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Main opposition opens congress with major program overhaul, message of readiness to govern

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Friday opened its 39th Ordinary Congress in Ankara with a strong emphasis on preparing for power,...
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MP slams new bill for denying early release to thousands wrongfully jailed under post-coup crackdown

A member of Turkey’s parliament said Thursday that the government’s new judicial reform bill repeats an old pattern by freeing many violent offenders while...
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Berlin says ‘time to open a new chapter’ on Turkey’s EU accession

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said Turkey could see a fresh opening in its long-stalled bid to join the European Union, signaling Berlin’s...
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Orthodox leader says Turkey shows no ‘hostility’ to Christians

Muslim-majority Turkey, which is hosting Pope Leo XIV on his first overseas trip as pontiff, is not "a hostile environment" for Christians, the ecumenical...
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Pope John Paul II’s attacker removed from Turkish town before Leo’s visit: media

A man who attacked Pope John Paul II in 1981 was escorted from the Turkish town of İznik on Thursday ahead of Pope Leo...
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Over 3 million investigated, half a million convicted of terrorism in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown

A total of 3,093,084 people in Turkey have been investigated for terrorism-related offenses since a coup attempt in 2016, with 527,100 convicted, justice ministry...
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Turkish gov’t submits new bill that could free up to 55K inmates with expanded supervised release

Turkey’s governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Wednesday submitted a new judicial reform package to parliament that would restart a COVID-era early release...
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İstanbul court releases 7 in ‘urban consensus’ case involving opposition’s 2024 election strategy

An İstanbul court has released seven of nine defendants jailed in the so-called “urban consensus” case, which concerns the opposition’s cooperation strategy in the...
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Turkey drops controversial bill threatening LGBTQ+ community

Turkish authorities on Thursday shelved a draft bill criminalizing behavior deemed "contrary to biological sex and general morality,” LGBTQ+ activists said. The provisions, which sparked...
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Turkey keeps PKK as primary security threat despite peace talks

Turkey’s top security body said Wednesday it still views the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) as the country’s main threat, issuing a statement that...
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Opposition parties urge gov’t to release minutes of MPs’ talks with Öcalan

Opposition parties in Turkey are calling on the government to publicly release the full minutes of a recent meeting between lawmakers and Abdullah Öcalan,...
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Retired military staff among those facing charges over premature naming of 20 killed in C-130 crash

The Turkish Defense Ministry has filed a criminal complaint against several people, including retired military personnel, for posting the names of 20 service members...
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