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selahattin demirtaş
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The injustice wrought on Kurdish mayors
Turkey's most successful Kurdish party is fighting to survive after 50 of its 65 elected mayors were unseated by government order
Election 2018 round-up: will we see a second round?
Sunday will be all about the number of Erdoğan supporters the opposition can convert, but the story doesn't end there
In search of a Turkish Macron
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is not the man who can defeat President Erdoğan, but he’s laying the ground for someone who could
HDP operation: which MPs have been arrested?
Live spreadsheet listing the status of MPs from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) following Friday morning's wave of arrests
What is the news like on Turkish TV?
The state of Turkey's newspapers receives extensive attention abroad, but little is known about the television news bulletins watched by tens of millions each night
Dropping the gun
Calls to abolish compulsory military service in Turkey are becoming increasingly mainstream
Three things that could ignite Turkey’s election
A series of important but low-key developments over the weekend could revolutionise Turkish politics in the seven months before next year's general election