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After Election Defeat, Turkey’s Main Opposition Faces Leadership Struggle
It only took a week for cracks to be opened within Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) after June 24 elections, which ushered in a new era for Turkey and plunged the…
Turkey Seeks to Arrest 271 Officers in Post-Election Crackdown
Turkey's prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 271 military officers, including 122 on-duty officers, over alleged ties to Gulen Movement, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Friday.
Dismissed Turkish Academic, Known For Hunger Strike, Arrested Again
Nuriye Gulmen, who became a symbol of the post-coup resistance in Turkey's academia and education sector by going on partial hunger strike for nearly a year, was detained by police on…
Turkish Court Releases Two Jailed Zaman Journalists in Major Media Trial
Two veteran journalists have been released in major media trial against writers and reporters of now-defunct Zaman daily after nearly two-year imprisonment.
Turkish Gov’t Seeks to Retain Some Emergency Powers
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that the government seeks to retain some of the powers emanating from the state of emergency laws to more effectively combat terrorism when the emergency…
Erdogan Assumes Most of Cabinet’s Powers With New Decree
The Turkish cabinet deferred most of its executive powers to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the last decree before the new presidential system officially goes into effect on…
Opposition’s Electoral Alliance Is Over, Nationalist Party Says
The "Nation Alliance" forged by four opposition parties to skirt the election threshold in order to enter Parliament is no longer in place, the spokesperson for the Nationalist Good (IYI)…
Daughter of Jailed Police Chief Expresses Fears Over Father’s Safety
Daughter of an imprisoned police chief expressed fears over her father's safety in prison after a series of suspicious deaths of former high-level officials and bureaucrats in jail.
Turkey Discusses Capital Punishment After Death of Missing Girl
Former Ankara Mayor Melih Gokcek threw his full-throated support after the uncle of a four-year-old girl found dead in eastern Turkey demanded the reinstatement of the death penalty as the…
Turkey’s Opposition Candidate Rejects Claims of Kidnapping on Election Night
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem Ince refused claims of being kidnapped or threatened on the election night amid ongoing controversy over his…