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EU out, Shanghai Five in for the AKP gov’t: CHP chief
Turkeyâs current rulers are actively aspiring for membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) instead of the European Union, main opposition leader Kemal KılıçdaroÄlu has said, adding that the government has already declared its will to "abandon democracy and move toward dictatorship."
Turkish government committing ‘murders of justice': Opposition MHP
The police raids on media organizations in Turkey are an âoddity that needs explanation,â according to Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, who accused the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of committing âmurders of justiceâ to divert attention from bribery and corruption.
Turkish center Furkan Aldemir makes NBA debut
Turkish center Furkan Aldemir, who joined the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 15, made his debut for his new team hours after signing a contract.
Aldemir logged 10 minutes in the Sixers' 105-87 home loss to the Boston Celtics, scoring two points, dishing out an assist and grabbing two offensive rebounds.
Turkish President Erdoğan appoints energy civil servants, postal office director to Council of State
Preschool religious education to start in southern Turkey district, daily claims
A district educational board in the southern province of Osmaniye has sent a program including religious practices to all preschool institutions, according to Turkish daily Milliyet.
The 21-page program, which was marked "urgent," has been sent to schools in the Kadirli district, reportedly giving the details of "Values Education" at preschool institutions.
Protests mark beginning of coup-plot case against Turkish fan group çArşı
A trial against 35 individuals associated with BeÅiktaÅâs football fan group çArÅı on charges of âattempting to overthrow the governmentâ during last yearâs Gezi Park protests has started at Istanbulâs ÃaÄlayan Courthouse.
The group received massive support from a crowd that included main opposition Republican Peopleâs Party (CHP) deputies.
Turkey declares national mourning over Taliban carnage in Pakistan
Turkey has declared a day of national mourning after Taliban insurgents killed at least 141 people, almost all of them children, by storming an army-run school on Dec. 16, in Pakistan's bloodiest ever terror attack.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced the declaration of national mourning during a joint conference in Ankara with his visiting counterpart from Chad.