Canan Kaftancioglu was handed down a ban in June after Turkey's top appeals court upheld a five-year jail sentence against her on charges including insulting the president, meaning she cannot run as a candidate.
Since the 2013 Gezi Park Istanbul protests in Turkey, nothing has been the same. Erdogan's declaration of war against independent media coincides with this milestone, writes DW Editor Bülent Mumay for DW's Weltzeit.
The reorientation of Turkey's foreign policy to seek regional dominance has led to many of its geopolitical friendships crumbling. Find out what this means for the region in the near term.
Turkish President Erdogan is once again frustrating his NATO allies and playing obstructionist This time he is opposing the bids by Finland and Sweden to join NATO To join NATO requires the approval of all NATO nations It is a consensus-run alliance