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Thousands rally after court ousts Turkey’s main opposition leader

Thousands of people rallied in Ankara and İstanbul on Friday to protest a court ruling that removed the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican...

Turkish court’s removal of CHP leadership draws international backlash

International criticism has been mounting since a Turkish appeals court annulled the 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), removing party...

Erdoğan closes major private university in İstanbul, leaving students, academics in limbo

Turkey has closed İstanbul Bilgi University, a major private university long known for its liberal academic environment and international programs, by presidential decree, leaving...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s judicial coup against Turkey’s main opposition

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Turkey’s political landscape entered a new and dangerous phase after a court ruling that directly targets the country’s main opposition party, the...

First Gaza flotilla activists arrive in İstanbul from Israel

Israel said on Thursday it had deported all the foreign activists seized by its forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, as the first group arrived...

Turkey orders detention of 25 public figures in expanding celebrity drug probe

Turkish prosecutors on Thursday ordered the detention of 25 public figures, including actors, musicians and media personalities, as part of an expanding narcotics investigation...

2 dead as torrential rains hit southern Turkey’s Antakya

Two people died in the southern Turkish town of Antakya overnight when torrential rain caused a house and a road to collapse, the state-run...

Former CHP leader sparks backlash for ‘purification’ call amid crackdown on opposition municipalities

Former Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has attracted criticism after calling on his party to engage in “purification” and “self-reflection” at a...

Israel weighs closing İstanbul consulate amid strained ties with Turkey

Israel is considering closing its consulate general in İstanbul, a move that would leave its embassy in Ankara as its only formal diplomatic mission...

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Malatya province, felt across eastern Turkey

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Battalgazi district of eastern Turkey’s Malatya province on Wednesday morning, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority...

Azerbaijani ambassador says Turkey-Armenia border to open after Armenian constitutional changes

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Turkey Rashad Mammadov has said the Turkey-Armenia land border will be opened after Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections and planned constitutional...

Germany to deploy Patriot air defense system to Turkey

Germany will deploy a Patriot missile air defense battery to Turkey as part of a NATO rotation, Berlin's defense ministry said Monday. Some 150 soldiers...

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