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Hopes rise for Kurdish politician Demirtaş’s release as Turkey faces ECtHR deadline

Hopes are rising that jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş could be freed this week as Turkey approaches a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)...
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Opposition leaders accused of giving Erdoğan legitimacy by crowding around his table at parliament opening

Several opposition leaders in Turkey faced a backlash after they joined President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a parliamentary session on Wednesday, crowding around his...
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Jailed PKK leader accuses AKP of false victory claims, says Kurds have options

Jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan has accused Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of trying to create the illusion it...
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Ankara mayor strongest presidential contender if İmamoğlu is unable to run: CHP leader

Mansur Yavaş, mayor of the Turkish capital of Ankara, is viewed as the strongest opposition candidate for president if İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who...
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8 AKP provincial chairmen resign amid party turmoil

Eight provincial chairmen from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have resigned within a span two days, exposing internal strains as the party...
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Embattled Turkey opposition re-elects leader at party congress

Turkey’s main opposition party re-elected its leader, Özgür Özel, at an extraordinary congress Sunday as it faces what critics call politically motivated legal challenges...
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Erdoğan denies his party’s role in legal case that could oust main opposition leader

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has no involvement in a lawsuit that could remove the leader...
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Main opposition closes İstanbul office after trustee appointment sparks clashes

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said Monday it will close its İstanbul provincial headquarters after police helped a court-appointed trustee enter the...
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Court removes opposition party’s İstanbul leaders, appoints caretaker board in blow to Erdoğan rivals

A Turkish court on Tuesday dismissed the leadership of the İstanbul branch of the country’s main opposition party and installed a court-appointed caretaker board,...
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Turkish Parliament holds emergency session on Gaza; Erdoğan absent

The Turkish Parliament on Friday held an emergency session to debate Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, with lawmakers accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians...
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İmamoğlu slams AKP gov’t for weak stance on Gaza due to ‘political calculations’

İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has accused the Turkish government of failing to respond forcefully to Israel’s war in Gaza, saying Ankara has been...
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Far-right leader vouches for jailed crime boss in case that fuels talk of rift with Erdoğan’s AKP

Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahçeli on Tuesday defended Selahattin Yılmaz, a nationalist underworld figure arrested in an organized crime probe, calling...
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