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İstanbul’s new mayor İmamoğlu discloses his financial assets to the public

İstanbul’s new mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu officially declared his financial assets to the public two days after his election in a landslide victory over the ruling party’s...

Erdoğan says he accepts the will of the people in İstanbul repeat election

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday congratulated the opposition’s Ekrem İmamoğlu on his win in the June 23 İstanbul mayoral election and said the people...

Kurdish signs removed after March 31 elections re-erected in Bitlis

The Bitlis Municipality, which is run by a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) mayor, has re-erected up Kurdish signs in the eastern Turkish province that were...

US mission in İstanbul congratulates İmamoğlu on his election success

The US Consulate General in İstanbul on Monday released a congratulatory message for Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was elected mayor of İstanbul on Sunday in a repeat...

Kurdish man alleges racist attack by police officer pretenders

A 22-year-old Kurdish man in the northwestern Turkish province of Kocaeli has claimed that he was subjected to a racially motivated attack by three...

Former AKP minister speeds up efforts to establish new party, says columnist

Turkish columnist Deniz Zeyrek on Monday claimed that former Turkish economy minister and Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Ali Babacan has sped up efforts to...

16 Turkish civil society leaders go on trial over Gezi Park protests

Sixteen leading Turkish civil society leaders appeared in court on Monday, accused of seeking to overthrow the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the Gezi Park...

Opposition’s İmamoğlu wins again in İstanbul repeat election with some 54 percent

The Turkish opposition’s İstanbul mayoral candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu, won again in a repeat election on Sunday, garnering more than 54 percent of the vote, according to...

PKK leader’s brother appears on state-run TRT, urges support for AKP

Osman Öcalan, brother of the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan, has appeared on public broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), seeking...

Pregnant woman arrested on terrorism charges over alleged Gülen links

Zeynep Şakrak, a 30-year-old woman who is three months pregnant, was arrested in the western province of İzmir on Friday on terrorism charges due to her...

Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings

In yet another controversial move to attract Kurdish voters ahead of a critical mayoral election in İstanbul on Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said even if...

Nationalist politician claims PKK leader sought to prevent HDP abuse of İstanbul vote

Devlet Bahçeli, the chairman of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has claimed that a recent letter from the leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)...

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