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Turkey’s election authority rejects Demirtaş request to participate in rallies by video

The Supreme Board of Elections (YSK) has refused a request by jailed Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş to participate in rallies...

Group of Salafi associations declare support for AKP

A group of 14 Salafi associations took out a newspaper advertisement on Saturday announcing support for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in...

CHP members stabbed trying to halt attack on HDP campaign booths

Republican People’s Party (CHP) members were stabbed on Saturday evening while trying to halt an attack on Democratic Peoples’ Party (HDP) election campaign booths...

Erdoğan refuses to debate İnce on TV

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has refused to appear on TV for a debate with Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem İnce ahead...

Turkey criticizes OSCE interim election report for not reflecting reality

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized an interim report on upcoming elections issued the same day by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions...

Police cybercrime unit monitoring 45 million social media accounts in Turkey

The Turkish National Police’s anti-cybercrime department is monitoring some 45 million social media users in the country for possible criminal activity committed through the...

Report: Turks trust critical media more than pro-gov’t outlets

Pro-government Turkish media outlets such as the Sabah daily, aHaber TV and public broadcaster TRT have the lowest trust among people who are simply...

[UPDATED] Series of fights between AKP and local shopkeepers leaves 4 dead

A series of fights in Şanlıurfa on Thursday between a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) campaign team and local shopkeepers left four dead including a...

[ANALYSIS] So far opinion polls only deepen uncertainty of Turkey’s elections

As of Thursday, because only 10 days remain until parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey, there will be a blackout on publishing the results...

Prosecutor extends detention of journalist Öztürk

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday extended the detention of Ece Sevim Öztürk, a journalist known for her investigative reporting on a...

I did not promise to extradite Turkish soldiers, says Greek PM

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday he did not promise to extradite eight former Turkish soldiers seeking asylum in Greece after a...

Demirtaş hits back at Erdoğan with diploma requirement

Jailed Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş on Thursday hit back at Turkish president and presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who had...

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