President Erdoğan’s key ally, who recently hinted at a military operation in the Kurdish-controlled autonomous zone in Syria, struck a softer tone and called for the reinstatement of two Kurdish mayors.

Last week, an İstanbul court issued a temporary injunction in a separate case, suspending the results of the İstanbul congress. A CHP lawyer says today's ruling would nullify that verdict.

At least 192 workers were killed on the job in August, according to the Health and Safety Labor Watch.

Police barricades made of iron barriers have become almost like pieces of urban furniture for İstanbul residents. Tourists visiting the Taksim area are likely capturing their memories with the barricades in the background as well. But have you ever wondered how they are set up, and by whom?

No casualties were reported after the incident. A tunnel was closed as a precaution.

Airlines apart from the flag carrier charge excessive prices for water, prompting public complaints and calls for regulation, according to the minister.

"The CHP is heading toward disaster," said the nationalist leader as the opposition party's İstanbul leadership is suspended from office.

The party moved the office's address in response.

Two other officers were wounded in the police station attack, one of them in serious condition.

The main opposition party views a court decision to suspend its provincial leadership as part of an attempt by the government to reshape the party leadership through judicial means.

"Sultans of the Net" lost in their first-ever final despite scoring more points in total than their strong rival.

The authoritarian legacy of real socialism and the hollowed-out representative structures of liberal democracies no longer respond to humanity’s quest for freedom.