Turkish government

The Turkish government has increased the amount of funds allocated annually to the Directorate of Religious Publications Revolving Funds, a body under the Directorate General for Religious Affairs (Diyanet), to 40 million liras.

I apologize in advance to readers that I am not able to quote any sources while compiling this piece, but I believe that those who continue reading may get more of an idea about what is going on in the apparent deadlock in the dialogue process between the Turkish government and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) in pursuit of a political settlement.

Turkey's new defense missile system, for which Ankara is in talks on a $3.4 billion deal with a Chinese company, will not be integrated with one used by NATO, Defense Minister ?smet Y?lmaz has said.

Turkey will go ahead with plans to order a $3.4 billion missile defense system from China, Defense Minister ?smet Y?lmaz has said, while admitting that Ankara will not be able to integrate the system with that used by NATO.

The Turkish government has launched a significant reshuffle of governors across the country, replacing the governors of 11 provinces and appointing the country's third ever woman governor.

Alaattin Bayraktar, General Vice President of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Confederation of Business Women, has vowed substantial investments in Balkan states in 2015.

Hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), a group suspected to be linked with the Al-Assad regime in Syria, claim that they have broke into e-mails of Turkish government agencies, about two years ago.

Columnist Emre Uslu, a former policeman, rejects claims that he is behind the much-speculated on Fuat Avni account.

An Istanbul court late Feb. 14 ordered the arrest of 17 of 21 police officers detained with charges of illegal wiretapping and espionage.

The officers were accused of being members an organization, engaging in espionage and attempting to topple the Turkish government.    

The judge released four other officers, but they were banned from leaving the country.

The Turkish government is determined to eliminate the phrase ?minority? in social life, regardless of whether it exists in international legal documents, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said at a gathering with opinion leaders from the country?s non-Muslim minorities.