11.5 C
Frankfurt am Main

CATEGORY

National

Former allies of Turkey’s Erdoğan plan rival party after İstanbul defeat: report

Two senior figures in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling party are planning to launch a rival political group this year, people familiar with the matter...

I wasn’t aware Öcalan’s brother had been sought by Turkish authorities: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed he was unaware that Osman Öcalan, brother of jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan, had previously...

Turkish opposition denies requesting snap elections after İstanbul victory

Turkey’s main opposition party on Thursday denied reports claiming that they would request snap elections after their significant victory in a repeat election in İstanbul against...

Some 2,000 Turkish soldiers purged since end of state of emergency

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has dismissed 2,049 members from the service for alleged ties to the Gülen movement since the end of a two-year-long state...

CHP’s İstanbul branch chair faces 17 years in prison as trial starts

The trial of Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) İstanbul branch chair Canan Kaftancıoğlu on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and disseminating terrorist propaganda in...

AKP deputy chair contradicts Erdoğan over İmamoğlu’s prosecution: report

At a party meeting after a repeat İstanbul mayoral election on June 23, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairman Hayati Yazıcı said even if...

Former YARSAV vice president sentenced to 10 years over Gülen links

Oktay Aydın, a former vice president of the now-closed Association for the Union of Judges and Prosecutors (YARSAV) who also served as a Council of State...

Polling data reveal more Turks view presidential system unfavorably

A survey conducted by the Metropoll polling company suggests that 58.9 percent of Turks prefer a parliamentary system of governance over a presidential model, the Diken news...

US-based Turkish academic released after detention for signing peace petition

Baki Tezcan, an associate professor of history and religious studies at the University of California, Davis, was released by a court after his detention at an İstanbul...

Not surprising that people commit suicide behind bars, says man abducted, tortured by Turkish intelligence

Zabit Kişi, who disappeared for more than a hundred days after he was reportedly turned over by Kazakhstan to Turkish intelligence and put on a plane...

Autopsy report reveals graphic details about murder of military cadet on July 15

The autopsy of a 20-year-old military cadet killed on the Bosporus Bridge on the night of a failed military coup in July 2016 has revealed in...

Gov’t transfers mayoral appointment authority to city councils after losses in big cities

In a move that violates the Turkish Municipalities Law, Turkey’s Ministry of Commerce has transferred the mayoral authority to appoint executives to municipal companies to the...

Latest news

Liked it? Take a second to support Turkish Minute on Patreon!
Become a patron at Patreon!