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Big dangers on our door

A fire that erupted in the production department of a plant, which produces chemical materials in Çorlu, expanded and spread rapidly in a short period of time, causing explosions nearby.

We need to consider this fire as a serious reminder.

Hanefi Avcı blames Gülen movement, government for Balyoz, Ergenekon cases

Former police chief Hanefi Avcı has censured the Fethullah Gülen movement and the government in an interview with daily Hürriyet following his release from prison.

Avcı was sentenced to 15 years in jail for a book he wrote and was released June 20 after three years and eight months in prison, after a ruling by the Chief Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals.

Turkey’s first political party with ‘Kurdistan’ in title is formed

Turkey’s Kurdistan Democrat Party (T-KDP) has been officially found with the permission of the Supreme Court of Appeals prosecutor’s office. The word “Kurdistan,” which is a taboo in Turkey and has been banned in many areas in the country in the past, is being used by a political party for the first time.

Low interest rates thwart income equality: TÜSİAD report

Recovery of income disparity in Turkey has stalled at times of low interest rates since 2007, according to a new report released by Turkey’s top business organization that urged for deep reforms Income disparity in Turkey has widened at times of low interest rates since 2007, a new report released by Turkey’s top business organization has stated, amid heated interest rate debates bet

Incoming TÜSİAD boss warns of ‘rising polarization’ in Turkey

The new head of Turkey’s top business organization has said Turkey’s largest problem is “severe social polarization,” while vowing to “avoid taking sides,” speaking at his first comprehensive meeting with the media after taking the post two weeks ago.

Top Turkish court rules Gülen movement divulger suffered ‘rights violation’

The Constitutional Court ruled June 18 that the rights of a former police chief who was sentenced to 15 years for a book in which he allegedly exposed the influence of the movement of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen were violated.

The ruling may clear the way for a retrial of former Eskişehir police chief, Hanefi Avcı, who has been imprisoned for four years.

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