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Turkish judges defy Constitutional Court, reject retrial of former city planner

An İstanbul court on Thursday rejected a ruling by Turkey’s Constitutional Court ordering a retrial of former city planner Tayfun Kahraman, attracting criticism from...

[OPINION] What Zohran Mamdani’s victory can teach the opposition in authoritarian states

Adem Yavuz Arslan* In a political world shaped by money, media influence and entrenched elites, few victories have felt as improbable — or as instructive...

Rights groups urge Turkish parliamentary commission to push reforms protecting Kurds

Three international rights groups are urging a cross-party parliamentary commission in Turkey to recommend sweeping legal and institutional reforms aimed at protecting Kurds and other...

Turkey threatens fines against Nutella maker for lost nut sales

Turkish authorities on Thursday warned that they could impose fines on Italian sweet-packaged food company Ferrero for failing to buy Turkish hazelnuts, a key...

30 Turkish bar associations call for Demirtaş’s release after European court ruling

Thirty bar associations across Turkey on Wednesday urged the authorities to release prominent Kurdish opposition leader Selahattin Demirtaş, following a binding European Court of...

Turkey’s main opposition leader faces fresh probe over remarks targeting Erdoğan, İstanbul prosecutor

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Özgür Özel, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on allegations of insult after he...

German defense official urges Berlin to consider Turkish drones amid shifting security policy

A senior German defense official has called on Berlin to “take a close look” at acquiring Turkish-made drones, reflecting a pragmatic shift in Germany’s...

[OPINION] Erasing the archives: How authoritarian regimes wage war on memory

Adem Yavuz Arslan* “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”** That line appeared as a party slogan in George...

Journalists ordered to provide statements to police over coverage of jailed İstanbul mayor

Turkish prosecutors ordered six journalists to give statements to the police as suspects in an investigation linked to jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Turkish...

[OPINION] Never-ending ‘maybe’: Europe’s fear of belonging and Turkey’s flight from responsibility

Yasemin Aydın* The October 2025 visit of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to Ankara was not a turning point in policy but a revealing episode in...

Main opposition official detained in expanding probe into İstanbul Municipality’s voter data

Turkish police have detained the information technology coordinator of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) as part of an expanding investigation into the...

Turkey not future ruler of Cyprus, says EU foreign policy chief Kallas

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday that it will be the people of Cyprus, not Turkey or the EU, who...

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