DEM Party said on Monday it will reclaim municipal councillors who ran under CHP's banner in the 2024 local elections. The pact, known as the "urban consensus", was never acknowledged publicly by either party. The change could shift council arithmetic in several cities, including CHP-run Istanbul.
Security forces raided 32 provinces on Monday targeting alleged members of FETÖ, the network blamed for the 2016 coup attempt, detaining 72 people. Forty-one were formally arrested on charges including financing the organisation and spreading its propaganda online, while judicial proceedings continue for the rest.
The S&P Global PMI fell to 47.3 in October from 47.9, the fifth straight month below the growth threshold, with new orders dropping at their sharpest pace since July. Nearly a third of manufacturers reported higher input costs from oil, raw materials and a weaker lira, while confidence slipped to a three-month low.
Fuat Oktay, head of Parliament's foreign affairs committee, told Turkish civic groups in Berlin on Monday that Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration are limiting the EU's strategic vision on Türkiye. He argued accession would strengthen Europe more than Türkiye, calling the continued delay "strategic blindness".
Turkey's Constitutional Court removed the word "indefinitely" from the civil code article governing post-divorce alimony in September. Erdoğan has now told officials to rework an initial proposal, worried that tying payments strictly to marriage length could leave some spouses in hardship. Women's groups and family judges will be consulted on a broader framework.
Russian forces bombed an aid distribution point at a school in the village of Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, on Monday. They struck first with aerial bombs as residents gathered, then hit the school's own shelter directly. At least 26 people died and 27 are missing. US envoy Steve Witkoff said Russian and Ukrainian delegations will meet in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11 to discuss security arrangements and next steps toward ending the war.
Bart De Wever presented his government's resignation to King Philippe on Monday after the five coalition parties failed to agree on about 7.7 billion euros in savings through 2029. The king deferred his decision and will meet each party leader this week before seeing De Wever again on Friday. The Palace called for a "spirit of compromise" given the country's economic and geopolitical pressures.
Incumbent President Iliana Iotova won Sunday's runoff with 57.5 percent against challenger Andrey Gyurov's 39.4 percent. She campaigned as a "president of peace" favouring negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, in a vote shaped by Black Sea drone attacks on Bulgarian shipping. She takes office on January 22.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on President Karol Nawrocki on Monday to swear in eight judges parliament elected to the constitutional tribunal, saying the standoff "could cost Poland dearly". Nawrocki has refused, and police were deployed around the court over the weekend after protesters clashed with police, while two rival camps each claim to lead the tribunal.
Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that indirect talks with Iran have made "some progress", adding that Washington will "keep on working at it". Iran's plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, narrowed down from five days to two, is unchanged, but Tehran now also wants the US to lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports, repeal sanctions, and guarantee a full ceasefire across the region, including Lebanon, before it signs off.
The death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has passed 5,300, health authorities said, making it the fastest-spreading outbreak of the disease on record. Aid groups warn that weak health systems and difficulty reaching affected areas are hampering the response.
IF Metall, Unionen, Sveriges Ingenjörer, GS and Livs jointly presented their demand for a 3.9 percent pay rise ahead of next year's wage round, covering more than 3.4 million employees when the current agreement expires on March 31, 2027. Unionen's Peter Hellberg justified the demand by pointing to "positive developments in competitiveness", while IF Metall's Marie Nilsson rejected employers' call for wage restraint in the face of Chinese competition: "We believe that is completely the wrong path to take."