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Far-right leader slams corruption probes targeting main opposition party as politically motivated

Ümit Özdağ, the head of Turkey’s ultranationalist Victory Party, on Wednesday denounced a wave of corruption investigations targeting figures from the country’s main opposition...
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Corruption is entrenched in presidential system in Turkey, opposition leader says

Former Turkish prime minister and current leader of the opposition Future Party (GP) Ahmet Davutoğlu has sharply criticized the country’s presidential system of governance,...
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Turkey removes 5 more mayors from office amid widening crackdown on opposition

Turkey’s interior ministry announced on Thursday that five district mayors from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have been removed from office, following...
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Turkish prosecutors seek prison terms for 12 defendants over CHP congress allegations

Turkish prosecutors have filed charges against 12 people, including İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, over alleged irregularities during the main opposition Republican People's Party's congress...
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Most Turks see legal cases against jailed İstanbul mayor as politically motivated: poll

A majority of Turkish citizens believe that the investigations targeting İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has been in pretrial detention since March 23, are...
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Erdoğan appoints legal team to draft new constitution amid opposition concerns

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday he has appointed a team of 10 legal scholars to begin drafting a new constitution, renewing his...
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Socialist International calls for release of İstanbul mayor

The Council of the Socialist International on Saturday called for the release of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, whose arrest two months ago triggered a...
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Erdoğan says he has no intention of running again, renews push for new constitution

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he has no personal ambition to seek re-election, saying that his push for a new constitution is intended...
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Erdoğan ally says investigations into İstanbul mayor, business leaders hurt economy

A senior official from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has acknowledged that recent investigations targeting İstanbul’s opposition mayor and two executives from...
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AKP co-founder says İmamoğlu, others arrested on ‘vague’ charges should be tried without detention

Bülent Arınç, a former speaker of the Turkish Parliament, deputy prime minister and a founding member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),...
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Gov’t takeover of municipalities will again be an exception in post-PKK era, Erdoğan says

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the taking over of municipalities by the government and the replacement of elected mayors with government-appointed trustees will...
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Jailed İstanbul mayor testifies to prosecutors in new probe over his courtroom remarks

İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, testified to prosecutors on Wednesday as part of a fresh investigation concerning remarks he made during a recent court...
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