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Turkey’s finance minister vows to continue fighting inflation in first message after elections

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek reiterated the government's commitment to strengthening an economic program aimed at reducing the country’s high inflation to single digits...

İstanbul’s ambitious mayor deals a new blow to Erdoğan

Ekrem İmamoğlu's third convincing victory in the İstanbul election looks set to propel him into the running for the 2028 presidential vote. The football-loving 52-year-old,...

‘This is only the beginning’: Turkish opposition celebrates

Opposition supporters on Sunday filled an İstanbul square to celebrate the re-election of Ekrem İmamoğlu as mayor, who dealt a third blow to President...

Meet the man who defeated Erdoğan three times in a row

There is only one man who has challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in three consecutive elections and won each time, and that was on...

Allegations of voter fraud in predominantly Kurdish SE mar Turkey’s local elections

Members of a pro-Kurdish party, locals and observers have claimed that a large number of law enforcement officers and soldiers who are not registered...

Pro-Erdoğan company imports Israeli waste and dumps it in Turkey: journalist

Despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s harsh criticism of Israel’s military operations in Gaza, a company owned by a mayoral candidate from the president’s...

Turkish officer dies by suicide after suspension over alleged Gülen links

Gökhan Ünyeli, an officer in the Turkish military who had been under investigation for alleged links to the Gülen movement and was recently suspended...

Turkey detains 70 people over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police have detained 70 people across 20 provinces over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by the government...

Turkish Airlines returns to Libya after near decade-long break

Turkey's flagship carrier, Turkish Airlines, has resumed flights to Libya's capital, almost 10 years after they were suspended over security concerns in the conflict-torn...

Erdoğan braces for tete-a-tete with Biden in May

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet with US counterpart Joe Biden at the White House on May 9, a Turkish official told Agence...

Journalist sentenced to 11 months in prison for insulting Erdoğan

A Turkish court has sentenced journalist Uğur Koç to 11 months in prison on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Stockholm Center...

Candidates’ disregard of X advertising ban may lead to rights violations ahead of local elections

The Freedom of Expression Association’s (İFÖD) EngelliWeb initiative, which focuses on growing internet censorship in Turkey, has reported that candidates’ defiance of a ban...

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