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Turkish police going door-to-door asking who residents voted for: opposition

As a controversy over the İstanbul mayoral election continues, the Turkish opposition has claimed that the police are going door-to-door in the Büyükçekmece district, asking residents who...

Turkey’s interior minister alleges election fraud in İstanbul

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has claimed the March 31 local elections in İstanbul were “mired in corruption,” joining calls for a new election, the state-run Anadolu...

Turkey orders detention of 292 people over Gülen links: report

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 292 suspects as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting the followers of the faith-based Gülen movement,...

European rights court orders Turkey to compensate citizen held in police custody when he was 8

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay compensation to a Turkish citizen who was taken into police custody when he was...

44 percent of AKP voters in İstanbul believe election irregularities occurred: poll

Only 44 percent of supporters of Turkey’s ruling party think that there were irregularities or fraud in İstanbul’s local elections, a recent survey found, the Diken...

MHP leader says new mayoral election could be held in İstanbul to relieve ‘public tension’

The leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has said a new mayoral election could be held in İstanbul to end ongoing controversies over the March...

CHP mayor’s first act in Bolu: Banning municipal aid to refugees

A newly elected mayor in Turkey’s Bolu province from the ranks of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has banned the giving of municipal aid...

AKP to ask for new mayoral election in İstanbul

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will demand a new mayoral election in İstanbul and file an extraordinary objection with the country’s election authority, a...

HDP mayor-elect not given mandate in Mardin due to AKP objection

Ahmet Türk and Figen Altındağ, who were elected as co-mayors of the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin last Sunday from the ranks of the Kurdish Peoples’...

Jailed Kurdish politician says election results a complete ‘fiasco’ for AKP gov’t

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has said the results of the March 31 local elections turned out to be a complete “fiasco” for the ruling Justice...

Election board rejects AKP request for recount of votes in 31 İstanbul districts

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has turned down a request from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for a recount of all votes in 31...

Convicted coup suspect says he was victim of that night

A former colonel who was among 29 ex-soldiers sentenced to life in prison for alleged coup involvement in 2016 said he did not participate in the...

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