Turkey's government

Turkey's government has placed both a 14-year-old rape victim and her newborn baby under legal protection after the girl gave birth in the Kiraz district of the western province of İzmir, daily Habertürk reported May 30. 

An Ankara court has issued a subpoena for former Prime Minister Tansu Çiller in a case into the harsh army-led campaign that forced the resignation of Turkey's government in June 1997 - an event known as the "Feb. 28 process."

The Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament has urged Turkey's government to take the Venice Commission's report on constitutional referendum into consideration, while noting that the opening of any new accession chapters depends on the actions of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Turkey's government is set to realize key reforms in the areas of production, tax, severance pay and new financial instruments in the short run, a top official said May 5. 

Speaking in his opening speech at the Coordination Board for Improving Investment Climate meeting in Ankara, Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli said Turkey would continue to make reforms.

Turkey's new sovereign wealth fund has signed a framework agreement with an Islamic Development Bank (IDB) unit to develop Islamic mortgages as well as different types of cooperation, the fund's head has stated, Reuters and Anadolu Agency reported on May 3. 

Turkey's government will seek consensus with the opposition in drafting laws to introduce the newly approved constitutional amendments but will proceed on its own in the event that other parties do not contribute to the process, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said.

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), however, has vowed to continue opposing the charter.

Does anyone remember the "zero problems with neighbors" slogan of the Ahmet Davutoğlu prime ministry in Turkey? Well, it appears as if several centuries have passed since Davutoğlu vanished from the front pages of the Turkish media, even though he was ousted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in May 2016 - less than a year ago.

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched a probe into 17 individuals including US politicians, bureaucrats and academics, who are suspected of being linked to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ).

The decision comes after some Turkish attorneys filed a criminal complaint against the individuals. 

Istanbul prosecutors on April 8 filed an indictment against 117 soldiers alleged to have taken part in the deadly July 2017 coup attempt directed by Gülen Movement, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Eleven people were injured the night of July 15 when the soldiers
tried to take control of Istanbul's Kartal Bridge and Samandira toll booth, says
the indictment. 

The indictment on events at the Akıncı Air Base, which was used by coup-attempting soldiers as a headquarters on the night of last year's failed putsch, was recently released. From examining the indictment, we see repeated references of the term "superior mind," which is used by politicians to refer to "dark outside powers" aiming to target Turkey's government.