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Turkish gov’t cuts public funds in fresh blow to opposition-run municipalities

The Turkish government has introduced new measures to cut public funds to municipalities and their subsidiaries to offset their outstanding debts, according to a...
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Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party seeks meeting with jailed PKK leader after new call from far-right politician

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in Turkey has applied to the Justice Ministry for permission to meet with the jailed...
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Turkey’s CHP seeks intel support to prevent ‘terrorist’ infiltration of party, draws criticism

Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), announced that his party requested intelligence support from the National Intelligence Organization...
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3 MPs from Turkey’s far-right party forced to resign due to alleged involvement in gold smuggling

Three lawmakers from the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), typically allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, have been forced to resign from the party...
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Jailed Kurdish leader seeks release from prison to contribute to new peace process

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş is demanding his release from prison to contribute to a new peace process in Turkey aimed at the laying...
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Finance Minister Şimşek held responsible for economic decline in parliamentary protest

Turkey’s finance minister was met with a protest in Parliament on Thursday from opposition party lawmakers who hold him responsible for economic deterioration in...
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Turkish gov’t tightens its grip on opposition mayors over alleged irregular spending, unpaid debts

In yet another example of growing government pressure on opposition-run municipalities in Turkey, Turkish prosecutors have launched investigations of three municipalities run by main...
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Pro-Kurdish party officials hold protest in Ankara against removal of mayors as 5 more arrested

Officials from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) condemned the appointment of trustees to opposition-held municipalities as a “coup” by the...
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Majority of Kurdish voters oppose trustee appointments, expect practice to continue

An overwhelming majority of Kurdish voters disapprove of appointing trustees to opposition-held municipalities, yet believe that the government will continue the practice, according to...
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Turkish gov’t withdraws ‘agents of influence’ legislation amid backlash

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has withdrawn a proposed amendment on “agents of influence” following backlash from the opposition and civil society,...
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Turkey’s far-right leader rebukes journalist over question about rift with Erdoğan

The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) reprimanded a journalist for asking a question about an alleged rift between him and President...
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İstanbul mayor rejects possibility of his removal from office amid speculation

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has ruled out the prospect of his removal from office and replacement with a government official amid speculation that emerged...
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