Ahmet DavutoÄlu
Turkish main opposition CHP calls for unity against AKP-led ‘media coup’
The leader of Turkeyâs main opposition has called on all opposition groups to stand against the âcoup plotted by the government against democracy,â following raids against members of the Gülen movement.
Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal KılıçdaroÄlu also expressed concern that the mainstream media "could soon feel the governmentâs wrath."
Turkey’s cooperation agency delivers reindeers to Dukha Turks as New Year’s gift
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TÄ°KA) has given 19 reindeer as a New Yearâs present to the Dukha Turks, who live in the northern-most part of Mongolia.
The Dukha Turks, who live in the province of Khövsgöl in Mongolia, which is about 700 kilometers from the countryâs capital Ulan Bator, received 19 reindeer as a New Yearâs present from TÄ°KA.
Opposition questions Turkey’s links with CIA torture practices
The main opposition Republican Peopleâs Party (CHP) has questioned Turkeyâs possible role in the CIAâs torture program after the 9/11 attacks, after last weekâs Senate report on the U.S. intelligence agencyâs âenhanced interrogationâ techniques.
Turkish main opposition leader blasts police media operation as a ‘coup’
Main opposition Republican Peopleâs Party (CHP) head Kemal KılıçdaroÄlu has described the Dec. 14 police operation, in which the police raided a newspaper and detained a number of broadcasters, as a âcoup.â
The making of the ‘presidential system’
This week, the Turkish media reported the creation of something called âthe shadow government.â What this referred to was the establishment of a whole new bureaucracy in President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄanâs office.
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Turkish FM to Greek counterpart: Let’s visit Greek Cypriot leader
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt ÃavusoÄlu has proposed to his Greek counterpart Evangelos Venizelos that the two visit Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, who underwent a mitral valve corrective surgery in New York earlier this month.
CHP leader: Turkish President Erdoğan holds prime minister’s reins
Main opposition Republican Peopleâs Party (CHP) leader Kemal KılıçdaroÄlu has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan is âholding the reins ofâ Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄlu.
Turkey’s new security bill to lead to more arbitrary police action: HRW
Human Rights Watch has expressed concerns that Turkeyâs new security bill adopted by Parliament last week dangerously increased the powers of the national police force and could undermine human rights.
Two names on the HDP confidence list
Who does the Kurdish side, Abdullah Ãcalan and the Peoplesâ Democratic Party (HDP), trust the most in the âresolutionâ talks? The answer is Hakan Fidan, the Undersecretary of the National Intelligence Organization (MÄ°T), who is said to monitor even the Kurdsâ breathing.
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Erdoğan’s palace won’t bring prestige to Turkey: CHP
Kemal KılıçdaroÄlu, the leader of the main opposition Republican Peopleâs Party (CHP), has harshly criticized the erecting of the âoverpricedâ presidential palace for President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan, rejecting the presidentâs argument that such a massive building would bring "prestige" to Turkey.