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Turkish Opposition to Run Joint Candidate Against President Erdogan
Leader of main opposition Republican People's Party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu (C), candidate of main opposition Republican People's Party for Ankara mayor Mansur Yavas and Republican People's Party candidate for Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu greet their supporters in Ankara, April 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/STRINGER.
Life Sentence for Turkish Philanthropist Kavala Condemned
Protesters hold placards reading "The Gezi resistance continues" in front of the Istanbul Caglayan Court House to support Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA
Opposition Leader Slams Erdogan for Sending Khashoggi Case to Saudis
An event in October 2020 marking the two-year anniversary of the assassination of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Photo: EPA-EFE/TOLGA BOZOGLU
Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi agents inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018 when he visited the consulate to arrange his marriage papers.
Turkish Opposition Meeting Raises Hopes of Unity Against Erdogan
Leaders of six opposition parties that met on Saturday in Ankara. Photo: Republican People's Party, CHP
Idris Sahin, deputy chair of the DEVA Party, told BIRN the meeting on Saturday was "extremely important for building future of our country and agreeing on how to have a parliamentary democracy".
Turkish Media Overseer Penalising Independent Media With Fines – Report
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"Tele 1 was fined for the same reasons as other media houses. RTUK penalises media houses that report the truth and do journalism. They want us to stop reporting," Murat Taylan, General Coordinator at Tele 1 TV, told BIRN.
Taylan added that RTUK has become a government mechanism to control Turkey's remaining independent media.
Turkish City Imposes Price Increases to Deter Refugees
City of Bolu. Photo: Wikipedia Commons/Dosseman
According to the new law, foreigners will now pay around 2.2 euros per cubic metre for water supplies and 100,000 Turkish liras (over 7,200 euros) for civil marriages in the city of Bolu.
Gokce Gokcen: Turkish Opposition ‘Certain’ it Can Defeat Erdogan
The youthful vice-president of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, CHP, says President Erdogan's 20-year rule will end at the next elections.
Istanbul Mayor Vows to Resist Erdogan’s ‘Disastrous’ Canal Project
Ekrem Imamoglu, Mayor of Istanbul criticizes the Canal Istanbul Project in a press conference on June 25. Photo: Istanbul Municipality
Imamoglu, from the main opposition social democrat Republican People's Party, CHP, which won Istanbul from Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party, AKP in 2019, said that experts' concerns about the mega-project must be heeded.
Turkish Court Overrules Erdogan’s Power Grab Over Anadolu Agency
Turkish Opposition Star’s Frustration Risks Helping Erdogan
Muharrem Ince, a senior name in Turkey's main opposition social democratic Republican People's Party, CHP, did well as his party's presidential candidate in 2018 against Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
He lost the election in the first round but created a new energy in the opposition ranks after polling a respectable 31 per cent of the votes.