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Türkiye's main opposition CHP party's court-installed leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, delivers a speech at the party's headquarters in Ankara on 30 May 2026. Adem ALTAN / AFP

Türkiye’s opposition is now a shell of its former self 

Since the CHP defeated the ruling AKP party in the 2024 local elections, its leaders have either been deposed or imprisoned, in what its supporters call a targeted campaign

Omer Onhon 17 June 2026
Photo of Gürsel Tekin, CHP member of parliament and a former deputy to the CHP leader. (Supplied)

Turkish Opposition Figure Insists on Early Elections to Solve Country’s Crises

A prominent figure of the Republican People's Party (CHP), the main opposition party in Turkey, repeated his call for early parliamentary and presidential elections in the country. Gürsel Tekin,…

Jiwan Soz 16 April 2021
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The MOU reached by the two warring nations forces a rethink of the Middle East's political, security, and economic landscape

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Hormuz may reopen, but the deal is strewn with mines

21 June 2026

Perhaps Lebanon, not the nuclear file, will become the real test of the agreement's ability to survive

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New laws will embed Israel in US security agencies

16 June 2026

Legislation to fund the American military and intelligence services will include requirements that Israeli defence firms be involved in sensitive projects and that classified information be shared

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Hormuz is open, but obstacles to trade still linger

22 June 2026

Even if diplomatic progress continues, the Strait could be closed again. As a result, the geopolitical risk premium attached to Gulf energy exports is unlikely to disappear entirely.

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Football and art: fusing a popular sport with culture

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Artists use paintings, sculpture, murals, and digital designs to iconise, idolise, and mythologise football culture in a language understood by all

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