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Selective and weak: Critics slam outgoing CoE commissioner’s poor record on Turkey

As Dunja Mijatović’s mandate as the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights came to a close on April 1, rights groups criticized the...

Belgium convicts Turkish hit team in absentia for foiled assassination attempt

A Belgian appeals court has convicted in absentia two members of a Turkish hit team who authorities say were preparing for attacks on Remzi...

Tragedy in İstanbul: 29 killed in fire during renovations at nightclub

Twenty-nine people died and one other person is suffering from injuries in a fire at a nightclub in an İstanbul residential building on Tuesday,...

Kurdish mayor denied mandate despite winning landslide victory in eastern Turkey

A Kurdish politician who won the local election in Turkey’s eastern province of Van with a landslide victory on Sunday has been denied the...

Erdoğan’s anti-Israel rhetoric due to political considerations in local elections: report

A Turkish diplomat told an Israeli diplomat that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s use of harsh rhetoric against Israel due to its ongoing war on...

Record number of female mayors marks historic election victory for Turkish opposition

Sunday’s local elections in Turkey, which saw the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) topple President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party (AKP)...

EU says March 31 elections show Turks’ commitment to local democracy

Josep Borrell, the European Union's top diplomat, praised the holding of Sunday's elections in Turkey in a "calm and professional manner," saying that it...

Erdoğan still has hand to play after election bruising

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's opponents may have celebrated Sunday's local election hammering of the Turkish president as if they'd unseated him, but the "reis," or...

Opposition defeat of Erdoğan redraws Turkey’s political map

Turkish opposition candidates and voters on Monday celebrated inflicting a stinging defeat on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's party in municipal elections. "You know how it...

CoE election observers urge Turkey to do more to protect freedom of expression

The Council of Europe’s election observation mission to Turkey on Monday released a statement calling on Turkish authorities to do more to ensure freedom of...

Nationalist parties bled voters in local polls after toned-down rhetoric

Support for both Turkey’s ruling-party ally and nationalist opposition parties saw a significant decline in Sunday’s local elections following a campaign marked by less...

Osayi-Samuel among Fenerbahçe players facing discipline after altercation with fans

Nigerian international Bright Osayi-Samuel is one of three Fenerbahçe players who will appear at a disciplinary hearing of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) following...

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