Politics

Opposition İYİ Party elects new leader in extraordinary congress AKP official stages assault by opposition with 'football-style' diving Municipality switched from AKP spends 4.5 million in last working hour Turkey's justice minister: 'DEM should distance itself from terrorism' Erdoğan aide targets CHP mayor with fake Öcalan image President Erdoğan says ‘hopeful’ for CHP support in new constitution DEM Party denounces Interior Ministry probe into municipalities  AKP continue to draw ire for luxury lifestyles, this time due to Rolex DEM Party mayor lauds co-mayoral model as win for all women of Turkey Erdoğan attributes local election defeat to AKP supporters’ abstention Court sentences men who recorded AKP MP's faulty car parking to jail CHP mayor cancels municipality's pro-gov't daily subs CHP head Özel criticizes YSK for dismissing Hatay objection Kütahya Municipality's debt hit $52.9M after 20 years under AKP, MHP New AKP mayor slams former AKP mayor over municipality’s extreme debts Turkey loses if Russia loses, says Perinçek MHP deputy chair threatens CHP leader Özel with death Parties spend millions on digital marketing for local elections Election council presents district municipality won by CHP to AKP Turkey’s AKP-CHP meet for Eid, Özel calls President Erdoğan Supreme Election Council receives 81 objections on local elections Bahçeli suggests Akşener not stepping down from İYİ Party leadership Akşener ‘infiltrated’ alliance with Erdoğan’s instruction, ex-MP says Turkish gov’t appoints trustee to district municipality won by DEM Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu beats AKP’s candidate Kurum in 32 districts Gov’t appoints trustee to district municipality won by CHP MHP leader Bahçeli says Republic 'wasn't founded through ballot box' Istanbul’s former AKP district mayors erected ‘tiny palaces’ Turkish authorities arrest 30 during protests on Van election Akşener to step down from İYİ Party leadership in upcoming congress