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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 Ä°stanbul congratulates Ä°mamoÄŸlu on his election success

The US Consulate General in Ä°stanbul on Monday released a congratulatory message for Ekrem Ä°mamoÄŸlu, who was elected mayor of Ä°stanbul 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 ErdoÄŸan during the Gezi Park...

Opposition’s İmamoğlu wins again in İstanbul repeat election with some 54 percent

The Turkish opposition’s İstanbul mayoral candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu, won again in a repeat election on Sunday, garnering more than 54 percent of the vote, according to...

PKK leader’s brother appears on state-run TRT, urges support for AKP

Osman Öcalan, brother of the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan, has appeared on public broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), seeking...

Pregnant woman arrested on terrorism charges over alleged Gülen links

Zeynep Åžakrak, a 30-year-old woman who is three months pregnant, was arrested in the western province of Ä°zmir on Friday on terrorism charges due to her...

ErdoÄŸan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings

In yet another controversial move to attract Kurdish voters ahead of a critical mayoral election in Ä°stanbul on Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan said even if...

Nationalist politician claims PKK leader sought to prevent HDP abuse of Ä°stanbul vote

Devlet Bahçeli, the chairman of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has claimed that a recent letter from the leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)...

AKP pays visit to small opposition party ahead of critical Ä°stanbul vote

A group of officials from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Friday paid a visit to Felicity Party (SP) headquarters in an apparent move...

Ä°mamoÄŸlu leads Ä°stanbul repeat election by 5 percent, new poll suggests

A survey conducted two days before the re-run of an İstanbul mayoral election indicates that the opposition’s Ekrem İmamoğlu is ahead of his rival, the ruling...

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