Unwed couples against our faith, says Turkish deputy PM
Marriage is a significant and sacred matter, Deputy PM Bülent Arınç said Sept. 1 at the wedding of a young couple
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Newspapers account for 90 percent of Turkey?s written media circulation, report shows
Over 90 percent of written media circulation in Turkey in the last year was made up of newspaper circulation
Alcohol consumption in Turkey not diminishing despite obstacles
Despite restrictions on alcohol consumption such as high taxes and area reduction over the last decade of AKP rule, alcohol consumption hasn?t fallen
Ankara mayor says ODTÜ ?not a second Gezi?
?Militant groups? are attempting to transform a recent row over the cutting of trees at ODTÜ into a second Gezi Park protest, Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek has said
Road through Turkey’s ODTÜ forest awaits approval
Students march to protest the decision to build an Ankara road that would cross over ODTÜ territory
Alevis voice concerns in report to President Gül
The Alevi Bektaşi Cultural Institute takes recent report up to Turkish President Abdullah Gül
Secularism non-negotiable for Alevis, fieldwork shows
Alevis were the first community to support the formation of the Turkish Republic but are growing increasingly wary at perceived attempts to roll back the state?s secularist principles
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