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Turkish gov’t intensifies crackdown on opposition party with new wave of detentions

Turkish police on Tuesday detained 10 senior officials from nine district municipalities in İstanbul, most of which are run by the main opposition Republican...

US prosecutors ordered to drop charges against NYC mayor over corrupt dealings with Turkish gov’t

The US Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors on Monday to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams over his alleged corrupt dealings...

[OPINION] Erdoğan mobilizes courts to determine opposition’s presidential candidate himself

Ömer Murat* In the old Turkey, the secular army used to issue memorandums to governments to keep political parties in line. The primary message conveyed...

DEM Party delegation leading peace talks to meet with Iraqi Kurdish leaders

A delegation from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) that has been involved in peace talks aimed at resolving an armed...

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...

3 journalists briefly detained in Turkey over İstanbul prosecutor story

Three journalists from the online version of left-leaning newspaper Birgün have been briefly detained for questioning under anti-terror legislation over a story linked to...

Turkey’s spy chief in Tehran for talks on ‘terror threats’

Turkey's spy chief İbrahim Kalın has held talks in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart to discuss the fight against "terror" groups and the situation...

Turkish authorities deny permit for main opposition party’s pro-Palestine march

Turkish authorities denied the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) a permit to hold a pro-Palestinian march and rally at İstanbul’s Galata Bridge on...

9 defendants sentenced to life in retrial over assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist

A Turkish court has sentenced nine defendants to life in prison in the retrial of public officials accused of complicity in the 2007 assassination...

Erdoğan applauds EU plan to ease Syria sanctions in phone call with Macron

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday hailed a European Union decision to begin easing sanctions on Syria after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, in...

Crackdown on Kurds continues amid ongoing peace talks with PKK

Turkish authorities’ crackdown on Kurds, including political figures and journalists, is continuing amid ongoing peace talks between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK),...

Kavala links arrest of celebrity manager to ongoing effort to criminalize Gezi Park protests

Jailed businessman and rights activist Osman Kavala has said that the recent arrest of a celebrity manager over her alleged involvement in the anti-government...

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