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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission to hold hearing on Turkey’s democracy, rights record

The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a bipartisan human rights commission in the US House of Representatives, will hold a hearing Wednesday on Turkey’s...

Pro-Kurdish party leader says intervention in Turkey’s main opposition threatens all politics

Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party, said Tuesday that a court ruling targeting the...

[INTERVIEW] What makes Erdoğan an untouchable autocrat?

Abdülhamit Bilici, Washington, D.C. Has Turkey completed its transition from a flawed democracy to an authoritarian system? Why have the United States and Europe largely...

Turkish authorities detain 70 in ISIL operations across 21 provinces

Turkish authorities have detained 70 people in operations targeting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) across 21 provinces, the Interior Ministry...

Turkey’s lowest monthly pension buys less than 16 days of food for family of four: study

Turkey’s lowest monthly pension no longer covers even 16 days of food expenses for a family of four, while the minimum wage covers only...

Bahçeli urges top court to rule quickly on CHP leadership crisis

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Tuesday urged Turkey’s top appeals court to rule quickly on a legal challenge...

Turkey’s main opposition says Erdoğan is trying to retain power by removing alternatives, vows to resist

Turkey’s main opposition party on Tuesday accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of trying to hold on to power by eliminating political alternatives. The accusation came...

Turkey secures gas from expanded Azerbaijan field in 2029 supply deal

Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR and Turkey’s state pipeline operator BOTAŞ signed an agreement on Monday to supply natural gas from the second phase...

CHP delegates reach signature threshold in bid for congress after court reinstates former leader

Delegates from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) reached the required number of signatures on Monday to convene an extraordinary congress, after a...

Turkish foreign minister meets with Singapore premier in push for Asia ties

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday during an official visit focused on trade, investment, defense cooperation...

Trump names US ambassador to Turkey special presidential envoy to Iraq and Syria

President Donald Trump has named US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack special presidential envoy to Iraq and Syria, placing one diplomat over three countries...

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