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Court-appointed CHP leadership moves to consolidate control, distance itself from jailed Erdoğan rival

A court-appointed team moved Tuesday to consolidate control of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) by restoring pre-2023 party bodies, calling leadership and...

Trump names Turkey among countries he wants to join Abraham Accords with Israel in Iran peace push

US President Donald Trump has called on Turkey and other Muslim-majority countries to join the Abraham Accords, the US-backed framework for normalizing relations with...

Turkish police fire tear gas to break up protest called by ousted CHP leader in İzmir

Riot police in Turkey fired tear gas and used water cannon to break up a rally called by ousted opposition leader Özgür Özel Tuesday,...

PACE rapporteurs warn Turkey’s opposition must not be silenced by force or courts

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) co-rapporteurs on Turkey said Sunday that the country’s opposition must not be silenced “through force...

Öcalan warns Turkey peace process needs legal framework, says ‘no time to lose’

Jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) founder Abdullah Öcalan warned Monday against delaying legal steps to advance a peace process with Turkey, saying continued uncertainty...

[OPINION] Fear of the ballot box: The deep irony of Turkish politics

Doğan Ertuğrul* President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has now effectively placed his former rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, whom he mocked for years as the “general manager of...

Turkish riot police use tear gas to enter CHP headquarters

Hundreds of Turkish riot police used tear gas and forced their way into the Ankara headquarters of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...

10 Turkish citizens accused of ISIL links arrested in Syria

Ten Turkish citizens accused of membership in the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have been arrested in Syria, Turkish state media...

Syrian troops join Turkey’s EFES drills in first foreign exercise since Assad’s fall

Syrian army units took part in Turkey’s EFES-2026 military exercise in the western province of İzmir, in the first reported participation by Syria’s reconstituted...

Thousands rally after court ousts Turkey’s main opposition leader

Thousands of people rallied in Ankara and İstanbul on Friday to protest a court ruling that removed the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican...

Turkish court’s removal of CHP leadership draws international backlash

International criticism has been mounting since a Turkish appeals court annulled the 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), removing party...

Erdoğan closes major private university in İstanbul, leaving students, academics in limbo

Turkey has closed İstanbul Bilgi University, a major private university long known for its liberal academic environment and international programs, by presidential decree, leaving...

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