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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...

Turkey’s Interior Ministry removes 3 mayors in Kurdish majority southeast

Turkey on Monday removed three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast on alleged terrorism charges, despite Ankara's efforts to seek a rapprochement with the Kurdish...

Erdoğan sues opposition chief, İstanbul mayor for slander

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday sued the main opposition leader and İstanbul's powerful mayor for alleged slander in a forceful legal blow...

Turkish court’s arrest of opposition mayor condemned as attack on democracy, the people’s will

The recent arrest of a district mayor from the main opposition party in İstanbul on terrorism-related charges has sparked widespread condemnation, with opposition politicians...

Hundreds protest arrest of opposition party mayor in Turkey

Turkish opposition parties on Thursday protested against what they said was the politically-motivated arrest of an opposition mayor for alleged links to the outlawed...

Erdoğan drops lawsuits, complaints against former nationalist rival

In a rare gesture, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dropped all lawsuits and criminal complaints he filed against Meral Akşener, the former leader of...

Erdoğan backs far-right ally’s outreach to Kurds

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday extended full support for his nationalist ally's appeal to Turkey's Kurds, saying it opened a "window of opportunity,”...

Former İYİ lawmaker criticizes Bahçeli’s call to Öcalan at launch of new party

Yavuz Ağıralioğlu, a former nationalist opposition İYİ (Good) Party lawmaker, has slammed far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli for his recent call to imprisoned Kurdish leader...

Bahçeli draws outrage, skepticism and support with his call to Öcalan

Far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli’s recent call to Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), to...

Turkish gov’t delays tax plan to fund defense industry amid public backlash

The Turkish government on Tuesday postponed until 2025 a parliamentary debate on a proposed tax on credit cards, which it sought to fund the...

Erdoğan lashes out at Israel for attack on UN chief

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday accused Israel of "shamelessly" attacking UN chief Antonio Guterres by declaring him "persona non grata" for not...

Reopening of Turkish parliament leads to controversy due to unusual encounters, exchanges among parties

The Turkish parliament returned from summer recess on Tuesday, marking the start of a new legislative year. However, controversy arose due to unusual encounters...

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