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INFOGRAPHICS: Turkey's major parties' election manifestos detailed
All four major parties and a coalition party which will participate in Turkey?s upcoming June 7 elections have announced their election manifestos, with each elaborating on different topics.
The ruling Justice and the Development Party (AKP) announced a manifesto dubbed ?The 2023 New Turkey Contract,? with a focus on economic development and the new constitution.
European bank to invest 2.5 billion euros in Turkey
The European Investment Bank (EIB) plans to invest around 2.5 billion euros in Turkey this year, EIB Vice Chairman Pim Van Ballekom has said in a special interview with Hürriyet Daily News.
How environmentalist is the opposition?
The voters are now pursuing their own problems among the political parties? election pledges. It is important that the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) creates enthusiasm in crowds with the topics of democracy, freedom, rights and law.
Erdo?an's Turkey no longer has rule of law
With less than a month to go until the polls, the focus of Turkey?s election campaign has shifted from the competition between rival political parties to a conflict between President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and three opposition parties.
INTERVIEW: Circassian identity a 'hidden germ' in Turkish politics
In Turkey and elsewhere, identity politics have defined the last 30 years. Across the spectrum - from Islamist to secularist politics, from Kurdish nationalism to Turkish nationalism - cultural identity has become the key conduit for political expression.
What if polls prove to be wrong in Turkey too?
The victory of Prime Minister David Cameron?s Conservative Party in the U.K. elections was a shock not only to Labour and the Liberal Democrats, but to polling companies as well.
Is Turkey Sending Troops to Syria?
We all have been bombarded by news and allegations about Syria this week. Some were about the radically changing dynamics within Syria, while others related to shifting regional alliances and U.S. policy.
Let?s go through them one by one.
First of all: Is Turkey sending troops to Syria?
Erdogan wants to …bargain for reopening of Halki Christian seminary in Turkey
State-run Anadolu reported this week that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to “bargain” with Greece for the reopening of the Halki Orthodox seminary in Turkey.
US urges Athens to focus on TAP, not Turkish Stream
Washington increased the pressure on Athens on Friday to concentrate on the completion of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) rather than devote efforts toward the extension of the planned Turkish Stream pipeline so it runs through Greece.
Erdogan says Greek mosque would lead to Halki opening
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reportedly said he is prepared to reopen the Greek Orthodox Seminary of Halki off the coast of Istanbul if Greece opens a mosque in Thessaloniki.
Four injured in ceiling collapse at Istanbul airport: reports
Four people were injured on May 8 when the ceiling collapsed at part of the domestic terminal of Istanbul's Ataturk airport, Turkish media reports said.
US energy envoy in Greece reportedly expresses ‘concern’ over Athen’ intent to join Russian natgas grid
Washington’s special envoy for energy met with top Greek ministers in Athens on Friday on the heels of the leftist government’s ongoing talks with Russia’s Putin to clinch a pipeline deal, a prospect viewed with apprehension by the US side.
Turkey ready to open Halki Seminary in return for a mosque in Greece: report
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has reportedly expressed Turkey's readiness to re-open the Halki Seminary in the Adalar district of Istanbul in return for Greece allowing a mosque to function in Thessaloniki.
'Respiro' opens at Turkish Pavilion in Venice
?Respiro,? an installation by the influential conceptual artist Sarkis, opened at the Pavilion of Turkey at Venice?s 56th International Art Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia, with a ceremony on May 7. Curated by Defne Ayas, the Pavilion of Turkey is organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (?KSV) and located at Sale d?Armi, Arsenale. The installation can be seen until Nov.
Russia's Gazprom says launches construction of Turkish Stream gas pipeline
The head of Russian gas producer Gazprom said on May 8 the firm had taken a decision to start building the Turkish Stream pipeline and that preparations to build the undersea stretch of the pipeline were under way.