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I will encourage forming new government, Turkish President says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said he will encourage the formation of a new government in line with the people's expectation.
"As president, I will encourage the formation of a new government as immediate as possible in line with my people's will and expectation," Erdo?an said in an address to the Turkish Exporters' Assembly in Istanbul on June 21.
Erdo?an: Western response to refugee crisis a 'crime against humanity'
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has once again criticized western countries for their response to the global refugee crisis, describing it as a ?crime against humanity.?
?We now have over two million refugees; we could not have left them under the bombs,? Erdo?an said June 21 at a meeting in Istanbul.
Turkey's former president Demirel buried in hometown
Supporters, family members, politicians and statesmen bid farewell to Süleyman Demirel, Turkey's ninth president Supporters, family members, politicians and statesmen bid farewell to Süleyman Demirel, Turkey's ninth president and one of the most prominent figures in the modern Republic's political history, in his hometown of Isparta in southwestern Turkey on June 20 following a state ce
Erdo?an lawyer sues Hürriyet journalist for book on US-Turkey ties
An Istanbul court launches probe into a book by Tolga Tan??, the Washington correspondent of daily Hürriyet, following a complaint by President Erdo?an?s lawyer An Istanbul court has launched a probe into Tolga Tan??, the Washington correspondent of daily Hürriyet, following a complaint by President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s lawyer Ahmet Özel, who accused the journalist for ?slandering?
Turkey slams Belgian PM for 'Armenian genocide' remark
Belgian PM Michel's recognition of the killing of Armenians in the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as 'genocide' has 'distorted historical facts,' Turkey says Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel's recognition of the killing of Armenians in the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as genocide" has "distorted historical facts," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said June 20 in statement.<
MHP leader mocks CHP offer, lines up conditions for AKP coalition
The MHP leader sets conditions for a possible coalition government with AKP, as he says President Erdo?an should leave a newly built palace Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has personally mocked a suggestion by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu, who offered him the prime minister's seat in a possible coal
Angelina Jolie in Turkey's Mardin to meet Syrian, Iraqi refugees
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has arrived in Turkey's southeastern province of Mardin Hollywood star and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has arrived in Turkey's southeastern province of Mardin to visit Syrian refugees.