İMAMOĞLU FINALLY RESIGNS FROM CHP
Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s jailed mayor, announced his resignation from the CHP and his decision to support the Yeni Party three weeks after its founding.
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AKP AND DEM PARTY EXCHANGE BARBS OVER NETANYAHU
A reference to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks was enough to increase the tension between the AKP and DEM soon after the two’s cooperation on the framework law.
467 VOTES: A DRESS REHEARSAL FOR A NEW CONSTITUTION?
Debate is underway over how the political balance will shift after the “Framework Law,” which establishes the legal basis for the PKK’s disarmament process, passed the 600-seat parliament with a record 467 votes. The overwhelming support for the law is expected to whet the government’s long-standing appetite for a “new constitution.” But is that possible before the general election, now 20 months away if held on schedule?
THE REPUBLIC GOES ON HOLIDAY
Every summer, the apartment buildings of Istanbul, Ankara and other major cities begin to empty. Neighbors who have spent the winter sharing lifts, parking disputes, delivery couriers and the occasional suspicion that someone upstairs is moving furniture after midnight head off in different directions.
AKP PUSHES TO GAIN MORE SEATS IN ISTANBUL
The opposition's advantage in Istanbul's Municipal Council is decreasing while the ruling AKP and MHP are increasing their numbers.
BACK ON THE ROSTRUM, KILIÇDAROĞLU VOWS NOT TO STAND WITH THE CORRUPT
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who was installed as the CHP's party chair by the court's absolute nullity ruling on May 21, addressed the parliamentary group on Aug. 4, more than two months after he was placed in this duty.
PEACE PROCESS LEGISLATION KEPT SECRET UNTIL LAST MINUTE
The framework bill that will advance the Kurdish peace process through the return of militants has reached its final stage, but its content was withheld from all parties, including the DEM Party, until the last moment.
PROMINENT PRO-GOVERNMENT JOURNALIST DETAINED
In a surprising development, police have detained prominent pro-government journalist Cem Küçük in Istanbul, soon after he parted ways with İhlas Media Group.
AUSTRALIA JOINS CLIMATE DISINFORMATION PACT AS TURKEY'S STANCE AWAITED AHEAD OF COP31
Australia has joined the Global Initiative on Information Integrity on Climate Change (GIIICC), a landmark effort to combat climate disinformation now backed by 27 countries and the European Union, while Turkey — which will host the COP31 climate summit in November — has yet to declare its position. Turkey in Depth has learned that Turkey is expected to appoint Professor Mehmet Emin Birpınar as spokesperson for COP31.
TURKEY'S DEFENSE EXPORT SUCCESS NEEDS A RESPONSIBILITY CHECK
The NATO summit in Ankara provided an important opportunity for Turkey to showcase the progress of its defense industry. By now, few can have missed the fact that Turkey has become the world's 11th-largest arms exporter.
APPAREL EXPORTERS DEMAND SPECIAL RECOVERY PACKAGE
Suffering from a loss of competitiveness due to the weak lira and high inflation, the head of the Istanbul Apparel Exporters Association (IHKIB) has requested a three-year support program to save the ready-to-wear sector.
ANKARA HESITANTLY ACKNOWLEDGES NEGOTIATIONS TO GET RID OF S-400
The government has started to admit that it is seeking a way to rid itself of the S-400 missiles it bought from Russia.