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.
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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.
FX-PROTECTED DEPOSIT SCHEME ENDS
The Foreign Exchange-Protected Deposit scheme, known as KKM, has come to a complete end after total balances in the accounts dropped to zero, according to weekly data from the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK).
GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS 10% TAX ON CORPORATE MONEY MARKET FUNDS
The Finance Ministry has finalized preliminary work to redirect short-term capital inflows toward long-term, productive investments, according to a report by Bloomberg HT.
EXPORTERS TARGET $10 BILLION TRADE VOLUME WITH SYRIA
Turkish business leaders aim to grow trade with Syria to $10 billion a year and take part in the country's reconstruction after years of conflict.
UKRAINE-RUSSIA WAR COULD COST TURKEY $20 BILLION IN THREE MONTHS
Maritime trade in the Black Sea has come to a near halt due to Russian and Ukrainian strikes, creating a major economic threat for Turkey, according to a shipping executive.
CENTRAL BANK RESUMES REPO AUCTIONS, DE FACTO RATE CUT
The central bank has resumed one-week repo auctions after a nearly six-month pause, an operational shift that effectively lowers market funding costs and paves the way for official policy rate cuts.
A PEACE PROCESS DEVOID OF DEMOCRATIZATION
The first concrete step has been taken in the PKK's disarmament process, a subject Turkey has been discussing for nearly 22 months. The law that will form the legal groundwork for the group's disarmament passed parliament with what has been called a 'historic consensus.' Next comes implementation. But the real question is will this process, dubbed 'Terror-Free Turkey,' contribute to the country's democratization?
OSMAN KAVALA’S UNENDING TORMENT
Osman Kavala will turn 70 next year. He has been in prison for nine years. During those nine years, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled three times that his detention and conviction violated his rights and called for his “immediate release.” Most recently, just three days ago, the ECHR once again called on Turkey to “release him.”
FRAMEWORK LAW PASSES, ATTENTION SHIFTS TO NEW CONSTITUTION
Following the framework law's acceptance by a high vote of 467 in parliament — legislation expected to end a half-century-long conflict in relation to the Kurdish issue— now eyes are on the next steps the government will take.
CHP DEPUTY FACES SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACCUSATION
A sexual harassment investigation has been launched against CHP deputy Ahmet Baran Yazgan.
OVERSEAS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS DROP SHARPLY
The contracts of construction firms abroad fell by more than half in the first six months of 2026.