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Nationalist opposition leader rules out alliance with former ally for local elections

The leader of Turkey’s nationalist İYİ (Good) Party has said her party will nominate its own candidates in all provinces for the local elections,...

Turkey’s drone maker signals he may enter politics

Selçuk Bayraktar, chairman of Turkish defense contractor Baykar and the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has said he may enter politics if...

Erdoğan remains the most popular politician in Turkey: survey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is still the most popular politician in Turkey despite two decades in power and facing one of the most...

Opposition leader regrets not having done more to prevent Kılıçdaroğlu’s candidacy

Three months after joint opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was defeated by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a runoff election, the leader of a nationalist...

Judges at appeals court who were to rule on conviction of İstanbul mayor replaced

Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has replaced two judges who were to hear an appeal filed by İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu of...

Survey shows İstanbul mayor winning re-election against all possible AKP candidates

İstanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is likely to secure re-election against all possible candidates to be nominated by the ruling Justice and Development Party...

Popular opposition mayor reveals intent to run for İstanbul mayor again

İstanbul's popular opposition mayor on Tuesday said his party should stop internal conflicts and focus on the local elections next year as he revealed...

Erdoğan’s Islamist ally vows to block Sweden’s NATO membership in parliament

The leader of a radical Islamist party who is an election ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his party will “do everything...

Turkey’s far-right leader calls on splinter party to establish alliance for local elections

The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has called on the nationalist İYİ (Good) Party, which had previously broken away from the...

Controversial mayor expelled from Turkey’s main opposition party

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has expelled from its ranks a controversial mayor known for his anti-refugee discourse and calls for a...

Turkey’s top court rejects application seeking release of jailed MP

Turkey's top appeals court has denied an application requesting the release from prison of an opposition lawmaker from the Workers Party of Turkey (TİP),...

İstanbul mayor faces fresh charges of insulting AKP mayor

İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was convicted of insulting election authority officials in December, is now facing charges of insulting a district mayor...

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