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Armed attack on opposition leader in northeastern Turkey

Armed attack on opposition leader in northeastern Turkey

Three Turkish troops were wounded on Thursday when Kurdish militants opened fire on the convoy of Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu but the opposition chief was unharmed, the Turkish Interior …

Yildirim meets opposition leaders to discuss coup

Yildirim meets opposition leaders to discuss coup

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim met with the leaders of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) for the second time since the failed coup attempt on July 15. …

 Yildirim meets with opposition leaders

Yildirim meets with opposition leaders

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım visited the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu at the party headquarters in Ankara. Following the meeting, …

Erdogan to withdraw cases against MHP and CHP leaders

Erdogan to withdraw cases against MHP and CHP leaders

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has decided to withdraw all court cases he previously opened against the leaders of opposition parties - the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli, …

Turkey issues warrants for ex-staff of Zaman newspaper

Turkey issues warrants for ex-staff of Zaman newspaper

Turkey issued arrest warrants for 47 former staff of the Zaman newspaper, AFP reports. The official, declining to be named, said the swoop covers "executives and some staff including columnists", describing Zaman as the …

Turkey detains key aide to Fethullah Gulen

Turkey detains key aide to Fethullah Gulen

Turkey's authorities have detained the "right hand" of US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused of masterminding the failed coup attempt, a presidency …

Turkish MPs may be deprived of parliamentary immunity

Turkish MPs may be deprived of parliamentary immunity

The Turkish parliament will begin to debate the draft law on depriving MPs of the parliamentary immunity, The Guardian reports. A push by the Turkish government to strip parliamentarians of their immunity is a clear attempt by the …

ECHR fines Turkey to pay 1 million euros to opposition

ECHR fines Turkey to pay 1 million euros to opposition

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to pay the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) 1 million euros for pecuniary damage concerning the confiscation of a substantial portion of the assets of the party by …

Five Turkish citizens jailed for insulting Erdogan

Five Turkish citizens jailed for insulting Erdogan

Five men have been jailed in Turkey for 'insulting' Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Agence France-Presse reports. The five from the southern province of Sanliurfa were accused of damaging the president on social media, …