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Istanbul's mayor still held as new rally called

Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, remained in police custody Thursday over graft and terror allegations after being held the day before, as...

21.03.2025 2

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By Fulya Ozerkan

Turkey police detain Istanbul mayor, Erdogan's main rival

Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful mayor Ekrem Imamoglu early Wednesday as part of a corruption probe, a move his opposition CHP party...

20.03.2025 4

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By Fulya Ozerkan

In high stakes move, Istanbul University revokes degree of top Erdogan rival

A Turkish university on Tuesday revoked the university degree of Istanbul's powerful mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the biggest political rival of President...

19.03.2025 3

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By Fulya Ozerkan

Imamoglu: Istanbul's powerful mayor and Erdogan's biggest rival

Istanbul's powerful mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's biggest political rival who has had hurdle after hurdle thrown at him to...

19.03.2025 10

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Turkey insists foreign fighters be expelled from Syria: source

Turkey's top diplomat travelled to Damascus on Thursday as Ankara said foreign fighters must be expelled from Syria, after an agreement spearheaded by...

14.03.2025 2

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PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40 years of armed struggle

Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the...

02.03.2025 8

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Turkey threatens military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters

Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara's conditions for a "bloodless"...

09.01.2025 2

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Turkey's pro-Kurd party to meet jailed PKK leader on Saturday

A delegation from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish DEM party is due on Saturday to visit jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life on a...

29.12.2024 3

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Turkish FM rejects Trump claim of Ankara 'takeover' in Syria

Turkey on Wednesday rejected US President-elect Donald Trump's claim that the rebel ouster of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad was an "unfriendly...

20.12.2024 3

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After Assad's fall, Erdogan enjoys moment 'in the sun': analysts

After backing the rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad and brokering a key Horn of Africa peace deal, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has boosted his...

18.12.2024 5

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