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Third CHP mayor in İstanbul arrested, removed from office

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed another opposition party mayor in İstanbul from office following his arrest as part of a bid-rigging investigation, the state-run...

Over 2,600 young workers died in work-related accidents in Turkey in last 12 years

At least 2,664 young workers have died in workplace accidents in Turkey over the past 12 years, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing...

Senior PKK figure says Turkish officials engaged in talks with Öcalan for a year before his historic call

Turkish officials had been in talks with jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan for about a year prior to his February 27...

Far-right leader marks 64th birthday behind bars, calls imprisonment politically motivated

Ümit Özdağ, leader of Turkey’s far-right Victory Party (ZP), celebrated his 64th birthday behind bars, claiming in a letter from prison that his ongoing...

Prosecutors seek arrest of opposition district mayor, 17 others in İstanbul

Turkish prosecutors have requested the arrest of Alaattin Köseler, a main opposition party mayor in İstanbul, and 17 others on charges of bid rigging...

Erdoğan says Turkey will pursue anti-PKK fight if group doesn’t disband

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned on Saturday that Turkey would continue military operations against outlawed Kurdish militants unless they kept their pledge to disband,...

Turkish businessman hit with travel ban over Ramadan email controversy

A leading Turkish businessman was barred from traveling abroad on Sunday, a day after being detained over an internal mail prosecutors alleged was limiting...

PKK declares ceasefire after 40 years of conflict with Turkey

Militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah...

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party urges ‘democratic solution’ to insurgency

Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party said the government must not waste the opportunity to end the decades-long Kurdish insurgency and show its willingness to achieve a...

Erdoğan says PKK leader’s call to disband the group a ‘historic opportunity’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday said that the appeal by the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for the...

Rights group reports widespread abuses in Turkish prisons in 2024

Prisoners in Turkey’s northwest Marmara region endured alleged mistreatment, severe overcrowding and medical neglect in 2024, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing a...

HRW urges Turkey to use Öcalan’s call as ‘catalyst’ to end rights abuses

Human Rights Watch has called on Turkey to use a landmark call from a jailed militant leader telling his organization to lay down its...

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