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İmamoğlu doubles Erdoğan’s vote, breaks record of 35 years
June 24, 2019
İmamoğlu doubles Erdoğan’s vote, breaks record of 35 years
Ekrem İmamoğlu, winning the Istanbul re-run with 54.03 per cent of the vote and outdoing his rival Binali Yıldırım by…
Turkish lira surges after opposition wins Istanbul election
June 24, 2019
Turkish lira surges after opposition wins Istanbul election
Turkey’s lira jumped against the dollar after opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu won an election for Istanbul mayor and the government…
Bosporus bridge to partly shut after Istanbul vote – state-run agency
June 24, 2019
Bosporus bridge to partly shut after Istanbul vote – state-run agency
A major bridge spanning the Bosporus in Istanbul will partly close for drainage and resurfacing work, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news…
Ex-AK Party MP accused of orchestrating attack that killed six in Siverek
June 23, 2019
Ex-AK Party MP accused of orchestrating attack that killed six in Siverek
The daughter of two people who were among those shot dead in a village in southeastern Sanliurfa’s Siverek district last…
Opposition candidate wins the re-run Istanbul mayoral elections
June 23, 2019
Opposition candidate wins the re-run Istanbul mayoral elections
Turkey’s main opposition CHP lead with 54.01% of votes versus 45.10% for President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party in Istanbul’s re-run…
Pregnant woman arrested on terrorism charges over alleged Gülen links
June 23, 2019
Pregnant woman arrested on terrorism charges over alleged Gülen links
Zeynep Şakrak, a 30-year-old woman who is three months pregnant, was arrested in the western province of İzmir on Friday…
Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings
June 23, 2019
Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings
In yet another controversial move to attract Kurdish voters ahead of a critical mayoral election in İstanbul on Sunday, Turkish…
PKK leader’s brother appears on state-run TRT, urges support for AKP
June 23, 2019
PKK leader’s brother appears on state-run TRT, urges support for AKP
Osman Öcalan, brother of the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan, has appeared on public broadcaster…
US urges Turkey to immediately reopen Halki Seminary
June 23, 2019
US urges Turkey to immediately reopen Halki Seminary
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged Turkey to immediately reopen the Greek Orthodox seminary on Halki, near…
US unable to remove Turkey from F-35 program, says Turkish defense official
June 22, 2019
US unable to remove Turkey from F-35 program, says Turkish defense official
The United States cannot unilaterally remove Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program as the partnership agreement does not allow…