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European Parliament condemns removal of Kurdish mayors
The European Parliament (EP) has denounced the replacement of democratically elected mayors of Diyarbakır, Van and…
Turkey’s justice minister caught up in ruling party infighting
Turkey’s Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul has become embroiled in a a spat with a clique of the ruling party over…
Erdogan says up to 3 million refugees could be settled back in safe zone
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a planned safe zone in northern Syria could host the two to three…
Istanbul mayoral election rerun cost more than ₺40 million
The call by Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to dispute the Istanbul mayoral election in March…
A Turkish court orders assets of Erdogan ally’s construction company…
The Bakırkoy Commercial Court in Istanbul ordered the seizure door assets of Nas Construction, the owner of which, …
Greek PM says no to Turkish ‘bullying and threats’ over refugees
Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has warned that Turkey should not try to coerce either his country or the…
Joint Turkish-US safe zone patrol begins in Syria
Armed forces of Turkey and the United States (US) began joint patrols in a planned safe zone in northern Syria on…
Erdogan’s former PM accuses ruling party of ditching principles
Former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says the decision by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to send…
Influential think tank in Turkey’s ruling party accused of being…
A criminal complaint has been filed by two lawyers against a think tank which is allegedly influential within…
Ousted Turkish opposition mayors sentenced to 237 years in jail
Turkish courts have sentenced 41 opposition mayors to a combined 237years in jail over terror charges, Turkey’s…