expressed concern over possible threats to a peaceful transition of power in Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suggested that...

CPJ calls on Turkey to release all jailed journalists, stop interfering with press ahead of elections

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to immediately release all journalists and media workers imprisoned for their work and stop interfering...

48 arrested in Diyarbakır-based operation targeting Kurds

The number of people arrested after being detained along with more than 100 activists, lawyers, and politicians in a mass operation targeting Kurds across...

Combative Erdoğan returns from three-day campaign trail absence

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appeared in public for the first time in three days on Saturday after a stomach infection kept him off...

Turkish interior minister likens May 14 elections to 2016 attempted coup

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, in a speech on Friday, likened the upcoming general election on May 14 to a coup attempt, the Stockholm...

Turkey’s central bank sells gold to support diminishing FX reserves amid lira pressure

Bünyamin Tekin As Turkey's central bank struggles to stabilize the lira before May elections, it has resorted to selling gold to support its rapidly diminishing foreign...

13 detained over alleged Gülen links in run-up to elections

Thirteen people were detained on Wednesday on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by...

Health concerns haunt Turkey’s leader amid election campaign

Bünyamin Tekin As Turkey approaches its most important election in its post-Ottoman history, rumors have been circulating about the health of its long-standing leader, President...

Detention of 25 lawyers in Turkey is unlawful, violates right to liberty, advocacy group says

An advocacy group that defends the rights of lawyers has said the recent detention of 25 lawyers in Turkey was "unlawful" and violates their...

Erdoğan’s escalating crackdown on Kurds amid looming elections

Bünyamin Tekin "Why did we get involved in this if it had no benefit for us?" President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly asked as he watched...

President Erdoğan slams LGBT community, accuses opposition of undermining the family

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and opposition parties of being pro-LGBT and undermining the family, the Stockholm Center...

Far-right presidential candidate criticized for downplaying China’s repression of Uyghurs

Sinan Oğan, a far-right presidential candidate representing a bloc of four parties, is experiencing a backlash for suggesting that China's treatment of its Uyghur...

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