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Top court rules rights violation in governor’s interference in Armenian patriarchal election

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that there was a violation of the freedom of religion in the interference by the İstanbul Governor’s Office in the Armenian...

Syrian refugees less involved in crime than Turkish citizens, interior minister says

Turkey’s interior minister, Süleyman Soylu, on Saturday said the crime rate among Syrian refugees was half that of Turkish citizens, the Cumhuriyet newspaper reported. “In spite of this,...

New era begins in İstanbul as İmamoğlu accepts mandate for second time

A new era began in İstanbul on Thursday as opposition mayoral candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu accepted the mandate to serve as the mayor of Turkey’s financial powerhouse...

Former chief justice says election board’s İstanbul decision ‘confirmation of guilt’

Turkey’s former chief justice, Haşim Kılıç, has said the country’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has confirmed its guilt by nullifying the mayoral election in İstanbul, which...

Turkish police detain woman staging sit-in to protest sexual abuse of 5-year-old

A Turkish woman who protested the sexual assault of a 5-year-old in İstanbul was briefly detained, the Etkin news agency reported on Wednesday. Yasemin Babat Kayan was taken...

[ANALYSIS] What really happened in Turkey’s local elections – in numbers

Twenty-five years ago two young Islamist party candidates defied all odds and became the mayors-elect of Turkey’s two largest cities, İstanbul and Ankara. The success of...

Cuts to municipal budget by the president would be unconstitutional: İmamoğlu

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the unofficial winner of İstanbul’s mayoral election on Sunday, said in an interview with the Euronews Turkish website that the constitution does not give President...

Turkey’s ruling AKP loses İstanbul, Ankara to opposition: unofficial results

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Sunday lost municipal races in İstanbul and Ankara, two of the country’s major cities, according to unofficial results. Although...

‘What’s done is done’: AKP candidate on over-urbanization of İstanbul

Binali Yıldırım, a candidate for mayor of İstanbul, has responded to criticism that İstanbul has been excessively urbanized, saying, “What’s done is done,” the...

İstanbul, Ankara mayoral offices may go to opposition candidates: polling companies

İstanbul and Ankara, Turkey’s biggest cities, currently governed by ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) mayors, may be won by opposition party candidates in...

[UPDATE] Military helicopter crash in İstanbul kills 4

Four officers were killed on Monday when a military helicopter crashed in suburban İstanbul, Turkish media outlets reported. The İstanbul Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office...

TurkStat: Turkey’s population exceeded 82 million in 2018

Turkey’s population stood at 82,003,882 at the end of 2018, according to the country’s national statistics institute, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Friday. The...

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