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DISMISSAL SPREE IN ERDOĞAN’S AKP AS EIGHT PROVINCIAL CHAIRS REMOVED
In just three days, eight provincial heads from Turkey’s ruling AKP have been dismissed by party leadership — a sweeping move that underscores ongoing internal restructuring efforts.
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TURKEY’S MAIN OPPOSITION CHP, ERDOĞAN’S CHIEF CHALLENGER, SEEKS LEGAL SHIELD THROUGH CONGRESS
Turkey’s main opposition party, the CHP, is convening an extraordinary congress today in a bid to resolve ongoing legal challenges stemming from vote-buying allegations tied to its 2023 ordinary congress. CHP Chair Özgür Özel, who took the party’s helm during that same 2023 congress, is expected to reaffirm his leadership for the third time. No challenger is anticipated.
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RESIGNATION SPREE IN ERDOĞAN’S AKP AS SEVEN PROVINCIAL CHAIRS STEP DOWN
In just three days, seven provincial heads from Turkey’s ruling AKP have announced their resignations, each expressing loyalty to the party and its leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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NEW HEAD OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS APPOINTED
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed Istanbul Mufti Professor Safi Arpaguş as the new head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), replacing Ali Erbaş, whose term has ended after the completion of his term, according to a decree published in the Official Gazette.
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DEMIRTAŞ'S FREEDOM WOULD INCREASE CREDIBILITY OF THE PROCESS
DEM Party MP Cengiz Çandar said that despite public support for the ongoing peace process in Turkey being at 70 %, the trust rate is lower due to a lack of information.
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BAHÇELİ WARNS OF NEW “PARALLEL STRUCTURE” IN STATE
MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli called for a probe into whether a new “parallel” structure has infiltrated the bureaucracy, ahead of criticisms of the judiciary. In comments about juvenile offenders, he recalled how the Gülen Terrorist Organization had established parallel networks within the government to cause chaos.
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DEM STAGE WALKOUT AS PEACE TALKS ROCKED BY CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH
The 11th session of Turkey’s parliamentary commission on the Kurdish peace process saw its first major confrontation, as comments from an Islamist group sparked a dramatic walkout by members of the DEM Party.
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PEACE TALKS ROCKED BY CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH
The 11th session of Turkey’s parliamentary commission on the Kurdish peace process saw its first major confrontation, as comments made by a representative of the İslami Tebliğ Tedris İlim Hareketi Adamları Association (İTTİHAD) prompted a dramatic walkout by members of the DEM Party. The controversy began when Mehmet Beşir Şimşek, a senior figure in İTTİHAD, addressed the commission on Sept. 18. The group is widely known for its ideological ties to Turkish Hizbullah, which was linked to a series of extrajudicial killings in the 1990s, many involving victims bound and executed using the notorious “pig-tie” method.
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ÖZDAĞ TRIAL FOR INSULTING PRESIDENT POSTPONED
Zafer Party Chair Ümit Özdağ's trial on charges of insulting the president has been postponed until Dec. 24.
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İYİ PARTY TO CHALLENGE 2017 REFERENDUM OVER UNSTAMPED BALLOTS
İYİ Party Deputy Chair Hakan Şeref Olgun said he is preparing to file a lawsuit contesting the 2017 constitutional referendum, in which the Supreme Election Board accepted unstamped ballots.
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WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN ÖZEL AND BAHÇELİ ON PROTESTS
CHP Chair Özgür Özel vowed to continue resisting court rulings against his party, accusing the government of trying to criminalize peaceful protest.
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ERDOĞAN: NO TOLERANCE FOR STREET VIOLENCE
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that refusing to recognize court rulings amounts to openly defying the rule of law.