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Election board rejects AKP request for recount of votes in 31 İstanbul districts
April 9, 2019
Election board rejects AKP request for recount of votes in 31 İstanbul districts
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has turned down a request from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for a…
HDP mayor-elect not given mandate in Mardin due to AKP objection
April 9, 2019
HDP mayor-elect not given mandate in Mardin due to AKP objection
Ahmet Türk and Figen Altındağ, who were elected as co-mayors of the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin last Sunday from…
AKP to ask for new mayoral election in İstanbul
April 9, 2019
AKP to ask for new mayoral election in İstanbul
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will demand a new mayoral election in İstanbul and file an extraordinary objection…
CHP mayor’s first act in Bolu: Banning municipal aid to refugees
April 9, 2019
CHP mayor’s first act in Bolu: Banning municipal aid to refugees
A newly elected mayor in Turkey’s Bolu province from the ranks of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has…
MHP leader says new mayoral election could be held in İstanbul to relieve ‘public tension’
April 9, 2019
MHP leader says new mayoral election could be held in İstanbul to relieve ‘public tension’
The leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has said a new mayoral election could be held in İstanbul to…
European rights court orders Turkey to compensate citizen held in police custody when he was 8
April 9, 2019
European rights court orders Turkey to compensate citizen held in police custody when he was 8
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay compensation to a Turkish citizen who was taken…
Turkey, Russia want to eliminate terrorists from Syria’s Idlib region, says Erdoğan
April 9, 2019
Turkey, Russia want to eliminate terrorists from Syria’s Idlib region, says Erdoğan
Turkey’s president said on Monday that Turkey and Russia both want to eliminate terrorists from Idlib, a region in northwestern…
Turkey fails in attempts to extradite tycoon İpek from UK: report
April 9, 2019
Turkey fails in attempts to extradite tycoon İpek from UK: report
The Turkish government has failed in its attempts to overturn a decision blocking the extradition of Turkish tycoon Akın İpek…
Turkey’s interior minister alleges election fraud in İstanbul
April 9, 2019
Turkey’s interior minister alleges election fraud in İstanbul
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has claimed the March 31 local elections in İstanbul were “mired in corruption,” joining calls…
Pro-Kurdish Diyarbakir mayor-elect faces probe
April 6, 2019
Pro-Kurdish Diyarbakir mayor-elect faces probe
The Chief Public Prosecutor of Diyarbakir on Friday launched a probe into pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) MP Selcuk Mizrakli…