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AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate alleged corruption in judiciary

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Wednesday rejected a parliamentary motion filed by the...

Turkey’s far-right leader again attacks top court for not closing down pro-Kurdish party

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ally, has once again targeted the Constitutional Court for not closing...

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Green Left Party renames itself, elects new co-chairs

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Green Left Party (YSP) renamed itself the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (HEDEP) during a party congress in Ankara on Sunday where...

Erdoğan’s Islamist ally calls for support for Hamas at parliament press briefing

The radical Islamist Free Cause Party (HÜDA-PAR), the political arm of Kurdish Hizbullah and an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, expressed support for...

Nationalist opposition leader urges refugees in Turkey to go to Gaza to fight Israelis

Meral Akşener, leader of the nationalist İYİ (Good) Party, has called on all the refugees in Turkey, especially Syrians, to go to Gaza and...

DEVA Party calls on gov’t, top court to implement ECtHR rulings

A spokesperson for the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) has called on the Turkish government and the Constitutional Court to implement rulings handed...

Parliament receives summaries of proceedings for opposition MPs

The Turkish Parliament has received a number of summaries of proceedings on various charges leveled against opposition deputies, including the main opposition Republican People’s...

Turkey’s far-right leader supports former minister with alleged links to mafia

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has extended his full support to the country’s former interior minister, Süleyman Soylu,...

Turkey’s leading pro-Kurdish party renames itself Democratic Peoples’ Party

Turkey's pro-Kurdish Green Left Party (YSP) has renamed itself the Democratic Peoples’ Party (DHP), the Artı Gerçek news website reported. The decision on the party’s...

İstanbul mayor says election alliance is essential for opposition

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has said it is of the utmost importance for the opposition parties to join forces again for the March 2024...

Nationalist opposition leader rules out alliance with former ally for local elections

The leader of Turkey’s nationalist İYİ (Good) Party has said her party will nominate its own candidates in all provinces for the local elections,...

Turkey’s drone maker signals he may enter politics

Selçuk Bayraktar, chairman of Turkish defense contractor Baykar and the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has said he may enter politics if...

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