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Main opposition maintains narrow lead over ruling party in July average of 16 polls

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) continued to lead the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in voter support in July, according to...

9 opposition mayors join Erdoğan’s party amid claims of threats, coercion

Nine opposition politicians, including six mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), have joined President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development...

Turkey’s main opposition leader faces fresh probe, lawsuit over remarks criticizing Erdoğan

Turkey’s justice minister announced on Wednesday that prosecutors have opened an investigation into main opposition leader Özgür Özel over comments he made criticizing President...

CHP leader accuses former AKP official of pressuring jailed businessman for false testimony, cash

Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel has accused a former senior figure in the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of attempting to coerce...

İmamoğlu says he could back other opposition figures in race against Erdoğan: report

Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, widely seen as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s strongest challenger and his party's presidential candidate, says he is open...

İmamoğlu criticizes Erdoğan government over exclusion from Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal

Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidate for next presidential election, has called Turkey’s absence from a recent US-brokered...

Erdoğan’s far-right ally urges swift end to trials concerning opposition-run municipalities

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Monday called for...

Turkey’s parliamentary commission on PKK peace process holds first meeting

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday hosted the inaugural meeting of a newly formed commission tasked with advancing efforts to end the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party...

Former İzmir mayor, provincial CHP chair among 65 to stand trial in fraud case

A Turkish court has accepted an indictment seeking prison sentences ranging from three to 45 years for 65 defendants, including former İzmir Metropolitan Mayor...

Turkish gov’t creates enemies to justify crackdown, opposition leader says

A senior leader of Turkey's beleaguered main opposition party accused the government of fabricating enemies in a politically motivated crackdown to reassert control after...

Turkey’s main opposition to join parliamentary commission on peace process with PKK

Turkey’s main opposition party has announced it will participate in a newly formed parliamentary commission tasked with advancing efforts to end the Kurdistan Workers’...

İstanbul University revokes imprisoned opposition mayor’s master’s degree

İstanbul University has revoked the master’s degree of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the jailed mayor of İstanbul and presidential candidate, citing procedural violations in his academic...

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