General Election Timetable Announced Bianet :: English Timetable of general elections which will be held on November 1st has been announced. Poll shows Turkey’s AKP short of votes needed to form government alone Ruling AKP is seen falling short of the votes needed to form a single-party gov’t in a snap election on Nov. 1 with 41.7 … Read more
World dates: Turkey faces snap election as talks fail Pittsburgh Post-Gazette STOCKHOLM — Swedish prosecutors said Thursday that they would push on with an investigation into an allegation of rape made in 2010 against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after dropping probes into three other allegations. Mr. Assange has been . PM Davutoğlu Explains Why There Won’t be … Read more
HDP Appeals to UN for Extrajudicial Executions and Enforced Disappearances Bianet :: English Peoples’ Democratic Party demanded an investigation from UN Rapporteur for “illegal, extrajudicial and arbitrary executions” in Turkey. US drone strikes Syria from Turkey BBC News | Europe | World Edition The US has carried out its first air strike on so-called Islamic State in … Read more
Turkish PM: No troops into Syria BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey says it has no plans to send ground troops into Syria to fight the Islamic State (IS) group, as it continues air strikes on IS positions. Turkish court approves blocking of Kurdish websites An Ankara Criminal Court of Peace has approved a decision … Read more
Turkey’s key air base poised to host anti-ISIL coalition aircraft As Obama and Erdoğan finalized a deal, the İncirlik military base in southern Turkey is expected to open to anti-ISIL aircraft in early August Turkish soldier killed in clashes with Isis across Syrian border World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Turkey is building a ‘modular wall’ along part … Read more
Death toll rises 32 in Suruç attack: Demirtaş The death toll in the July 20 Suruç attack has risen to 32 according to fresh information, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş told reporters on July 21 The Police Attack Suruç Explosion Protesters Bianet :: English Police used tear gas and water cannon on thousands of Suruç … Read more
Turkish PM orders local party HQs to be ready for possible snap election Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has made phone calls to the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) provincial chairmen, asking them to be ready for any possible snap election. Erdoğan’s denial of ‘Dolmabahçe Agreement’ sparks row A senior governmental official has denied reports suggesting that President … Read more
Turkish PM promises to bring ‘Ottoman order, justice’ Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has vowed to bring the “order and justice” of the Ottoman Empire to today’s world. HDP has inorganic link to PKK: Erdoğan President Erdoğan has toughened his position against the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) by implying that it has ties with the outlawed Kurdistan … Read more
Erdoğan cites Istanbul airport and bridge projects as his own coalition red line Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to oppose any coalition talks that pledge to suspend “major projects,” such Istanbul’s under-construction new airport and third bridge. Ruling AKP vows to decrease 10 percent election threshold Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said his coalition talks with … Read more
Turkish court blocks school closures BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey’s constitutional court overturns a law closing down a network of schools run by a US-based opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. UN concerned over LGBT rights in Turkey, calls gov’t to take action The U.N. has expressed deep concern over attacks and discriminatory acts … Read more
No preconditions for coalition: Turkish PM Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said the Justice and Development Party (AKP) is heading into the coalition government formation process with no preconditions nor prejudices. HDP open to coalition with unwilling AKP: co-chair Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ has said her party has not closed the door on … Read more
ISIL exists because al-Assad exists: Erdoğan aide A senior spokesperson for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s office has indicated the presence of terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was linked to the prevalence of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria AKP candidate leads in elections for parliament speaker in … Read more
Turkish interior ministry to pay 10,000 liras to French student for Gezi detainment: Court A French student who was deported after being detained by the police during Istanbul’s Gezi Park protests on June 11, 2013, has won 10,000 Turkish Liras in compensation for being unlawfully deprived of her freedom during her detention. Council of Europe advisory body … Read more
Four reporters are detained. News in Turkish here Pınar Öğünç (Cumhuriyet ), Hasan Akbaş (Evrensel), Deniz Yücel, Özlem Topçu (Die Welt) More than 23,000 refugees flee to Turkey in fresh influx from Syria: UN More than 23,000 refugees fleeing fighting in northern Syria have crossed into Turkey in two days, the United Nations refugee agency said on June 16, … Read more
Turkish election: pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic party supporters fill streets after result – video World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic party (HDP) fill the streets after passing Turkey’s 10% voting threshold. Thousands of Kurds celebrated in the city of Diyarbakir on Sunday, setting off fireworks upon hearing the news that the party … Read more