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CHP leader says telephone wiretapped by Erdoğan

Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said his telephone is wiretapped and that the recordings are sent to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...

Detention warrants issued for 20 military personnel over alleged Gülen links

The Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 20 active duty military personnel as part of an investigation into the...

AKP and ally losing support while opposition gaining in popularity, latest poll shows

The newly founded Remres polling company has claimed that an alliance between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party...

[UPDATED] Turkey grants asylum to young Iranian couple after tearful pleas

Turkey has granted asylum to a young Iranian couple whose tearful photos indicating they had been sent back home by police were circulated in...

AKP mayor promises to fire municipal workers if they vote for other parties

Menderes Atilla, mayor of Şanlıurfa’s Ceylanpınar district from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has threatened to fire municipal workers...

[UPDATE] Cartoonist convicted of insulting Erdoğan released on probation

Turkish cartoonist Nuri Kurtcebe, 69, on Tuesday was released from prison on probation after serving one day of jail time. Kurtcebe, who used to work for...

HDP election campaign subjected to 22 attacks in 35 days

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) as of June 3 had been the subject of 22 attacks since the launch of its election campaign...

Erdoğan ally insists on general amnesty before elections

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli on Monday reiterated his call for a general amnesty that would exclude Gülen-linked suspects and Kurdistan Workers’...

Turkey’s agriculture minister smacks journalist over a question

Turkish Agriculture Minister Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba slapped a journalist who asked a question about his security detail in Şanlıurfa province, Aktifhaber reported on Monday. A...

Erdoğan says no longer any Kurdish problem in Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has managed to resolve Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish problem during...

Police start to fine Uber drivers after regulation passes in parliament

Police in İstanbul fined 29 Uber and Scotty – an online application for carrying passengers by motorcycle – drivers a total of TL 87,174...

Election board gives Demirtaş permission to appear on TRT

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) gave permission for jailed Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş to appear on state-run TRT by video...

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