PM Erdoğan rebuffs Deputy PM Arınç’s criticism over co-ed housing stance PM Erdoğan has expressed his discomfort after Deputy PM Arınç criticized the way the mixed-sex student housing debate was being conducted urging him an explanation 5 Questions & Answers About The Rift in AKP The mixed-sex student houses debate has triggered a surprising crisis … Read more
Deputy PM admits rift with PM over co-ed housing statements Deputy Prime Minister has admitted his remarks seeking to negate the prime minister?s harsh stance Ruling party deputies also question Erdoğan’smotives … Hurriyet Daily News– Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan‘s vow to crack down on mixed-gender student accommodation has created a reaction from his own party Prime Minister Recep Tayyip … Read more
News in Turkish here. Why are birds ?angry,? PM Erdoğan asks company CEO Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the Angry Birds developer Rovio Company in Finland Ruling party deputies also question Erdoğan?s motives behind ?student house? move Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?s vow to crack down on mixed-gender student accommodation A Turkey politics roundup: Regulation on … Read more
Turkish PM says gov?t ?has to intervene? in mixed-sex accommodation Turkish Prime Minister has reiterated remarks opposing mixed-sex accommodation of students Turkish PM vows to ‘intervene’ in mixed-sex student housing france24.com ? 5/11/13 ? Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated his intention to oppose mixed-sex student accommodation, saying his government must ‘intervene’. … Read more
Turkey and Japan sign formal agreement to build second nuclear plant in Sinop PM Erdoğan and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe signed the official agreement for building Turkey’s second nuclear plant in the Black Sea province of Sinop Turkish FM Davutoğlu rejects claims of cooperation with Israel in strike against Syrian base Ahmet Davutoğlu has … Read more
No strategic shift after Iran-West rapprochement, says President Gül The argument that rapprochement between Iran and West will bring changes in strategic relations in the region is ?being exaggerated,? according to Turkish President US seriously concerned over Turkey?s China decision The US is ?seriously concerned? about Turkey?s decision to purchase a missile system from … 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
Turkey blows Israel’s cover for Iranian spy ring washingtonpost.com ? David Ignatius ? 10/16/13 ? The Turkish-Israeli relationship became so poisonous early last year that the Turkish government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is said to have disclosed to Iranian intelligence the identities of up to 10 Iranians who had been meeting EU … Read more
BDP co-chair denied İmralı visit by justice ministry A Peace and Democracy Party delegation departed on the morning of Oct 14 for İmralı Island without BDP Co-Chair Demirtaş KCK disappointed over democratization package, gives gov?t three demands Kurdish militants noted that the government’s democratization package failed to address their expectations, stating three demands to … Read more
Syria?s Assad is a terrorist, not a political figure anymore: Turkish PM Turkey prime minister?s has turned his guns once more on long-time nemesis Bashar al-Assad Erdogan taking Turkey back 1,000 years with ‘reforms’ nypost.com ? Amir Taheri ? 10/4/13 7:08 PM ? Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan this week unveiled his long-promised ?reform … Read more
?Turkish government uses ownership laws to pressure media,? press freedom advocate says Journalists in Turkey are still suffering from imprisonment, Anne Cooper, a former Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) official and free press advocate has said Drug gang members arrested over leftist protester’s killing Fourteen alleged drug gang members have been arrested following last week?s … Read more
Eskişehir governor threatens journalist over reports on protester?s murder Eskişehir?s governor has threatened journalist İsmail Saymaz with retribution if the daily Radikal correspondent does not stop reporting on a Gezi protester’s death Turkey violated rights ‘on huge scale’ during Gezi protests: Amnesty International report The authorities committed “gross human rights violations” during Gezi … Read more
Erdoğan’s split personality: the reformer v the tyrant The Turkish prime minister revealed the iron fist in his velvet glove this summer, but of which is his true character built? All summer long, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been in a very bad mood. The public squares and parks of Istanbul and several other Turkish cities … Read more
You can watch it online here at CNN TURK. 12:08 PM Erdoğan did his PR for 50 minutes. Package announcement lasted 10 minutes…. 12:00 As expected this is another Erdoğan show… 11:29 I am switching to Twitter:) @sakaerka 11:26 in Diyarbakır… via @Faruk_Ayyildiz 11:22 “This is not the last package” So don’t expect much. PM Erdoğan … Read more
Turkish PM to announce democracy package with simultaneous translations in English, Arabic The Turkish prime minister?s announcement of the much-anticipated democratization package on Sept. 30 will be simultaneously translated into English and Arabic ?Historic? package not ordered by jailed PKK leader, genuine AKP project: Turkish PM PM Erdoğan has brushed aside opposition criticism about a … Read more