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Opinion poll shows Turkey’s CHP as leading party for first time in years
Turkey
September 11, 2019
Opinion poll shows Turkey’s CHP as leading party for first time in years
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has emerged as the leading party in a recent opinion poll for the…
Babacan says new party will be established by end of 2019
Turkey
September 11, 2019
Babacan says new party will be established by end of 2019
Former Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan has said a new political party that he intends to establish will become reality…
3 more mothers join sit-ins demanding Kurdish party facilitate return of their children
Turkey
September 10, 2019
3 more mothers join sit-ins demanding Kurdish party facilitate return of their children
Three more mothers on Monday joined sit-ins in front of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) headquarters in Diyarbakır, demanding…
EU’s Piri says İstanbul mayor’s possible removal from office would have ‘serious consequences’
World
September 8, 2019
EU’s Piri says İstanbul mayor’s possible removal from office would have ‘serious consequences’
Kati Piri, Turkey rapporteur for the European Parliament (EP), has warned that a possible move by the Turkish government to…
İstanbul Municipality displays hundreds of cars ‘wastefully’ leased by AKP in square
Turkey
September 7, 2019
İstanbul Municipality displays hundreds of cars ‘wastefully’ leased by AKP in square
Hundreds of automobiles that were leased by the former Justice and Development Party (AKP) mayors of İstanbul have been put…
CoE says independence of Turkish judiciary eroded during state of emergency
World
September 7, 2019
CoE says independence of Turkish judiciary eroded during state of emergency
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has said the independence of the Turkish judiciary was seriously eroded…
Erdoğan sees 10-point drop in approval rating in a year: poll
Turkey
September 4, 2019
Erdoğan sees 10-point drop in approval rating in a year: poll
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s job approval rating has dropped 10 points over the past year, according to a survey…
Erdoğan says he wishes for a Turkey with a freer press
Turkey
August 30, 2019
Erdoğan says he wishes for a Turkey with a freer press
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whose government has jailed scores of critical journalists and closed down hundreds of media outlets,…
Erdoğan calls on Davutoğlu to reveal what he knows after terrorism remarks
Turkey
August 30, 2019
Erdoğan calls on Davutoğlu to reveal what he knows after terrorism remarks
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu to reveal what he knows about the…
Jailed journalist Türköne says he is hopeful Turkey will restore rule of law
Turkey
August 29, 2019
Jailed journalist Türköne says he is hopeful Turkey will restore rule of law
Journalist and political scientist Professor Mümtaz’er Türköne, who is among the dozens of journalists critical of the government arrested in…