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Turkish Gov’t Does Not Consider Extending Emergency Rule
The Turkish government does not consider extending the state of emergency, which caused a litany of complaints among the public amid extreme restrains on liberties and social mobility in the…
Key Turkish Intel Officer, Arrested in Purge, Found Dead in his Prison Cell
Former key Turkish intelligence officer, who was imprisoned in a crackdown followed after the military coup in 2016, was found dead in his cell, raising suspicions over a possible cover-up…
Turkey Denies Opposition Presence in Military Funerals
Turkey’s Interior Minister drew ire of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) when it banned CHP officials from participating in funerals organized for soldiers killed during…
Turkey Election Reveals Resurgence of Nationalism as Driving Political Force
For many observers of the Turkish politics, Sunday's elections did not only mark a regime change, de jure establishment of one-man rule with bestowing sweeping powers at the office of…
Turkey’s Interior Minister to Kurdish Lawmaker: You Have No Right to Live
"You no longer have a right to live," Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told Pervin Buldan, co-chair of pro-Kurdish People's Democracy Party (HDP), Buldan said at a media conference…
Turkish Court Orders Release of Journalist Mehmet Altan
After 22 months of imprisonment, a local court in Istanbul ruled to release Journalist Mehmet Altan who faces three aggravated life sentences over charges of coup involvement and terrorism.
Turkey’s Main Opposition Party in Disarray After Election Results
As expectations for a runoff in the presidential election and securing majority in Parliament proved to be misplaced, Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) plunged into…
For Critics, Erdogan’s Electoral Win Signifies a Regime Change in Turkey
The presidential vote was a referendum on Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan's lifelong bid to establish an executive presidency. Last year's referendum for a switch to the presidential…
Erdogan Cements One-Man Rule in Presidential Vote
Turkey has stood on the cusp of a regime change over the past two years. With a definitive victory in the first round of critical presidential vote on Sunday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Erdogan’s Free Elections in Turkey — Cartoon/Latuff
President Erdogan seeks to be elected in an election, which is neither free nor fair under the state of emergency.