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Jailed İstanbul mayor accuses Erdoğan of taking ‘no steps’ in PKK peace process

Jailed İstanbul mayor and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of failing to take...

Turkish parties split over Bahçeli’s proposal for Öcalan status in peace process

Turkey’s political parties have reacted sharply to far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli’s proposal to give jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader...

Bahçeli proposes ‘peace process coordinator’ status for jailed PKK leader Öcalan

Devlet Bahçeli, the chairman of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has proposed that jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan be given...

Turkey’s opposition leader says elections possible by October 2027

Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has said elections could be held by October 2027, signaling the possibility...

Jailed Kurdish politicians say their release will be ‘as political’ as their imprisonment

Jailed Kurdish politicians Selahattin Demirtaş and Selçuk Mızraklı said they are not counting the days until their release, declaring that their exit from prison...

Turkey’s far-right leader rejects early election calls, says vote will be held on schedule

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Tuesday dismissed calls for early elections, saying the next vote would be...

Pressure grows on Turkey’s opposition as İstanbul mayor’s trial drags on

The corruption trial of İstanbul's jailed opposition mayor entered its second month on Thursday, in a case widely seen as a major setback for...

Turkey’s ruling party wins Bursa Municipality after opposition mayor jailed

Turkey's ruling party on Thursday won control of Bursa, the country's fourth-largest city, after its mayor was jailed, in the latest blow to the...

Turkey’s main opposition party plans to force early elections amid continuing crackdown

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is preparing a two-stage political strategy aimed at forcing early elections amid an intensifying crackdown targeting party-run...

Pro-Kurdish party leader says new facility built for Öcalan, urges steps in peace process

A senior pro-Kurdish politician confirmed reports that a new facility has been built on İmralı Island in the Sea of Marmara for jailed Kurdistan...

Senior MHP official resigns amid internal tensions, Bahçeli downplays rift

A senior official from Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) resigned on Friday following a series of controversial social media posts, fueling speculation about...

Turkey’s jailed mayor says demand for change cannot be stopped

Political efforts to cripple Turkey's main opposition and lock up its presidential candidate will never stifle the people's frustration with the government and their...

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