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Profile: Ekrem İmamoğlu, İstanbul mayor and Erdoğan’s key rival sent behind bars
Since he was elected the mayor of Turkey's largest city in 2019, İmamoğlu has been a central figure in Turkey's political landscape.
19 March 2025
İstanbul mayor detained on multiple charges as he prepared to challenge Erdoğan for presidency
Ekrem İmamoğlu and more than 100 others including municipal officials and CHP members have been taken into custody on corruption and terrorism-related allegations. The mayor was poised to run in his party's presidential primary.
19 March 2025
İstanbul mayor's university diploma revoked, blocking potential presidential bid
İmamoğlu, Erdoğan's anticipated rival in Turkey's next presidential election, already faces multiple charges carrying potential years-long prison sentences and has now also lost his diploma.
18 March 2025
PKK executive says Öcalan must oversee disarmament process
Bahçeli insists that the PKK move forward with disarmament
17 March 2025
Turkish police raid TV channel, bank in illegal betting operation
Erkan Kork, the owner of the companies was allegedly using them to launder billions of liras.
14 March 2025
İstanbul municipalities face terrorism investigation over alleged financing of DHKP-C
Prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 38 individuals including officials from CHP-run municipalities, with 32 people taken into custody.
11 March 2025
Worker killed in rockfall at Kayseri high-speed train construction site
The incident left another worker injured but his condition isn't life threatening, said the governor.
11 March 2025
Bahçeli changes tune on PKK ceasefire announcement
The MHP leader labeled the PKK's announcement "not appropriate," departing his previous idea that it would "benefit everyone."
10 March 2025
Woman rescued after four days in İstanbul forest dies in hospital
Ece Gürel was found in Belgrad Forest after she went missing on Mar 2.
7 March 2025
President issues directive to combat workplace harassment
Employers, managers, and employees are expected to avoid any actions or behaviors that could be considered violations of fundamental rights and freedoms or constitute psychological harassment according to the directive.
6 March 2025
Survey: Nearly 60% of public views Öcalan’s call for PKK disbandment positively
Despite having a positive opinion about Öcalan's call, the respondents remain skeptical about whether the PKK will disarm.
6 March 2025
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
writes
Despite health issues, Bahçeli seems at steering wheel of Turkey’s new Kurdish initiative
Recovering from major surgery, Bahçeli remains actively engaged in the ongoing initiative.
6 March 2025
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
Mehmet Türkmen: A union leader behind bars after years of struggle
Türkmen, who has led textile workers' resistance in Antep, was arrested last month.
4 March 2025
Beykoz mayor, 12 others arrested in corruption probe
The suspects are accused of bid-rigging.
4 March 2025
Opposition leader calls for transparency in Kurdish peace process
Özel has claimed that negotiations between the government and the PKK had been going on for a year before Öcalan's call for the group's dissolving.
28 February 2025
Ruken Tuncel
reports
KONGRA-GEL leader backs Öcalan's statement
The PKK "has fulfilled its mission," says Remzi Kartal, co-chair of the Kurdistan People's Congress (KONGRA-GEL)
28 February 2025
Ruken Tuncel
Syrian Kurdish leaders respond to Öcalan's call
Mazloum Abdi and Salih Muslim said Öcalan's call doesn't wasn't directed at Syrian Kurdish groups.
28 February 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
writes
Öcalan's message sparks both hope and skepticism
Many interpreted Öcalan's additional message, which was not included in his letter, as an indication that the legal and political dimensions of the process remained unclear.
28 February 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
PKK leader Öcalan calls on group to lay down arms in historic statement
In a message read out by DEM Party members in İstanbul, the imprisoned PKK leader has called on the group to end its four-decade armed insurgency against Turkey and dissolve itself.
27 February 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz
İstanbul's Beykoz district mayor detained in corruption investigation
The mayor's detention could lead to his replacement by a government-appointed trustee.
27 February 2025
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İstanbul Bar executives face up to 12 years in prison over statement on journalists killed in Syria
Prosecutors accused the bar association of "legitimizing the use of force, violence, or threats by a terrorist organization."
25 February 2025
Former Beykoz municipal official detained in investigation into concert spending
Beykoz Mayor Alaattin Köseler, a member of the main opposition CHP, defended the municipality’s concert expenditures.
25 February 2025
Report reveals poor conditions in municipal animal shelters
Findings indicate that only 273 municipalities have shelters, while at least 26 operate without a license. Meanwhile, 838 municipalities either confirmed they lack shelters or refused to provide information on the subject.
24 February 2025
Government appoints trustee to DEM-led Kağızman municipality
The pro-Kurdish party has now lost 12 municipalities.
24 February 2025
Turkish intelligence declassifies reports on Soviet surveillance of Trotsky during exile in İstanbul
The reports reveal how Soviet agents closely monitored Leon Trotsky during his exile on the Büyükada island between 1929 and 1933.
24 February 2025
İstanbul mayor İmamoğlu announces candidacy in CHP’s presidential primary
Facing lenghty prison sentences and a ban from politics, the mayor declared his candidacy, promising "justice and freedom" for the country.
21 February 2025
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Kars district mayor given prison sentence on 'terrorism' charges
The mayor is expected to be removed from office and replaced with a government-appointed trustee.
21 February 2025
Leaders of Turkey's largest business group detained after sharp criticism of government
After being questioned by prosecutors, two top executives of TÜSİAD were released with an international travel ban and a requirement to regularly check in at a police station.
20 February 2025
Dozens dead in Turkey due to counterfeit alcohol as high taxes drive illicit production
About 60% of the retail price of high-alcohol spirits consist of taxes. Counterfeit alcohol led to the deaths of hundreds of people over the years.
18 February 2025
DEM Party delegation meets Iraqi Kurdish leaders amid peace process talks
The delegation emphasized that resolving the Kurdish issue through political and legal means, rather than conflict, would benefit not only Turkey but also the broader Middle East.
17 February 2025
Ten arrested in probe targeting CHP-DEM cooperation in İstanbul
Prosecutors claim that the PKK orchestrated the cooperation between the CHP and the pro-Kurdish DEM in last year's local elections.
14 February 2025
Akın Bodur
reports
Hatay after earthquakes: Changing priorities and problems
As Hatay continues its reconstruction process after the devastating losses of the February 6 earthquakes, housing, education, healthcare, and economic struggles persist alongside new emerging issues.
13 February 2025
Akın Bodur
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