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Gov’t takeover of municipalities will again be an exception in post-PKK era, Erdoğan says

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the taking over of municipalities by the government and the replacement of elected mayors with government-appointed trustees will...
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Jailed İstanbul mayor testifies to prosecutors in new probe over his courtroom remarks

İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, testified to prosecutors on Wednesday as part of a fresh investigation concerning remarks he made during a recent court...
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Pro-Kurdish party seeks ‘confidence-building measures’ from Ankara as PKK disbands

Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) said Tuesday that it wanted to see "confidence-building measures" from the government a day after...
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Erdoğan welcomes PKK dissolution as ‘key step’ toward peace

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday welcomed the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) decision to disband and disarm, calling it “an important decision...
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Ankara pledges reform after PKK decision to disband, denies federalism shift

Turkey’s government has cautiously welcomed the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) decision to lay down its arms, promising democratic and inclusive constitutional reforms, while dismissing...
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Erdoğan says PKK laying down of arms ‘imminent,’ hints at new era in Turkey’s Kurdish conflict

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is on the verge of laying down its arms and disbanding,...
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Turkey’s far-right leader attends MP’s memorial after long absence from parliament

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Wednesday returned to parliament following a three-month absence due to heart surgery...
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Former Turkish Parliament speakers urge release of jailed İstanbul mayor

Four former speakers of Turkey’s parliament have issued a joint statement calling for the release of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the opposition’s presidential candidate...
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Veteran MP from pro-Kurdish party dies at 62

Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a veteran politician respected across Turkey's political spectrum for his efforts to end the conflict between Ankara and Kurdish militants, died...
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Only 21 percent of Turks believe İstanbul mayor’s arrest was justified: poll

Only 21.5 percent of Turks believe that the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was based on legitimate grounds, according to a new survey...
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Erdoğan’s far-right ally dismisses rumors he may call for early elections

Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ally, on Tuesday denied claims that he could trigger early elections, calling the speculation “a lie...
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Turkey’s top election authority rejects appeal to annul main opposition party congress

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has rejected an appeal to annul an extraordinary congress held by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) earlier...
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