Islamic scholar Gülen sues Turkish PM for libel Lawyers representing Gülen filed a complaint for allegedly ‘denigrating and insulting’ remarks Local elections will be test for AKP: Turkish PM Erdoğan PM Erdoğan echoes his comments that the ballot box is everything during a press conference with German Chancellor Merkel, saying March local polls will … Read more
Ergenekon judge says he wouldn?t have accepted indictment if he could properly read it The chief judge of the Ergenekon coup plot case has admitted that he did not thoroughly read the original indictment, which came to more than 2,500 pages Ali Ismail Korkmaz Case Suspects Stand Trial 8 suspects stood trial … Read more
The president Abdullah Gül by approving this bill and many similar bills proves himself to be the good cop of a very corrupt regime… Turkey: Contentious Medical Bill Signed President Abdullah Gul signed a measure into law on Friday that makes it a crime to administer emergency first aid without government authorization. Turkey purges … Read more
Police units in southeastern city perform ?moral profiling? of students? private lives Police followed students’ political and social activities as well as their relationships, a report said Islamic Scholar Gülen?s letter to Ankara intensifies graft case row A letter recently sent to President Abdullah Gül by Fethullah Gülen has intensified the already rifted relations … Read more
Turkey’s Democratic Institutions Besieged brookings.edu ? Peter W. Singer ? 1/3/14 ? In Foreign Policy magazine, John Hannah, a former national security advisor to Dick Cheney, suggests that ?the end? of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish prime minister, may ?suddenly be within the realm of Lawmakers’ Twitter frenzy angers Deputy PM Arınç Bülent Arınç … Read more
PM Erdoğan announces new Cabinet with 10 changes amid graft probe The Cabinet changes include the interior, economy, environment and EU ministers implicated in the graft probe that has shaken the government Turkish PM Erdoğan says those who target him through graft probe will not succeed The target of the probe is himself, PM Erdoğan said … Read more
US, NATO clarify Chinese missile system not interoperable NATO and the US conveyed to Ankara that a Chinese missile defense system will not be interoperable with NATO systems Turkey, EU resume membership talks Turkey has resumed talks to gain entry into the European Union after a 40-month freeze in negotiations. VIDEO: Turkey seen as not … Read more
Abdullah Gul hints at battle for Turkish presidency Gul not ruling out challenging authoritarian prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for presidency next summer The Turkish president, Abdullah Gul, has again hinted he is prepared to challenge the country’s authoritarian prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in presidential elections next summer that could decide the increasingly … Read more
Secular Turkish Government Permits Religious Symbol Four female lawmakers were welcomed into Parliament with Islamic head scarves, which for some was an unwelcome break with secular traditions and for others a sign of the nation?s maturing democracy. The peace process and the enmity of politics One of the persisting responses to Turkey?s Kurdish issue and … Read more
Turkey denies claims on disclosure of Israeli spies, intelligence chief Turkish government officials were quick to deny claims reported by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius that Ankara blew the cover on a group of Israeli spies Washington Post columnist claims Turkey blew Israeli spies? cover Erdoğan disclosed information to Iranian intelligence about 10 Iranians … Read more
Latest scenario: One more term with President Gül President Abdullah Gül made very clear that nobody should dismiss him in predicting who will be the Çankaya Presidential Palace?s next tenant, who will be named in August 2014 elections. ************* Erdogan and Gul to hold crucial meeting Gul?s supporters suggest he is raring to return … Read more
Turkey left with no obvious regional ally Relations with the Middle East and the EU are in a parlous state as Erdogan faces many problems not of his own making and apparently without solutions Fitch director warns Turkey of perfect storm The Turkish economy now appears to be out of an immediate danger from any … Read more
Turkey says Israel hasn’t met all conditions for normalizing ties after 2010 ship attack Turkey’s foreign minister says there has been some progress in improving Turkish-Israeli relations but Israel has not yet fulfilled all conditions for normalizing ties. Israel must do more to normalize ties with Turkey, FM Davutoğlu says Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said … Read more
Syria shows why Europe needs muscle Only Britain and France have the political will and the military capabilities required to give Europe a bigger voice in the world UN’s failure on Syria a disgrace, says Turkish President Gül It is a ‘disgrace’ that the United Nations Security Council has failed to uphold its … Read more
I?m proud of Gezi protests? beginning, President Gül says Turkish President Abdullah Gül has noted his pride at the beginning of the Gezi protests ********** Turkey?s ?Super Election Year? 2014: Winner Still Takes All? PISM Policy Papers, No. 99 (552) 23 September 2013 The Polish Institute of International Affairs by Pinar Elman * A political … Read more