Monday, 8 May, 2023 , 14:21 AFP — The parliamentary assembly of the world's largest security organisation, the OSCE, voiced disappointment on Monday after Turkey barred two lawmakers from a 100-strong mission to monitor the country's May 14 elections.

Monday, 8 May, 2023 , 10:52 AFP — Iran has charged two more actresses for violating the country's dress code for women, the latest in a series of similar indictments against celebrities in the Islamic republic, local media reported Monday.

Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 13:23 AFP — The head of Iran's athletics federation resigned Sunday over a sporting event featuring women without the mandatory headscarf, state media reported, as the Islamic republic toughens enforcement of hijab rules.

Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 06:35 AFP — Exhausted by crackdowns in Turkey's Kurdish heartland, Ali is backing the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections next Sunday -- though his faith in the presidential hopeful is not great.

Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 06:27 AFP — Turkey's multi-faceted opposition alliance wants to undo President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade legacy of highly centralised and religiously conservative rule.

Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 06:18 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade domination of Turkey has seen some groups prosper and others suffer in the highly polarised country.

Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 05:52 AFP — There were 100 of them, all lawyers, determined to make next Sunday's Turkish election as transparent as possible.

Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 05:50 AFP — Turkey's would-be successor to Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a deceivingly simple plan: ensure a smooth transition from two decades of Islamic-rooted rule and then leave after stripping the presidency of its powers.

Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 05:43 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next Sunday puts his two-decade legacy on the line in a knife-edge vote against a powerful alliance built on anger over economic hardship and his authoritarian turn.

Thursday, 4 May, 2023 , 17:48 AFP — A Danish lawmaker due to be an OSCE election observer in Turkey's upcoming vote said Thursday Ankara had denied him access because he previously visited the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.