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Opposition bloc to rule Turkey with de facto parliamentary system if it unseats Erdoğan in 2023

The leader of one of six Turkish opposition parties in the "Table of Six" bloc has said they would act as if Turkey had...

AKP, MHP slam opposition’s proposal to bring back parliamentary system

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have criticized a proposal for a constitutional amendment re-establishing...

Opposition bloc announces constitutional amendment proposal to re-establish parliamentary system

A bloc of six Turkish opposition parties has announced a proposal for a constitutional amendment that would bring back the parliamentary system of governance...

Erdoğan calls on nationalist party leader to leave opposition bloc

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on an opposition party leader to reconsider her party’s position and leave an opposition bloc of six...

AKP accused of hypocrisy in stance against pro-Kurdish party after visit on headscarf issue

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been accused of being hypocritical in its attitude towards a pro-Kurdish party that it has long...

AKP lawmaker resigns from party and parliament, joins opposition

A lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has announced his resignation from the AKP and also from parliament, voicing his unhappiness...

Kurdish lawmaker faces up to 15 years in prison on terrorism charges

A lawmaker from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was stripped of her parliamentary immunity and jailed earlier this month, faces a prison...

Jailed Kurdish politician faces 43 years in prison on propaganda charges

A new indictment seeks a prison sentence of up to 43 years for a Kurdish politician who was already convicted of terrorism-related charges and...

Poll shows Turkey’s opposition bloc 5.5 pct ahead of ruling party alliance

Turkey’s opposition bloc is 5.5 percent ahead of the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) alliance, according to the results of a survey recently...

Pro-Erdoğan businessman joins neo-nationalist Homeland Party after resigning from AKP

Ethem Sancak, the owner of BMC, Turkey’s largest commercial and military vehicle manufacturer, and a strong supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has joined...

Former President Gül implies ruling AKP should keep religion out of politics

Abdullah Gül, the 11th president of Turkey who served between 2007 and 2014, has implied that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) should...

Main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu steals limelight with popular promises

Turkey's main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu stole the spotlight with promises about canceling student loan interest and cutting taxes on passenger vehicle sales, getting...

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