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Opposition demands release of jailed MP following 2nd top court ruling on rights violation

Opposition politicians have once again called for the release of jailed lawmaker Can Atalay, who was elected to parliament in May, after Turkey’s Constitutional...

Another MP resigns from nationalist opposition party over local election strategy

The İYİ (Good) Party's decision to run independently in the local elections in March has led to the resignation of the party's fifth lawmaker...

Pro-Kurdish party members suffered widespread violations, legal harassment in 2023: report

A report drafted by Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) has found widespread cases of legal harassment and rights violations suffered by...

CHP nominates its current mayors for İstanbul, Ankara municipalities

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has decided to renominate the current mayors of İstanbul and Ankara, who ended years-long Justice and Development...

Opposition party leader announces support for İmamoğlu in local vote

Muharrem İnce, leader of the Homeland Party, has announced that his party will support Ekrem İmamoğlu for İstanbul mayor in the local elections scheduled...

Pro-Kurdish party drops acronym HEDEP, adopts abbreviation DEM

The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party dropped its acronym, HEDEP, and adopted the abbreviation "DEM" after Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals last month refused...

Former minister urges ban in politics for 65+ including Erdoğan

Erdoğan Bayraktar, a former minister of environment and urban planning, has indirectly called for the dismissal of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, advocating for...

Turkey’s opposition fractures ahead of March polls

Turkey's main opposition party lost a crucial ally Monday in its bid to form a united front against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling coalition...

In a first, Kurdish mayors removed from office are reinstated

The co-mayors of a district in a predominantly Kurdish province in eastern Turkey who had been removed from office earlier this year have been...

Opposition mayor under investigation for insulting memory of Ottoman sultan

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into the opposition mayor of the western city of İzmir on accusations that he insulted the Ottoman...

Turkey’s opposition parties against Erdoğan’s plan to simplify presidential elections

Leaders of opposition parties in Turkey have voiced objections to plans by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to amend the Constitution to make the election...

Main opposition leader says his party planing to take humanitarian aid to Palestine

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel said on Tuesday that his party had initiated diplomatic efforts to travel to Palestine at...

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