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Pro-Kurdish candidate fights anti-migrant sentiment in local Turkish elections

A pro-Kurdish candidate who lost his arm in prison during a police raid after a hunger strike in 2000 has turned three decades of...

Majority of young Turks see imprisonment of prominent political prisoners as ‘fair’

A survey conducted by the Konda polling company and the Youth Organizations Forum (GoFor) has revealed that the majority of young people in Turkey...

Survey shows İstanbul mayor 5 points ahead of AKP candidate in local election

İstanbul’s incumbent mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), is polling 5 five points ahead of the mayoral candidate of...

Bribery allegations force party to withdraw candidate in quake-hit province

The Workers Party of Turkey (TİP) has announced its withdrawal of the mayoral candidacy of a former footballer for the earthquake-hit province of Hatay...

Far-right ally says Erdoğan should not retire from politics

The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has voiced objections to the prospect of Erdoğan’s...

Over 1 million youngsters to vote for the first time in Turkey’s local elections

Among the 61.4 million people in Turkey registered to vote in the local elections on March 31, more than a million will be casting...

AKP mayoral candidate has narrow lead over İmamoğlu in İstanbul, survey shows

The mayoral candidate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), a former minister, is leading the polls by less than one point against...

Justice minister says Erdoğan could run for presidency again if parliament calls early elections

Fatma Zibak Several days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the local elections on March 31 will be his “last” in line with the...

İmamoğlu refuses to label pro-Kurdish party voters as ‘terrorists’ in exchange that went viral

An exchange between İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and a woman in the audience during which İmamoğlu refused to label people voting for a pro-Kurdish...

CHP mayoral candidate sparks indignation with ‘racist’ remarks targeting Kurds

Controversial remarks from a mayoral candidate and senior executive of Turkey’s main opposition party targeting a pro-Kurdish party have caused anger, disappointment and frustration...

CHP leader says İmamoğlu to run for presidency if he again wins İstanbul vote

Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has said his party would not hesitate to field İstanbul Mayor Ekrem...

Erdoğan hints municipal services in İstanbul will be interrupted if AKP candidate not elected

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made a veiled threat to the residents of İstanbul, saying they will face interruptions in municipal services if...

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