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Erdoğan signals possible Cabinet shakeup following election defeat in İstanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said a Cabinet shakeup will take place if necessary in the wake of an election defeat sustained by his Justice...

Turkish court remands businessman Kavala, releases activist Aksakoğlu pending trial: report

Prominent Turkish businessman Osman Kavala was remanded in custody on Tuesday, accused of trying to overthrow the government by organizing protests six years ago, Reuters reported,...

Turkish opposition deputy questions gov’t over banning pride marches

Turkish opposition deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu on Tuesday lodged a parliamentary inquiry asking why the deputy governor of İstanbul had banned a pride march of LGBTI+ groups,...

Turkish Parliament passes into law paid exemption from military service

New regulations that shorten the duration of compulsory military service and make permanent an option to pay for an exemption from serving was passed by the...

Referring to ‘Game of Thrones,’ opposition leader says ‘winter is coming’ for AKP

Turkey’s nationalist opposition party leader Meral Akşener on Tuesday said that “winter is coming” for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party, referring in English to the world-famous...

İstanbul’s new mayor İmamoğlu discloses his financial assets to the public

İstanbul’s new mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu officially declared his financial assets to the public two days after his election in a landslide victory over the ruling party’s...

Erdoğan says he accepts the will of the people in İstanbul repeat election

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday congratulated the opposition’s Ekrem İmamoğlu on his win in the June 23 İstanbul mayoral election and said the people...

Kurdish signs removed after March 31 elections re-erected in Bitlis

The Bitlis Municipality, which is run by a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) mayor, has re-erected up Kurdish signs in the eastern Turkish province that were...

US mission in İstanbul congratulates İmamoğlu on his election success

The US Consulate General in İstanbul on Monday released a congratulatory message for Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was elected mayor of İstanbul on Sunday in a repeat...

Kurdish man alleges racist attack by police officer pretenders

A 22-year-old Kurdish man in the northwestern Turkish province of Kocaeli has claimed that he was subjected to a racially motivated attack by three...

Former AKP minister speeds up efforts to establish new party, says columnist

Turkish columnist Deniz Zeyrek on Monday claimed that former Turkish economy minister and Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Ali Babacan has sped up efforts to...

16 Turkish civil society leaders go on trial over Gezi Park protests

Sixteen leading Turkish civil society leaders appeared in court on Monday, accused of seeking to overthrow the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the Gezi Park...

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