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40 women face charges after attempting to join Women’s Day march in Taksim

April 14, 2022

A group of 40 women who were detained as they tried to board a ferry across the Bosporus to join a march in Taksim...

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Opposition politician takes ban on women’s day march to court

March 8, 2022

A politician from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has petitioned an İstanbul court for an injunction on a ban imposed by the...

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Turkish activists hold march in German city for 9-year-old post-coup victim

March 29, 2021

A silent march was held in the German city of Offenbach am Main on Saturday in memory of Nurefşan Teke, a 9-year-old girl who...

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Turkish police fire tear gas to break up Women’s Day march in İstanbul

March 9, 2019

Riot police in İstanbul fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse thousands of demonstrators who tried to march along the city's main pedestrian...

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Turkey’s Supreme Election Board reinstates requirement for official seals on ballots

December 27, 2018

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has re-introduced a requirement that ballots stamped with an official seal in order to be considered valid, according to...

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Erdoğan, Bahçeli again discuss possible alliance for local elections

November 21, 2018

President and chairman of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a meeting on Wednesday with Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader...

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Support for Turkey’s AKP stands at 41 percent, CHP 25 percent: poll

November 13, 2018

A recent poll conducted in October by the MetroPoll company suggests that in a general election the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) would...

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Famous Turkish singers compose march for Afrin offensive upon Erdoğan’s call

April 9, 2018

Following a call from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last month who said Turkey is in need of new anthems and marches to describe...

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Turkish tourism sector representatives hold march to condemn terrorism

January 3, 2017

Representatives from the Turkish tourism sector on Tuesday organized a march in İstanbul to condemn terrorism and commemorate the victims of a nightclub attack...

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