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İmamoğlu arrest: the next steps
Istanbul's mayor has been formally charged and stripped, temporarily we are told, of his post
Explainer: Is Özgür Özel’s leadership now under threat?
Recent events, Turkey's opposition CHP says, has forced it to call an extraordinary party congress.
Where now for İmamoğlu, Erdoğan and Turkey?
This morning’s police raids targeted 106 suspects but the focus, of course, is on the man who is…
Yeni Yol: Meet the new boys on the block
Three religious parties in parliament agree to join forces – but what impact can they have?
Fethullah Gülen dies: Mourners are few and far in between
The 83-year-old leaves behind a toxic legacy.
What’s in a name? A year of being told it’s ‘Türkiye, not Turkey’
With a few exceptions here and there, Turkey's rebrand exercise hasn't caught on in the media
Ankara mayoral candidate Mansur Yavaş’s ‘legal troubles’ are not what they may seem
The top contender to create an electoral upset on March 31 finds himself on the receiving end of a bizarrely complicated lawsuit
My country has never been so divided
On the anniversary of a traumatic night when sections of the military tried to stage a coup, some personal thoughts on the state of Turkey today
Come home or lose your passport – even if you’re dead
Turkey has summoned 130 of its nationals home to face terrorism charges. But with one of them confirmed killed last year, has it actually done its research?
Unasked questions in General Akar’s 15 July coup testimony
Everyone wants to know what precisely happened to Turkey's top general on the night of 15 July. He doesn't tell us much and sadly no-one will ask further.