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[PROFILE] The last prime minister of modern Turkey

One of the peculiar aspects of last year’s referendum, which introduced an executive presidency in Turkey, was that Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım had been...

Police close Gezi Park to avoid possible fifth year anniversary gathering

İstanbul police tightened security measures around Gezi Park due to the possibility of a demonstration marking the famous protests’ fifth anniversary, BBC Turkish service...

Greece bars CHP group from electioneering within its borders

Greece refused entry to a large number of Republican People’s Party (CHP) politicians to campaign for upcoming Turkish elections after allowing CHP presidential candidate...

Turkey’s ambassador to US to return to Washington

Turkey’s envoy to the United States is returning to Washington after being recalled for consultations two weeks ago over a US decision to move...

Top court rejects CHP petition for cancellation of election alliance law articles

Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected an application from the country’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), which sought the cancellation of a number...

8 given aggravated life sentences for occupying governor’s office on coup night

Eight out of 90 members of the military who stood trial on charges of violating the constitution through involvement in a coup attempt in...

Some books censored after D&R sale to pro-gov’t Turkuaz Group

Some books have been removed from the shelves of Turkey’s largest bookstore chain, D&R, after it was sold last month to the pro-government Turkuvaz...

AKP hosts fast-breaking dinner at mosque in Konya

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) recently held a fast-breaking dinner at a mosque in the central Turkish province of Konya in a...

Pro-government journalist refutes own book in attempt to back up Erdoğan

Nasuhi Güngör, a journalist who served as an executive at state-run TRT for three years, has refuted an assertion in a book he wrote...

Two former HDP deputies released from pretrial detention

Former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Ayla Akat Ata and Taşkın Aktaş were released from pretrial detention on Wednesday along with three others after...

Company stays optimistic despite regulation prohibiting use of cars for Uber

After a move by Turkey to move prohibit the use of vehicles for Uber services, the company announced on Wednesday that they are loyal...

YSK refuses to allow Demirtaş to participate in political TV show by phone

Turkey's Supreme Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday refused a request by Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), to...

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