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AKP pays visit to small opposition party ahead of critical İstanbul vote
Turkey
June 22, 2019
AKP pays visit to small opposition party ahead of critical İstanbul vote
A group of officials from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Friday paid a visit to Felicity Party…
Nationalist politician claims PKK leader sought to prevent HDP abuse of İstanbul vote
Turkey
June 22, 2019
Nationalist politician claims PKK leader sought to prevent HDP abuse of İstanbul vote
Devlet Bahçeli, the chairman of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has claimed that a recent letter from the leader of…
Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings
Turkey
June 22, 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…
İmamoğlu leads İstanbul repeat election by 5 percent, new poll suggests
Turkey
June 22, 2019
İmamoğlu leads İstanbul repeat election by 5 percent, new poll suggests
A survey conducted two days before the re-run of an İstanbul mayoral election indicates that the opposition’s Ekrem İmamoğlu is…
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of June 16, 2019
Media Freedom
June 21, 2019
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of June 16, 2019
Yavuz Selim Demirağ, a columnist for the nationalist daily Yeni Çağ who was attacked by a group of men who…
Erdoğan calls İmamoğlu a ‘lame duck,’ says Sunday’s vote is ‘symbolic’
Turkey
June 21, 2019
Erdoğan calls İmamoğlu a ‘lame duck,’ says Sunday’s vote is ‘symbolic’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has described the opposition’s mayoral candidate in İstanbul, who won the first election on March…
İDO accused of cancelling ferry lines to İstanbul ahead of critical vote
Turkey
June 21, 2019
İDO accused of cancelling ferry lines to İstanbul ahead of critical vote
The İDO Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc., an İstanbul Municipality company operating sea buses and ferries, has been accused by…
33 detained in İzmir-based operation against Gülen movement followers
Turkey
June 20, 2019
33 detained in İzmir-based operation against Gülen movement followers
Turkish police teams detained 33 individuals in an operation based in the western province of İzmir against alleged followers of…
Erdoğan says İmamoğlu can’t become mayor unless he apologizes to governor
Turkey
June 19, 2019
Erdoğan says İmamoğlu can’t become mayor unless he apologizes to governor
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said opposition candidate for İstanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu cannot assume the post if he…
10 guns owned by Turkish state broadcaster went missing: opposition deputy
Turkey
June 19, 2019
10 guns owned by Turkish state broadcaster went missing: opposition deputy
Ten guns owned by the state-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) İzmir Regional Directorate have gone missing and no investigation…