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[OPINION] Turkey’s corrections system is failing

Ali Yıldız* According to recent data published by the Turkish Ministry of Justice, there were 314,502 inmates in Turkish prisons as of March 31, meaning...

Large majority thinks corruption has been on the rise in Turkey in past 2 years

Nearly three out of every four people in Turkey think corruption has become more widespread over the past two years, Deutsche Welle Turkish service...

Opposition leader says will take tapes of Erdoğan and son leaked during 2013 graft probe to court

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has read out in parliament the transcript of wiretapped conversations between then-prime minister and current...

Turkey’s AKP rejected almost all motions by opposition since transition to presidential system

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have consistently rejected nearly all the motions and bills...

Pro-Erdoğan businessman faces expulsion from party over remarks about US support for AKP

Ethem Sancak, the owner of BMC, Turkey’s largest commercial and military vehicle manufacturer, and a strong supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, faces expulsion...

Veteran Turkish pollster hints AKP gov’t committed fraud in 2019 local elections

Political observer, pollster and owner of the MetroPoll company Professor Özer Sencar has hinted that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) engaged in...

Turkey reduces its election threshold from 10 to 7 percent

The Turkish Parliament has approved amendments to a law that reduces the country’s election threshold from 10 to 7 percent amid claims that the...

AKP, MHP reject CHP request for inquiry into Syrian population in border city

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have rejected a request from the main opposition Republican People’s Party...

Draft law seeks to prevent Erdoğan from using discretionary funds during election campaigns

A lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has submitted a bill to the Turkish Parliament that would prevent the president from...

158 people face detention over alleged Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 158 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Demirören news agency reported. The detention warrants...

Bill seeking to reduce Turkey’s 10 percent election threshold submitted to parliament

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have submitted a bill to parliament that seeks...

Opposition news outlets in Turkey slammed for publishing ads of notorious pro-gov’t firm

Several critical news outlets in Turkey have been slammed by their readers and former employees for running an advertisement from the pro-government Cengiz Holding...

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