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AKP to ask for new mayoral election in İstanbul

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will demand a new mayoral election in İstanbul and file an extraordinary objection with the country’s election authority, a...

HDP mayor-elect not given mandate in Mardin due to AKP objection

Ahmet Türk and Figen Altındağ, who were elected as co-mayors of the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin last Sunday from the ranks of the Kurdish Peoples’...

Jailed Kurdish politician says election results a complete ‘fiasco’ for AKP gov’t

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has said the results of the March 31 local elections turned out to be a complete “fiasco” for the ruling Justice...

Election board rejects AKP request for recount of votes in 31 İstanbul districts

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has turned down a request from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for a recount of all votes in 31...

Turkey starts imposing VAT on Facebook ads

The Turkish government has begun imposing Value Added Tax (VAT) on Facebook ads, the Bloomberg HT news website reported on Monday. The practice entered into force as of...

Convicted coup suspect says he was victim of that night

A former colonel who was among 29 ex-soldiers sentenced to life in prison for alleged coup involvement in 2016 said he did not participate in the...

Italy’s Salvini calls for ultimate rejection of Turkey’s EU bid

Italy’s Deputy Premier, Interior Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini on Monday called for Turkey's application to join the EU to be definitively rejected as he...

If government wants us to take to the streets, we will: pro-Erdoğan mafia boss

Sedat Peker, a Turkish mafia boss who is also a supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Monday said, “If our government wants us to take...

German journalist returns to İstanbul after Turkey extends his accreditation

The Turkish government has renewed the press credentials of Tagesspiegel reporter Thomas Seibert after initially refusing to do so, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Monday. The German journalist,...

İstanbul’s mayor-elect criticizes wealthy families who own TV stations for not covering his remarks

Opposition İstanbul mayoral candidate and mayor-elect Ekrem İmamoğlu on Monday criticized wealthy Turkish families that own popular TV stations, including NTV, Habertürk and CNN Türk, for...

Former head of university entrance exam center detained over Gülen links

The former head of Turkey’s Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) was among 20 people detained by police on Monday after the issuance by the...

Election board officially declares Yavaş winner of Ankara mayoral race

The opposition’s Ankara mayoral candidate, Mansur Yavaş, on Monday officially became mayor of Turkey’s capital city, accepting the mandate from the Supreme Election Board (YSK). Yavaş won...

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