KURTULUŞ PARK BECOMES SITE OF NEW HUNGER STRIKE, NOW WITH TEACHERS
Teachers have begun hunger strikes in a central Ankara park after encountering violent treatment from the police during protests outside the Education Ministry.
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ISTANBUL MUNICIPALITY OFFICIAL ABDUCTED
Turkey needs more long-range and defensive missiles, according to the National Security Academy (MİA), a branch of the Turkish intelligence agency MİT.
AFTER PERSEPOLIS, WHO WILL DRAW US?
Marjane Satrapi's family said she died of sadness brought on by a profound sense of loss. It is difficult to think of Satrapi without the vocabulary of loss. What she drew, again and again, was loss, the loss of childhood, country, language and return. In the end, according to those closest to her, another loss, the love of her life, silenced her.
PARLIAMENTARY CALCULATIONS EXPECTED TO CHANGE, BUT EARLY ELECTION DISCUSSIONS DO NOT DISAPPEAR
Despite expectations that early election scenarios would dissolve following the absolute nullity ruling that split the CHP into two, the debate has not ended.
CHP'S TWO CAMPS TRADE MOVES AS WEDGE DEEPENS
The standoff between court-appointed CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and ousted Chair Özgür Özel's teams continued outside parliament.
WHEN WILL MEHMET ŞİMŞEK STEP INTO THE LIGHT?
Is Mehmet Şimşek missing in action? No. He's still in office, still serving as the minister in charge of the economy. But that very fact is what makes people ask 'When will he step into the light?'
GOVERNMENT AIMS TO SPEED UP COURTS AND STREAMLINE APPEALS
The government is planning legislation to accelerate court cases, ease access to justice and possibly make radical changes to the appeals system.
DEM PARTY STEPS UP CAMPAIGN FOR FRAMEWORK LAW AS GOVERNMENT STAYS SILENT
The DEM Party is once again pushing the government to take legislative steps advancing the Kurdish peace process, while the government instead asks for concrete steps from the PKK first.
CENTRAL BANK HOLDS MAIN INTEREST RATE AT 37 PERCENT
The central bank kept its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 37% for the third consecutive meeting on June 11, matching the consensus forecast of economists. The Monetary Policy Committee also held its overnight lending rate at 40% and its borrowing rate at 35.5%. The central bank last altered its policy rate in January with a 100-basis-point cut.
MILLIONS OF RETIREES WATCH INFLATION DATA AS PENSION TALKS NEAR
Millions of retirees in Turkey are waiting for official inflation data due on July 3 to learn how much their pensions could increase in the second half of the year. TurkStat will announce June inflation figures on July 3, revealing the inflation rate for the first six months of 2026. The data will determine the basis for pension adjustments. The parliament previously set the minimum pension for workers and self-employed retirees at 20,000 Turkish lira ($434) as of Jan. 1, 2026. Any increase to that minimum pension level will require a new legal regulation.
AKKUYU NUCLEAR PLANT CLOSER TO LAUNCH AFTER CRITICAL TEST
Engineers at Turkey's first nuclear power plant have finished a critical test as part of preparations for the launch planned by the end of 2026, the Energy Ministry said. Technicians successfully loaded 163 simulated fuel assemblies into the reactor pressure vessel of the first unit at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant. The operation is a major milestone in the launch of the country’s first nuclear power facility.
ÖZEL AT A CROSSROADS: THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR A NEW PARTY
No sooner had Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu settled into the party leadership — declaring 'first purification, then a congress' in the immediate wake of the absolute nullity ruling — than he did exactly what everyone expected: signed off on expulsions.