People ' s Party

The mayor of Istanbul's Esenyurt district, Ahmet Özer from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), was detained on Oct. 30 on charges of alleged membership in the PKK terrorist organization.

Athens' interest in boosting the Western Balkans' European integration prospects and particularly those of Serbia - the largest and most influential country in the region - was underscored by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' visit to Belgrade on Wednesday evening, during which he and his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk, attended a dinner hosted by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

The Turkish parliament has formed a commission of inquiry to investigate a health care scandal involving the deaths of newborns that are linked to fraudulent admissions to intensive care units.

The case centers on a scheme that allegedly exploited the country's social security system through fraudulent admissions of infants into intensive care units.

Academic Professor Dr. İbrahim Kaboğlu has been elected as the new president of the Istanbul Bar Association, one of the largest bar associations in the world, overthrowing a long-served lawyer group.

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a European People's Party summit on Thursday to discuss the EU's role in resuming negotiations on the Cyprus issue, which have been stalled since 2017.

Polish MEP Tomas Zdechovsky, representing the European People's Party, has indicated that the vote for Ekaterina Zaharieva as Bulgaria's next European Commissioner is uncertain, BNR reports. He noted that many of his colleagues from the socialist and liberal groups have yet to decide whether they will support her nomination.

Hundreds gathered in front of Ankara Station on Thursday to commemorate the victims of a deadly suicide attack perpetrated by the ISIL terrorist organization on its ninth anniversary.

In the new EU parliament, small but consistent signals of rapprochement between the right and far right are alarming the center left, which sees it as a potential threat to the European Union's stability.

The parliament convened behind closed doors on Oct. 8 to discuss the potential risks posed by Israel's ongoing military actions in the region.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Defense Minister Yaşar Güler briefed lawmakers during the session on Israel's aggressive policies and how they could impact Türkiye.

The parliament will hold a closed session on Oct. 8 to discuss Israel's ongoing military actions in the Middle East and Türkiye's response to the escalating conflict.