Latest News from Turkey
Time for sincerity all around
Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu and Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesman Ömer Çelik are treading cautiously and refraining from triumphalist outbursts following their landslide victory in the Nov. 1 elections.
Why I support start-ups
Last week I wrote about the security of the voting and vote counting processes in Turkey. Now that the voting is over and the Vote and Beyond platform verified the results, I can talk about a very nice initiative that I had to skip last week.
Erdo?an starts pushing for system change in Turkey
In line with the proverb "Strike while the iron is hot," Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an lost no time bringing forward the issue of a radical shift in Turkey from the current parliamentary system to a presidential one through a constitutional change, following the election victory of the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti).
Turkish and Greek Cypriot coast guards save refugees
At least 129 refugees, mostly Syrian, have been rescued off the coast of Turkey's western province of Mu?la.
The operation on Nov. 4 followed a failed attempt to reach the nearby Greek island of Rhodes, Turkish coast guard officials have said.
Ankara eyes anti-terror cooperation with Arbil
The Turkish government aims to establish cooperation with the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on anti-terror issues, Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlio?lu said during his meeting with KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani in Arbil on Nov. 4.
EU 'late to support Turkey on migrants issue'
The European Union's offer of funds to Turkey as part of a plan to deal with the refugee crisis should have been made a long time ago, European Parliament Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri has told Anadolu Agency.
"Turkey should have been given support much earlier when it comes to financially coping with providing for these 2.5 million refugees," Piri said. "[It] is not enough."
Mismatches had no bearing on Turkey's final election result: Vote and Beyond
The independent election monitoring initiative Vote and Beyond has said the minor incompliances between its own reports and the official results of the Nov. 1 election had no bearing on the final outcome.
Cerastes snake found in the Küre Mountains
A unique snake species called "cerastes," known as the desert horned viper, has been seen at the Küre Mountains National Park for the first time in the region.
Culture and Arts Awards of 2014 presented at Topkap?
The Presidential Culture and Art Grand Awards of 2014 were presented last night a ceremony held at the Topkap? Palace on Nov. 3.
HDP makes clear it does not favor presidential system
People's Democratic Party (HDP) spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen has made clear the party prefers Turkey's current parliamentarian system to the presidential one, adding every issue should be open to debate.
Life expectancy has risen by 10 years
Life expectancy at birth increased by almost 10 years since 1970, says a report published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Nearly all OECD and emerging countries have experienced large gains in life expectancy over the past 40 years. Life expectancy at birth in Turkey, Korea and Mexico has increased by twenty years or more over the period 1970-2010.
Turkey outlook hinges on ability to spur growth, but risks remain: Moody's
Turkey's credit outlook will hinge on the new government's ability to tackle slowing growth and high inflation as credit risks of the country still remain, ratings agency Moody's said on Nov. 4.
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) won back its single-party rule in an election on Nov. 1, ending months of uncertainty for investors and briefly sending assets sharply higher.
I agree on a certain amount of flexibility in the Stability and Growth Pact, says Schulz
The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, talked to protothema.gr and said that he is in favor of linking the refugee crisis to deficits and costs arising from it.
Urban Planning Ministry issues bylaw to ensure safe cycling in urban traffic
Turkey's Environment and Urban Planning Ministry has issued a bylaw to ensure safe cycling in intra-city traffic by regulating the construction of bicycle roads and stations.
The regulation on the design and construction of bicycle roads, stations and parking lots entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette on Nov. 3.
Two soldiers killed in PKK clashes in Turkey's southeast
Two soldiers were killed on Nov. 4 during clashes with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern Hakkari province, amid the Turkish army continued its airstrikes against the PKK bases in the northern Iraq.