OPERASYON / OPERATION
The word of the week is operasyon, which is hardly surprising. Ahead of the NATO summit, Turkish authorities announced an operation resulting in hundreds of detentions.
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NİMET ÖZDEMİR: THE MP WHO NEVER WEARS OUT A PARTY BADGE
As the countdown to early or on-schedule elections picks up pace, transfers of lawmakers and mayors are happening at an astonishing pace. Among them, Istanbul MP Nimet Özdemir stands out. Özdemir won her parliamentary seat for the first time in 2023 — under the İYİ Party banner.
PEACE PROCESS FRAMEWORK LAW ON TRACK FOR JULY, ERDOĞAN SIGNALS
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled that the long-awaited framework bill aimed at ending the PKK's decades-long armed struggle will be submitted to parliament soon.
TURKEY'S MARKET REGULATOR MOVES TO CURB HEDGE FUND MANIPULATION AS INDEX GIANT SETS DEADLINE
Turkey's Capital Markets Board (SPK) is tightening its grip on investment funds and the stock market under new chair Mahmut Sütcü in response to domestic and international calls for a clampdown on manipulation.
THE ANKARA TEST: NATO’S MOST CONSEQUENTIAL SUMMIT IN A GENERATION
The upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara, scheduled for July 7-8 at the Beştepe Presidential Complex, arrives at a moment of growing tension within the alliance driven largely by the Trump administration’s transactional approach to collective defense.
A HISTORY YOU CAN HUM
Some countries remember politics through monuments, trials, flags and anniversaries. Turkey, more emotional and dramatic, rather like its world-famous TV series, also remembers it through songs.
TRUMP-ERDOĞAN BROMANCE DEEPER THIS TIME AROUND
Bilateral ties with the United States have seen many ups and downs. Currently, the Turkish-US relationship is going through one of those up periods, according to a high-level Turkish official.
NATO ACCREDITATION BAN BACKLASH REACHES BRUSSELS AS MEMBER STATES RAISE ALARM
After the reactions of Turkish journalists and media organizations over the refusal to grant them credentials to cover the NATO Summit in Ankara, some member states conveyed their concerns at NATO headquarters.
İYİ CHAIR REJECTS KILIÇDAROĞLU AS POLITICAL COUNTERPART
İYİ Party Chair Müsavat Dervişoğlu refused to recognize court-appointed CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as a legitimate interlocutor.
AKP QUIETLY STRIPS JUDICIAL PACKAGE OF CONTESTED CLAUSES
The ruling AKP submitted the omnibus bill known as the 12th Judicial Package to parliament. The draft law aims to increase judicial efficiency. However, the AKP group stripped the document of numerous highly debated articles originally proposed by the Justice Ministry.
STANDOFF WITH SWORDS DRAWN ON CHP FRONT
The rift between court-appointed CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and ousted Chair Özgür Özel deepened this week, even as the two crossed paths at a funeral — while notably failing to appear together at an Ashura gathering the same day.
COURT LIFTS PENSION RESTRICTIONS FOR ISTANBUL MUNICIPALITY DEFENDANTS
Hundreds of defendants in the Istanbul Municipality trial can collect pensions, easing the financial strain many have suffered since the start of pretrial detentions in March 2025.