FRESH DETENTIONS HIT ISTANBUL MUNICIPALITY
Thirteen more Istanbul Municipality staff were detained on Sept. 3, as prosecutors widened their operation against the metropolitan authority.
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DEADLY MARITIME DISASTERS RAISE QUESTIONS OVER SYSTEMIC NEGLIGENCE
Two deadly maritime disasters off Northern Cyprus and in the Marmara Sea have raised questions over oversight failures within maritime transport, leaving at least 20 dead and 28 missing while triggering political backlash against officials.
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.
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.
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.
CHP DEPUTY FACES SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACCUSATION
A sexual harassment investigation has been launched against CHP deputy Ahmet Baran Yazgan.
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.
İYİ PARTY’S NEW COURSE UNDER MÜSAVAT DERVİŞOĞLU
The İYİ Party was the only party to vote as a bloc against the framework law on the Kurdish peace process. Its instincts on the nationalist right are already well known. But before turning to the party, it is worth dwelling for a moment on its chair. Let us begin with his name: Müsavat.
NOT A FILM, ALL TOO REAL: ERDAL BEŞİKÇİOĞLU ARRESTED TOO
Erdal Beşikçioğlu, mayor of Etimesgut, a satellite town of the capital, has been arrested. The charge against him is much the same as those leveled at other CHP mayors: 'Forming a criminal organization for the purpose of corruption.'
YENİ PARTY BECOMES MAIN OPPOSITION AS DETENTIONS CONTINUE UNABATED
The Yeni Party became Turkey's main opposition party soon after its founding, with 91 lawmakers among its founders. Mayors and municipal council members continued to join the party, while the crackdown against its supporters continued at full speed across the country.
LOSING WTO CASE OVER CHINESE EV CURBS
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against Turkey in a trade dispute brought by Beijing, declaring Turkish tariffs and severe import restrictions on Chinese electric and hybrid vehicles incompatible with global trade rules.
CYPRUS TALKS: WHAT NEXT?
Based on his experience as the British government’s Cyprus coordinator, Lord David Hannay once said: “No one has ever lost money betting against a Cyprus settlement.”