Erdoğan’s bodyguards being replaced for security reasons
Turkish PM’s bodyguard team being replaced to maintain security Five chiefs of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security detail have been removed from their posts in an effort to avoid any...
View ArticleIs Turkey close to a peaceful solution to end terror?
It seems that the government is very determined to put an end to the terror issue which has cost tens of thousands of lives (of both Kurdish and Turkish origin) in Turkey during the few decades. In...
View ArticleIs federalism a remote possibility for Turkey?
Turkey has been going through some major political and legal changes recently during which the government in office has not refrained from taking the most radical steps on the way to resolving the long...
View ArticleIs “Presidential System” suitable for Turkey?
For quite a while now Turkey has been debating whether the “Presidential System” would be suitable for the country. Opinion leaders have expressed that PM Erdoğan has made it clear he would be in favor...
View ArticleIstanbul Gezi Park ready for demolition after dawn raid by the police
Early this morning, Istanbul Police have staged another harsh raid on “peaceful” protesters trying to protect trees from being cut down in the central park at Taksim Square, heart of the city. After a...
View ArticleGezi Park protests continue in Istanbul and many towns in Turkey
As Istanbul started its seventh day of protests with tear gas, protests all around the country went on and clashes erupted between police and protestors. It was reported that Taksim Square had remained...
View ArticleErdoğan assures Taksim protesters no mall will be built at Gezi Park
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who made a speech at the Ministry of European Affairs Istanbul conference on June 7 signaled no withdrawal regarding the construction of a historical...
View ArticleWhat happened to Turkey’s “Worthy Solitude”
Headed by the over-ambitious leader of AK PARTI as the Prime Minister of the country, Turkey made the fatal mistake of considering itself as undisputed “number one” regional power in the Middle east...
View ArticleGerman lower house of parliament elects Merkel to 3rd term as chancellor
Angela Merkel was elected to a third term as chancellor in a vote in the German lower house of parliament Dec. 17, paving the way for her new “grand coalition” government to be sworn in and formally...
View ArticleForeign press: Dozens detained in Turkish graft probe
The most recent raids conducted by Turkish police conducted raids targeting some top important persons to include the sons of at least three government ministers, the head of a public bank, several...
View ArticleForeign press: Ministers’ sons arrested in fraud investigation in Turkey
Surprise raids on allies of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sent shockwaves through government months before elections. Turkish police have arrested the sons of three cabinet ministers and at least 34 others...
View ArticleArticle Scan – Questions that will hound Erdoğan
Questions that will hound Erdoğan / Semih Idiz Life has all of a sudden become difficult for Prime Minister Erdoğan at the very moment he considered his political future secure. The pro-government...
View ArticleDoes Turkish Prime Minister deserve criticism from int’l press?
“Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was in Brussels last week seeking to repair relations with Europe, but the first place to look for a solution is within himself. Once hailed as the...
View ArticleArticle Scan – March 03rd: Whatever is the matter with Erdogan?
Whatever is the matter with Erdogan? (Mahir ZEYNALOV) A revolutionary and popular Turkish leader who catapulted Turkey in the past decade by reforming its economy and significantly improving its...
View ArticleSocial networking site Twitter blocked in Turkey on Thursday midnight
Turkey blocked social networking site Twitter only hours after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to ‘eradicate’ it in a speech in an election campaign rally in Bursa province. “We now have a...
View ArticleTurkey’s 62nd cabinet wins vote of confidence
Yesterday was the day of “vote of confidence” for Turkey’s 62nd Cabinet and the newly formed government headed by PM Davutoğlu received backing from 306 MPs with 133 voting against in the 550-seat...
View ArticleNews Scan for Turkey – Jan 6th, 2016
CHP leader vows to strengthen parliamentary system Despite delivering a message of hope for the New Year, Turkey’s main opposition leader has argued that the country’s governance is “bankrupt” and...
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