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Özgür Özel says they won’t allow CHP to be taken over
"No one can come to lead CHP without an election. Former chairs wouldn’t accept this, and neither would MR. Kemal [Kılıçdaroğlu]," CHP leader Özgür Özel said about the ongoing party congress lawsuit.
6 June 2025
Investigation launched against Özgür Özel over prosecutor remarks
The investigation was launched on charges of “threatening a public official to obstruct the performance of a judicial duty” and “publicly insulting a public official due to their duty.”
5 June 2025
Five more CHP mayors suspended from office
The Interior Ministry announced today the temporary suspension of five CHP mayors due to ongoing judicial investigations and detention orders.
5 June 2025
Strike in İzmir ends as agreement reached
DİSK Genel-İş has accepted the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality’s (İzBB) offer of a 30% wage increase and a 19% inflation adjustment. Thus, the strike in İzmir has come to an end, after lasting for a week.
4 June 2025
bianet editor Tuğçe Yılmaz released from detention
Tuğçe Yılmaz was detained under Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code. IPS Legal Advisor Aynur Tuncel Yazgan stated that she was arrested unlawfully, and that concealing the case file content has obstructed her ability to prepare a legal defense.
4 June 2025
Fifth wave of operations against İstanbul Municipality: 5 mayors imprisoned
Further developments in the investigation are expected in the coming days.
4 June 2025
Özgür Özel: Erdoğan will go, CHP will stay
CHP leader Özel said, “We will neither hand over Atatürk’s party to a trustee nor surrender it to anyone through judicial tricks.”
4 June 2025
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office alleges fraud in CHP's 38th Convention
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has declared the 38th Ordinary Convention of the Republican People's Party (CHP), where Özgür Özel was elected as the new party leader, as "fraudulent," based on questionable complaints and unverified information.
3 June 2025
CHP leader on İzmir Municipality strike: Don’t expect us to criticize striking workers
CHP leader Özgür Özel expressed his support for the striking workers of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality subsidiaries, stressing that while workers have rights, so do the municipal administration.
3 June 2025
Journalist Elif Akgül to be released after 101 days in prison
Journalist Elif Akgül is expected to be released from prison today, where she has been held for 101 days as part of the HDK investigation.
2 June 2025
Hatimoğulları: Government is way too slow and timid
Co-chair of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), Tülay Hatimoğulları, criticized the government for failing to take the necessary steps amid a shifting political landscape. She emphasized the urgency of action, saying, “Words are not enough; now is the time for action.”
2 June 2025
Grup Yorum responds to censorship by making all albums public
A widespread social media backlash followed the online government censorship targeting the leftist music band.
2 June 2025
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Gezi commemoration met with heavy police crackdown: 95 detained
On the 12th anniversary of the Gezi Protests, hundreds gathered in İstanbul’s Taksim area despite intense police blockades, chanting slogans in memory of those who lost their lives and demanding justice. The event was met with heavy police intervention, resulting in 95 arrests.
2 June 2025
Evrim Kepenek
EP Rapporteur Nacho Sánchez Amor visits İmamoğlu in prison
European Parliament’s Standing Rapporteur on Turkey, Nacho Sánchez Amor, visited İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu today at Silivri Prison, where the mayor is currently being held.
30 May 2025
Journalist Yıldız Tar to be released after 98 days in prison
Kaos GL Editor-in-Chief Yıldız Tar, who was formally imprisoned on February 21 as part of an investigation into the Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK), has been ordered released under judicial control and a travel ban.
30 May 2025
Fırat Epözdemir from the İstanbul Bar Association released from prison after 124 days
“Terrorist membership is a convenient charge. They said, ‘Fırat Epözdemir is Kurdish, let’s arrest him.’ That’s the summary of this case,” Epözdemir said.
30 May 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Interview
Sezai Temelli: Constitutional debates are incomplete without legal guarantees
As part of the peace and democratic society process, we spoke with DEM Party Group Deputy Chair Sezai Temelli about the upcoming amendments to the prison release bill and who they would affect.
29 May 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Journalist Vedat Örüç released after 130 days in prison
Vedat Örüç, a journalist detained since January 20 on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization,” was released at his first court hearing after 130 days in prison.
29 May 2025
Frost disaster in agriculture causes 21 billion TL in damages
Between April 9 and 13, Turkey experienced one of the most severe agricultural frost events in recent years due to a sudden drop in temperatures. Agricultural production was seriously affected in 36 provinces across the country.
29 May 2025
Council of Europe imposes sanctions on Syrian rebel groups targeting Alawites
The EU has added the Sultan Suleiman Shah Brigade and its leader Abu Amsha, the Hamza Division and its leader Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr, and the Sultan Murad Division to its sanctions list for crimes of torture, execution, and forced displacement of civilians in Syria’s coastal region.
29 May 2025
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DEM Party and AKP discuss peace process and prison reform bill
Following the PKK's announcement of its dissolution and disarmament, the DEM Party initiated a round of talks with political parties, concluding with a visit to the AKP.
29 May 2025
Murat İnceoğlu
reports
Professors who operated on Erdoğan accused of plagiarism
A scientific article written by Turkish academics and published in an international journal was retracted due to plagiarism. Among the authors of the paper are two professors who performed surgery on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. These professors also serve on the board of the association that publishes the journal.
28 May 2025
Murat İnceoğlu
Evrim Deniz
reports
Organized crime suspect builds gendarmerie station
The company from Kulp tasked with constructing a gendarmerie station in the Hesandin highland, allegedly for security reasons, is owned by individuals currently on trial for "membership in a criminal organization established to commit crimes" and other charges.
28 May 2025
Erdoğan appoints ten jurists to prepare new constitution
At the AKP Conference Hall, President Erdoğan reiterated his determination to draft a new constitution during the Extended Provincial Chairs Meeting of his party.
28 May 2025
Besê Hozat: Only Öcalan can take weapons from the hands of the PKK fighters
Besê Hozat, Co-Chair of the KCK Executive Council, stated that Abdullah Öcalan must be released for the PKK to lay down arms.
28 May 2025
DEM Party and MHP discuss parliamentary commission and constitution
The DEM Party stated that their meeting with Bahçeli took place in a "highly constructive atmosphere" and announced that they will meet with the AKP delegation tomorrow.
27 May 2025
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25 more İstanbul Municipality employees and executives imprisoned
In the fourth wave of the ongoing investigation into İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) over controversial "corruption" allegations since March, 25 out of 46 people referred to court were imprisoned, and 21 were released under judicial control.
27 May 2025
Ayşegül Başar
reports
Emine Şenyaşar to mothers of soldiers: Let’s stand arm in arm
A mother who buried her husband and two sons, and whose other son spent over six years in prison, Şenyaşar called out: “We lost our loved ones. From now on, no mother should have to cry for her child.”
26 May 2025
Ayşegül Başar
45 people taken to court in İstanbul Municipality investigation
The detentions were carried out not only in İstanbul but also in İzmir, Trabzon, Antalya, Dersim, and Kocaeli. Among those taken into custody are several senior officials working at the İstanbul Municipality.
26 May 2025
Özgür Özel: Their only crime is being Kurdish and voting for us
Speaking after attending the trial of Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer at Silivri Prison, Özel accused the government of misusing judicial power to punish political rivals and suppress Kurdish voters.
23 May 2025
Evrim Kepenek
reports
How many people have been arrested in the Istanbul Municipality operations?
Ekrem İmamoğlu was formally imprisoned on March 23, 2025, four days after being taken into custody. A total of 31 people were imprisoned alongside him. This operation marked one of the most critical turning points, where both the political and legal dimensions of the process were intensely debated.
23 May 2025
Evrim Kepenek
New wave of arrests targeting Istanbul Municipality
Main opposition CHP’s İstanbul Chair Özgür Çelik said, “They are poisoning the lives of innocent people with morning raids not carried out against the real criminals. They are persecuting people by repeatedly detaining those they’ve already arrested before.”
23 May 2025
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