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JAILED ANTALYA MAYOR FACES NEW PROSTITUTION INVESTIGATION Inside Turkey Premium
September 3, 2026

JAILED ANTALYA MAYOR FACES NEW PROSTITUTION INVESTIGATION

Jailed Antalya Mayor Muhittin Böcek faces new criminal allegations involving prostitution and abuse of office, following his earlier arrest in a corruption probe, according to media reports.

PROSECUTORS LAUNCH LEGAL ACTION AFTER 129 MUNICIPAL WORKERS TEST POSITIVE FOR DRUGS Inside Turkey Premium
September 3, 2026

PROSECUTORS LAUNCH LEGAL ACTION AFTER 129 MUNICIPAL WORKERS TEST POSITIVE FOR DRUGS

Ankara prosecutors have launched legal proceedings against 129 municipal employees in the Keçiören district of the capital following a workplace drug screening initiative.

INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED AGAINST FORMER PM DAVUTOĞLU OVER YEARS-OLD VIDEO Inside Turkey
September 3, 2026

INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED AGAINST FORMER PM DAVUTOĞLU OVER YEARS-OLD VIDEO

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, 67, for allegedly insulting the president in a video recorded five years ago but circulated recently on social media.

MINERS END 17-DAY PROTEST AFTER RECEIVING FIRST PAYMENTS Inside Turkey
August 27, 2026

MINERS END 17-DAY PROTEST AFTER RECEIVING FIRST PAYMENTS

Mining workers demonstrating in Ankara against Yıldızlar SSS Holding ended their 17-day protest outside the Energy Ministry after receiving the first installment of their back pay.

AUTHORITIES CLOSE BRIEF PROBE INTO BRITISH ECONOMIST FOLLOWING REMARKS ABOUT ERDOĞAN Inside Turkey
August 27, 2026

AUTHORITIES CLOSE BRIEF PROBE INTO BRITISH ECONOMIST FOLLOWING REMARKS ABOUT ERDOĞAN

Turkish authorities have closed a brief investigation into British economist Timothy Ash over comments likening President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

CHP LAUNCHES LARGEST EXPULSION WAVE YET AS COURT OF CASSATION DEADLINE NEARS Inside Turkey Premium
August 27, 2026

CHP LAUNCHES LARGEST EXPULSION WAVE YET AS COURT OF CASSATION DEADLINE NEARS

The CHP Party Assembly has launched disciplinary proceedings against former party officials who have aligned themselves with the breakaway Yeni Party.

FROM GOLD BARS TO A MURDER PROBE: INSIDE THE OPERATIONS AGAINST TWO RELIGIOUS GROUPS Inside Turkey Premium
August 27, 2026

FROM GOLD BARS TO A MURDER PROBE: INSIDE THE OPERATIONS AGAINST TWO RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Authorities have exhumed the body of a religious leader who died a decade ago as part of wide-ranging judicial investigations into two Islamic orders with poor relations with the government.

PEACE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD, BUT FEARS OF SABOTAGE GROW Inside Turkey Premium
August 27, 2026

PEACE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD, BUT FEARS OF SABOTAGE GROW

With the framework law in force and mechanisms in place to allow the return of PKK militants, the peace process has moved into a new phase — not without controversy.

YRP AND SAADET PARTY TALKS GAIN MOMENTUM Inside Turkey Premium
August 13, 2026

YRP AND SAADET PARTY TALKS GAIN MOMENTUM

Two parties that once stood as rivals, both claiming the legacy of Necmettin Erbakan — the founding leader of political Islam in Turkey under the name of National View— are continuing merger talks.

ERDOĞAN EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE NEW AKP MEMBERS Inside Turkey
August 13, 2026

ERDOĞAN EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE NEW AKP MEMBERS

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to welcome new members into the AKP at the party's 25th anniversary event in Ankara on Aug. 14, with two sitting deputies from the İYİ Party set to join.

MINERS DETAINED OUTSIDE ENERGY MINISTRY AS THEY CONTINUE PROTESTS OVER UNPAID WAGES Inside Turkey Premium
August 13, 2026

MINERS DETAINED OUTSIDE ENERGY MINISTRY AS THEY CONTINUE PROTESTS OVER UNPAID WAGES

Police forcibly intervened on Aug. 13 against striking miners outside the Energy Ministry in Ankara, detaining union leaders and multiple workers on the fourth day of their protest over unpaid wages.

ETIMESGUT VOTE MARKS FIRST CHP-PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE COOPERATION Inside Turkey
August 13, 2026

ETIMESGUT VOTE MARKS FIRST CHP-PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE COOPERATION

The first cooperation between members of the CHP and the People's Alliance took place in Ankara's Etimesgut municipal elections.