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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (L) shakes hand with Turkish President Photo: PAP/EPA/MURAT CETINMUHURDAR/TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE HANDOUT

Turkey announces it will back Dutch Rutte’s candidacy for NATO chief

Turkey has informed the allies that it will support Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s candidacy for NATO Secretary General, Turkish officials said, as quoted by Anatolia news agency on Monday.

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Turkey: Opposition victory in key local elections strikes blow to Erdoğan

The results marked the worst defeat for Erdoğan and his AK Party (AKP) in their more than two decades in power.

CHP’s candidate for Istanbul mayorship Ekrem İmamoğlu poses with supporters. Photo: PAP/EPA/TOLGA BOZOGLU

Turkey: opposition leads in local elections nationwide with more than 40% of votes counted

In Istanbul, the opposition candidate has received 50.00 %of the votes so far, followed by Erdoğan’s party candidate at 41.26%.

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Turkish voters head to polls for local elections

Sunday’s results could either reinforce Erdoğan’s control of Turkey, or signal change in the country’s political landscape.

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Zelenskyy meets Erdoğan to discuss war, grain, defense ties

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Istanbul on Friday for discussions concerning the trajectory of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the lapsed Black Sea grain arrangement, and heightened collaboration in the defense industry as confirmed by both parties. According to Erdogan, Turkey is ready to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war.

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Over 70 women killed in domestic violence incidents in Turkey this year

At least 71 women have died this year due to domestic violence in Turkey. On a single day, February 27th, seven of them were murdered by their former or current husbands. They were shot or stabbed.