WHY TURKISH STUDENT MOVEMENTS RUN OUT OF STEAM?
I was in Belgrade at the beginning of the month. I started to talk about the political situation in Serbia with the relatively young-looking driver.
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ON THE DAY İMAMOĞLU STARTS DELIVERING DEFENSE, HALK TV GOES DARK
The day jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was to begin his defense in the Istanbul Municipality trial for the first time since his arrest 19 months ago, a court-appointed trustee cut the live broadcast of the Halk TV, one of his staunchest supporters in the media.
KURDISH GROUPS INTENSIFY PRESSURE ON GOVERNMENT TO START THE RETURN PROCESS
The pro-Kurdish DEM Party has called for the peace process law to be freed from the “tutelage” of the National Security Council (MGK), as a delayed council decision holds up implementation.
JAILED ATALAY STARTS HUNGER STRIKE AS OPPOSITION PROTESTS ERDOĞAN AT PARLIAMENT'S OPENING
Can Atalay, stripped of his parliamentary seat and held in prison since 2022, began a hunger strike as parliament reconvened on Oct. 1, while the main opposition Yeni Party walked out when President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the floor during the opening speech.
STEPS ON DISARMAMENT AND ÖCALAN’S STATUS ARE EXPECTED
With the start of the new legislative year on Oct. 1, the main agenda will be the ongoing peace process concerning the Kurdish issue, which faces gridlock about the timing of demands over disarmament, legal guarantees, and the official status of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.
EU IMPOSES NEW QUOTAS AND PRICE THRESHOLDS ON TURKISH STEEL
The EU is enforcing new temporary safeguard measures on some steel and related products imported from Turkey starting Sept. 25.
TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING, PEACE BILL FINALLY REACHES PARLIAMENT
The long-awaited and kept-under-wraps framework bill that will start the return and release of PKK members was finally submitted to parliament, two years after the process was announced.
PROBE INTO ROCK STAR’S CHARITY EXPANDS AS CELEBRITIES QUESTIONED
The corruption investigation into the Ahbap Association, founded by Turkish rock star Haluk Levent, has expanded with numerous celebrities summoned to testify.
Let’s Get the Party Started!
Özel finally finds his new party, calls it a shirt of fire, CHP self-divides again, imagining its votes will go higher.
A ‘NEW PARTY’ IS ABOUT TO BE BORN
Özgür Özel, ousted as CHP chair by a court ruling, is preparing to set up a new party even as legal threats mount against him and his allies. The party is likely to be called Yeni Party (New Party), Özel said. 'We are working on the name and the logo. The name has started to become clear. There is a generally accepted name, while the logo is still being worked on. For now, let's call it 'Yeni Party.' Until there is a new name, let's say Yeni Party,' Özel told SZC TV. 'The statute and the program are being written. The official step will be taken at the end of July or the beginning of August,' Özel told the channel at parliament ahead of a special session marking the 10th anniversary of the failed coup attempt.
ROCK STAR ARRESTED IN MASSIVE CHARITY FRAUD PROBE
Turkey is shaken by the misdoings of an Anatolian rock singer Haluk Levent, who once topped the list of Turkey's 'most trusted celebrities' due to his leadership of the respected charity organization Ahbap.
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.