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Several Kurdish parties declare support for Kılıçdaroğlu

Several Kurdish parties declare support for Kılıçdaroğlu

"This election is a turning point in many ways. Turkey will either rapidly slide towards a current authoritarian, arbitrary, one-man regime, or it will enter a process towards change, normalization, and democracy," the alliance has said.

Former Halkbank executive Hakan Atilla detained at airport

Former Halkbank executive Hakan Atilla detained at airport

Atilla, who was sentenced to prison in the US for breaking Iran sanctions, has been detained while traveling to Cyprus.

Journalist Sedat Yılmaz tortured in custody

Journalist Sedat Yılmaz tortured in custody

The journalist was left without food for 24 hours and suffered hearing loss after being hit in the head multiple times.

Labor Day rallies in İstanbul lead to detentions

Labor Day rallies in İstanbul lead to detentions

Numerous people have been apprehended in Turkey's metropolis while holding rallies, gatherings, and marches.

1 May 2023 Evrim Kepenek,Ruken Tuncel,Duygu Yılmaz

Media crackdown continues ahead of May 14 elections

Media crackdown continues ahead of May 14 elections

On April 29, Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office issued warrants against 49 people, just a few days after the apprehension of at least 128 individuals, including journalists, politicians, and lawyers, across 21 provinces.

Green Left Party to offer free transportation to hometowns for voters, quake survivors

Green Left Party to offer free transportation to hometowns for voters, quake survivors

Ahead of the elections, the party will lease buses for the voters whose hometowns are located in the far-away eastern provinces and cover the travel expenses of those living in the western provinces, which are closer to İstanbul.

Atatürk Airport and aviation-space industries at the center of political debate in Turkey

Atatürk Airport and aviation-space industries at the center of political debate in Turkey

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu announced in a new video that he is planning to convert the İstanbul Atatürk Airport into an aviation and space industries center if they come to power in the May 14 elections. Haluk Bayraktar, the producer of the Bayraktar drones responded, and Kılıçdaroğlu replied back.

Turkey's interior minister says May elections 'a political coup attempt by West'

Turkey's interior minister says May elections 'a political coup attempt by West'

Opposition politicians criticized Minister Soylu, saying his remarks show that the ruling party is aware that it will lose the elections.

28 April 2023 Ruken Tuncel,Nedim Türfent

Kurdish-left alliance declares support for Kılıçdaroğlu in presidential election

Kurdish-left alliance declares support for Kılıçdaroğlu in presidential election

The alliance had previously decided not to field a candidate for the pivotal elections in May.

Turkish military plane comes under fire before landing in Sudan for evacuation mission

Turkish military plane comes under fire before landing in Sudan for evacuation mission

A C-130 evacuation plane, which was headed to Wadi Seidna Air Base in Sudan for evacuation of citizens of Turkey, came under small arms fire. The plane landed safely.

Labor and Freedom Alliance calls on opposition to speak out against pre-election crackdown

Labor and Freedom Alliance calls on opposition to speak out against pre-election crackdown

The alliance says the crackdown was intended to affect the results of the dual polls on May 14.

Arrests rise to 28 in crackdown on Kurdish-linked groups

Arrests rise to 28 in crackdown on Kurdish-linked groups

Politicians, journalists and lawyers were detained in raids across Turkey. Several suspects have been released.

Journalist MP candidates react to colleagues being arrested in Diyarbakır

Journalist MP candidates react to colleagues being arrested in Diyarbakır

Hasan Cemal, Cengiz Çandar, Umur Talu and İrfan Değirmenci, the journalist parliamentary candidates running in the May 14 elections believe that arresting of four journalists in Diyarbakır show that Erdoğan's fear grows as the elections near.

28 April 2023 Ruken Tuncel

Six arrested over attack on CHP election office

Six arrested over attack on CHP election office

Over the past month, political parties have been the targets of several attacks in anticipation of the upcoming election.

Erdoğan, Putin speak over phone ahead of nuclear plant opening

Erdoğan, Putin speak over phone ahead of nuclear plant opening

President Erdoğan will attending today's "fuel loading ceremony" via videoconference due to his recent illness.

Erdoğan: 'We will hopefully take action for our 2nd and 3rd nuclear power stations'

Erdoğan: 'We will hopefully take action for our 2nd and 3rd nuclear power stations'

The ceremony was held for the first nuclear fuel delivery to the Akkuyu plant. President and Justice and Development Party Chairperson Recep Tayyip Erdoğan participated in the ceremony via teleconference.

Turkey keeps interest rate constant

Turkey keeps interest rate constant

The Central Bank said it will continue to use all available instruments "until strong indicators point to a permanent fall in inflation."

Court arrests four Kurdish journalists after massive raids

Court arrests four Kurdish journalists after massive raids

Ten journalists were among over 120 people who were detained as part of an investigation into Kurdish-linked political parties, journalists, lawyers and artists.

Main opposition risks not having poll watchers in Pamukkale

Main opposition risks not having poll watchers in Pamukkale

Having submitted their list with a delay of a few minutes, the poll watchers of the Republican People's Party were not approved in Pamukkale. The head of the party in the province stated that they made an objection to the decision and that the judicial process continued.

HRW accuses Turkey of shooting at refugees on Syria border

HRW accuses Turkey of shooting at refugees on Syria border

The group says it obtained nonexhaustive data from an organization monitoring hostilities in Syria that documented 277 individual incidents between October 2015 and April 2023.

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Green Left Party: 'We will stop the nuclear nightmare'

Green Left Party: 'We will stop the nuclear nightmare'

The Green and Left Party issued a statement on the Chornobyl Remembrance Day 37 years after the disaster and said they did not want to nuclear power stations in Akkuyu or Sinop.

Announcement on Erdoğan's health

Announcement on Erdoğan's health

The Presidency Communications Director, Fahrettin Altun, made an announcement yesterday evening rejecting claims made related to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's health. Erdoğan is to join the ceremony in the Akkuyu nuke plant today via teleconference.

No Kurdish interpreters, therefore statements in Kurdish not yet taken in the massive crackdown

No Kurdish interpreters, therefore statements in Kurdish not yet taken in the massive crackdown

Statements could not yet be taken from those who were to give their statements in Kurdish in the Diyarbakır-centered police operations covering 21 provinces. Two detained lawyers who have breastfed babies were released on bail, while the confidentiality order is still in force on the file.

Overseas voting for Turkey elections to begin on April 27

Overseas voting for Turkey elections to begin on April 27

Valid overseas votes are distributed proportionally in electoral districts based on the number of voters in Turkey and the percentage of votes received by political parties in those provinces for the parliamentary election.

Four detained in raids in Tekirdağ

Four detained in raids in Tekirdağ

The suspects are reportedly facing "terror propaganda" charges.

Turkey evacuates 301 citizens from Sudan amid clashes

Turkey evacuates 301 citizens from Sudan amid clashes

"We woke up one morning and saw that the war had suddenly begun," said one person who had been staying in the country for 20 years.

Alleged unlawful search in Kurdish lawyer's home

Alleged unlawful search in Kurdish lawyer's home

Accompanied by police officers, the prosecutor ordered all case files and digital materials be seized, including an indictment he had prepared for another case without making copies.

TV series Cranberry Sorbet will be broadcast this Friday

TV series Cranberry Sorbet will be broadcast this Friday

Producer of the series announced the court decision reversing decision of the Radio and Television Supreme Council to block the broadcast of the popular TV series and asked, "Where did we leave off?"

Bar associations condemn detention of lawyers

Bar associations condemn detention of lawyers

Twenty-five lawyers were among over 120 who were detained in simultaneous raids in 21 cities yesterday.

'It is about time that a worker is elected an MP'

'It is about time that a worker is elected an MP'

One of the leaders of the industrial actions in the Renault factory in Bursa in 2015 known as the "metal storm," Erhan İmralı is a candidate for MP under the Workers' Party of Turkey in Bursa.

26 April 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Presidential Spokesperson denies claims of talks in İmralı prison

Presidential Spokesperson denies claims of talks in İmralı prison

"I would like to say that this is a plain lie" Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın stated referring to the claims that the government has held talks with Abdullah Öcalan in prison on the İmralı island.

Crackdown on Kurdish-linked groups leads to detention of Green Left MP candidate

Crackdown on Kurdish-linked groups leads to detention of Green Left MP candidate

More than 120 people from political parties, media outlets and lawyers' groups were detained in 21 cities.