You won’t be able to cover up the scam

Following the fund embezzlement and stock market manipulation scandal, Mahmut Sütcü, Chairman of the Capital Markets Board (SPK), resigned, whilst Osman Çelik, Deputy Minister of Treasury and...

The people’s demands cannot wait for an election

The greatest fear of the Palace regime, which has been terrorising protesters in Europe, is a popular uprising. The opposition, however, which merely defers any response to the election, offers no...

14 journalists to appear in court

The Palace administration, which is threatening the public’s right to information, is stepping up its crackdown on the independent media with each passing day. Whilst reactions to the appointment of...

Statements to the prosecution completed: Arrest warrant sought for journalist Murat Ağırel

In an investigation being conducted in Istanbul on allegations of ‘laundering assets derived from crime’, 17 people, including journalist Murat Ağırel, were brought to the courthouse. The process of...

Marina dos Santos: Latin America cannot accept its peoples being subordinated to the interests of...

Marina dos Santos of the MST stresses that their priority in the run-off is Lula’s re-election, and that they will continue fighting for people’s demands after the election. For dos Santos, the...

There is strong opposition to the political deadlock

Whilst the government imposes “politics without the people” on the country, research shows that citizens are unhappy at being excluded from decision-making processes. Political scientists point out...

It is not a mere hiccup, but the regime itself

A discussion on the funding crisis was held at TAKSAV, featuring Timur Soykan and Bahadır Özgür. Whilst Soykan highlighted the network behind the scandal, Özgür described it as the collapse of the...

What does the fund scandal have to do with the tensions in Azerbaijan? Who is pulling the strings?

Journalists in the firing line over the fund embezzlement scandal

As the fund embezzlement scandal reaches into the ruling party, journalists reporting the facts are in the firing line. Whilst AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claims they have ‘brought the issue...

We will neither remain silent nor become your prisoners

The Palace regime, unable to secure public consent, is using its power over institutions such as the judiciary, the police and the bureaucracy to stay in power. Following the appointment of an...

Erdoğan will not go against Trump’s wishes

As clashes between the Houthis and the Saudis intensify, the Palace regime continues its preparations to send troops to Yemen. The Ministry of Defence has announced that the authorisation decision is...

Headscarf crisis between one nation, two states

Bahçeli and KK’s joint plan for Turkey: More than just friends

We will see closer synchronisation between the MHP and the CHP. However, the political landscape will be shaped as much by the opposition’s resistance as by the negotiations taking place with the...

Those responsible for the destruction are ‘supporters’ of COP31

Companies such as Limak, IC Holding and Sinpaş, which have ruined forests in Akbelen for coal and sacrificed the coastline in Marmaris for profit, were among the holding companies named as ‘climate...

Fund crisis stirs up AKP backrooms: Allegations of changes to the Cabinet and bureaucracy

AKP sources, arguing that those who have made illicit gains from fund transactions must be exposed, suggested that Erdoğan could make changes to the party leadership, the Cabinet and the bureaucracy...

Our love for this country is unconditional; we will not surrender: We will not give up

The ruling power, caught red-handed stealing the people’s money, crumbling and decaying, is lashing out in fear. Its latest move was to appoint a trustee to Halk TV, the country’s most-watched news...

The scandal has come back to haunt the Palace

Although the Palace administration has tried to portray the fund embezzlement as an isolated incident, the public remains unconvinced. According to polls, the overwhelming majority of citizens do not...

Appointed to Halk TV as well: The ruling party’s ‘trustee prince’, İbrahim Paşalı

Following the crackdown on opposition and independent media organisations, the same name has once again taken centre stage. Ibrahim Paşalı, a former columnist for Yeni Şafak who had previously been...

Police raid on Halk TV: Trustee appointed, broadcasts suspended

Following a police raid on Halk TV in the early hours of the morning, a trustee was appointed and the channel’s television broadcasts were suspended. Whilst journalists were barred from entering the...

AKP files defamation suit against BirGün TV, Timur Soykan, Şaban Sevinç and Zeynel Emre

The AKP has filed a defamation suit seeking 600,000 lira in damages against BirGün TV and Timur Soykan, citing their broadcasts and statements regarding the fund embezzlement scandal. Separate...