Politics news in Türkiye · Page 6

Emine Erdoğan spoke at an event on safe digital systems for children held in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. She said that children's minds have been turned into targeted audiences under surveillance.…

In an operation conducted at 13 addresses in 8 provinces under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 9 suspects were detained on the allegation that marriages were directed according to organizational criteria.…

In New York, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with delegations from Vietnam, Libya, Kuwait, Georgia, Kosovo and Lebanon, and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti expressed thanks. He met with Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarık Rahman at Türkevi; messages were displayed on Times Square screens.…

Detained İBB President Ekrem İmamoğlu made his defence at the hearing in Silivri and said he had appeared at about 100 hearings. The indictment alleges 122,305 lira 70 kuruş in public damage; the case was adjourned to 23 October.…

Beyoğlu Mayor İnan Güney, after being released in the İBB case, visited CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and announced he would remain in the party.…

A banner with a photo of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and his words 'Politics is not a means of enrichment' was hung in front of CHP headquarters. Ali Haydar Fırat said politics is a field of service.…

The enforcement regulation will come to the agenda in TBMM's new legislative term; impact analyses are expected in October, and the bill's submission to Parliament is expected after the new year.…

Melek K., who was on trial due to her social media posts, was released at the first hearing after the prosecutor's opinion of punishment and release. The court postponed the hearing to October 6.…

In GENAR's September 2026 poll, AK Party maintained its first place, while the vote gap with the main opposition New Party drew attention. According to the poll results, the gap is deepening.…

YENİ Party's district chairmanship primaries will be held on September 26-27; Chairman Özgür Özel will attend the elections in Izmir, Manisa, Balıkesir and Istanbul.…

Journalist Sinan Burhan reported that Anahtar Party leader Yavuz Ağıralioğlu could support Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş if a semi-presidential or parliamentary system is adopted, and that they would not meet on the same ground with former İBB President Ekrem İmamoğlu. He said a consensus has formed on Yavaş among nationalist parties.…

DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan said in a meeting with Alevi institutions in Ankara that the peace process is important for 86 million people, his party aspires to govern the country, and they will not give their approval as long as Alevis are not equal.…

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan invited US investors to Türkiye at the 100 Years of Friendship gala in New York on September 21 and extended an invitation to Hamdi Ulukaya. His wife Emine Erdoğan also attended.…

The DEM Party Central Executive Board determined the distribution of duties at its first post-congress meeting chaired by co-chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan. Ayşegül Doğan became party spokesperson, and Serhat Eren became general treasurer.…

The Interior Ministry reported that citizenship decisions for a total of 6,134 people were revoked in the irregular citizenship investigation. Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that 72 people were detained in the second wave, trustees were appointed to 30 companies, and collusive transactions exceeding 3.5 billion lira (TL) were detected.…

The Centre for Combating Disinformation announced that a text concerning Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, published using the Foreign Ministry emblem, is fake and does not appear on official channels.…

DEM Party Ağrı Deputy Sırrı Sakık met with Selahattin Demirtaş in Edirne. He demanded that the freedom of imprisoned politicians not be tied to a framework law, and that decisions of the ECtHR and the Constitutional Court be implemented.…

New Party Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair Gökhan Günaydın applied to the Constitutional Court seeking the annulment and stay of execution of certain provisions of the laws known as the 12th Judicial Package and the Pensioners' Package.…

Asrın Law Office stated that 'manipulative and provocative rhetoric' aimed at Abdullah Öcalan had been put into circulation. The office argued that the housing discussion regarding İmralı had been taken out of context.…