Abdullah Gul
Public figures enter parliament in new term
Several famous personalities, including a football player and a former Miss Türkiye, will serve in the 28th term of the Turkish parliament.
Former footballer and manager Ünal Karaman, who also worked as a caretaker manager for the Türkiye's national football team in 2004, entered the new parliament from the İYİ (Good) Party list in the Central Anatolian Province of Konya.
- Read more about Public figures enter parliament in new term
- Log in to post comments
Three CHP MPs resign over disagreement with leader
Three lawmakers from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) have resigned from the party after a disagreement with party chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu over the direction and management of the party.
- Read more about Three CHP MPs resign over disagreement with leader
- Log in to post comments
Turkey Jails Another Professor Deported from Moldova
A Turkish court on Friday jailed an employee of the Orizont private high school chain in Moldova, Yasin Ozdil - who was handed over to Turkey in 2018 in a joint secret service operation - for 12 years.
Ozdil formerly headed the public relations department for a branch of the school chain in the Durlesti area, near the Moldovan capital, Chisinau.
Senior figures in ruling AK Party plan breakaway group, sources
Two senior figures in Turkish President's Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party are planning to launch a rival political group this year, people familiar with the matter said, a move that could further erode support for the country's long-time leader on the heels of a stinging electoral defeat in Istanbul.
Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov is on a working visit to Turkey
Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov is on a working visit to Ankara at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Mehmet Akardja, the press center of the prosecutor's office said, reported the Bulgarian National Television.
The main topics of discussion between the two countries are cooperation in criminal matters and the fight against organized crime.
Former President Gül confirms Turkey's top soldier visited him
Former President Abdullah Gül on May 4 confirmed that Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar had visited him previously, while refuting claims that the top soldier visited him to threaten him to not run for president.
CHP leader hints Gül was threatened by top soldier
The main opposition leader has hinted that Turkey's top soldier and chief presidential advisor threatened former President Abdullah Gül not to run for presidency and has called on them to make a clear statement about the alleged meeting in the course of key parliamentary and presidential elections.
- Read more about CHP leader hints Gül was threatened by top soldier
- Log in to post comments
Opposition slams alleged persuasive visit to Gül as 'military intervention'
Opposition parties have strongly responded to speculations that Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar and presidential spokesperson İbrahim Kalın have visited former President Abdullah Gül to convince the latter not to run for presidency, stating that such a visit "amounts to a military intervention of politics."
Former Turkish President Gül will not run for presidency
Former President Abdullah Gül on April 28 ruled out running for the Turkish Presidency in June, dousing fevered speculation that he would challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Former President Gül's name never came up in our debates: CHP official
The name of former President Abdullah Gül has never occurred in the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) debates for identifying a presidential candidate, CHP Parliamentary Group Chair Özgür Özel wrote in a social media post on April 25.