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Islamist opposition leader says he will step down due to poor health

Temel Karamollaoğlu, leader of Turkey's Islamist opposition Felicity Party (SP), announced in a live television interview on Friday that he would step down for...

Erdoğan signals thaw with opposition after election defeat

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted at an easing of political tensions in Turkey following the recent election defeat of his ruling Justice...

Turkey’s main opposition party protests new education curriculum as political, reactionary

A group of lawmakers from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have protested a new education curriculum released by the Ministry of Education,...

RSF ranks Turkey 158th in new press freedom index, underreports number of jailed journalists

Bünyamin Tekin Turkey was ranked 158th out of 180 countries in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), while the organization...

Turkey’s media watchdog fines 2 TV stations due to critical reporting

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, has fined two TV stations due to their content critical of ruling...

Majority of Turks think AKP gov’t favors the rich: Metropoll survey

An overwhelming majority of Turks, 68.3 percent, think President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government is the party of the rich,...

29 detained in house raids in İstanbul over May Day protests: minister

Turkish police on Friday detained 29 people who had resisted law enforcement on Wednesday in an attempt to hold a demonstration in İstanbul’s central...

Turkish court acquits 2 human rights activists who recognized Armenian ‘genocide’

Two human rights activists from a leading rights organization in Turkey have been acquitted of insult charges against the Turkish nation and government due...

182 released from custody, 35 referred to court among May Day detainees in İstanbul

Among 217 people who were detained during May Day demonstrations in İstanbul on Wednesday, 182 have been released from police custody, while 35 have...

Turkish companies among 280 slapped with new US sanctions targeting Russia

The United States announced sanctions Wednesday on more than 280 individuals and companies based in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Belgium, the PRC, Russia, Slovakia and the...

Former CHP leader faces prison for insulting ex-minister implicated in graft probe

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the former leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), is facing a prison sentence of up to 26 months on...

Turkish police detained 210 people at May Day demonstrations in İstanbul: minister

Turkish police on Wednesday detained 210 people after authorities banned May Day rallies at İstanbul's central Taksim Square, said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, Agence...

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