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[OPINION] Has Erdoğan out-trumped Trump?

Turkish Minute staff What started out as a “bromance” between two world leaders has recently turned into an aggressive game of one-upmanship, with the autocratic...

İYİ Party leader Akşener resigns, calls for emergency convention

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Sunday resigned as party chairwoman and announced an emergency convention to decide on new leadership. “With the authority...

Turkey’s 2-year-long state of emergency ends, to be replaced by new anti-terror laws

A two-year-long state of emergency in Turkey came to an end on Wednesday amid the introduction of a bill proposing new anti-terror laws by...

Fresh faces in Turkish parliament reflect changing political landscape

Turkey’s snap elections on Sunday have brought new faces to parliament apart from experienced politicians from various parties, reflecting dramatic changes in the political...

Court rules to keep HDP’s Demirtaş in pretrial detention

The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court ruled on Friday for a continuation of the imprisonment of Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish...

New electoral amendments go into effect after hasty approval by Parliament

A 26-article legislative package that makes it possible for political parties to form election alliances and amends some parts of the Election Law ahead...

HDP deputy sentenced to 10 years in prison on terrorism charges

A Turkish court in Gaziantep province has sentenced pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Selma Irmak to 10 years in prison on terrorism charges. The...

İYİ Party leader says party has over 20 pct support

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Wednesday claimed that her party has the support of 20.5 percent of the electorate, Cumhuriyet reported. "We have...

Gov’t-backed mayor removes Armenian greeting from town sign

The new mayor of the Edremit district of Van province, who was recently appointed by the Turkish government in place of the democratically elected...

[UPDATE] Kılıçdaroğlu asks Bahçeli for appointment to discuss constitutional amendments

After Parliament completed the first round of voting on Sunday night on a constitutional amendment package that grants the president extensive powers, Republican People’s...

CHP leader says arrest of politicians in Turkey possible at any time

Leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said since Turkey's courts are no longer independent, it is possible for...

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