Turkey
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’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…
God knows if I will be president – Istanbul mayor-elect Imamoglu
April 6, 2019
God knows if I will be president – Istanbul mayor-elect Imamoglu
Istanbul’s elected mayor-elect Ekrem Imamoglu has told the BBC in an interview that he has not ruled out the idea…
Turkish Super League title race resumes after the election
April 6, 2019
Turkish Super League title race resumes after the election
The Turkish football Super League kicked off after a two-week break brought about by the local election and the Fifa…
New mayor would lack mandate over shaping Istanbul’s budget: Erdogan
April 6, 2019
New mayor would lack mandate over shaping Istanbul’s budget: Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that the Mayor-Elect of Istanbul would not shape the city’s budget given the contested nature…
HDP request for recount of votes in Muş rejected
April 6, 2019
HDP request for recount of votes in Muş rejected
The provincial election board in the southeastern Turkish province of Muş has rejected a request from the Peoples’ Democratic Party…