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Erdo?an's presidential ambitions continue to divide Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an is not prepared to give up on the "presidential system" he wants for Turkey. He claims there are currently two "executives" in the country, since he was also elected president by popular vote in August 2014, and he argues that this could create problems.
Following the footsteps of Aziz Sancar
2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate professor Aziz Sancar felt like a breath of fresh air.
Because he has kept his Turkish citizenship even though he has been living in the United States for many years. Because he mentions the gains of the republic at every opportunity. Because one of the values he prioritizes is "hard work."
5 years, 5 months, 5 weeks and 5 days in Turkey
Five years ago, in 2010, Turkey started to experience some issues with its "zero problems with neighbors" policy - specifically the flotilla problem when Israeli commandos killed nine Turkish citizens aboard the Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ship the Mavi Marmara.
Iranian star Namjoo in Turkey once again
Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo is in Turkey to perform two concerts in ?zmir and Istanbul. He says Turkey is his second home and he plans to live in Istanbul Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo, who is in Turkey once again after his first concert in January, has said he loved Turkey very much and planned to live in Istanbul. "I left Iran and live in the U.S. but Turkey is my second home.
Turkey, the lone wolf of the climate change summit
This time Turkey was a more active or, let's say, a more visible participant in the climate change talks, said Ethemcan Turhan, who was in Paris during the two week summit that finally ended with an agreement.
In the past, Turkey usually would talk on the last day and repeat its same line asking for her special conditions to be recognized.
Oh secularism, you are killing me
A recent gem uttered by Turkey's top religious official may provide an insight into why cruelty and violence remain a permanent aspect of the human condition.
Mehmet Görmez, the president of the Directorate General for Religious Affairs (Diyanet), suggested on Dec. 14 that the suffering we see today is the result of an evil created by so-called revolutionaries in France in 1789.
Book outlines steps to fight workplace violence against women
Turkey's top business organization has outlined the steps which need to be taken by workplaces to fight violence against women in a book.
The book stressed that violence against women still posed a major problem both in Turkey and abroad, regardless of "excuses" people have often pointed to such as low education and income levels.