A court ruled on May 21 that the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) 2023 convention was legally invalid, reinstating former Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and his administration in a decision that deepens a growing internal crisis.

Three planes carrying activists from the Global Sumud humanitarian aid flotilla, detained earlier this week by Israel in international waters, arrived in Istanbul on Thursday.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that Türkiye will continue to pursue pro-peace and pro-stability policies in its region amid armed conflicts, vowing that circumstances oblige Ankara to always keep its armed forces strong and robust.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope of progress on ending the war with Iran, as he looked to Pakistani mediators to help advance efforts to strike an agreement.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Cuba on Thursday that the United States was laser-focused on changing the communist system, after the island was stunned by a U.S. indictment of its former president Raul Castro.