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[OPINION] The cost of looking away: How the CHP and the secular elite empowered Erdoğan’s autocracy

Abdülhamit Bilici* After the 2013 corruption probes shook the foundations of Turkey’s ruling party, the government of then-prime minister and current president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Turkish aviation targeted in India amid boycott over Ankara’s support for Pakistan

India’s civil aviation regulator has approved only a three-month extension for an aircraft leasing agreement between Turkish Airlines (THY) and India’s largest airline, IndiGo,...

İstanbul city staff perp walked in front of media sparks condemnation

Footage showing opposition mayors and İstanbul city officials being led single file in handcuffs by police has attracted backlash from the main opposition party...

5.8 magnitude quake jolts Turkey’s southwestern resorts

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Marmaris area of southwestern Turkey early on Tuesday, killing one teenager and injuring dozens of people, the interior...

Most Turks see legal cases against jailed İstanbul mayor as politically motivated: poll

A majority of Turkish citizens believe that the investigations targeting İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has been in pretrial detention since March 23, are...

İstanbul’s suitcase trade stalls as African merchants face crackdown

Porters roam the narrow streets of Laleli in central İstanbul carrying parcels ready for shipment to customers all over the world. The maze of alleys...

Russia, Ukraine swap peace roadmaps at İstanbul talks

Russia and Ukraine on Monday swapped plans for ending their three-year war during talks in İstanbul aiming to find a way out of Europe's...

Report clears pro-gov’t businessmen in Turkey earthquake deaths case, sparking backlash

A new expert report has cleared two prominent businessmen with ties to Turkey’s ruling party of responsibility in the collapse of a building that...

Turkish court releases 14 students arrested during protests over İmamoğlu detention

A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of 14 students pending trial who were jailed for over two months following demonstrations protesting the...

Opposition slams Turkey’s prison reform bill for excluding political prisoners

A new prison reform bill introduced by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has come under fire from opposition lawmakers, who say the...

More Turks identify as nonbelievers, fewer as devout, new survey reveals

A survey by KONDA Research has revealed a significant shift in religious identification in Turkey over the past 16 years, showing a decline in...

İstanbul Bar executive freed pending trial on terrorism charges

Fırat Epözdemir, a board member of the İstanbul Bar Association who is standing trial on charges of membership in a terrorist organization and disseminating...

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