Erdogan acts to curb Turkish military
Armed forces? role set to be limited to protecting state from ?external threats? after phrasing ? ?to protect nation? ? was used to justify coups
Turkish PM signals no lowering of election threshold
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signaled no withdrawal of Turkey?s 10 percent election threshold.
Kurdish bid at new level as ?wise? mission over
The bid to find a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue has moved into a ?second stage,? with concrete steps now expected from the government
Only 10 to 15 percent of PKK militants withdrew: PM Erdoğan
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said only a small proportion of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) militants had left Turkish soil
Turkish government moves to amend criticized military code
An article in military code, which is seen to provide legal justification for coups d?état, may become history as the government is preparing to take steps to amend the controversial item
PKK ?police unit?s? traffic control investigated
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party?s (PKK) so-called police unit, ?The Patriotic Revolutionist.
Turkish market regulator opens probe into recent volatility
Turkey?s Capital Markets Board (SPK) has launched a detailed investigation into financial orders
The protests in Turkey are finally calming down, and life in Istanbul and other major cities is getting back
Kurdish process, Syria and protests dominate National Security Council meeting
The National Security Council held its first meeting since the start of PKK militants’ pullout from Turkish soil and the protests that recently spread across the country
No peace without democracy, says BDP
The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) co-chairperson Gültan Kışanak.
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