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Kurd vote could swing Turkey elections
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Kurd vote could swing Turkey elections
Millions of Kurdish votes could determine Turkey’s March 31 local elections, as the main Kurdish party has decided to sit…
Erdoğan vows to block 300 opposition candidates from office if they win
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Erdoğan vows to block 300 opposition candidates from office if they win
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday linked more than 300 opposition candidates in Turkey’s March 31 local elections to “terrorist…
Turkish Interior Ministry claims 325 city council candidates from opposition have ties to PKK
Turkey
March 24, 2019
Turkish Interior Ministry claims 325 city council candidates from opposition have ties to PKK
A Turkish Interior Ministry report claims that 325 candidates for municipal councils from the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the İYİ…
’99 percent of this town is Muslim. How could anybody vote for opposition?’: Turkey’s AKP official
Turkey
March 24, 2019
’99 percent of this town is Muslim. How could anybody vote for opposition?’: Turkey’s AKP official
“Ninety-nine percent of this town is Muslim. How could anybody vote for the [Republican People’s Party] CHP?” asked İbrahim Sayın,…
Erdoğan calls Turkey’s main opposition leader, Australian senator ‘terrorists’
World
March 23, 2019
Erdoğan calls Turkey’s main opposition leader, Australian senator ‘terrorists’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday continued his targeting of opposition leaders, in particular Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman…
Local mayor dismissed from office for insulting President Erdoğan
Turkey
March 21, 2019
Local mayor dismissed from office for insulting President Erdoğan
Turkey’s Ministry of Interior Affairs on Thursday dismissed a local mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) after…
Pro-gov’t TV presenter claims people expect execution of main opposition leader
Turkey
March 19, 2019
Pro-gov’t TV presenter claims people expect execution of main opposition leader
An Islamist pro-government presenter on Akit TV on Tuesday said the people expect Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, chairman of the main opposition…
VIDEO | “Enforced disappearance is a crime against humanity” – Opposition MP questions fate of alleged abductees
Turkey
March 18, 2019
VIDEO | “Enforced disappearance is a crime against humanity” – Opposition MP questions fate of alleged abductees
In an online video stream on Monday, Republican People’s Party (CHP) MP Sezgin Tanrikulu, deputy chairman of the parliamentary Human…
CNN Türk interrupts opposition candidate’s interview to broadcast Erdoğan speech
Turkey
March 15, 2019
CNN Türk interrupts opposition candidate’s interview to broadcast Erdoğan speech
CNN Türk on Wednesday cut short an interview of opposition candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu to broadcast a speech by President Recep…
Turkish prosecutor asks parliament to lift opposition leader’s immunity for insult trial
Turkey
March 13, 2019
Turkish prosecutor asks parliament to lift opposition leader’s immunity for insult trial
An Ankara prosecutor in a summary of proceedings from the Ministry of Justice has asked parliament for removal of the…