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The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) following allegations of vote-buying at the party’s recent congress. Former CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and former general secretary Akif Hamzaçebi have been…

According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and agencies, men killed at least 28 women and four children in January. Additionally, 39 women and seven children died under suspicious circumstances, making it unclear…

Merdan Yanardağ, editor-in-chief of TELE1 channel, has been acquitted of charges related to spreading false information about an alleged assassination plot targeting Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, former leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and a presidential candidate in the…

Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Muhammad al-Julani, the interim president of Syria’s transitional government, landed at Ankara’s Esenboğa Airport around 4 pm local time (GMT+3), according to Anadolu Agency (AA). President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Sharaa began a private…

İstanbul has experienced a significant rise in air pollution, with the highest levels recorded in the Göztepe district, according to official monitoring data. The lowest pollution levels were reported in parts of Sultangazi and Beylikdüzü. The pollution surge coincided with…

Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa is set to visit Turkey tomorrow to hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish Presidency’s Communications Directorate has announced. The meeting will take place at the Presidential Complex in Ankara and focus on…

Cem Aydın, Chairperson of the Youth Branches of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) was detained this morning in a raid on his home. Charges included ‘insulting a public officer’ and ‘targeting an individual involved in the struggle against terror’. The…

The founder and chief editor of Agos Newspaper, Hrant Dink, was commemorated at the 18th anniversary of his assassination in a ceremony held in front of Sebat Apartmanı, the former offices of Agos, and the site of his murder. Halâskârgazi…

The police conducted raids in İstanbul early today on the homes of members of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) and the Federation of Socialist Youth Associations (SGDF).  At least 12 individuals were detained during the operation, including key…

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu appeared at the Çağlayan Courthouse to give testimony in two separate investigations regarding his remarks about İstanbul’s chief public prosecutor and a court-appointed expert. One investigation accuses İmamoğlu of “marking a counterterrorism official as a target…