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Only 5 percent of CHP voters back Kılıçdaroğlu’s return as party leader: poll

Only 5 percent of voters for Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) support former chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s return to party leadership after a...

Teacher arrested after climbing onto police water cannon at İzmir CHP protest

A teacher who climbed onto a police water cannon vehicle during a police intervention at a protest organized by the ousted leader of Turkey’s...

3 tankers hit in drone attacks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, crews safe

Three tankers were reportedly attacked by drones in the Black Sea near Turkey’s northern coast on Thursday, with all crew members reported safe, according...

Kanye West to perform in İstanbul on May 30

American rapper Kanye West, whose concerts have been banned in several European venues over controversial antisemitic remarks, will appear in Istanbul on May 30,...

Kılıçdaroğlu signals purge in CHP after court reinstates him as leader

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, reinstated as chairman of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) by a controversial court ruling last week, has said the party...

Court-appointed CHP leadership moves to consolidate control, distance itself from jailed Erdoğan rival

A court-appointed team moved Tuesday to consolidate control of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) by restoring pre-2023 party bodies, calling leadership and...

Turkey blocks 93 social media accounts for alleged ‘provocative’ posts after CHP court ruling

Turkish authorities have blocked access to 93 social media accounts accused of making “provocative” posts and attempting to create “social chaos” following a controversial...

Another CHP mayor detained in western Turkey as crackdown on opposition escalates

Turkish gendarmes on Tuesday detained the mayor of İzmir’s Güzelbahçe district and four other people as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and...

Turkish police fire tear gas to break up protest called by ousted CHP leader in İzmir

Riot police in Turkey fired tear gas and used water cannon to break up a rally called by ousted opposition leader Özgür Özel Tuesday,...

Unpaid loans sent to debt collectors jump 68 percent in Turkey in a year

The amount of unpaid loans being handled by Turkey’s debt collection companies rose 68 percent in a year to 132 billion lira, a sign...

9 CHP members arrested in probe linked to annulled party congress

Nine members of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have been arrested in an investigation into alleged irregularities at the party’s 2023 congress,...

Jailed İstanbul mayor blames Erdoğan for CHP takeover, calls former party leader a ‘puppet’

Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Sunday accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of being behind the court-ordered takeover of Turkey’s main opposition party and...

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