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Large rallies continue over former Istanbul mayor’s imprisonment in Turkiye

CHP leader calls for Ekrem Imamoglu’s release, denounces the arrests of protesters.

Al Jazeera

US researcher Mark Dickey rescued after 9 days trapped deep in Turkish cave

Dickey, 40, was removed safely from cave following international rescue operation involving more than 150 participants.

Al Jazeera

Turkey’s President Erdogan announces new cabinet

An internationally respected former banker gets top economy job, powerful intelligence chief is named foreign minister.

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Migrants bear the brunt of rising nationalism ahead of Turkey’s presidential runoff

As Turkey enters the final stretch to Sunday’s crunch presidential runoff, politicians are turning up the heat on migrants. In Istanbul’s immigrant neighbourhoods, the political discourse is driving migrants and new Turkish citizens into President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s arms.

France 24

Analysis-Turkey's Erdogan cruising, challenger scrambling toward runoff election

President Tayyip Erdogan will appeal to a "kingmaker" third candidate as he manoeuvres to seal victory in Turkey's runoff election, after the initial vote dashed his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu's hopes of a swift win.

Reuters

Erdogan heads for momentous runoff in Turkish presidential election

Turkey braced Monday for its first election runoff after a night of drama showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan edging ahead of his secular rival but failing to secure a first-round win.

Radio France Internationale

Turkey’s election likely heading to run-off; Erdogan has the edge

Neither the president nor Kilicdaroglu cleared the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a second round on May 28.

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Erdogan's opponents vow fresh start on Turkish human rights

President Tayyip Erdogan's opponents say they will repair the damage done to human rights during his rule, promising a new era for democracy and freedoms if he loses power in an election on Sunday.

Reuters

Analysis-Erdogan again? Amid rubble of Turkey's quake, voters demand to be heard

As the sun beat down on a Turkish tent camp for earthquake survivors, Bahattin Kar emerged from his makeshift shelter to complain about the lack of electricity and water, the unfair distribution of aid and the surging cost of living.

Reuters

Factbox-Turkey election 2023: the candidates for president and other key figures

President Tayyip Erdogan will put his two-decade rule on the line on May 14 when he faces opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey's landmark elections.

Reuters

Turkey's Baykar plans production of new air combat drone next year

Turkish defence firm Baykar aims to begin production of its new unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) next year which is already attracting international interest, its chairman Selcuk Bayraktar said.

Reuters

Factbox-Key players in Turkey's election campaign

President Tayyip Erdogan will put his two-decade rule on the line on May 14 when he faces opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey's landmark elections, which surveys suggest will be tight.

Reuters

The man who survived the Turkey earthquake, and his family who didn't

Peering out from under a large slab of concrete and brick, Abdulalim Muaini gestures weakly at his rescuers. It has been over two days since a massive earthquake brought his home in Hatay, Turkey, tumbling down upon him.

Reuters

Turkey-Syria quake day two: What do we know so far?

Rescue operations under way in freezing cold, a day after a magnitude 7.8 quake hit Turkey, Syria killing thousands.

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Court rejects Kurdish party bid to delay closure ruling till after Turkey elections

Turkey's top court rejected on Thursday a request by the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to delay until after the country's elections in May a final ruling on a case that could shut the party down over alleged ties to militants.

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UN body condemns Quran burning in Sweden

Alliance of Civilizations and several Muslim-majority countries denounce stunt by Danish far-right party leader.

Reuters

Jailed Kurdish leader says Erdogan seeking pre-election 'chaos' but will fail

A jailed Kurdish leader said an attempt to ban his leftist party was part of Tayyip Erdogan's plans to foment "chaos" in Turkey's opposition ahead of elections this year, but said it would not save the president from defeat after two decades in power.

Reuters

Turkish court convicts doctor of terrorism propaganda, releases her from jail-rights groups

A Turkish court sentenced the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) to more than two years in prison for terrorism propaganda on Wednesday but ruled she should be released after being in detention since October, human rights activists said.

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Istanbul mayor sentenced to prison for insulting public officials

Court also imposes political ban on Ekrem Imamoglu, seen as a potential opponent of President Erdogan in 2023 elections.

Reuters

Turkish court sentences Erdogan rival to jail with political ban

A Turkish court sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to jail on Wednesday and imposed a political ban on the opposition politician who is seen as a strong potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan in elections next year.

Reuters

Grim winter looms as wartime Ukraine braces for infrastructure attacks

In an abandoned tower block damaged by Russian shelling in Ukraine's second city, Olga Kobzar plans to tough out winter for as long as she can without electricity, water and central heating by lighting the gas stove in her kitchen for warmth.

WEKU

Ukraine hunts for pro-Moscow collaborators suspected of helping Russia strike targets

The southern Mykolaiv region has seen targeted strikes, leading Ukrainian officials to round up hundreds of people suspected of leaking information to the Russians.

Reuters

Ukrainian ex-serviceman claims Russians tortured him in eastern city of Izium

Alexander Glushko says he spent the last fortnight of the Russian occupation of his hometown of Izium in northeast Ukraine jailed by Russian soldiers in the dank ruins of a police station where he was tortured with electric wires.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's chilling warning sparks fears of fresh attacks on civilians

Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians and more could follow after he issued a chilling warning. Intelligence experts in the UK also believe Russia will ramp up its bombing of civilian targets

Reuters

Underground theatre: Ukraine actors return to stage in bomb shelter

Actors in a heavily bombarded city in southern Ukraine have returned to the stage, putting on their first performance since Russia's invasion in an underground shelter converted into a tiny theatre.

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