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Turkish president attaches 'vital importance' to Nov. 1 vote, urges OSCE to be fair
The Nov. 1 snap election is the key to getting Turkey out of the instability and insecurity it was dragged into after the June 7 election, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has argued, while reiterating an earlier warning to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to be fair in its evaluation of the upcoming elections.
CHP, HDP youth branches unite to protest Ankara blasts
The youth branches of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), along with members of the Thought Clubs Federation (FKF) and the Student Collectives and Youth Opposition, gathered at the Ankara train station on Oct. 26 to protest the deadly twin blasts which rocked the capital more than two weeks ago.
Turkish chief of staff attends anti-ISIL meeting in Madrid
Chief of Turkish General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar has departed for Spain to attend a seventh gathering of the coalition fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) announced Oct. 26.
Turkish citizens casting their votes abroad for Nov 1 polls increased
The number of Turkish citizens who cast their votes at Turkey's missions abroad and at boarder gates for the Nov. 1 elections up until Oct. 25 increased by more than 230,000 people in comparison to the June 7 elections.
'Racist' Europe does not want Turks walking around their streets: Chomsky
The current polarization in Turkey may have been triggered by the European Union's obstacles in the accession process, leading Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an to choose more authoritarian paths, prominent U.S. activist and linguist Noam Chomsky has told daily Hürriyet in an interview.How do you see Turkey in 2015?
Syrian rebel alliance says Russia must stop bombing FSA
An alliance of Free Syrian Army-related groups in southern Syria said on Oct. 26 Russia must stop bombing rebels before they could talk about cooperating with it, saying they hadn't turned down an offer of support but Moscow must first halt its attacks.
Southeast Europe to Open Up 100 000 New Migrant Spaces
European leaders agreed at an emergency summit that 100 000 more spaces will be created in refugee reception centers along the so-called "migrant route" in Southeast Europe.
Turkey should not be Europe's 'concentration camp': CHP leader
Turkey's main opposition party leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu said Turkey should not be Europe's "concentration camp," referring to recent meetings with the EU over the keeping of Syrian refugees in the country.
The 'Mankurts' of Turkey
Nationalism, conservativism and right-wing politics in general have always been nativist in Turkey. But recently, they are on the rise along with xenophobia, anti-Westernism and anti-intellectualism. All societies in times of turmoil seek refuge in authoritarianism, always search for unity and become skeptical of domestic and foreign enemies.
Gray scenarios in Ankara backstage
White scenarios are almost clear as Turkey has only six days left until the crucial Nov. 1 re-elections, amid an ongoing decision-making process to bring an end to the Syrian civil war and its consequential immigrant crisis, which has started to hit the European Union.
Conceding defeat is a democratic virtue
Those who have lectured generations of Turks on democracy were all wrong. The assumption that democracy is the name of the administrative system according to which governments come through elections is at least deficient.
Drop in consumer confidence may reflect in the ballot box
It is an undeniable fact that the economy has played a dominant role in the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) 13-year rule. The voter has supported its economic performance.
Notes from Herzliya and Jerusalem
The sixth annual conference for diplomatic dialogue between Israel and Turkey, held by the Global Political Trends Center (GPoT Center) and the Israeli Institute for Regional Policies (MITVIM), took place last week in Israel.
Pro-Kurdish party leader to be buried in Konya
The chair of pro-Kurdish Rights and Liberties Party (HAK-PAR), Fehmi Demir, who was killed Oct. 25 in a car crash in the southern province of Mersin, will be laid to rest in central Anatolian province of Konya on Oct. 27.
Don't leave me in the hands of Bahçeli, K?l?çdaro?lu: Turkish PM
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has asked his supporters to bring his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to single party rule again in Nov. 1 general elections, asking them "not to make me obliged" to meet opposition leader Devlet Bahçeli and Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu for coalition talks.