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Jailed far-right politician expresses regret for not defending Osman Kavala: journalist

A far-right opposition leader jailed in Turkey has said he now believes businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala is innocent, expressing regret for not supporting...

İmamoğlu leads Erdoğan by 15 points in presidential race: poll

A recent survey conducted by Ankara-based polling company Ank-Ar shows that jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu would defeat President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by a...

Erdoğan meets with pro-Kurdish party delegation for first time in 13 years

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has met with a delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), whose members played a...

Turkey’s main opposition leader vows to fight Erdoğan ‘until the end’

The Turkish opposition will fight "until the end" against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) told...

Jailed İstanbul mayor calls searches of family summer homes ‘harassment’

Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has condemned recent searches of the summer homes of his wife and father as politically motivated harassment, calling on...

Erdoğan to receive pro-Kurdish party delegation behind peace talks with Öcalan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet on Thursday with a delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), whose members played...

Turkish gov’t denies opposition claim it sought US approval for İstanbul mayor’s arrest

Turkey’s justice minister has rejected claims made by main opposition leader Özgür Özel that the government sought approval from the United States for the...

Özgür Özel: From low-key opposition leader to the face of Turkey protests

In the few weeks since the jailing of Turkey's opposition heavyweight Ekrem İmamoğlu, Özgur Özel has become the face of the biggest protests to...

Turkey’s main opposition to hold emergency convention amid pressure from Erdoğan gov’t

Turkey’s main opposition party is convening an emergency congress as it faces pressure from the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following the...

Erdoğan’s far-right ally makes first appearance since February surgery

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, appeared in public Friday for...

CHP officially names jailed mayor its presidential candidate

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has officially declared Ekrem İmamoğlu, the jailed mayor of İstanbul, its candidate for president. The decision was made...

Turkey’s CHP elects interim mayor for İstanbul after İmamoğlu’s arrest

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has elected a member of the city council in İstanbul to run the city in the absence...

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