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'Civilian coup' carried out in Turkey, CHP leader says
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an is staging a ?civilian coup? over plans to hold snap elections after the recent failure of coalition talks, Republican People?s Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has said.
Turkey: The land of permanent elections
On Aug. 21, President Tayyip Erdo?an announced the news: On Nov. 1, Turkey will go to ballots again, for yet another general election that will form yet other set of deputies in the Turkish Parliament.
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ISIL conquest: Coming soon to Istanbul?
The so-called "Islamic State" of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, is known not only for its wanton violence but also its slick videos.
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HDP calls for referendum on Erdo?an's ambition for presidential system
Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? has proposed a single-topic referendum to ask people about President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s ambition to change the constitution and become an active president in a presidential regime.
There is still room for optimism in Turkey
Following a meeting that lasted four hours and twenty minutes on Aug. 10, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu and Republican People?s Party (CHP) head Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu decided to meet again on Aug. 13, in order to make a final decision on whether or not to form a coalition government.
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Power pendulum swings toward new election in Turkey
In an unexpected move a day before a key meeting on coalition possibilities with Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu, the chairman of the Republican People?s Party (CHP), Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu made a call on Aug. 9 for a united political stance against violence.
HDP leader on surprise trip to Brussels, may see PKK seniors
The co-chair of Turkey's Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) is set to make an unscheduled trip to Brussels on Aug. 5, his party said, amid reports he will meet representatives of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Selahattin Demirta? of the HDP postponed his scheduled program in Ankara on Aug. 5, daily Hürriyet and AFP reported.
HDP co-chair calls PKK killings of Turkish policemen 'dirty' acts
Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? has rejected allegations his party served as a political mouthpiece for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) and defined retaliations against the Suruç massacre as ?dirty" acts in an interview with the British daily Financial Times.
Demirta? says PKK ready to return to negotiations, quoting a senior PKK figure
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) has received the Peoples? Democratic Party?s (HDP) message for a ceasefire, HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirta? has said, citing a European-based PKK senior figure as saying the PKK were ready to sit down for negotiations if the dialogue was restarted.
Turkish man protests alcohol sale restrictions in unusual demo
Infuriated by the Turkish government's ban on sale of alcoholic drinks after 10 p.m., a former liquor store owner in the southern province of Antalya has made a call to the army -but could only find a statue to support his cause.