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Türkei: Erdoğans Angstgegner macht das Gericht zur politischen Bühne

16. Oktober 2026 um 13:35

Wegen angeblicher Korruption fordert die Anklage für Ekrem İmamoğlu 2400 Jahre Haft. Statt sich zu verteidigen, hält der frühere Bürgermeister von Istanbul eine mitreißende Regierungserklärung.

Halk TV Takeover Confirms ‘Long Capture’ of Turkey’s Media

16. Oktober 2026 um 07:13
As a noose tightens on one of Turkey’s last remaining independent TV channels, the transformation of a once diverse media sector into a ‘univocal government-dominated ecosystem’ is almost total.

Türkische Fondskrise: Ein Finanzskandal, der das System Erdoğan erschüttert

09. Oktober 2026 um 09:57

Menschen aus der türkischen Elite bereichern sich über Jahre an künstlich hochgetriebenen Aktienfonds. Dann platzt die Blase, Hunderttausende verlieren ihr Geld. Die Verdächtigen kommen aus dem Umfeld des Präsidenten.

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  • Mayor of Turkish opposition stronghold Izmir defects to Erdoğan’s party
    Cemil Tugay joins ruling AKP after vowing he would never switch sides in boost for Turkish presidentThe mayor of Izmir, Turkey’s third city and an opposition stronghold, has defected to the ruling AKP in a move hailed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president.Turkey’s opposition is battling an increasingly intense crackdown, with a barrage of what observers say are politically motivated arrests and lawsuits targeting its mayors and elected officials. Continue reading...
     

Mayor of Turkish opposition stronghold Izmir defects to Erdoğan’s party

07. Oktober 2026 um 14:54

Cemil Tugay joins ruling AKP after vowing he would never switch sides in boost for Turkish president

The mayor of Izmir, Turkey’s third city and an opposition stronghold, has defected to the ruling AKP in a move hailed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president.

Turkey’s opposition is battling an increasingly intense crackdown, with a barrage of what observers say are politically motivated arrests and lawsuits targeting its mayors and elected officials.

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Mayor of Turkey’s Third-Largest City Joins Ruling Party

07. Oktober 2026 um 11:54
Opposition party's position crumbles further as mayor of key city joins President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AKP in major political defection.

One Resignation Doesn’t Prove Justice Operates Fairly in Turkey

07. Oktober 2026 um 06:50
Pro-government media say the resignation of one key figure over a stock market scandal shows the rule of law works impartially in Turkey. Courts’ treatment of opposition leaders suggests otherwise.

Mayor’s Resignation Deals Fresh Blow to Turkey’s Fragmented Opposition

29. September 2026 um 11:47
Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas’ resignation from the Republican People’s Party has worsened the embattled opposition’s plight ahead of the next elections – potentially benefitting Turkey’s authoritarian president.

Kanzlerdebatte: Wie Wüst die Deutschtürken umwirbt

29. September 2026 um 12:31

Erstmals empfängt Erdoğan einen deutschen Ministerpräsidenten: Hendrik Wüst profiliert sich in Ankara als Außenpolitiker. Geht es da um die Nachfolge von Kanzler Merz oder die Wähler in Nordrhein-Westfalen?

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  • Turkey detains dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and journalists
    Protesters teargassed as minister claims widespread raids and arrests under obscenity laws were to ‘protect families’ Turkish authorities have used accusations of obscenity to justify a wave of raids and arrests targeting the LGBTQ+ community, which has grown to include journalists as well as more than 150 arrested during protests against the raids.Starting in the early hours of Sunday, Turkish police carried out simultaneous raids on the offices of LGBTQ+ rights organisations and HIV-advocacy g
     

Turkey detains dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and journalists

17. September 2026 um 05:00

Protesters teargassed as minister claims widespread raids and arrests under obscenity laws were to ‘protect families’

Turkish authorities have used accusations of obscenity to justify a wave of raids and arrests targeting the LGBTQ+ community, which has grown to include journalists as well as more than 150 arrested during protests against the raids.

Starting in the early hours of Sunday, Turkish police carried out simultaneous raids on the offices of LGBTQ+ rights organisations and HIV-advocacy groups in the cities of Istanbul, the capital, Ankara, and the coastal city of İzmir, as well as the cities of Aydın and Mersin.

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Autokratie: Wie Erdoğan die Türkei zur Scheindemokratie macht

11. September 2026 um 13:42

Ein Istanbuler Bezirk wählt eine Bürgermeisterin von der Opposition, trotzdem regiert dort nun ein Mann von Erdoğans AKP. Der Fall zeigt, mit welchen Mitteln der geschwächte Präsident um die Macht kämpft.

Turkey’s Ruling Party Seizes Back Control of Important Mayoralty

08. September 2026 um 14:47
President Erdogan's ruling party takes back control of Istanbul’s Uskudar municipality – a key district that it lost to the opposition in the 2024 local elections.

Türkei: "Natürlich gewinnen wir die nächste Wahl"

06. September 2026 um 12:13

In der Türkei haben so viele immer wieder von einem Land ohne Erdoğan geträumt und mussten doch zusehen, wie die Demokratie bis zur Unkenntlichkeit verblasste. Jetzt ist da eine neue Oppositionspartei. Und wieder hoffen sie.

Turkish Crackdown on Religious Groups ‘Part of a Dangerous Transformation’

27. August 2026 um 07:07
Turkish authorities are going after the powerful Suleymancilar Islamic organisation and other autonomous centres of influence as President Erdogan pursues a transformation to a political system not dissimilar to Russia’s, political analyst Salim Cevik tells BIRN.

European Court Orders Turkey to Release Osman Kavala Immediately, Again

25. August 2026 um 14:07
The European Court of Human Rights’ Grand Chamber has ordered Turkey to release Osman Kavala and eliminate the consequences of his conviction after finding multiple violations of his Convention rights.

Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte: Erneutes Urteil: Türkei soll Menschenrechtsaktivisten Kavala freilassen

25. August 2026 um 13:07

Bereits zum dritten Mal verurteilt der Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte die Türkei wegen des Umgangs mit dem inhaftierten Aktivisten. Die fehlende Unabhängigkeit der Justiz im Land sei „systemisch“.

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  • I once saw Enes Kanter speak truth to power. Now he only punches down | Bryan Armen Graham
    Nearly a decade after I watched him defy Erdoğan at great personal cost, the ex-NBA player is using his hard-won freedom to turn transgender people into a punchlineNine years ago, I watched Enes Kanter ask America to take him in. It was May 2017, inside the National Basketball Players Association’s offices in midtown Manhattan. Kanter had just returned from a frightening detention at Bucharest airport, where Romanian border police told him Turkey had canceled his passport. He’d just turned 25, a
     

I once saw Enes Kanter speak truth to power. Now he only punches down | Bryan Armen Graham

25. August 2026 um 10:00

Nearly a decade after I watched him defy Erdoğan at great personal cost, the ex-NBA player is using his hard-won freedom to turn transgender people into a punchline

Nine years ago, I watched Enes Kanter ask America to take him in. It was May 2017, inside the National Basketball Players Association’s offices in midtown Manhattan. Kanter had just returned from a frightening detention at Bucharest airport, where Romanian border police told him Turkey had canceled his passport. He’d just turned 25, an NBA center with a green card and no country he could safely call home.

“I’m open for adoption,” he joked from the head of a table in a nondescript conference room, addressing a dozen reporters hastily summoned by his manager. Then he turned serious: “My next move is to just become an American citizen.”

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