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After a painful defeat to President Recept Tayyip Erdogan, Tukey's main opposition has elected a new leader for the first time in 13 years.
Two opposition mayors in eastern Turkey have been removed from office after being convicted of "terrorism" for belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party
A Turkish journalist has been arrested for social media posts regarding the investigation of an opposition mayor with supposed links to the outlawed PKK.
The arrest comes after the PKK attacked Turkish defence company TUSAS in Ankara last week, killing five.
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi's body, wrapped in the Turkish flag and carried by uniformed officers, arrived at its final resting place in the Aegean town of Didim.
In a scuffle involving dozens of Turkish deputies, a female lawmaker was struck, leaving drops of blood on steps leading to the speaker's lectern.
Erdogan's statement comes following the 50 year anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
Hundreds of protesters who took part in May Day demonstrations in Istanbul on Wednesday were arrested, as protesters clashed with police.
Turkish unions are prohibited from using Istanbul's emblematic Taksim Square to for any May Day protests, which have often witnessed arrests in the country.
Turkish officials have overturned the victory of a pro-Kurdish candidate who won 55 percent of the vote in the eastern city of Van, leading to protests