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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Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has withdrawn a proposed amendment on “agents of influence” following backlash from the opposition and civil society,...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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Pro-Kurdish party co-chair faces probe for remarks criticizing removal of mayors

Turkey’s interior ministry has announced the launch of an investigation into the co-chairperson and a party official of the country’s main pro-Kurdish party due...
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Far-right ally pushes for constitutional amendment to grant Erdoğan one more term

The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has called for a constitutional amendment that would...
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2 opposition parties to boycott Turkish parliament for a week after mayors’ removal

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) have decided not to take part in...
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