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Former İYİ lawmaker criticizes Bahçeli’s call to Öcalan at launch of new party

Yavuz Ağıralioğlu, a former nationalist opposition İYİ (Good) Party lawmaker, has slammed far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli for his recent call to imprisoned Kurdish leader...

Bahçeli draws outrage, skepticism and support with his call to Öcalan

Far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli’s recent call to Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), to...

Turkish gov’t delays tax plan to fund defense industry amid public backlash

The Turkish government on Tuesday postponed until 2025 a parliamentary debate on a proposed tax on credit cards, which it sought to fund the...

Erdoğan lashes out at Israel for attack on UN chief

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday accused Israel of "shamelessly" attacking UN chief Antonio Guterres by declaring him "persona non grata" for not...

Reopening of Turkish parliament leads to controversy due to unusual encounters, exchanges among parties

The Turkish parliament returned from summer recess on Tuesday, marking the start of a new legislative year. However, controversy arose due to unusual encounters...

Vast majority of Turks dissatisfied with political opposition in country: survey

An overwhelming majority of Turks, 72 percent, feel that Turkey lacks an effective opposition, with the sentiment particularly strong among voters of the country’s...

Erdoğan says Israel will be stopped ‘sooner or later’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday condemned Israel's ground operation in Lebanon and urged the United Nations and other international organizations to stop...

Turkey’s far-right chairman targets mother of ex-Grey Wolves leader, others for comments on son’s murder

Devlet Bahçeli, chairman of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has targeted the mother of former Grey Wolves leader Sinan Ateş due to her...

Turkey’s former opposition leader slams successor for aligning actions with gov’t

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, former leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has criticized the party’s new leader, Özgür Özel, for actions perceived to...

Turkish opposition leader downplays claims about high-rise in NYC mayor’s indictment, sparks backlash

The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party has attracted a storm of criticism and anger for standing behind the Turkish government despite claims of...

Islamist party leader says will never ally with Erdoğan again

Fatih Erbakan, leader of the Islamist New Welfare Party (YRP), which supported President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the presidential election last year, has said...

Erdoğan’s Islamist ally wants irrevocability of articles in Turkish Constitution to be annulled

The leader of the radical Islamist Free Cause Party (HÜDA-PAR), the political arm of Kurdish Hizbullah and an ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

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