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Turkish opposition politician briefly denied passport over ‘terrorism links’

Temel Karamollaoğlu, the leader of the Turkish opposition Felicity Party (SP), has said that his request for a new passport was rejected by the authorities for...

Turkish labor watchdog reports death of 26 underage workers in 5 months

Turkey’s Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG) has said at least 26 underage workers died in work-related accidents in Turkey in the first five months of...

Interior Ministry starts examining İmamoğlu’s 5 years as district mayor

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has launched an inspection in İstanbul’s Beylikdüzü district of documents dated between 2014 and 2019, when the opposition’s İstanbul mayoral candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

5 rights groups urge UN Committee Against Torture to start inquiry into Turkish prisons

Five advocacy and human rights groups urged the United Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) to initiate an inquiry into increasing cases of torture and ill treatment...

İmamoğlu to be questioned over airport VIP dispute with governor

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the İstanbul mayoral candidate from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), will be summoned by an Ordu prosecutor for questioning after he had a...

Turkish mayor defends order to remove Syrians from beach

A Turkish mayor on Monday defended his order to remove Syrian refugees from a beach in Bursa’s Mudanya district last week, saying that “they are allowed...

Turkey’s interior minister targets wealthy Koç family for alleged support of opposition

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has targeted Turkey’s wealthy Koç family, accusing them of secretly supporting the opposition’s İstanbul mayoral candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu. Soylu posted a photo...

İstanbul mayoral candidates to appear on TV for debate: officials

Turkey’s ruling and opposition party candidates for the coveted İstanbul mayor’s seat are set to meet this weekend in a debate to be televised live, party...

Öcalan calls on gov’t, PKK to find new ways to resolve ‘Kurdish question’

Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has called on the PKK and the Turkish government to find new methods to overcome...

Municipal energy company’s staff tasked with campaigning for AKP candidate, opposition deputy says

Mahmut Tanal, deputy for İstanbul from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has claimed that a natural gas company owned by the İstanbul Municipality urged its...

Turkish presidency enacted quadruple the legislation passed by parliament over last year: report

The Turkish Presidency in the last year issued 37 executive decrees containing 1,880 articles of legislation, while the parliament only managed to pass 32 laws that...

Turkish polling company says ruling party’s Yıldırım is leading İstanbul race

Turkish polling company ORC on Friday said their latest survey indicates that the ruling party’s İstanbul mayoral candidate, Binali Yıldırım, is leading the race by 0.3...

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