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CHP leader says Do?an's letter shows President's version not correct
Turkey?s main opposition party leader has stated that Ayd?n Do?an, the founder and honorary chairman of Do?an Holding, wrote in an open letter that President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an gave an incorrect account of his past meeting with Do?an, stating that the latter had suggested that media can replace governments.
Bulgaria's President, Turkey's PM Discuss Gas Link
Migrants, gas interconnections and road infrastructure projects have topped the agenda at a meeting between Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu, the head of state's press office has said.
The two leaders met at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly that is being held in New York.
Turkey's indigenous regional jet project faces local production 'crisis'
The TRJet program to build Turkey?s first indigenous regional jet faces problems as the U.S.-based Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC), a partner in the jet program, has been asked to produce at least 70 percent of the jet?s parts in Turkey by the Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM), according to company representatives, noting that a final agreement has been not inked yet.
Turkey says doesn't want either ISIL or Assad
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has made clear that his government cannot countenance the presence of either the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on its borders or the continuation of President Bashar al-Assad?s government, warning that a political transition that included al-Assad would inevitably turn into a permanent situation.