Turkish authorities widen crackdown on opposition – POLITICO
İmamoğlu is the main political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and has been nominated as the…
Turkey government ‘manufactures’ enemies, opposition tells AFP
A senior leader of Turkey’s beleaguered main opposition party accused the government of fabricating enemies in a politically motivated…
Turkish court sentences Erdoğan’s top rival to almost 2 years in prison – POLITICO
A Turkish criminal court sentenced jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Turkey’s Erdoğan makes high-stakes Kurdish gamble – POLITICO
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is making the biggest gamble of his career to save his political skin,…
Clashes and arrests in Türkiye over magazine cartoon
Turkish authorities have arrested four staff members of a satirical magazine in Istanbul overnight, after a controversial cartoon…
Turkey detains scores of opposition party members in Izmir
Authorities in Turkey detained 157 people, including opposition party members and a former mayor of Izmir, early on…
Turkey sentences far-right politician but orders release because of time already served
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a far-right politician to more than two years…
Far-right Turkish politician Ümit Özdağ goes on trial for allegedly inciting anti-Syrian riots
By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 12/06/2025 – 14:33 GMT+2•Updated 14:34 ADVERTISEMENT A far-right Turkish politician accused of inciting public hatred…
Türkiye cracks down on tentacles of corruption octopus with new ops
A fifth wave of operations centered on Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) and municipalities run by the main opposition…
Swedish journalist jailed in Turkey for insulting Erdoğan is freed – POLITICO
Kristersson thanked the staff of Sweden’s foreign ministry “who, under the leadership of Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard,…
From Tokyo to Turin, Trump’s policies loom over May Day marches
PARIS (AP) — From Tokyo to Turin, Taipei to Paris, tens of thousands marched in May Day rallies…
Turkey’s opposition set to defy protest ban on Wednesday
Imamoglu’s arrest has triggered a wave of protests in Turkey’s main cities [Getty Images/archive photo] Turkey’s opposition has…