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Erdoğan reshapes party administration with participation of former opposition figures

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reshaped the leadership of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) by welcoming people who had previously taken...

Turkey investigating İstanbul mayor’s ‘falsified’ university degree

Turkey has begun investigating allegations that İstanbul’s opposition mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, falsely obtained his university degree, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported Saturday. İmamoğlu is...

Erdoğan’s party submits climate change bill to parliament: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Thursday submitted to parliament a climate change-related bill envisaging the establishment of...

İstanbul mayor files application to run in CHP presidential candidate election

İstanbul’s powerful mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has officially submitted his application to run in an election that will determine the presidential candidate of his main...

Indictment seeks up to 15 years for jailed opposition mayor on terrorism charges

Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to 15 years for Ahmet Özer, a mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party...

İstanbul mayor leads Erdoğan in possible second round of presidential election: survey

A recent survey reveals that Turkey’s presidential election could go to a second round, with opposition candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu, the influential mayor of İstanbul,...

İstanbul mayor accuses Erdoğan of trying to sideline him in politics after new indictment

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of attempting to sideline him in politics through judicial conspiracies and called on him...

Jailed PKK leader working on peace plan to end Kurdish conflict: lawmaker

Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), is working on a "democratic" settlement to the four-decade-long conflict between Turkey...

Court accepts indictment seeking up to 7 years in prison for İstanbul mayor

An indictment seeking a prison sentence of up to seven years for İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu over his recent criticism of Turkey’s judicial authorities...

Turkey’s main opposition party to determine its presidential candidate in March

Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has announced that his party will hold a preliminary election on March...

Far-right Erdoğan ally calls Trump’s plan to take over Gaza a ‘ticking time bomb’

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and an ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has expressed strong opposition to...

Ankara mayor declines to take part in intraparty vote on presidential candidate

Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) will not participate in a preliminary intraparty election that will determine the...

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