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Kurds seek ‘courageous’ candidate in Turkey’s election

Bullet marks reveal the spot where a rights lawyer was shot in the head at the height of clashes in the southeastern Turkish city...

İstanbul mayor signals willingness to run for president amid threat of political ban

Giving the first signals about his potential candidacy for the presidency, İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu said he is among the potential candidates for country's...

Erdoğan breaks silence about prison sentence, political ban on İstanbul mayor, says verdict is not final

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has broken his silence on a prison sentence and political ban imposed on İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in a...

Thousands attend opposition rally in İstanbul to support mayor facing prison sentence, political ban

Thousands of people gathered outside the İstanbul municipal building for a second day on Thursday to protest a recent verdict that could see Ekrem...

Political ban imposed on İstanbul mayor evokes memories of same ban faced by Erdoğan

A prison sentence and a political ban imposed on İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in a politically charged trial has brought to mind a similar...

Defiant İstanbul mayor says his conviction is reward for his success

İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has said a prison sentence and political ban handed down at the end of a controversial trial on Wednesday...

Opposition bloc to rule Turkey with de facto parliamentary system if it unseats Erdoğan in 2023

The leader of one of six Turkish opposition parties in the "Table of Six" bloc has said they would act as if Turkey had...

AKP, MHP slam opposition’s proposal to bring back parliamentary system

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have criticized a proposal for a constitutional amendment re-establishing...

Opposition bloc announces constitutional amendment proposal to re-establish parliamentary system

A bloc of six Turkish opposition parties has announced a proposal for a constitutional amendment that would bring back the parliamentary system of governance...

Erdoğan calls on nationalist party leader to leave opposition bloc

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on an opposition party leader to reconsider her party’s position and leave an opposition bloc of six...

AKP accused of hypocrisy in stance against pro-Kurdish party after visit on headscarf issue

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been accused of being hypocritical in its attitude towards a pro-Kurdish party that it has long...

AKP lawmaker resigns from party and parliament, joins opposition

A lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has announced his resignation from the AKP and also from parliament, voicing his unhappiness...

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