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Duvar English A foundation close to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will reportedly be closing down 25 of its dormitories due to financial struggles. The Service for Youth and Education Foundation of Turkey (TÜRGEV) has been struggling financially … Continue reading →

Duvar English Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s guard chief Koray Aslan was forced to retire over “a lack of cadres.” Aslan, who is known with his efforts to save Kılıçdaroğlu from a lynching attempt in the … Continue reading →

Nergis Demirkaya / DUVAR Gov’t may be preparing to take steps against social peace, CHP MP says on calls to shut down HDP The government seeks to hide the trial into President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s relatives’ transactions to an off-shore … Continue reading →

Duvar English Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) saved a seat for lawmaker Enis Berberoğlu, who was stripped of his title on June 4, during their first group meeting in months on June 9. A sheet that said Enis … Continue reading →

Duvar English Gov’t may be preparing to take steps against social peace, CHP MP says on calls to shut down HDP Two human rights groups have said that the Turkish government is using the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to restrict freedoms. … Continue reading →

Duvar English Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has slammed the physical attack on CHP MP Özgür Özel in the parliament, saying that the party “will not back down” to keep the democracy alive despite the increasing … Continue reading →

Duvar English Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on June 11 applied to Constitutional Court for the annulment of a recent prisoner release law. CHP to apply to Turkey’s top court to annul ‘unconstitutional’ articles of prisoner release law … Continue reading →

Duvar English Twitter disclosed on June 11 three new state-linked information operations that have been taken place on its platform this year, including one in Turkey that’s linked to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The U.S.-based social media … Continue reading →

Duvar English Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) spokesperson Faik Öztrak has asked when Turkish prosecutors will summon the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)’s former deputy chair in charge of media affairs after he said that the AKP “cooperated” … Continue reading →

Duvar English Ebubekir Şahin, the head of Turkey’s broadcast regulator RTÜK, has been appointed as a board member at the state-owned Halkbank, Public Disclosure Platform has said. Erdoğan’s adviser appointed as a board member to state-owned Vakıfbank The decision was … Continue reading →

Duvar English Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has said that the municipality will build cemevis, Alevi houses of worship, across the city. İmamoğlu made the comments as he met with the officials of Kazım Karabekir Cemevi in the Ümraniye district on … Continue reading →

Duvar English Turkish main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu shared a video on social media to commemorate the seventh anniversary of Turkey’s historic Gezi protests of 2013, when an environmental protest snowballed into a months-long anti-government movement. Mesele esir düşmekte değil, … Continue reading →

Duvar English The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has prepared summary of proceedings to lift parliamentary immunity of two main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmakers for “insulting” Fahrettin Altun, one of the top aides of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Prosecutors … Continue reading →

Duvar English  Ahmet Altan ‘awaits coronavirus in jail’ as Turkish authorities keep political prisoners behind bars The number of domestic violence complaints have spiked within the 20 days following a bill that allowed the release of some 90,000 arrestees and … Continue reading →

Duvar English Thousands of Twitter users have marked the seventh anniversary of Gezi Park protests on May 31 via sharing pictures and quotes from the landmark demonstrations, while also commemorating those killed by police. The protests initially began as a … Continue reading →

Duvar English Gov’t press ad agency punishes Cumhuriyet for reporting on Altun’s illegal construction A Turkish daily was forced to publish three disclaimers on May 31 over a report on Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun’s controversial construction. Daily Cumhuriyet published … Continue reading →

Duvar English President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed lawsuits against five officials from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)’s İzmir provincial organization on charges of “insulting the president.” One of the five people accused of “insulting the president” is … Continue reading →

Nergis Demirkaya / DUVAR Erdoğan ‘ordered AKP officials to go out on the streets to listen to people’s complaints’ Turkish opposition parties have said that they would be willing to hold early elections, as they commented on the months-long rumors … Continue reading →

İdris Özyol / DUVAR Gov’t permits geothermal wells in Western Turkish natural, archaeological protection areas The Antalya Bar Association has come out in opposition to a development plan for the Mediterranean coastal village of Olympos, which boasts an ancient history with … Continue reading →

Duvar English Only four political parties could pass the 10 percent threshold if parliamentary elections were held today, according to pollster Avrasya. The company’s survey was conducted over the phone on May 20-23 among 2,460 people in Turkey. The results … Continue reading →