Deniz Yücel

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel has revealed that National Intelligence Organization (MİT) chief İbrahim Kalın will visit the party headquarters this week to deliver a presentation.

The announcement comes after Kalın met with members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) last month.

Political parties in Türkiye marked Eid al-Adha with a series of congratulatory visits on June 17, signaling a renewed push for dialogue in Turkish politics.

The celebrations kicked off with a meeting between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on the second day of Eid.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has unveiled mayoral candidates for next March's local polls in an additional 126 electoral districts, including nine provinces.

A mayor from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) was arrested over his suspected links to the FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 defeated coup attempt, a prosecutor's office said on Dec. 17.

İbrahim Burak Oğuz, the mayor of Urla district in the Aegean province of İzmir, is the first head of a CHP-run municipality to be arrested since the March 31 local elections.

Deniz Yücel is seen in this file photo in front of Istanbul's Silivri prison

German citizen Mehmet Y. was detained in the Bulgarian city of Varna late on Tuesday at the behest of the Turkish government.

The German Foreign Ministry confirmed the arrest and said the embassy in Sofia was providing the man with consular service.

Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel, who was jailed for spreading "terrorist propaganda," has filed a lawsuit against Turkey.

The Greek Defense Ministry has been assured that the charges against the two Greek soldiers who accidentally crossed into Turkey last week will not change and that they will not be tried for espionage, Skai understands.

German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel, who was detained in Turkey a year ago, has been released from jail, German newspaper Die Welt reported on Feb. 16 citing his lawyer.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the Turkish government was encouraging the judiciary to speed up an indictment against German journalist Deniz Yucel on Monday, Deutsche Welle reported.